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No place for effigy burning
Four reasons why such a protest is not the S'pore way of doing thingsBy Toh Yong Chuan, The Straits Times, 8 Feb 2014TRANSPORT Minister Lui Tuck Yew recently came close to becoming perhaps the first...
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Lee Bee Wah: Grassroots MP doesn't take 'no' for an answer
Nee Soon GRC MP Lee Bee Wah, 53, has probably managed to get more concrete things done - not just in her own ward but nationally - than any other backbencher. She tells Rachel Chang why, to her, "no"...
View ArticleOnline vigilantes going too far?
Two recent cases expose the ugly side of online behaviour in SingaporeBy Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh, The Sunday Times, 9 Feb 2014Singapore's Internet community ought to police itself better if it wants...
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Learning Chinese
More kids in US learning ChineseAs China's economy grows, US parents realise benefits of learning the languageBy Melissa Sim Us Correspondent In Washington, The Sunday Times, 9 Feb 2014When Sarah...
View Article$1.50 an hour is just too little for anyone
Despite back-breaking labour, some foreign workers may be earning less than a cleaner's payBy Radha Basu, The Sunday Times, 9 Feb 2014For a year, Bangladeshi construction worker Hossain Iqbel worked...
View ArticleShipyard workers talked out of strike
Advocacy group persuaded some 120 foreigners not to stop work over pay disputeBy Toh Yong Chuan, The Straits Times, 10 Feb 2014AROUND 120 foreign shipyard workers came close to staging an illegal...
View ArticlePioneers need more healthcare support: PAP group
By Ng Jing Yng, TODAY, 7 Feb 2014Minimising the cash outlay by seniors for their healthcare bills is at the crux of the recommendations made by the PAP Seniors Group to the Government for the Pioneer...
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Pioneer Generation Package to benefit 450,000
PM Lee outlines health-care package for 450,000 pioneersSubsidies and top-ups provided for life; package a way to honour themBy Goh Chin Lian, The Straits Times, 10 Feb 2014PRIME Minister Lee Hsien...
View ArticleTDSR Rules tweaked to help home owners refinance mortgages
By Melissa Tan, The Straits Times, 11 Feb 2014THE central bank has made it easier for home owners to refinance their existing mortgages.It yesterday widened an exemption on tough mortgage rules to...
View ArticleRise in road deaths involving heavy vehicles
Increase of 37.5% contrasts with drop in all deaths from traffic accidentsBy Joyce Lim, The Straits Times, 11 Feb 2014SINGAPORE'S roads became safer for all users last year, except where it concerned...
View ArticleIncome + wealth inequality = More trouble for society
Data and studies on the wealth gap are needed to address inequalityBy Robin Chan, The Straits Times, 11 Feb 2014MUCH attention given to inequality in Singapore in recent years has focused on income...
View ArticleLittle India riot: Bus driver will not face charges
He could not foresee worker running after bus or falling into its path: AGCBy Walter Sim, The Straits Times, 12 Feb 2014THE bus driver involved in a fatal accident that sparked the Little India riot on...
View ArticleMore ex-inmates reoffend within 2 years of release
Increased community efforts, tougher laws in the pipeline to stem rising figuresBy Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh, The Straits Times, 12 Feb 2014MORE community involvement and tougher measures are in the...
View ArticleMore SMEs tapping SPRING's schemes
Agency helped 3,440 companies launch 3,270 projects last yearBy Yasmine Yahya, The Straits Times, 12 Feb 2014AS COMPANIES became increasingly aware they could not simply conduct business as usual amid...
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MacDonald House attack still strikes home
Those old enough remember shock when iconic building was bombedBy M. Nirmala, The Straits Times, 12 Feb 2014THE bombing of MacDonald House by two Indonesian saboteurs might have taken place 48 years...
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KRI Usman Harun Issue
Be sensitive to Singapore's feelings. This is the message from two former diplomats, responding to Indonesia's decision to name a naval vessel after the two marines who bombed MacDonald House in...
View ArticleKRI Usman Harun: Shanmugam explains Singapore's stand
By Tham Yuen-C, The Straits Times, 13 Feb 2014A DAY after his Indonesian counterpart said there was no ill will intended in the naming of a navy ship after two marines who set off a bomb here, Foreign...
View ArticleNew system to improve childcare locations
Database to capture more accurately the demand for placesBy Priscilla Goy, The Straits Times, 14 Feb 2014A NEW system to more accurately gauge demand for childcare places is in the works, so that new...
View ArticleAVA support for farmers hit by mass fish deaths
By Grace Chua, The Straits Times, 14 Feb 2014FISH farmers affected by the recent mass fish deaths do not have to worry about missing mandated productivity targets, said Minister of State for National...
View ArticleAHPETC auditors' disclaimer of opinion on financial statements
MND responds to WP's defence of town councilMinistry highlights issues after WP says its observations were misleadingBy Andrea Ong, The Straits Times, 15 Feb 2014THE controversy over the latest...
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