Yusof Ishak Secondary School launches Presidents’ Trail for SG50
New trail reveals values, histories of PresidentsPath features seven hotspotsBy Regina Marie Lee, TODAY, 28 May 2015Years ago, 12-year-old Wee Kim Wee was playing at the construction site of the...
View ArticleSecondary school students may get more entrepreneurship opportunities
An initiative to expose secondary school students to local entrepreneurship may become a regular programme, opening up opportunities for work attachments for students, says Social and Family...
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New centre to give up to $30 million over five years to social enterprises
By Kok Xing Hui, The Straits Times, 28 May 2015SOCIAL enterprises here can now tap into $30 million in grants and investments over the next five years.The funding from the Ministry of Social and Family...
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MND v AHPETC: Judge blasts WP-run council but rejects MND's oversight plea
By Walter Sim, The Straits Times, 28 May 2015THE High Court has turned down the Ministry of National Development's (MND) application to appoint independent accountants to oversee government grants to...
View ArticleNew Chartered Engineer accreditation for railway professionals
Rail engineers get on track for chartered statusNew career route a recognition of their experience and expertiseBy Timothy Goh, The Straits Times, 30 May 2015RAIL engineers will now be able to work...
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New polyclinic at Jurong West to open in 2017
The polyclinic, to be located next to Jurong West Primary School, at Jurong West Street 61, is expected to see about 272,300 attendances when it starts its operations.By Sara Grosse, Channel NewsAsia,...
View ArticleFive mega childcare centres by end-2016 to meet demand
By Priscilla Goy, The Straits Times, 29 May 2015FIVE jumbo childcare centres will be ready by the end of next year in areas with high demand for childcare services.The centres will be built on...
View ArticleSIA planes don National colours
By Karamjit Kaur, The Straits Times, 29 May 2015Singapore Airlines (SIA) has dressed two of its Airbus 380 superjumbos in a special livery based on the Singapore flag to mark the nation's 50th...
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Singapore honours top business execs
Early backer of Singapore among four senior business executives fetedBy Jacqueline Woo, The Straits Times, 30 May 2015WHEN global management consultancy McKinsey & Company was first set up here in...
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Honours for those who kept Singapore safe
Home Team pioneers risked their lives to clean up country: DPM TeoBy Hoe Pei Shan And Rei Kurohi, The Straits Times, 29 May 2015SHE remembers the people streaming in with bloodied faces, a few with...
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Singapore Constitution not set in stone: A-G
Prescribed processes stipulate how it may be amendedBy K.C. Vijayan, Senior Law Correspondent, The Straits Times, 30 May 2015SINGAPORE's Constitution is not set in stone and can be amended as provided...
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NWC: Raise Pay of Low-Wage Workers
Recommendation of at least $60 raise for those earning up to $1,100 a monthBy Joanna Seow, The Straits Times, 30 May 2015LOW-WAGE workers are set for another pay bump after the National Wages Council...
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IISS Shangri-La Dialogue: 14 years of giving it a go for regional security
By William Choong, Published The Straits Times, 29 May 2015NOT many observers of regional affairs will know that it was the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew who gave the much-needed push for the establishment of...
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Teen detained for planning to join ISIS had planned to kill President and PM Lee
IISS Shangri-La Dialogue 2015Detained Singapore teen 'intended to kill President and PM'Student planned to do so if he could not leave S'pore to join ISIS: PM LeeBy Lim Yan Liang, The Straits Times, 30...
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Singapore sports stars of the SEA Games
A tribute to stars past and presentBy Marc Lim, Sports Editor, The Sunday Times, 10 May 2015In life, and perhaps especially so in sport, one cannot truly appreciate the present without acknowledging...
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Build a winning football team... and national spirit
Make a strong commitment to take care of careers and lives of those selected for national dutyBy Han Fook Kwang, Editor At Large, The Straits Times, 31 May 2015The last time I saw a Singapore team play...
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Shangri-La shooting: Terrorism ruled out
Police identify man shot dead and two arrestedThe Straits Times, 1 Jun 2015Police have identified the man shot dead in the incident at the Shangri-la Hotel as Mohamed Taufik Zahar.The 34-year-old...
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Keeping the birds away with... gel?
Odorous product being tested in housing estates facing bird menaceBy Samantha Boh, The Straits Times, 1 Jun 2015A GEL that deters birds with its smell is the new weapon being tried out against the bird...
View Article5,000 gather to highlight community bonding
By Walter Sim, The Straits Times, 1 Jun 2015MADAM Wong Choi Ow has had to use a wheelchair to get around since a pelvic operation last year, but this did not stop the sprightly 81-year-old from joining...
View ArticleStart-ups get a leg-up with small-loan plan
1,700 loans disbursed under Enhanced Micro Loan Programme in about a yearBy Joyce Lim, The Straits Times, 1 Jun 2015MORE than 1,700 loans have been disbursed under the Enhanced Micro Loan Programme in...
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