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Government Priorities: A look at six key areas
Challenges and changes ahead for the new CabinetOur correspondents highlight key areas for new Cabinet to focus onBy Zakir Hussain, Deputy Political Editor, The Sunday Times, 25 Oct 2015A new Cabinet...
View ArticleFive future challenges for Singapore economy
Committee will look at these areas - jobs, companies, resources, technology, marketsBy Marissa Lee, The Straits Times, 29 Oct 2015The challenge of moving the Singapore economy up the innovation ladder,...
View ArticleSingapore 'must create products instead of just adding value'
It risks becoming irrelevant if it does not keep refining its competitive edge: Ho Kwon PingBy Chia Yan Min, Economics Correspondent, The Straits Times, 30 Oct 2015Singapore must remain globally...
View ArticleTharman: Singapore on track to raise productivity growth
By Jessica Lim, Consumer Correspondent, The Straits Times, 30 Oct 2015Singapore is "well on track" to lifting productivity growth, targeted at 2 to 3 per cent per annum over the decade from 2009, said...
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China scraps one-child policy amid demographic woes
Many cheer move, but some criticise decision to set the cap at two childrenBy Kor Kian Beng, China Bureau Chief In Beijing, The Straits Times, 30 Oct 2015China has ended its decades-old one-child...
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Government should run Singapore's public transport system: Kishore Mahbubani
Privatisation of public transport may have gone too far: MahbubaniHe calls on Singapore to free itself from 'old economic ideas' and to have political courage to make policy U-turnsBy Soon Weilun, The...
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Circle Line will become a full circle by 2025
Three new stations to close loop for Circle LineRail extension will offer direct routes to city, Marina Bay area when it is completed in 2025By Adrian Lim, The Straits Times, 30 Oct 2015The Circle Line...
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MediShield Life coverage starts 1 November 2015
All will be able to afford MediShield Life premiums: Gan Kim YongHealth Minister offers reassurance on costs as scheme covering 3.9m Singaporeans, PRs kicks inBy Linette Lai, The Sunday Times, 1 Nov...
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Special-needs dentists bring smiles
They are trained to treat geriatric patients and those with behavioural issuesBy Kok Xing Hui, The Sunday Times, 1 Nov 2015When Ms Malene Karunanidhi fell and cracked her front teeth at the age of...
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The Purple Parade 2015: 3,000 don purple spectacles for a cause
By Walter Sim, The Sunday Times, 1 Nov 2015If you visit Ion Orchard's Uniqlo store, you may be greeted cheerfully by retail associate Jason Goh. The 24-year-old was recently given the Best in Customer...
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Read about 50 years of Singapore and the UN
New book gathers experiences of Singaporeans who worked with the international bodyBy Chong Zi Liang, The Straits Times, 31 Oct 2015For almost five years, retired judicial commissioner Amarjeet Singh...
View ArticleEncourage more gender equality in leadership positions: Grace Fu
Women the next engine of growth: Grace FuBy Wong Siew Ying, The Straits Times, 31 Oct 2015Lifting female workforce participation is no longer just a women's issue but a Singapore issue relating to...
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Do 'maid cameras' cross the line?
They do when they are put up in areas which infringe on maid's privacy, say MOM, TWC2By Kok Xing Hui and Janice Tai, The Sunday Times, 1 Nov 2015Like many maids in Singapore, Ms Dewie, 27, came here...
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Proximity Housing Grant: Response encouraging, resale flats more affordable
20% of resale flat buyers seek proximity grantMany benefiting from aid in buying units with or close to parents or children: MinisterBy Janice Heng, The Straits Times, 31 Oct 2015More than one in five...
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PM Lee plants tree, launches SG50 Clean and Green Carnival in Punggol
By Walter Sim, The Straits Times, 31 Oct 2015Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Saturday (Oct 31) joined some 600 residents from the North East District at Punggol Waterway Park to do their part for...
View ArticleFix the economy? Focus on education and culture
By Han Fook Kwang, Editor-at-large, The Sunday Times, 1 Nov 2015Just when you thought it couldn't get worse, the sky turned even greyer.No, I'm not referring to the wretched haze.It's the economic...
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8 career guidance centres in polys, ITE by January 2016
By Amelia Teng, The Straits Times, 31 Oct 2015Post-secondary students and their parents will soon have more avenues to seek advice and information on education and career paths.By January next year,...
View ArticleThe Future Of Us: Book tickets for SG50 finale expo from Nov
By Rachel Au-Yong, The Straits Times, 31 Oct 2015People can start booking tickets from tomorrow for a special exhibition that caps the year-long SG50 celebrations.The Future Of Us exhibition, which...
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In face of rising religiosity, keep faith with the secular state
The push and pull between the state and the religious authorities is normal for a healthy, diverse societyBy Rachel Chang, Assistant Political Editor, The Sunday Times, 1 Nov 2015For those like me who...
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The Holocaust as political prop
The latest attempt by Israel's Prime Minister to politicise genocide dishonours him and those who died.By Jonathan Eyal, Europe Correspondent, The Straits Times, 2 Nov 2015LONDON • The Holocaust, the...
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