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Help improve things if not happy with country: Minister
By Toh Yong Chuan, The Straits Times, 6 Aug 2013SINGAPOREANS who are not happy with the country should try to improve things instead of running down the country, Acting Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin...
View ArticleHanding down memories of building a nation
By Kash Cheong, The Straits Times, 7 Aug 2013IT COST 105-year-old Lim Beak just $50 to start her farm in Singapore about 70 years ago."We came from China with very little," said the migrant from Anxi,...
View ArticleSeizing the Singapore dream
Singapore needs a shared vision involving both its residents and its role in the worldBy Parag Khanna, Published The Straits Times, 7 Aug 2013FOR generations, people around the world aspired to emulate...
View ArticleCPIB to get new chief
By Tham Yuen-c, The Straits Times, 7 Aug 2013A NEW director is to take charge of the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) in a move to rebuild public trust in the unit hit recently by a $1.7...
View ArticleGovt to ensure growth becomes more inclusive
But trust between Govt and citizens is critical ingredient, says HengBy Rachel Chang, The Straits Times, 7 Aug 2013EDUCATION Minister Heng Swee Keat yesterday signalled impending policy changes on...
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PM Lee pays tribute to Dhanabalan for leading Temasek and as minister
PM: S'pore lucky to have leaders like DhanaRetired Temasek chairman searched his conscience to 'do the right thing'By Robin Chan, The Straits Times, 7 Aug 2013PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong led the...
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One Man's View Of The World
'Unvarnished account, minus some rough edges'Mr Lee says his latest book contains 90 years of various experiencesBy Goh Chin Lian, The Straits Times, 7 Aug 2013FORMER prime minister Lee Kuan Yew...
View Article9 projects receive Minister's Team Awards
By Alice Chia, Channel NewsAsia, 7 Aug 2013Nine projects that helped transform Singapore into an endearing home and distinctive global city have won the Minister's Team Awards.The awards recognise...
View ArticleNo wigs for Hair for Hope St Margaret's girls
By Amanda Lee, TODAY, 8 Aug 2013Making his first comments on the controversy involving St Margaret’s Secondary School students who were made to wear wigs after shaving their heads for a good cause,...
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The story of Charles, Terry and Sam
By Toh Yong Chuan, The Straits Times, 8 Aug 2013IN JUNE, my 15-year-old son and I went looking for World War II heroes at the D-Day beaches of Normandy in France.Our search ended this week at an old...
View ArticleYaacob stresses important role of family in youth guidance
Minister-in-charge of Muslim affairs Dr Yaacob Ibrahim stresses the important role of parents and institutions in guiding our young, as Muslims in Singapore celebrated Hari Raya Aidilfitri.By S Ramesh,...
View ArticleNational Day Message 2013
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's National Day Message 2013 (English)Yaacob Ibrahim - National Day Message 2013 in MalayLim Swee Say - National Day Message 2013 in MandarinK Shanmugam - National Day...
View ArticleS R Nathan heads list of National Day awardees
By Leonard Lim, The Straits Times, 9 Aug 2013FORMER president S R Nathan leads this year's National Day Awards winners, becoming only the seventh person in Singapore's history to be conferred the Order...
View ArticleSingapore marks 48th birthday with NDP
By Tan Qiuyi , Sharon See , Sara Grosse and Monica Kotwani, Channel NewsAsia, 9 Aug 2013Singapore marked its 48th birthday this year with a magnificent celebration on Friday, bringing together some...
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Kindness with muscle
Dr William Wan, who has compacted many careers in his lifetime as lawyer, ordained minister, academic, psychometric analyst and now general secretary of the Singapore Kindness Movement, tells Susan...
View ArticleWill Singapore's collective spirit prevail?
Expect more ideological competition as Singapore matures as a city-state and people become more individualistic.By Barry Desker, Published The Straits Times, 9 Aug 2013WHEN August comes around each...
View ArticleRaising the flag on what defines Singapore
Give people more leeway to ask what 'nation' and its 'icons' mean to themBy Andrea Ong, The Straits Times, 10 Aug 2013THIS National Day, one thing that arose quite memorably from the usual celebrations...
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48 = Lucky
There's much to celebrate as Singapore turns 48. It's a good time to reflect on our strengths and weaknesses - and to count our blessingsBy Kishore Mahbubani, Published The Straits Times, 10 Aug...
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Keeping it real with Singaporeans
Acting Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin knows well what it takes to organise a National Day Parade. As a brigadier-general in the Singapore Armed Forces, he took charge of the parade in 2009. Elgin Toh...
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Cabby donates liver to stranger
Sick civil servant was counting his last days when cabby responded to an appeal for helpBy Radha Basu, The Sunday Times, 11 Aug 2013Mr Tong Ming Ming, 34 (standing in picture on right), was on a tea...
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