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Social Health: Only 1 positive out of 9 – shocking?
By Leong Sze Hian I refer to the article “NVPC releases report on S’pore’s social health” (Channel NewsAsia, Mar 27). I find it extremely alarming that only one of the nine areas is positive, with five...
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More educated Singaporeans, but less pay?
By Leong Sze Hian I refer to the article “More than half of employees in Singapore planning to leave jobs: Survey”( Straits Times, Mar 28). More than 1 in 2 want to resign? It states that “More than...
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MSM’s one sided story on crane protest.
28 march 2013, HOME released a press statement disputing the report, "Crane protesters' claims false: MOM" written by StraitsTimes on the protest of the two migrant Chinese workers that happened on 6...
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Reintroduce dialects back into Singapore
By: Jeraldine Phneah [caption id="attachment_2083" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Source: http://data.whicdn.com/images/43345230/panora_large.jpg[/caption] For years, English and Mother Tongue ruled...
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University fees increased 7.5% p.a. last 26 years?
I refer to the article “Universities, polytechnics and ITE raise tuition fees” (Straits Times, Mar 30). It states that “At polytechnics and the ITE, the fee increase will affect new and existing...
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How do needy medical students cope financially?
By Leong Sze Hian I refer to the article “Wooing Singaporean doctors home” (My Paper, Mar 4). Few needy students get aid? In this connection, according to the article “Cost of medical education,...
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DPP elects new leadership
By Benjamin Cheah [caption id="attachment_2110" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Democratic Progressive Party's new CEC / Photo by Terry Xu[/caption] The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) today...
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Gedung Kuning and NOT Rumah Bendahara
By Hidayah Amin The Official Name is Gedung Kuning and NOT Rumah Bendahara I am the author of Gedung Kuning: Memories of a Malay Childhood and The Mango Tree books. My family owned and stayed in Gedung...
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Workfair Singapore – Review Implications of SMRT Strike
By Terry Xu Workfair Singapore released a press statement on the release of the four migrant Chinese bus drivers, Gao Yueqiang, Liu Xianging, Wang Xianjie and He Junling. The four were convicted in...
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Singapore joins Sex Workers of ASEAN Art Exhibition in Bangkok
Press Release On the 2nd of April 2013, from 3 to 5pm at the Bangkok Art & Culture Centre, Singapore will be joining a group of sex worker organizations from ASEAN for the launch of an art...
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Collection of “electricity tariff” issues – 2007 to 2013?
By Leong Sze Hian I refer to the article “Electricity tariffs to go up an average of 1.5% from April to June” (Straits Times, Mar 28). It states that “Electricity tariffs will increase by an average of...
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On the culling of wild boars at Lower Pierce – a geographical perspective
By Chen Jinwen [caption id="attachment_2135" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Wild boars and humans sharing space at Pulau Ubin[/caption] If wildness can stop being (just) out there and start being...
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Can space in Singapore be more equitably distributed?
By Ravi Philemon A recent Wall Street Journal article ranks Singapore as the richest city in the world. That ranking did not happen by chance. In recent years, Singapore has thrown open its doors to...
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Care to Go Beyond – Courses for the careers?
By Lim CJ I refer to the recent MOH campaign "Care to Go Beyond" Click on http://www.caretogobeyond.sg/ There is a slogan "Make the Switch - you are never too late (or too old) to care" The following...
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Building a Strong Civil Society in Singapore
By Jeraldine Phneah Building a Strong Civil Society in Singapore Since independence, for the sake of ‘nation building and economic growth’, the Singapore government has controlled alternative sources...
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No such thing as “tuition grant” before?
By Leong Sze Hian Thanks to reader who sent education statistics in 1987 After writing the article “University fees increased 7.5% p.a. last 26 years?” (Mar 30), a reader ES sent a 5 March 1987 Straits...
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Town councils’ new IT contract has “boundary change” clause?
By Leong Sze Hian I refer to the article “Japanese company wins PAP town councils’ IT contract” (Straits Times, Apr 3). New contract has “boundary change” clause? It says that the contract includes a...
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Meritocracy: Romantic idea, poor application
By: Jeraldine Phneah The deficiency of the Singapore education system in ensuring and realizing meritocracy. “We discover, regardless of which society, that in the long run, the rich will marry the...
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Chope food for the needy
By Terry Xu [caption id="attachment_2185" align="alignnone" width="400"] Screen grab of the CHOPE FOOD for the NEEDY fanpage[/caption] The story which inspired the suspended coffee movement started off...
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Dash to save strays at Bukit Batok
By Terry Xu Update to the story - TOC understands from the estate manager, Mr Raynald of the area through a phone conversation that Jurong Town Council has called off the operation to catch the stray...
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