No stopping rise in seas as Antarctic ice melts: Scientists
Human-driven release of greenhouse gases helping to destabilise ice sheetThe Straits Times, 14 May 2014NEW YORK - A large section of the mighty West Antarctica ice sheet has begun falling apart and its...
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Shanmugam discusses need for US to deal with rising China
By Lorna Shaddick, Channel NewsAsia, 14 May 2014WASHINGTON DC: Singapore's Foreign Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam is currently in Washington DC for a week of meetings with key US leaders, but he...
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National Day Parade to celebrate Singaporeans with heart
By Olivia Siong, Channel NewsAsia, 14 May 2014"Our People, Our Home" will be the theme of this year's National Day Parade, as Singapore celebrates its 49th birthday in August.Sharing the inspiration...
View ArticlePAP leaders defend party video
By Rachel Au-yong And Charissa Yong, The Straits Times, 15 May 2014THE People's Action Party (PAP) is standing by its youth wing, which has produced a video that has gone viral for all the wrong...
View ArticleMan fired after posting vulgar reply to PM's Facebook post
By K.C. Vijayan, The Straits Times, 15 May 2014A FACEBOOK user who posted vulgar abuse in response to Mother's Day wishes by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has been sacked from his job.Mr Ridhuan...
View ArticleWant to improve service? Serve up compliments too
By Melissa Lin, The Straits Times, 15 May 2014LATE last month in his May Day message, labour chief Lim Swee Say called for a nation of better customers.Overly demanding customers would cause even more...
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World Cup matches to be shown ‘live’ at community clubs
By Leong Wai Kit, Channel NewsAsia, 15 May 2014Singapore's football fans will soon know which World Cup match they can catch at which community club (CC).The People's Association (PA) announced on...
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Anti-China riots turn deadly in Vietnam
Order restored, says VietnamBy Nirmal Ghosh Indochina Bureau Chief In Bangkok, The Straits Times, 16 May 2014VIETNAM says it has restored order across the country and will prosecute rioters following...
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MERS: Temperature screening at airports from 18 May
Air travellers from MERS-hit Mid-East to be screenedTemperature checks a precaution to aid early detection of cases: MOHBy Linette Lai, The Straits Times, 16 May 2014FROM Sunday, air travellers...
View ArticleWork, stress and burnout
One way of coping with stress at work is to search for meaning. Most work is intrinsically honourable.By Chong Siow Ann, Published The Straits Times, 16 May 2014PRESIDENT Ronald Reagan had famously...
View ArticleGet close-up view of history with Google Glass
By Melody Zaccheus, The Straits Times, 16 May 2014HISTORY buffs can now crawl through the Marsiling Tunnels, used by the Japanese during World War II, from the comfort of their homes.The National...
View ArticleCitizens' Consultative Committee on Kaki Bukit upgrading appeal
THE headline of the article ("Grassroots leader, AHPETC at odds over upgrading"; last Saturday) gives the impression that the appeal to the Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC) for...
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Four GPCs to get new chairmen and deputies
New faces to helm four govt policy watchdogsThey'll take charge today when Parliament reopensBy Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh, The Straits Times, 16 May 2014FRESH faces will head four of the 11...
View ArticleEducation under siege
Nigerian schoolgirls abducted by Islamist terrorist group; Somali schoolchildren forced to become soldiers; Muslim boys attacked by ethnic Buddhist nationalists in MyanmarBy Gordon Brown, Published The...
View ArticleBeef up security for major sports events
By Sulastri Osman And Joseph Franco, Published The Straits Times, 17 May 2014SINGAPORE'S aspiration to be a key centre for international sporting events reaches new heights with the scheduled opening...
View ArticleOpt-out option for unwanted ad mailers in bills
Customers' consent needed for such marketing from July 2By Irene Tham, The Straits Times, 17 May 2014UNWANTED brochures that come with telecoms, credit card or power bills could soon be a thing of the...
View ArticleIt's time for love in politics
The debate about Singapore's population growth needs more than just good arguments. As citizens feel marginalised in their own home, they need a dose of empathy - even love - from political leaders.By...
View ArticleSentosa opens new centralised command centre
By Hoe Pei Shan, The Straits Times, 29 May 2014POLICEMEN and island rangers can now react more quickly to threats on Sentosa with the opening of a new, multi-million-dollar Joint Command Centre, set up...
View ArticleConcerns raised over racism and xenophobia
Civil society groups, individuals say surge of such sentiments is alarmingBy Janice Tai, The Straits Times, 29 May 2014TWELVE civil society groups and 20 individuals, including activists Constance...
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