Singaporean jailed for stalking US singer online
Victim left with post-traumatic stress disorder after six years of threatsBy Ian Poh, The Straits Times, 21 Dec 2013AFTER watching American opera singer Leandra Ramm perform on television in 2005,...
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Clarity given to Net community 'can be improved'
The Government's move to require news and sociopolitical websites to register has opened it to criticisms. While it says its goal is to prevent foreign funding, the Internet community sees a clampdown...
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Downtown Line Stage 1 officially opened by PM Lee
'Little things' can ease commuteSocial graces like giving up a seat and queueing can make journeys more pleasant: PM LeeBy Royston Sim, The Sunday Times, 22 Dec 2013Commuters can do many little things...
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More S'poreans taking foreign brides
Many of these grooms are older and poorer, and couples run into multiple problemsBy Theresa Tan and Radha Basu, The Sunday Times, 22 Dec 2013There has been a surge in the number of Singaporean men...
View ArticleDefending the poor
Accused people who can't afford their own lawyers can now turn to the state for help. Lawyers support the move, but the risks are ballooning costs and abuse.By Goh Chin Lian And Charissa Yong, The...
View ArticleWhy resist a day off for maids?
While trust is key in the implementation of the rest day, it should not be a conditionBy Clarissa Oon, The Sunday Times, 22 Dec 2013This is the year that foreign maids are granted what globally is a...
View ArticleRepatriation: No right to challenge
Law allows minister to decide who is deportedBeing charged in court different from being ordered to leave country: Law MinistryBy Linette Lai, The Sunday Times, 22 Dec 2013Critics of the Singapore...
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SEA Games: Goodbye Myanmar, hello Singapore
By Chia Han Keong, The Straits Times, 23 Dec 2013MYANMAR ended its successful hosting of the SEA Games with a closing ceremony in its capital last night, which also marked the beginning of a new...
View ArticleThe gift of giving
A group of Filipino friends taught me a thing or two about giving to people who need helpBy Wong Kim Hoh, The Sunday Times, 22 Dec 2013Last week in the Philippines, I came across a Christmas tree...
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Try a little kindness
Though a report ranks Singapore second last in helping strangers, many here are doing their partBy Lisabel Ting And Cheryl Wee, The Straits Times, 24 Dec 2013Christmas is the season of giving, and this...
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LTA ramps up effort to get people to take up cycling
By Feng Zengkun, The Straits Times, 25 Dec 2013CYCLISTS in Aljunied are testing out a new ramp for pushing bicycles across overhead bridges.The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has installed the system...
View ArticleHousing bubble must be kept in check: Khaw
By Rachel Au-Yong, The Straits Times, 24 Dec 2013IT IS important to prevent the housing bubble from getting out of hand, National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan said in a Facebook post yesterday.So...
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Staying one step ahead of terrorists
By M. Nirmala, The Straits Times, 19 Dec 2013IF THE 2001 plot by Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terrorists to attack Singapore had succeeded, the carnage could have been five times that of the horrendous Bali...
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On social media, proceed with caution
This year saw politicians and diplomats coming to terms with the huge reach and unique mobilising capabilities of the social media. But the same social media can also turn against them.By Jonathan...
View ArticleAiring labour issues on social media
By Janice Heng, The Straits Times, 24 Dec 2013WHEN one worker complained on social media that he was not getting his Central Provident Fund (CPF) payouts, Manpower Ministry (MOM) investigations found...
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PM Lee thanks home team officers
First priority is to find cause of riot: PM LeeBroader issues such as social policies can be addressed laterBy Goh Chin Lian, The Straits Times, 25 Dec 2013THE Committee of Inquiry investigating the...
View ArticleNational Jobs Bank should cater to openings in all work categories: Tan...
By S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia, 25 Dec 2013Singapore's Acting Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin said in the longer term, he would like to see an all-encompassing National Jobs Bank that would advertise...
View ArticleTennis elbow treated in under 20 minutes
New procedure by SGH, Mayo Clinic uses ultrasound and toothpick-size probeBy Linette Lai, The Straits Times, 27 Dec 2013TWO years ago, Madam Elaine Chew's left elbow hurt so much that she could not...
View Article10,000 couples benefit from HDB priority scheme
Quick steps by authorities to help the young have made this possible: KhawBy Janice Heng, The Straits Times, 27 Dec 2013BY NEXT month, almost 10,000 couples will have benefited from a Housing Board...
View ArticleChina formally eases one-child policy
Abolition of labour camps, household registration reforms among NPC resolutionsThe Sunday Times, 29 Dec 2013Beijing - China yesterday formally approved loosening the country's hugely controversial...
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