Hip cafe run by seniors has the recipe for active ageing: SASCO @Khatib
They pick up new skills, build new ties at cafe that forms part of VWO's senior activity centreBy Yuen Sin, The Straits Times, 10 Dec 2018In a brightly lit space right next to Khatib MRT station,...
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Singapore-Malaysia maritime dispute: Both sides seek to cool maritime...
Singapore 'encouraged' by Malaysia's statement that it will de-escalate situation in maritime dispute, reiterates call for KL to revert to status quo prior to 25 October 2018By Adrian Lim, Political...
View ArticleInconvenient truth: Climate change low on voters' priorities
By Charles Lane, Published The Straits Times, 13 Dec 2018This year, California recorded its deadliest wildfire in state history. The combined intensity and duration of the Atlantic and eastern Pacific...
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New polytechnic entry scheme for working adults, application starts 17...
Work experience to count for entry to full-time poly coursesBy Sandra Davie, Senior Education Correspondent, The Straits Times, 17 Dec 2018Adults can now apply to polytechnics for full-time studies...
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Gay Singaporean man allowed to adopt surrogate son on appeal; MSF to consider...
High Court says paramount consideration for reversal of decision was child's welfareBy K.C. Vijayan, Senior Law Correspondent, The Straits Times, 18 Dec 2018In a decision that it reached "with not...
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Lee Kuan Yew awarded the China Reform Friendship Medal for critical role in...
By Lim Yan Liang, China Correspondent In Beijing, The Straits Times, 19 Dec 2018Beijing has conferred a China Reform Friendship Medal on Singapore's late founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew for his...
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Singapore passport and NRIC applications to be done online from 2020
No more paper forms for passports and NRICs from 2020 as ICA moves services onlineICA moves to support Smart Nation push, but help is on hand for less Internet-savvy usersBy Hariz Baharudin, The...
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Hands and legs needed for policy measures to be rolled out successfully
Go beyond asking why inequality takes place, to stepping up to help low-income familiesBy Lim Boon Heng, Published The Straits Times, 22 Dec 2018During the year, there had been discussions in different...
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Digital TV Starter Kit application extended to 31 March 2019
More time for HDB households to get digital TV starter kitsDeadline to apply for kits extended by 3 months to 31 March 2019; no analogue TV signals from 2 Jan 2019By Hariz Baharudin, The Straits Times,...
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Social isolation: Senior citizens living with family, but still feeling lonely
Research finds that having a companion their own age boosts seniors' health, well-beingBy Linette Lai, Political Correspondent, The Straits Times, 27 Dec 2018Most of Madam Teek Mohmod's life has...
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Lower fees for students from lower- and middle-income families in independent...
Independent schools to be made more affordable for less well-offFees will be more than halved in some cases in bid to enhance the diversity at top schoolsBy Jolene Ang, The Straits Times, 28 Dec...
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CareShield Life Premium Calculator: MOH launches online tool to calculate...
Online calculator to work out premiums for CareShield LifeIt tells Singapore residents how much they have to pay before and after subsidies, incentivesBy Felicia Choo, The Straits Times, 28 Dec 2018A...
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Singapore raises minimum smoking age to 19 years old from 1 January 2019;...
By Felicia Choo, The Straits Times, 31 Dec 2018From tomorrow (Jan 1), smokers will have to be 19 years old before they can light up, up from the current age of 18, while Orchard Road will become a...
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Stop seeing people as problems. They're assets who build social capital
In Singapore, social services help those at the margin. But there's a different way to do things: Create an environment of mutual help where no one feels displaced, rather than one that helps the...
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Are MediShield Life payouts lower than subsidised fees?
Either the national health insurance claims limits are too low, or public health institutions are charging fees that are too high for those procedures. Time to square the circle.By Salma Khalik, Senior...
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Singapore supplies additional treated water to Malaysia at Johor's request
Additional 6 millions gallons per day (mgd) of treated water supplied between 2 and 4 January 2019Production at Johor's water plants was disrupted recently due to pollution in river catchmentBy Grace...
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Committee of Inquiry on SingHealth cyber attack public report
Probe report on SingHealth data breach points to basic failingsCOI releases key findings on cyber attack, and makes 16 recommendations with priority for 7By Irene Tham, Senior Tech Correspondent, The...
View ArticleSingapore's flourishing religious minorities a lesson for the world
By Peter Welby, Published The Straits Times, 10 Jan 2019In a decade of work in the field of religion and global affairs, I have never come across a religious minority so comfortable in its own skin,...
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Govt will help workers cope with job changes and economic restructuring, says...
30,000 got new jobs in 2018 through Adapt and GrowBy Joanna Seow, Manpower Correspondent, The Straits Times, 12 Jan 2019Amid anxiety over jobs and the state of the economy, Prime Minister Lee Hsien...
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Singapore-Malaysia disputes: Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan Ministerial...
Singapore to discuss issues with Malaysia calmly, but will guard its turf: Vivian BalakrishnanCountries can expect consequences if they embark on 'antics' against Republic, he saysBy Linette Lai,...
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