Mission schools follow clear guidelines
WE THANK Mr Poh Choon Kiat for his letter ("Respect faiths of others in mission schools"; Forum Online, Monday).Our schools provide the common space where our young grow up together, build bonds and...
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Hospitals facing severe bed crunch take unusual steps
Patients being housed in tent and corridors, or sent to other hospitalsBy Salma Khalik, The Straits Times, 8 Jan 2014A SEVERE bed crunch at Singapore's public hospitals has forced several of them into...
View ArticlePolitics keeping the euro alive
Political rather than economic realities will determine the fate of the EU's common currencyBy Jonathan Eyal, The Straits Times, 6 Jan 2014PUNDITS - including, occasionally, this author - have an...
View ArticleExxon opens multibillion-dollar plant expansion in Jurong
By Alvin Foo, The Straits Times, 9 Jan 2014ENERGY giant ExxonMobil has marked its 120th anniversary in Singapore by opening a multibillion-dollar expansion of its vast chemical plant on Jurong...
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Social Service Offices: Help in a jiffy for the needy
Social Service Offices, launched six months ago, aim to improve the way help is offered to the needy. The Straits Times spent a day at the Kreta Ayer office to find out how it is benefiting HDB...
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'What does being compassionate mean?'
By Andrea Ong, The Straits Times, 9 Jan 2014FORMER top civil servant Lim Siong Guan yesterday called for a deeper consideration of what being compassionate meant, after "compassionate meritocracy"...
View ArticleCan Singapore cultivate resilience in face of change?
By Leong Chan-Hoong, Published TODAY, 9 Jan 2014What makes Singapore unique? That was the question posed to a group of young professionals some years ago at a community dialogue I attended.With little...
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Progressive Wage Model To Help Low-Wage Workers
Proposed tiered-wage model to up cleaners' payAmendment to law will lead to tiered pay system; security sector next in lineBy Toh Yong Chuan and Joanna Seow, The Straits Times, 9 Jan 2014ALL 55,000...
View ArticleCredit firms in Heartland: Safeguards to protect borrowers
WE THANK Mrs Marietta Koh for her feedback ("Easy access to credit bodes ill for heartlanders"; Tuesday).Licensed moneylenders serve the purpose of making credit available to those with genuine...
View ArticleSheng Siong chief's mum kidnapped and freed; two arrested
2 charged under Kidnapping ActBy Walter Sim And Lim Yan Liang, The Straits Tmes, 11 Jan 2014BARELY 48 hours after an audacious kidnapping of the elderly mother of Sheng Siong's chief executive, two men...
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Long House: Makan place from dawn till dark
Affordable food and convenient location draw regular patrons to Long HouseBy Kash Cheong, The Straits Times, 10 Jan 2014A MEETING place for cyclists at dawn. A stopover after school. A place for dinner...
View ArticleCommunity clubs to screen EPL matches
By May Chen, The Straits Times, 10 Jan 2014FOOTBALL bonds - particularly those relating to the EPL - are often formed in pubs, bars, and homes. But from this weekend, some might even be formed in...
View ArticlePoly, ITE review aimed at keeping young in work
Panel holds first townhall meeting to get viewsBy Sandra Davie, The Straits Times, 10 Jan 2014THE extensive review of polytechnics and the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) being undertaken by the...
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LEAPS 2.0: Revised CCA reward system
Overhaul to nurture all-round studentsNew framework starts with this year's Sec 1 students; bands to replace gradesBy Amelia Teng, The Straits Times, 10 Jan 2014THE Ministry of Education announced...
View ArticleHelp for nursing homes to improve service
Agency to train and 'audit' them, to raise standardsBy Linette Lai, The Straits Times, 10 Jan 2014NURSING homes will get help from the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) to raise the quality of their...
View ArticleManaging the bed crunch in hospitals
New procedures, facilities added over the yearsBy Salma Khalik, The Straits Times, 10 Jan 2014BED shortages at public hospitals are not new, though rarely have they been this bad - with some patients...
View ArticleAgeing in comfort and with dignity
Three seniors who work with seniors dream up their ideal retirement home: Cosy units with common lounge areas to encourage interaction, which come packaged with health care and social activities.By...
View Article‘Veeram’ premiere in Singapore delayed due to bank debt
By Yeo Sam Jo, The Straits Times, 11 Jan 2014THE Singapore premiere of Tamil blockbuster Veeram was postponed after its producers failed to pay a bank debt in time and were not allowed to release the...
View ArticleMan probed for posing as woman and making racist remarks online
By David Ee, The Straits Times, 11 Jan 2014A 22-YEAR-OLD man is under investigation for making racially insensitive remarks on Facebook while posing as a woman with the fictitious name of Heather...
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Josephine Teo: 'Everything can't be perfect from Day One'
The $4.3 billion Marina Coastal Expressway (MCE), which Senior Minister of State for Transport Josephine Teo, 45, opened, made the news for getting motorists stuck in jams on Day One. She tells Goh...
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