City for All Ages project gets seniors to help fellow seniors
Channel NewsAsia, 14 Apr 2014The aim of the City for All Ages project is to create senior-friendly communities. But in the pilot, the project went a step further as it acted as a catalyst to get...
View ArticleResidents soften NIMBY stance on eldercare centres
Residents soften NIMBY stance on eldercare centresBy Siau Ming En, TODAY, 14 Apr 2014Eldercare facilities are opening their spaces to the community, in a move aimed at addressing fierce opposition by...
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Big decision ahead for MediShield Life
By Salma Khalik, The Straits Times, 14 Apr 2014IS MEDISHIELD Life the best way ahead for Singapore health care?MediShield, the current national health insurance scheme, stops covering people when they...
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NTUC proposes changes to MediShield Life scheme
By Salma Khalik, The Straits Times, 15 Apr 2014THE labour union has proposed a slew of changes it would like to see to the new compulsory MediShield Life insurance scheme to make health care...
View ArticleParliament Highlights - 14 Apr 2014
More checks on security barriers at checkpointLeaking hydraulic fluid to blame for barrier's failure to stop car: DPM TeoBy Tham Yuen-C, The Straits Times, 15 Apr 2014SECURITY barriers at the Woodlands...
View ArticleParliament Prorogues Until 16 May
Parliament to kick off second half on May 16Govt to map out strategies during break for remainder of five-year termBy Tham Yuen-c, The Straits Times, 16 Apr 2014PARLIAMENT will reopen next month, after...
View ArticleIndonesian Armed Forces chief apologises over naming of warship
Commander-in-Chief’s apology during CNA interview the first from senior Indonesian officialBy Sujadi Siswo, TODAY, 16 Apr 2014JAKARTA — The Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian Armed Forces has...
View ArticleHelp under way to get special needs students ready for work
New scheme to give students access to job training and opportunitiesBy Amelia Teng, The Straits Times, 16 Apr 2014A NEW school-to-work transition programme will give students with special needs greater...
View ArticleHow David Hoe fought his way to university
He helped mum sell tissues at age 7, landed in Normal (Tech) stream, now has teaching scholarshipBy Wong Kim Hoh, The Sunday Times, 13 Apr 2014Turning Point: Selling tissues with my blind mother...
View ArticleMP defends Bill on human trafficking
He highlights 'practical difficulties', assures added protection to victimsBy Hoe Pei Shan, The Straits Times, 16 Apr 2014MEMBER of Parliament Christopher de Souza has defended his proposed Bill to...
View ArticleSome bosses 'reluctant' to give maids weekly day off
Some maids also forgo rest to work for more cash, say agentsBy Joanna Seow, The Straits Times, 16 Apr 2014ONLY about a third of maids here get their weekly day off and both they and employers are...
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Nasty comments mar Filipinos' Independence Day preparations
Filipino group gets online flak over eventBy Royston Sim And Amelia Tan, The Straits Times, 16 Apr 2014ORGANISERS of a plan to celebrate Philippine Independence Day here had to remove a Facebook post...
View ArticleMDA responds to anti-Stomp petition
Regulator says it won't influence editorial slant amid online campaignThe Straits Times, 17 Apr 2014MEDIA regulator the Media Development Authority (MDA) will not influence the editorial slant of...
View ArticleTissue paper peddlers are unlicensed hawkers, says NEA
By Siau Ming En, Channel NewsAsia, 17 Apr 2014Mobile peddlers selling packets of tissue paper on the streets are unlicensed hawkers, said the National Environment Agency (NEA) in response to a letter...
View ArticleWhy aren’t graduates earning more in a tight labour market?
By Richard Hartung, Published TODAY, 17 Apr 2014The surprise in the latest data from the three universities here on graduate employment is that more students did not have jobs and that they did not...
View ArticleBanks, IT firms mull moves offshore amid manpower shortage
Business parks could be hit if middle, back-end functions shift: reportBy Yasmine Yahya And Chia Yan Min, The Straits Times, 17 Apr 2014THE manpower shortage is forcing banks and IT firms to consider...
View ArticleAn intimate look at the life of Chiam
Students' multimedia project offers insights into life of opposition figureBy Maryam Mokhtar, The Straits Times, 18 Apr 2014A MULTIMEDIA project by four undergraduates on Singapore's longest-serving...
View ArticleSCDF rolls out tech tools for faster response in saving lives
By Lim Yan Liang, The Straits Times, 18 Apr 2014A NEW smartphone application alerts people trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to nearby cardiac arrest cases, and a map of all public...
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High demand for S'pore passport due to its wide access
It is among most welcome worldwide with visa-free access to 167 placesBy Joyce Lim, The Straits Times, 18 Apr 2014A SINGAPORE passport remains one of the most welcome in the world, research has...
View ArticleSchizophrenia - Support, not exclude, mentally ill in NS
Young men with schizophrenia need not be exempted from full-time NS, say a psychiatrist and a young woman who has struggled with schizophreniaBy Chong Siow Ann, Published The Straits Times, 18 Apr...
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