A time to ask: Are we compassionate enough?
It's too hard to be like Mandela, but we can search for the better parts of our natureBy Rohit Brijnath, The Sunday Times, 15 Dec 2013In a university in Liverpool, some distance from Little India, two...
View ArticleNo evidence riot reflects workers' unhappiness: PM
Little India goes quiet as weekend alcohol ban kicks in; interim rules likely this weekBy Fiona Chan, The Sunday Times, 15 Dec 2013There is no reason to believe that last Sunday's riot in Little India...
View ArticleThey came, they worked, and they went home
The legal import of foreign labour has become common all over the world. The issue of managing large foreign worker populations concerns not just Singapore, but also many other countries.By Jonathan...
View ArticleMore seeking help to conceive despite low success rate
Jump comes after govt funding for couples kicked inBy Poon Chian Hui, The Straits Times, 16 Dec 2013ALMOST 1,000 more attempts were made by couples who sought help in conceiving last year, compared...
View ArticleMOH asks AIA not to reduce payouts to policyholders
AIA to review cases where benefits shrink after policyholders switch planBy Salma Khalik, The Straits Times, 16 Dec 2013THE Ministry of Health (MOH) has asked insurer AIA not to reduce the payout to...
View ArticleKTPH's "Ageing-in-Place" scheme reduces readmission rates
Home checks cut hospital staysBy Poon Chian Hui, The Sunday Times, 15 Dec 2013Armed with a backpack of basic medical supplies and devices, Ms A'zizah Rais, a 24-year-old nurse from Khoo Teck Puat...
View ArticleCaregivers sleep easy, thanks to new service
Those caring for dementia patients can now catch a night-time breakBy Rachel Tan, The Straits Times, 16 Dec 2013IN THE middle of the night, Mr Kenny Wee was woken up by his elderly mother knocking on...
View ArticleLower Seletar Reservoir Park declared smoke-free
'Health ambassadors' will inform public of new rulesBy Poon Chian Hui, The Straits Times, 16 Dec 2013ANYONE caught puffing at Lower Seletar Reservoir Park can now be fined up to $2,000 after it was...
View ArticleEnsuring medical ‘peace of mind’ for pioneers
By Jeremy Lim, Published TODAY, 17 Dec 2013At the recent People’s Action Party convention, Prime Minster Lee Hsien Loong announced that the Pioneer Generation Package, part of the Government’s...
View ArticleDr Koh and toilet humour
By Tessa Wong, MyPaper, 16 Dec 2013Ask Dr Koh Poh Koon whether it was unbecoming for him to star in a cheeky - some say distasteful - YouTube video about colons, and he will give you a shrug."Already...
View ArticleHDB to bump up supply of smaller flats next year
By Janice Heng, The Straits Times, 17 Dec 2013THE supply of larger flats will shrink next year, but more smaller units will be offered, said National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan.There will be...
View ArticleBlock gets CCTV to fight loan sharks
By Joyce Lim, The Straits Times, 17 Dec 2013AUTHORITIES have brought forward the installation of closed-circuit television cameras at a Housing Board block targeted by loan sharks.Residents of Block...
View ArticleGovernment Takes Action Against Little India Rioters
Riot: 28 face charges, 53 to be deportedPolice investigations largely completed; 200 workers will get police advisoriesBy Feng Zengkun And Rachel Au-yong, The Straits Times, 18 Dec 2013MORE than a week...
View ArticleS'pore raps Taiwanese talk show for inaccuracies
By Lee Seok Hwai, The Straits Times, 19 Dec 2013THE Singapore Trade Office (STO) in Taipei has taken a local current affairs talk show to task for "inaccuracies and misleading arguments" in its recent...
View ArticleMP speaks up over nasi padang furore
By Maryam Mokhtar, The Straits Times, 18 Dec 2013IT STARTED as a seemingly innocuous $3 meal of nasi padang and rose syrup drink.But after Tampines GRC MP Baey Yam Keng posted a picture of the food on...
View ArticleEye-drops for kids with severe myopia
Drug which slows down condition available only at SNEC for nowBy Salma Khalik, The Straits Times, 18 Dec 2013CHILDREN who suffer from rapidly deteriorating myopia can now turn to a new treatment...
View ArticlePolys can get even better
Singapore's polytechnics have done well in producing practical-minded graduates attuned to the needs of business. But they can do much more.By Sandra Davie, The Straits Times, 19 Dec 2013WHEN the...
View ArticleJapanese retirees head back to work
Despite generous pensions, many want to keep busyBy Kwan Weng Kin, The Straits Times, 21 Dec 2013MR YASUNORI Yoshida wakes up every morning, raring to go to work at his new job with a start-up that...
View ArticleMore govt not always better govt: PM Lee
Community partners complement state efforts to help less fortunateBy Andrea Ong, The Straits Times, 20 Dec 2013MORE government is not always better government, and more social spending does not mean...
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"Chope" food for the needy with new voucher scheme
NTUC Foodfare to sell tokens at its stallsBy Grace Chua, The Straits Times, 20 Dec 2013KIND-HEARTED Singaporeans who want to buy food and reserve - or "chope" - it for the needy will find it easier to...
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