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Social work: One of the hottest mid-career options in town
By Janice Tai, The Straits Times, 19 May 2015MORE and more people are looking to make a mid-career switch to social work. Of those applying to switch this year, only one in 17 will be able to do so.A...
View Article3 months' jail for posting pro-ISIS threats
By Olivia Ho, The Straits Times, 19 May 2015A SECURITY guard who posted pro-ISIS threats on Facebook was jailed for three months yesterday for inciting religious violence.Muhammad Shamin Mohamed Sidek,...
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Help for those who can't afford lawyers
Govt pledges up to $3.5m a year to criminal legal aid schemeBy Lim Yi Han, The Straits Times, 19 May 2015HELP is on the way for more accused people who cannot afford lawyers, as the Government has...
View ArticleHome buyers will have access to private property sales data from June 5
Weekly updates on URA website to include volumes, transacted pricesBy Rachael Boon, The Straits Times, 19 May 2015HOME buyers will soon have details about private property sales and prices at their...
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Is going green mere lip service?
By Samantha Boh, The Straits Times, 18 May 2015PEOPLE who visit Singapore for the first time often rave about how clean and green this country is.That is a fact and Singaporeans are proud of it.What is...
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PM Lee on service standards: Be a good customer as well
Singapore not where it wants to be yet for service culture, he saysBy Jessica Lim, Consumer Correspondent, The Straits Times, 19 May 2015SINGAPORE has focused on its businesses and workers in the past...
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UOB modifies office environment to give autistic employees more opportunities
Bank revamps office so it can hire people with autismThey form 30% of staff at UOB's centre to scan documentsBy Priscilla Goy, The Straits Times, 20 May 2015ON EVERY desk at the UOB Scan Hub, there is...
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State Visit by President Tony Tan to France
Red-carpet welcome for President Tan in FranceBy Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh, In Paris, The Straits Times, 18 May 2015SINGAPORE flags flew high in Paris alongside the red, white and blue Tricolore of...
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China not involved in Kra Canal work
Organisations that inked MOU for project are not linked to Chinese govtBy Teo Cheng Wee, China Correspondent In Beijing, The Straits Times, 20 May 2015CHINA has denied it is involved in work on the Kra...
View ArticleSingapore seizes illegal animal parts worth $8m
$8m worth of ivory, rhino horns and big cats' teeth seizedAuthorities acted on tip-off as haul was en route from Kenya to VietnamBy Feng Zengkun, Environment Correspondent, The Straits Times, 20 May...
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Beer promoters can no longer work at hawker centres
Breweries told to withdraw beer promoters from hawker centresBy Jessica Lim, Consumer Correspondent And Carolyn Khew, The Straits Times, 20 May 2015THAT friendly hawker centre beer promoter who makes...
View ArticleImproving elderly residents' health, from the ground-up
To help residents with mental health issues, 10 more estates will come under a multi-agency community support network by year-end. We go behind-the-scenes to find out how volunteers reach out to...
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Q&A with PM Lee on Capital 95.8FM's On Air With Minister
958空中访民情Next-gen leaders? Half of them already in place: PMHe hopes another batch of new faces will enter office in next GEBy Rachel Chang, Assistant Political Editor, The Straits Times, 20 May...
View ArticleOur Manpower Concerns: Let’s Think About It
Let’s Think About It: Our Manpower Concerns19 May 2015Can Singaporeans be choosy over jobs? Is having a domestic helper a luxury?Watch “Let’s Think About It” where Michelle Saram, Nachiappan R K...
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Apprenticeships: Tharman cites middlemen model
By Joanna Seow, The Straits Times, 21 May 2015A NEW class of companies could be formed to help Singaporeans develop deeper skills by coordinating apprenticeships and training across an industry, said...
View ArticleTouch Football: Singapore find finishing touch again
Consecutive podium finishes at World Cup a boost to efforts to grow sportBy Lim Ching Ying, The Straits Times, 21 May 2015THEY do not get any government funding but the 15 women in Singapore's touch...
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Lee Kuan Yew - A Tribute: Book of essays, photos on Mr Lee's life and...
By Amelia Tan, The Straits Times, 20 May 2015A book of essays, photographs and tributes of the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew published in The Straits Times has been launched.Lee Kuan Yew - A Tribute features...
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Fifty remarkable Peranakans on show
Exhibition features interactive items and a mobile app that narrates some of the storiesBy Lisabel Ting, The Straits Times, 21 May 2015Shipping magnate Tan Kim Tian, school founder Gan Eng Seng,...
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New bus model raises hopes for better service
By Christopher Tan, Senior Transport Correspondent, The Straits Times, 21 May 2015THERE was a public uproar last year when former Public Transport Council chairman Gerard Ee said in an interview with...
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Gift of koalas and more to mark 50 years of Australia-Singapore ties
Singapore Zoo opens doors to KoalamaniaAll-female quartet of koalas are on loan but may become permanent giftsBy Melissa Lin, The Straits Times, 21 May 2015VISITORS to the Singapore Zoo can now say...
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