More greenery = less carbon dioxide? Not always
By Feng Zengkun, The Straits Times, 20 Nov 2013HAVING more greenery does not always help to protect against climate change, a team of Singapore scientists has found.A three-year study in Telok Kurau...
View ArticleNew rules to improve public loo experience
More toilets for women, grab bars for elderly and diaper changing stationsBy Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh, The Straits Times, 20 Nov 2013YOUR visit to a public toilet here will be a more pleasant...
View ArticleURA Draft Master Plan 2013
Shaping S'pore: New homes, bold plansNew waterfront city on 1,000ha; eco-friendly estates; land for 500,000 housing unitsBy Melissa Tan, The Straits Times, 20 Nov 2013CYCLING paths, walkways, green...
View ArticleHurdles in doing business in Malaysia
Singapore firms cite transport and border issues as the biggest obstaclesBy Rachael Boon, The Straits Times, 21 Nov 2013SINGAPORE businesses have flagged transport and border issues as the biggest...
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Training and pay rise for pre-school teachers
Careers will also be improved as part of efforts to attract and retain themBy Priscilla Goy And Janice Tai, The Straits Times, 21 Nov 2013PRE-SCHOOL teachers can expect higher pay, more training and...
View Article'Hacking nothing short of terrorism' if it endangers lives
S'pore 'has to take hacking seriously'By Tham Yuen-C, The Straits Times, 21 Nov 2013THE recent spate of hacking incidents has to be taken seriously given Singapore's heavy reliance on information...
View Article1.1 month year-end bonus for civil servants, at least $1,600 for lower-wage...
By Goh Chin Lian, The Straits Times, 22 Nov 2013CIVIL servants will get a year- end bonus of 1.1 months, with the minimum set at $1,600 to benefit lower-wage officers.About 1,300 civil servants earning...
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Most town councils do better in report
But WP-run council fares poorly on arrears, yet to submit financial auditsBy Rachel Chang, The Straits Times, 22 Nov 2013TOWN councils performed better than past years in the latest management report...
View ArticleMany SMEs have no growth strategy: Poll
Companies are busy trying to cut costs and raise productivityBy Yasmine Yahya, The Straits Times, 22 Nov 2013SINGAPORE'S small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) seem to have lost their appetite for...
View ArticleSAF Music and Drama Company still entertaining after 40 years
By Kash Cheong, The Straits Times, 22 Nov 2013THE Singapore Armed Forces Music and Drama Company (SAF MDC) put on a dazzling performance over two hours to celebrate its 40th anniversary yesterday.In...
View ArticleThe way forward for state-society ties
Three principles should guide state-society relations: the responsibility to engage, to compromise, and to act.By Gillian Koh, Published The Straits Times, 22 Nov 2013THIS year has been a year of focus...
View ArticleFraming small issues within the big picture
Govt should accept that people have different perspectives and rolesBy Rachel Chang, The Straits Times, 23 Nov 2013LAST week, as part of an Institute of Policy Studies conference on civil society,...
View ArticlePM outlines new approach for online engagement
Govt site to require registration to counter trolls who deter other viewsBy Leonard Lim And Goh Chin Lian, The Straits Times, 23 Nov 2013NETIZENS who post on the website of the Government's feedback...
View ArticleIlo Ilo takes home big prize at awards
Director Anthony Chen's film wins Best Feature Film and three other awardsBy Yip Wai Yee, The Sunday Times, 24 Nov 2013Singaporean director Anthony Chen had wanted to give up writing screenplays after...
View Article'Money mule' crimes on the rise in S'pore
133 cases worth $15.5m investigated in first nine monthsBy Rachel Scully, The Straits Times, 23 Nov 2013MORE Singaporeans and residents have been involved in moving illegal money in and out of...
View ArticleBritain's social mobility problem
By Jonathan Eyal, The Straits Times, 23 Nov 2013TWO decades ago, Mr John Major accomplished a remarkable feat: He became Britain's prime minister despite having come from a poor neighbourhood school in...
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Malay men 'need to be more proactive'
Dr Mohamad Maliki Osman was promoted to Minister of State for National Development and Defence in September and is seen as a rising star. The former social work don, who is 48 years old and entered...
View ArticleGovt will continue to help Malay community in Singapore
789 get $1.2m worth of bursaries; Shanmugam urges support for community in tackling concernsBy Feng Zengkun, The Sunday Times, 24 Nov 2013The Government is committed to helping the Malay community in...
View ArticleTreat migrant workers well because it's right to do so
In her opening remarks at an event organised last Saturday by migrant workers' group Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics, or HOME, Professor Chan Heng Chee spoke on better protection of...
View ArticleHalimah Yacob shares her experiences with students at "Heroes Seminar"
By S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia, 25 Nov 2013She has tackled labour woes and disgruntled workers facing retrenchment during the 2008 recession, championed a range of causes as a Member of Parliament, and...
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