Where has all our empathy gone?
By William Wan, Published The Straits Times, 24 Jan 2014SOMETHING has gone wrong with us Singaporeans.The year is barely a month old, and look at what's happened.In three short weeks, we have made...
View ArticleTo make principles matter, they have to be applied across the board
By Devadas Krishadas, TODAY, 25 Jan 2014In recent years, several individuals have been arrested for making racist comments online. The arrests are typically under the powers of the Sedition Act; the...
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Denise Phua: She wants to end segregation in schools
She's been called the People's Action Party's conscience, and a "lone voice in the wilderness" on topics like the casinos, which she opposes for economic and moral reasons. Known as an advocate for...
View ArticleBig bash 'for all' as little red dot turns 50
Public's ideas sought on how Singapore can mark event, with emphasis on inclusivenessBy Goh Chin Lian, The Straits Times, 25 Jan 2014SINGAPORE turns 50 next year and the chief party planner, Education...
View ArticleThe power of local culture
A growing interest in heritage issues is a sign of local cultures responding to national and global forcesBy Wang Gungwu, Published The Straits Times, 25 Jan 2014OVER the years, the Peranakan Museum,...
View ArticleKangkung? Watch it fry in cyberspace
In the new landscape created by social media, reverence for leaders is not the default settingBy Carolyn Hong, the Sunday Times, 26 Jan 2014First, it was kangkung, then came sotong. And together, these...
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Healing with help and hope
Shenton Medical founder is happiest lending a hand to those who need it mostBy Wong Kim Hoh, The Sunday Times, 26 Jan 2014By the time he was 34, an age when many are still struggling to find their...
View ArticleGovt position on tudung 'not static'
PM Lee outlines key concerns in two-hour dialogue with Muslim community leadersBy Robin Chan, The Sunday Times, 26 Jan 2014The Government's position on the Islamic headscarf is not static, but...
View ArticleForeign workers get new emergency shelter at Serangoon Road
By Toh Yong Chuan, The Straits Times, 27 Jan 2014A FOREIGN workers advocacy group backed by the labour movement has set up its first emergency shelter, offering a temporary bed for workers who may have...
View Article'Halal pork' Net hoax resurfaces, prompting calls for police probe
By Audrey Tan, The Straits Times, 28 Jan 2014THE police are being urged to investigate a religiously insensitive Internet hoax that has appeared on Facebook more than six years after it first...
View ArticleSME help scheme gets another $10m, its scope broadened
By Rachel Scully, The Straits Times, 28 Jan 2014AN ADDITIONAL $10 million has been set aside to expand a grant that helps small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) improve their operations.The measure...
View ArticleMore job vacancies in 2013 than the year before, mainly in services sector
Front-line sales assistants top list of wanted workersBy Janice Heng, The Straits Times, 28 Jan 2014WANTED: sales assistants, waiters and cleaners.These three jobs were among those with the most...
View ArticleGovernment Selects Three New Pre-School Anchor Operators
Three more pre-school players get 'anchor operator' statusNew operators, including private ones, must keep fees low in return for aidBy Priscilla Goy And Janice Tai, The Straits Times, 28 Jan...
View Article$50 off CGH emergency bill if you see GP first
By Salma Khalik, The Straits Times, 28 Jan 2014FACED with a busy accident and emergency department (A&E) that sees more than 400 patients a day, Changi General Hospital (CGH) has come up with a...
View ArticleHealth-care costs biggest concern of PAP's new wing for seniors
By Goh Chin Lian, The Straits Times, 29 Jan 2014MEMBERS of the PAP's new wing for seniors met for their first dialogue last night and came to a consensus that health-care costs are their biggest...
View ArticleMediShield Life to focus on three areas in second phase of review
'Strong call' for Govt to help elderly, needy with premiumsBy Salma Khalik, The Straits Times, 29 Jan 2014THE MediShield Life Review Committee said it will call on the Government to help the elderly...
View ArticleDriverless electric cars to take you around?
By Sumita D/O Sreedharan, TODAY, 29 Jan 2014Trying to book a taxi through a call centre or get a vehicle via a car-sharing scheme could soon be concerns of the past.With a few taps on your phone, a...
View ArticleImagining what life will be like in the next 50 years
By Chan Heng Chee, Published The Straits Times, 29 Jan 2014IF I am still alive in 50 years, I will have the prospect of living to be 150 or more. This is not a fanciful statement.Already, the number of...
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Avoid making meritocracy a dirty word, says Heng
By Siau Ming En, TODAY, 29 Jan 2014Society must avoid making meritocracy a “dirty word”, said Education Minister Heng Swee Keat as he discussed the subject of social mobility at a conference...
View ArticlePM Lee at NTU Ministerial Forum 2014
Next 50 years exciting for young S'poreans: PMHe tells them to seize opportunities and build on past generation's achievementsBy Rachel Chang, The Straits Times, 29 Jan 2014YOUNG Singaporeans should...
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