S'pore more 'welfarist' than other nations: Shanmugam
By Rachel Chang, The Straits Times, 12 Nov 2013FOREIGN and Law Minister K.Shanmugam yesterday issued a challenge for anyone to find a government that is more "welfarist" than Singapore's.While it...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SBF sets up foundation to boost corporate activism
It will also promote the causes of disadvantaged workers, needy youthBy Alvin Foo, The Straits Times, 13 Nov 2013 A FOUNDATION to spur philanthropy within the local business community was launched by...
View ArticleWhat India and China can take away from Singapore’s water story
By Peter Brabeck-Letmathe and Asit K Biswas, Published TODAY, 13 Nov 2013Water will be an important critical-resource issue for the social and economic development of the world in this century....
View ArticleChicken deaths, NSA wiretaps: How much do we want to know?
By Kimberly A. Boeckmann and Michael R. Czinkota, Published The Straits Times, 13 Nov 2013THE Washington Post reported on Oct 29 about the inhumane treatment of poultry on the processing line....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Suspected hackers and vandals arrested
Man who allegedly calls himself 'The Messiah' is a drug offender on the runBy Francis Chan, The Straits Times, 13 Nov 2013THE man who allegedly called himself "The Messiah" was unmasked for the first...
View ArticleFacing up to the impending property market correction
By Charles Tan Meah Yang, TODAY, 13 Nov 2013Owning a condominium — or, for the really ambitious, landed property — is many a Singaporean’s dream. But anything that is not an hour’s commute from the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Parliament Highlights - 12 Nov 2013
450,000 workers to get better protectionBy Toh Yong Chuan, The Straits Times, 13 Nov 2013SOME 450,000 workers are set to enjoy greater protection under a labour law that spells out minimum employment...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Labour law changes balance needs of workers and firms
Differences remain over payslips and calculation of overtime payBy Toh Yong Chuan, The Straits Times, 14 Nov 2013FIRMS and unionists say the latest changes to Singapore's main labour law represent a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Three-generation flats popular: Khaw
National Development Minister keen to facilitate multi-generation livingBy Rachel Au-Yong, The Straits Times, 14 Nov 2013THE latest three-generation living approach by the Housing Board (HDB) looks set...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Marina Coastal Expressway to open on Dec 29
Undersea road opens in Dec, ECP to be cut offThis will free up land for new Central Business DistrictBy Christopher Tan, The Straits Times, 14 Nov 2013A 5KM partly undersea 10-lane road linking the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Making roads safer at primary schools
Pilot starting next year aims to enhance pupils' safety on roadsBy Bryna Singh, The Straits Times, 15 Nov 2013A SERIES of road safety initiatives will be rolled out to 10 primary schools as a pilot...
View ArticleIMF: S'pore financial sector is resilient
Institutions here pass world body's stress tests to weather extreme crisisBy Yasmine Yahya, The Straits Times, 15 Nov 2013THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stress-tested Singapore's financial...
View ArticleFirst drug offender on death row escapes gallows
Changes to law 'for benefit of wider society'By Rachel Chang, The Straits Times, 15 Nov 2013THE Government was aware that drug mule Yong Vui Kong could escape the gallows when it proposed lifting the...
View ArticleNew sanctuary for rescued wildlife
Built by volunteers, shelter allows injured animals time to heal before releaseBy Audrey Tan, The Straits Times, 15 Nov 2013A NEW sanctuary for rescued wildlife built entirely by volunteers opened its...
View ArticleNormal stream to get more options
Pilot plan for those with at least A in a subject in PSLE to take it at Express levelBy Pearl Lee, The Straits Times, 15 Nov 2013FROM next year, Normal stream students at a dozen selected schools who...
View ArticleSuite of measures to improve air quality
WE THANK Mr Alfred Loh Lye Chye ("Engine-idling a major source of PM2.5 pollutant"; Monday), Mr Harpal Singh ("Some ways to reduce engine-idling"), Mr Louis Francis Albert ("Move carparks farther away...
View ArticleOffensive verse of army song banned
By Jermyn Chow, The Straits Times, 16 Nov 2013A VULGAR verse of a popular army marching song, Purple Light, has been banned, in an unprecedented move by the Singapore Armed Forces to curb the use of...
View ArticleRedesigning primary care for the future
By Loke Wai Chiong, Published The Stratis Times, 15 Nov 2013GOVERNMENTS all over the world are building more health-care facilities to cope with ageing populations and increasingly complex diseases....
View ArticleMediShield Life panel to hold first public discussion
Nov 27 consultation will be one of many involving up to 50 people eachBy Salma Khalik, The Straits Times, 16 Nov 2013A HIGH-POWERED team put together by the Ministry of Health (MOH) to design the new...
View ArticleClik here to view.
MediShield rebooted
The 11 men and women tasked with advising the Government on the biggest reform of national health insurance scheme MediShield in decades met yesterday for the first time. What difficult issues will...
View Article