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The People of S'pore: Every face tells a story
Canadian-born consultant uploads photos of strangers to debunk stereotypesBy Wong Kim Hoh, The Sunday Times, 7 Apr 2013For the past two months, IT consultant Robin Ann Rheaume has been roaming the...
View ArticleWhat makes a S’porean? A debate returns
By Simon Tay, Published TODAY, 8 Apr 2013Debate has returned, for both the Government and citizens, about what it means to be Singaporean.The issues do not relate only to culture and the arts, but have...
View ArticleChange? Yes, but just how and where?
It would help if voters are given a better sense of where leaders are heading, and whyBy Warren Fernandez, The Sunday Times, 7 Apr 2013Nike says Just Do It. Standard Chartered Bank declares it is Here...
View ArticleS'pore Conversation for people to decide country's "important directions": Ng...
By Dylan Loh, Channel NewsAsia, 7 Apr 2013Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said Sunday that it was through the Singapore Conversation that people can decide what the country’s important directions are, even...
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NKF steps up home-dialysis drive
It aims to get more patients to take up option as dialysis centres face crunchBy Melissa Pang, The Straits Times, 8 Apr 2013THE National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is redoubling efforts to get kidney...
View Article14 firms join $170m scheme to get S'poreans back to work
By Royston Sim, The Straits Times, 8 Apr 2013FOURTEEN companies have signed up for a new programme launched last week to encourage Singaporeans to rejoin the workforce.The companies include the...
View ArticleThe Budget and what it means for S'poreans
By Aaron Low, The Straits Times, 8 Apr 2013EVERY year, usually in February, Singapore's Finance Minister presents Parliament with one of the most important economic and political documents of the year:...
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Parliament Highlights - 8 Apr 2013
Changes in pension, bonus plans for top civil servantsBut review finds that current salaries are at right level, says DPM TeoBy Goh Chin Lian, The Straits Times, 9 Apr 2013TOP civil servants will have...
View ArticlePolicies in place to protect health-care staff from abuse: MOH
WE AGREE that any abuse of health-care workers, whether verbal or physical, should not be tolerated ("Protect health-care workers from abuse" by Dr Zhang Weisheng, last Thursday; and "Abuse of...
View ArticleGraciousness in Singapore hits five-year low: Survey
By Priscilla Goy And Cheng Jingjie, The Straits Times, 10 Apr 2013PEOPLE in Singapore are less gracious than they have ever been in the last five years.Blame that on "angst" after a "challenging" past...
View ArticleWhen the Iron Lady had to bend to Beijing's will
By Tom Plate, Published The Straits Times, 11 Apr 2013MARGARET Thatcher, who died earlier this week, may not have been one "for turning", as she dubbed her putative inability to not ever alter basic...
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NUS, NTU rank high on list of top 100 Asia schools
By Amelia Teng, The Straits Times, 11 Apr 2013FOR the second time in two months, the National University of Singapore (NUS) has come out No. 2 in Asia.The Asia University Rankings, released this...
View ArticleReward docs for keeping people healthy
By Jeremy Lim. Published TODAY, 11 Apr 2013In a recent interview, Professor Philip Choo, Deputy Group CEO of the National Healthcare Group (Regional Health) shared his vision of a future where...
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The Singaporeans-first CEO
A decade ago, Dr Moh Chong Tau, CEO of precision engineering company Makino Asia, started doing away with foreign workers and replacing them with older Singaporeans. He tells Susan Long how he did it,...
View ArticleBeating staff crunch with cross-training
Hotel employees get 10-18% more pay to do wider range of workBy Toh Yong Chuan, The Straits Times, 13 Apr 2013IN AN innovative attempt to beat the labour crunch, a hotel has started training its...
View ArticleUbin kampung residents won't be evicted
But the 22 households who received HDB notices will have to start paying rent or relocateBy Poon Chian Hui And Feng Zengkun, The Straits Times, 13 Apr 2013KAMPUNG residents of Pulau Ubin who recently...
View ArticleFostering kampung spirit in needy youth
Volunteers keep them out of trouble; NTU project highlights their struggleBy Maryam Mokhtar And Lim Yi Han, The Straits Times, 13 Apr 2013HIS group's name means "yell" in Malay. And Mr Samsuri Mahadi...
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Singapore's biggest blessing: Safety
Trust in public institutions like the police is not a given and needs to be nurtured. Will the blogosphere choose cynicism, or seek common ground to protect public institutions?By Kishore Mahbubani,...
View ArticleLittle red dot, with a big soul
That's what will keep citizens rooted and others comingBy Robin Chan, The Straits Times, 13 Apr 2013I SPENT a few days in New York last week and was reminded again of the incredible diversity of that...
View ArticleThe real reason why Singapore is so expensive
By Charles Tan Meah Yang, Published TODAY, 13 Apr 2013There’s a famous quote that laments how there are only two things certain in life: Death and taxes. In Singapore, however, it would appear there is...
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