Education review will take in ideas raised: Heng
Any change has to be 'coherent within system and across its different parts'By Andrea Ong And Stacey Chia, The Straits Times, 19 Apr 2013FROM taking extra-curricular activities into account for PSLE...
View ArticleCPF's primary purpose is for retirement
We thank Mr James Chia for the suggestions in his letter (“Time to level the playing field for part-time students”, 9 Apr 2013).The primary purpose of the CPF is to help members save for retirement,...
View ArticleAsk DPM Tharman
Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam gave a wide-ranging interview on topics such as politics and the economy to The Straits Times last week for its current affairs website Singapolitics. Full...
View ArticleConviction politicians
Have politicians in the mould of Mr Lee Kuan Yew and Lady Margaret Thatcher become an unaffordable luxury?By Lydia Lim, The Straits Times, 20 Apr 2013THE death of former British prime minister Margaret...
View ArticleClik here to view.
'To thrive today, think like the Chinese'
Cheong Suk-Wai meets a thinker each fortnight in The Big Idea page. This alternates with The Big Read, a fortnightly column featuring interesting books on ideas. The Chinese concept of yin-yang helps...
View ArticleRiding the Internet wave
Two thousand years ago, Socrates warned that technology would make human minds lazy. Is the Internet proving him right?By Simon Chesterman, Published The Straits Times, 20 Apr 2013THE Internet has had...
View ArticleClik here to view.
'Free ride' move frees the state of anti-free bias
By Alisha Gill and Donald Low, Published The Straits Times, 20 Apr 2013THE Land Transport Authority's (LTA) decision to run a one-year pilot that gives free train rides to commuters travelling to the...
View ArticleHail the new meritocracy
Singapore needs to redefine what success means to realise vision of a society where all are treated as equalsBy Han Fook Kwang, The Sunday Times, 21 Apr 2013There's a new vision and definition of...
View ArticleTerror touches sport, over and over again
For the terrorist, the sporting event - seen as a celebration of the human spirit - ironically turns into a convenient target to grab widespread attentionBy Rohit Brijnath, The Sunday Times, 21 Apr...
View ArticleBus drivers' claims baseless: Ministry
Their statements on alleged abuse during police custody found to be inconsistentBy Feng Zengkun, The Sunday Times, 21 Apr 2013Allegations of police abuse by two former SMRT bus drivers involved in last...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A step closer on road to nationalisation
By Christopher Tan, The Straits Times, 22 Apr 2013SHOULD public transport be nationalised? The question crops up now and again, and not only in Singapore.About three years ago, Britain nationalised a...
View ArticleBig revamp for RCs to cater to new, diverse needs
$44m will be spent to spruce up the centres and transform their imageBy Andrea Ong, The Straits Times, 22 Apr 2013A MAJOR revamp is under way to upgrade and loosen the reins of residents' committees...
View ArticleAnimal welfare included in syllabus on building character
By David Ee, The Straits Times, 22 Apr 2013BOTH primary and secondary students will learn the importance of animal welfare in the new upcoming Character and Citizenship Education (CCE) syllabus to be...
View ArticleChoosing the better angels of our nature
In Singapore, identity has always been fragmented. As we did in the past, we must continue to see being Singaporean as a matter of extending, not narrowing, the overlapping circles of our identity.By...
View ArticleMinimum wage not best option to lift lowest-income group: Tan Chuan-Jin
Workfare remains govt's preferred option for nowBy Teh Shi Ning, The Business Times, 22 Apr 2013Instituting a minimum wage is always a policy option, but it may not be the best one for Singapore to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
EP changes to benefit S'poreans: Tan Chuan-Jin
Entry-level salaries for S'poreans cannot be allowed to remain stagnantBy Teh Shi Ning, The Business Times, 22 Apr 2013Entry-level salaries for Singaporeans have been stagnant over the past five years...
View ArticleLearning to live with bombs
By M. Nirmala, The Straits Times, 23 Apr 2013GRACE and peace, long associated with the city of Boston, were shattered when two bombs went off at its popular marathon.Waves of awe and shock swept...
View ArticleCartoonist arrested for alleged sedition
by AFP, inSing.com, 24 Apr 2013A Singaporean cartoonist has been arrested for alleged sedition over a satirical comic strip on his Facebook page that appeared to accuse the Government of racism, police...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Heavy vehicles can take expressway to Tampines
By Jalelah Abu Baker, The Straits Times, 24 Apr 2013FOR the last few months, Tampines GRC MP Baey Yam Keng has been trying to reduce heavy vehicle traffic, and the dangers it poses, on the roads in his...
View ArticleImproving social policies through behavioural science
Need to grow the capabilities of those getting help so they can contribute to society: Chun SingBy Ashley Chia, TODAY, 24 Apr 2013The “conventional wisdom” of training the unemployed and then letting...
View Article