Parliament Highlights - 14 Mar 2013
Committee of Supply Debate: MSF, MOMRelatedBudget 2013Budget 2013: Committee of Supply Debate
View ArticleAccepting broader definitions of success
Education Minister Heng Swee Keat called on Singaporeans to rethink what constitutes success in life so that the education system can have meaningful reforms. Here are excerpts of his speech.The...
View ArticleCalming, not collapsing housing market
National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan wants a rethink of public housing policy, and has pledged to bring prices of new subsidised flats down by 30 per cent. Can he do this without causing a shock...
View ArticleMoves to cut HDB prices won't hit existing owners
The proposals are meant only for new HDB flats, Khaw clarifiesBy Daryl Chin, The Straits Times, 15 Mar 2013PROPOSALS to make new lower-priced Housing Board flats more affordable to first-time buyers...
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Committee of Supply Debate: MCCYRelatedBudget 2013Budget 2013: Committee of Supply Debate
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Literature from home
The launch of Malay and Tamil anthologies will expose students to works of local authorsBy Jennani Durai, The Straits Times, 16 Mar 2013When local Malay author Mohamed Latif Mohamed attends writers'...
View ArticleWhy study?
Students considering a university education should ask themselves whom they want to be, not what they want to beBy Simon Chesterman, Published The Straits Times, 16 Mar 2013WITH the release of A-level...
View ArticleGetting more of life by living with less
An Internet millionaire leaves to live with less stuff and is happier for itBy Graham Hill, Published The Straits Times, 16 Mar 2013I live in a 420 sq ft studio. I sleep in a bed that folds down from...
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Hard truths about Singapore's defence
Through the domestic looking glass, issues like the merits of imposing a defence tax on non-Singaporeans have excited recent debate. But the hard facts about defending Singapore lie in awareness of its...
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Foreigners can give back in other ways
Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC MP Hri Kumar Nair recently sparked a public debate when he proposed to levy a national defence tax on non-citizens to create sharper distinctions between Singaporeans and...
View ArticleBusiness chambers vital to Singapore's growth: PM Lee
Bodies such as SCCCI can work with companies to boost economyBy Goh Chin Lian, The Straits Times, 16 Mar 2013TRADE associations and business chambers like the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and...
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PM Lee urges S'poreans to work together to conserve water
By Dylan Loh, Channel NewsAsia, 16 Mar 2013Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has urged Singaporeans to work together to conserve water, even as the government does its part.He said this is needed to...
View ArticleLet kids play, give teachers trust
Singaporean parents will support a focus on play in pre-school if convinced it will benefit their children laterBy Trisha Craig, Published TODAY, 15 Mar 2013Wednesday’s announcement by Education...
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Keep kindergarten places for the poor
Govt programme should also include parent education and social service supportBy Sandra Davie, The Sunday Times, 17 Mar 2013Trust Singapore parents to know a good deal when they see it. So expect a...
View ArticleDon't hate me because I'm a foreigner
By Joel Cooper, The Sunday Times, 17 Mar 2013Right now is a funny time to be a foreigner in Singapore.From the crowds clogging up the MRT to the sky-high price of housing, it seems that everywhere I...
View ArticleShift in mindsets first for flexi-work
Bridge cultural gaps in workplace before laws, say speakers at PAP Women's Wing eventBy Andrea Ong, The Sunday Times, 17 Mar 2013There needs to be a shift in the mindset of employers and women before...
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Govt will need to be more open, says PM
In a Washington Post interview, Mr Lee says the Government will become more transparent to adapt to society today, even if politics becomes untidy and its outcomes less predictableBy Andrea Ong, The...
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Soft drink controversy is vintage Bloomberg
Popular NY mayor is not one to shy away from a fightBy Ravi Velloor, The Straits Times, 18 Mar 2013LAST week, a court in New York City threw out Mayor Michael Bloomberg's anti-obesity order restricting...
View Article6,000 women to receive free mammograms
By Hetty Musfirah, TODAY, 18 Mar 2013Some 6,000 women from lower-income households will be offered free mammograms under an initiative by the Breast Cancer Foundation and the Health Promotion Board...
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Inflow of foreign workers slows down
Pool grows by 32,200 in 2012 - only half as many as in the previous yearBy Amelia Tan, The Straits Times, 16 Mar 2013STRICTER hiring policies are starting to put the brakes on the inflow of foreign...
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