Why it's okay to whine about 'First World problems'
By Virginia Postrel, Published The Straits Times, 4 Jan 2013WHEN United Parcel Service and FedEx missed last-minute Christmas deliveries, gift givers who had relied on rush service were upset. But...
View ArticleIt's okay to compete but have a heart
A compassionate meritocracy seeks to close the distance between the haves and the have-notsBy Lydia Lim, The Straits Times, 4 Jan 2014IT WAS nearing 5am on Dec 1 and Orchard Road was abuzz with the...
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Singapore 'still very much an ageist society'
Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yacob, who chairs a new People's Action Party seniors group (PAP.SG), speaks to Andrea Ong about the advocacy group and tackling ageism. She also takes stock of her first...
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Students count on Singdollar's 'rescuing power'
By Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh, The Sunday Times, 5 Jan 2014The cost of enough water purification tablets to give 350 litres of clean water to Super Typhoon Hai-yan survivors in the Philippines:...
View ArticleThe Swiss experience on health insurance
By Marcel Bilger, Published The Straits Times, 4 Jan 2014THERE is no better time than the current public consultation on MediShield Life to look at how and why other countries have implemented...
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Health coverage: Are you overinsured?
Many who buy top plans may face cash crunch as premiums shoot up in later yearsBy Salma Khalik, The Sunday Times, 5 Jan 2014Many Singaporeans complain about paying high premiums for health insurance...
View ArticleNew centre in Ang Mo Kio to help SMEs upgrade
By Charissa Yong, The Sunday Times, 5 Jan 2014Small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) owners in Ang Mo Kio who need advice on how to improve productivity or tap government schemes will benefit from a...
View ArticlePM Lee visits girl injured in sugarcane juicer accident
By David Ee, The Straits Times, 6 Jan 2014FOURTEEN-year-old Tan Li Xuan, who had her right hand crushed in a sugarcane juicer accident two weeks ago, received a visit from a special guest yesterday -...
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Back to work, with smooth traffic on MCE
No chaos on new highway at start of work week after year-end holidayBy Royston Sim And Kenny Chee, The Straits Times, 7 Jan 2014FEARS of traffic snarls on the Marina Coastal Expressway (MCE) as many...
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First community-led smoke-free zone goes on trial in Nee Soon South
By Carolyn Khew, The Straits Times, 6 Jan 2014SINGAPORE'S first community- led smoke-free zone started yesterday, giving smokers fewer places to light up in the constituency of Nee Soon South.Under a...
View ArticleYour grandfather's road? Not in Tiong Bahru
Campaign urges motorists to use the 700 public parking spaces in estateBy Melody Zaccheus, The Straits Times, 6 Jan 2014THE traffic snarl-ups that have plagued the narrow streets of the Tiong Bahru...
View ArticleNew Year countdown conceived as multi-ethnic, multilingual show
By Remesh Kumar, Senior Vice President, English Entertainment Productions, MediaCorp TVTODAY, 6 Jan 2014I refer to Ms Maria Alice Anthony’s letter. As the grand finale to a year-long celebration of 50...
View ArticleLabour costs could soar by up to 20% in some sectors
Firms will feel pain of higher foreign worker levies and tight labour marketBy Toh Yong Chuan, The Straits Times, 1 Jan 2014THE double whammy of higher foreign worker levies and a manpower crunch could...
View ArticleLee Kuan Yew presented with Russia's Order of Honour
By Robin Chan, The Straits Times, 7 Jan 2014FORMER Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew yesterday received a top honour from Russia for his contributions in strengthening ties between the two countries.He was...
View Article2 lauded for saving victims of BKE crash
By Walter Sim, The Straits Times, 7 Jan 2014Two men who valiantly dragged two accident victims trapped in a burning car to safety were yesterday lauded by the Singapore Civil Defence Force.Mr Lim Hong...
View Article2-year trial to improve bus service reliability
'On time' bus service plan starts next monthOperators get cash rewards, fines in pilot scheme to improve punctualityBy Christopher Tan, The Straits Times, 7 Jan 2014A CARROT-AND-STICK scheme to...
View ArticleSingapore must ease ‘bandwidth tax’ on the poor
By Donald Low and Alisha Gill, Published TODAY, 8 Jan 2014The debate on poverty in Singapore has tended to focus on how much help the Government —and society at large — should extend to the...
View Article7 in 10 seek new jobs, but hiring is slowing
By Toh Yong Chuan, The Straits Straits Times, 8 Jan 2014SEVEN in 10 workers in Singapore are looking for a new job but companies are cutting back on their hiring, according to two surveys.Bad bosses...
View ArticleNature Society slams land-use plan
URA's commitment to conservation negligible, it saysBy Feng Zengkun, The Straits Times, 8 Jan 2014THE Nature Society (NSS) has taken issue with the Government's latest land-use draft masterplan,...
View ArticleMOE-run kindergartens: 5 more to open next year
By Amelia Teng, The Straits Times, 8 Jan 2014ANOTHER five Ministry of Education (MOE) kindergartens will open next year, revealed Education Minister Heng Swee Keat yesterday.He added that the ministry...
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