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SkillsFuture Credit: $500 credit from 1 January 2016 for Singaporeans aged 25...
'Take charge of your own skills upgrading'SkillsFuture Credit empowers Singaporeans to choose courses: Acting Education MinisterBy Olivia Ho, The Sunday Times, 8 Nov 2015Singaporeans need to take...
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The jobs - they are a-changing
Education system must prepare students for jobs that require creativity, social intelligenceBy Arnoud De Meyer, Published The Straits Times, 9 Nov 2015I am always intrigued by the assertion that one in...
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45 years of work, not a single day of sick leave
SATS duty manager loves his job and says 'money cannot buy this kind of happiness'By Seow Bei Yi, The Straits Times, 9 Nov 2015When Mr Khoo Chai Beng first started out in his job in 1970, he slogged...
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Self-Service Checkouts: Going DIY to beat the labour crunch
Supermarkets, corporations offering discounts, giveaways to encourage consumers to adopt self-service technologiesBy Toh Ee Ming, TODAY 8 Nov 2015In a bid to galvanise more Singaporeans into using...
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Centralised dishwashing facility can help boost productivity at IMM eateries
They can outsource chore to mall's in-house facilityBy Toh Yong Chuan, Manpower Correspondent, The Straits Times, 10 Nov 2015Restaurants at the IMM shopping mall in Jurong can now outsource dishwashing...
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Exporting Singapore's teacher training methods
By Amelia Teng, The Straits Times, 10 Nov 2015As Singapore's knack for topping the charts of global mathematics and science tests gains fame, its teacher training methods have also drawn interest...
View Article$12.5 million fund to develop, attract talent in public transport industry
It will be used to develop relevant courses, sponsor study awards and set up training centresBy Adrian Lim, The Straits Times, 10 Nov 2015With the country's rail network set to double in length to over...
View ArticleTransport Minister Khaw on need to focus on aviation and maritime as well
By Adrian Lim, The Straits Times, 10 Nov 2015Challenges loom ahead for the aviation and maritime sectors, said Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan yesterday in a blog post.In a departure from his usual...
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Book for kids with different needs
It has font for readers with dyslexia, and Braille dots for those who are blindBy Priscilla Goy, The Straits Times, 9 Nov 2015Picture this: children - including those who are blind or have dyslexia -...
View ArticleFines go to fund to help needy get connected digitally
Ms Vanessa Chan asked if financial penalties imposed on telecom companies such as NetLink Trust and Singtel would be used to compensate affected consumers ("Will fines benefit consumers?"; Oct...
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Spreading Deepavali cheer to migrant workers in Singapore
By Kok Xing Hui, The Straits Times, 10 Nov 2015From 10am on Tuesday (Nov 10), migrant workers in Little India will get gifts of $10 telephone cards, water bottles and sweets from some parents and...
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Work to strengthen social fabric, PM Lee urges Singapore clan elders
Chinese clan groups a useful bridge between Govt and Chinese community, he saysBy Lim Yan Liang, The Straits Times, 10 Nov 2015Thirty years ago, the Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations...
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Rail Corridor takes shape in Singapore as winning plan is picked
Proposals for 24km stretch include paved cycling paths, shelters, event spaces and rainforest viewing platformsBy Janice Heng, The Straits Times, 10 Nov 2015The proposal to guide the development of the...
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Singapore tightens checks on foreign airlines flying here
Under new rule, carriers operating here must have CAAS permit and submit detailed dataBy Karamjit Kaur, Aviation Correspondent, The Straits Times, 11 Nov 2015Singapore has stepped up its scrutiny of...
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Helmut Schmidt, ex-Chancellor of West Germany dies at age 96
The Straits Times, 11 Nov 2015BERLIN • Former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, who led the country for eight years at the height of the Cold War, has died at the age of 96, said his office.Mr...
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Minimum pay for Indonesian maids at $550 from January 2016
Higher pay for Indonesian maids from next yearBy Amelia Teng, The Straits Times, 11 Nov 2015Employers will have to pay more to hire an Indonesian maid from next year.The Indonesian Embassy had...
View ArticleCharlie Hebdo plane-crash cartoons anger Russians
Russians denounce Charlie Hebdo cartoonsThe Straits Times, 10 Nov 2015MOSCOW • Russians took to social media in large numbers over the weekend to denounce French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, after...
View ArticleFighting intolerance a challenge everywhere today, says Tharman
DPM Tharman reflects on tolerance for DeepavaliBy Walter Sim, The Straits Times, 11 Nov 2015It will probably take decades before people are won over by moderate political forces, such that ethnic...
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Regardless of race
How far has Singapore come on the issue of race in the 50 years since the National Pledge vowed the creation of one united people?By Walter Sim, The Sunday Times, 8 Nov 2015To young Singaporeans...
View ArticleSimply Racism: Apple accused of racial profiling in Australia
Apple store slammed over racist incidentSix students of African descent told to leave Melbourne store; manager apologises after video goes viralThe Straits Times, 13 Nov 2015SYDNEY • An Apple manager...
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