HistorySG: New online resource portal launched
Singapore history did not start with RafflesTrading days go back to 1300s, and NLB hopes to get more digging into nation's rootsBy Pearl Lee, The Straits Times, 29 May 2014STUDENTS might have learnt...
View ArticleSpeak Good English drive focuses on grammar rules
Humorous videos and notebooks to help spread the messageBy Joanna Seow, The Straits Times, 29 May 2014AN ADVERTISEMENT boasted how a shop ''specialised'' in a particular service. Far from enticing Mr...
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What serving in volunteer corps means
I AGREE with Ms Charissa Yong that the proposed Singapore Armed Forces Volunteer Corps is not for everyone ("Why set up SAF volunteer corps?"; Sunday), and the prerequisites are useful in ensuring that...
View ArticleParliament Highlights - 29 May 2014
Debate on President's Address to Parliament: Day 4Plan to enlist poly students for NS earlierChange among NS recommendations set to cost $4.5 billion over a decadeBy Lee Jian Xuan, The Straits Times,...
View ArticleCovered walkways for 59 MRT stations by 2018
Commuters need not fear rain or shine with extra 200km plannedBy Lee Jian Xuan, The Straits Times, 30 May 2014HEARTLAND commuters will have sheltered walkways within a 400m radius of their nearest MRT...
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More electronic eyes to enforce bus lane rules
By Royston Sim, The Straits Times, 30 May 2014THERE will be more electronic eyes watching out for motorists straying into bus-only lanes come Sunday.More bus lanes and give-way schemes to clear the...
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Improving the lot of commuters, operators
By Christopher Tan, The Straits Times, 29 May 2014IT IS all too easy to deride the current bus operating model as a failure when we are presented with an all-new system that everyone - from investors...
View ArticleParliament Highlights - 30 May 2014
Debate on President's Address to Parliament: Day 5"Passionate" debate an example of constructive politics: MP Zaqy MohamadThe final day of the five-day debate on the President's address in Parliament...
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Kindness Day SG: A slice of kindness packs a healthy punch of happiness
By Priscilla Goy, The Straits Times, 31 May 2014ABOUT 30 children yesterday joined Education Minister Heng Swee Keat in making "Singa" sandwiches, which have olives, cheese and cucumber on bread to...
View ArticleIt's not comment, it's abuse
Our addiction to the Internet is as harmful as any drug, and what passes for online comment these days is often simply foul abuseBy Robert Fisk, Published The Straits Times, 31 May 2014SOMETHING is...
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Smart Work Centres: Drop in at libraries to work from pay-per-use spaces
Smart Work Centres launched in Toa Payoh, Geylang East and JurongBy Lee Jian Xuan, The Straits Times, 31 May 2014PAY-PER-USE workspaces, complete with meeting rooms, video-conferencing facilities,...
View ArticleGST on overseas shopping: Customs fines and warnings on the rise
S'poreans reminded that goods bought overseas are subject to GST hereBy Amelia Teng, The Straits Times, 31 May 2014SINGAPORE Customs issued twice as many warnings and fines last year compared with...
View ArticleSocial Service Net: Faster help for needy with social database
By Janice Tai, The Straits Times, 31 May 2014PEOPLE who need help will get it more quickly when a national database of aid recipients is ready from the third quarter of next year.The tender to develop...
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NWC calls for another round of wage hikes for the low-income
At least $60 pay rise for low-wage workers: NWCWages council recommends built-in minimum increase for a third yearBy Toh Yong Chuan, The Straits Times, 31 May 2014LOW-WAGE workers earning below $1,000...
View ArticleCPF: Irrational to expect both low risk and high returns
By Benedict Koh, Published The Straits Times, 30 May 2014THE low interest paid on Central Provident Fund (CPF) balances when compared with the relatively high returns earned by government investment...
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CPF monies not used for Govt spending: Ministry of Finance
By Andrea Ong, The Straits Times, 31 May 2014NO CENTRAL Provident Fund (CPF) monies go towards Government spending as this is prohibited by law, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said last night.In a...
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CPF and retirement
Ways to improve CPFOnce meant to provide a pension, it now helps fund housing, education and health care. Amid rising costs of living and other pressures, Insight looks at what could be done to ensure...
View ArticleTraineeship Programme for the Early Childhood sector
Important to raise quality of early childhood educators: Chan Chun SingBy Kimberly Spykerman, Channel NewsAsia, 31 May 2014The government is committed to providing affordable, accessible and quality...
View ArticleTime for the Workers' Party to grow up
It must go beyond 'checking the PAP' and offer serious policy alternativesBy Chua Mui Hoong, The Sunday Times, 1 Jun 2014The Government announced on May 21 that it would take over bus assets and change...
View ArticleDon't major in intolerance
By Michael Bloomberg, Published The Straits Times, 31 May 2014UNIVERSITIES lie at the heart of the American experiment in democracy. They are places where people of all backgrounds and beliefs can come...
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