Putting a price on travel
By Artem Chakirov and Alexander Erath, Published TODAY, 24 Apr 2013Every day, we try to get from A to B and back again in the quickest and most convenient way possible. We want to avoid time wasted...
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Perks for replacing old diesel vehicles
By Royston Sim, The Straits Times, 25 Apr 2013A NEW scheme to encourage owners to replace their old diesel vehicles with newer and more environment-friendly models kicked off yesterday.The Early...
View ArticleHealth spending for 'peace of mind'
The Government wants to give patients "peace of mind" by increasing the state's share of the health-care bill. This is a change from past messages about keeping health-care spending down. What has...
View ArticleA better way to spend on healthcare
By Eric Finkelstein, Published TODAY, 24 Apr 2013Singapore is in the midst of a major demographic transition that is forcing every ministry to rethink the way in which government programmes are to be...
View ArticleCenotaph vandalised with spray paint
By Melody Zaccheus, The Straits Times, 25 Apr 2013THE Cenotaph, the first military commemorative structure in Singapore honouring those who died in the two World Wars, was vandalised late on Tuesday...
View ArticleHong Kong's parents raising 'spoiled brats', warns study
By Dennis Chong, South China Morning Post, 24 Apr 2013"Monster" parents in Hong Kong are turning out a generation of spoiled brats who have an inflated view of their abilities and may resort to...
View ArticleIn HK, at your service isn't just lip service
S'pore firms on trip to pick up pointers from retail industryBy Li Xueying, The Straits Times, 25 Apr 2013SELLING clothes to shoppers?No art to it, you may think.Not true. Sales staff in Hong Kong are...
View ArticleLack of global exposure, Gen Y staff among managers' top concerns
By Janice Heng, The Straits Times, 25 Apr 2013THE biggest obstacle in grooming Singaporeans to lead businesses is their lack of international exposure, according to top executives of multinational...
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Layoffs up 10% with restructuring, more white-collar workers hit
By Janice Heng, The Straits Times, 26 Apr 2013MORE workers are being laid off as Singapore's effort to restructure the economy intensifies.A Ministry of Manpower (MOM) report yesterday showed the...
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Save, give, value all
FairPrice CEO Seah Kian Peng tells Susan Long his motto, his dream of making the supermarket chain a beloved Singapore icon and his challenge of balancing doing good and doing well.The Straits Times,...
View ArticleBalancing artistic freedom, public good
Censorship, the old blunt-tool way of controlling the public's exposure to taboo subjects and hate speech, needs to give way to a new mindset - regulating the 'regulable' - in the age of cyberspace.By...
View ArticleInto Temburong's jungles with SAF troops
By Lydia Lim, The Straits Times, 26 Apr 2013PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong travelled to the jungles of Brunei yesterday to visit Singapore Armed Forces troops undergoing survival training in...
View ArticleLessons from S'pore's success story
The global economy is not out of the woods yet. Quantitative easing could cause inflation and competitive devaluations, slowing world trade. What factors help determine a country's success in a...
View ArticleGovt says 'yes' to all recommendations of animal welfare panel
It will work with AVA to roll out the proposals in phasesBy David Ee And Walter Sim, The Straits Times, 27 Apr 2013THE National Development Ministry yesterday accepted wholesale the recommendations...
View ArticleSocial welfare - essential building block of a nation
By Ho Chi Tim, Published The Straits Times, 27 Apr 2013THE recent formation of the Ministry of Social and Family Development, the leaner-looking successor to the former Ministry of Community...
View ArticleAll get a shot at success
Singapore should become acontinuous meritocracy, said Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam in a recent interview. Elgin Toh explores what it means and what it would taketomake that...
View ArticleAdvocacy groups exploiting bus drivers' case, says Govt
By Bryna Singh, The Straits Times, 27 Apr 2013THE Government yesterday said that several advocacy groups and individuals pressing the case of two former SMRT bus drivers were exploiting the foreigners...
View ArticleGovt loses "hundreds of millions" of dollars building public flats
By Imelda Saad, Channel NewsAsia, 26 Apr 2013National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan has said the government loses "hundreds of millions" of dollars when constructing public flats.He made the point...
View ArticleNew guides for real estate industry to safeguard consumer interests
Singaporeans can expect more information and clarity in the real estate industry with the launch of two new guides.By Tan Qiuyi and Ng Lian Cheong, Channel NewsAsia, 27 Apr 2013New rules will be...
View ArticleLook ahead to 10m people by 2100?
Former chief planner says a better living environment is possible even with high densityBy Janice Heng, The Sunday Times, 28 Apr 2013Singapore should look beyond 2030 and plan for a more distant future...
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