AWARE launches fundraiser for Sexual Assault Care Centre
By Howard Lee MediaCorp Artiste Zoe Tay and comedian Judee Tan have put their names and faces behind the Sexual Assault Care Centre (SACC), announced by gender equality group AWARE in May
View ArticleNo change in foreign sports talent policy: STTA’s candidate for president
Ms Ellen Lee, who is expected to replace Ms Lee Bee Wah as the president of the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA), says she has no plans to change
View Article$41.6 billion – record high amount of taxes collected
In its annual report for the Financial Year (FY) 2013/14, the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) has announced a record tax collection of S$41.6 billion. This is 0.5 per
View ArticlePakatan wants S’pore to rejoin M’sia: Menteri Besar
Mohamad Hasan, the Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of Malaysian state Negri Sembilan, has charged the opposition coalition – Pakatan Rakyat – of intending “to invite Singapore to rejoin Malaysia
View ArticleYes to recommendations to improve progression prospects: MOE
By Howard Lee The Singapore government has accepted the 10 recommendations proposed by the Applied Study in Polytechnics and ITE Review (ASPIRE) Committee, which was set up in January to ensure
View ArticleOn the rise – vacant private homes
According to the Property Guru website, “the number of vacant private homes in Singapore is steadily rising, climbing 10.3 percent to 21,268 units in Q2 2014 from 19,284 units
View ArticleThe disparities of the Lease Buyback Scheme
By Aloysius Chia I have written earlier about how the Lease Buyback Scheme, a plan that allows Central Provident Fund contributors to sell part of their lease on Housing Development
View ArticleGovernment ups cyber-security measures
By Howard Lee Following a spate of security breaches to government websites late last year, the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) will implement a number of additional measures to help the...
View ArticleSMRT under probe for allowing private use of trains
It was a happy occasion for Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) on Tuesday when it beat St Andrews Secondary 28-8 in the Schools National C Division rugby final at the Singapore
View ArticleNon-grads in civil service get boost to salary and career paths
Non-graduates can now look forward to better prospects, as far as salaries and career paths are concerned. Announcing changes to allow non-graduates to advance in their careers based on performance
View ArticleCPF protests needed to highlight policy faults: Supporters
By Terry Xu A crowd of around 900 individuals turned up for the protest about the Central Provident Fund (CPF) at Speakers’ Corner, Hong Lim Park last Saturday, organised by
View ArticleSingaporean film director all set for Los Angeles world premiere
By Terry Xu Faeryville, a dystopian teen movie by INRI Studio, a local independent film studio, has been picked up for international sales by Eleven Arts, an American film production and
View ArticleElderly woman detained for not paying S&C charges
She owed the Tanjong Pagar Town Council $411 in conservancy fees – and was issued a summons to appear in court. According to My Paper, Mdm Lee – who is
View ArticleGive elderly “old age allowance”, former NMP urges
“Much of Singapore’s success has been built on the backs of the pioneer generation and of the baby-boomer generation,” Dr Kanwaljit Soin, 72, wrote in the Straits Times on Wednesday.
View ArticleSingapore civil society – maintaining values, evolving actions
By Howard Lee As I sat in the tiny room at the Artistry with close to 100 people, I can’t help but get the feeling I was back in that
View ArticleWomen in “sex jihad”– M’sian police investigates
At least three Malaysian women have gone to the Middle East to lend support to the fighters of the Islamic State (IS) in what is described as “sex jihad”,
View Article“No more reason to be late”– President Wee, 1988, on MRT
The Mass Rapid Transit system was officially launched in Singapore in 1988. We take a look at one of the reports in the Straits Times at that time. Straits Times,
View ArticleSMRT acknowledges it should have sought approval: LTA
Public transport operator, SMRT, has acknowledged that it was wrong not to have sought approval from the Land Transport Authority (LTA) before it allowed five of its trains to be
View ArticleIslamic State “using faith as a cover for atrocities”: Najib Razak
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has joined leaders of other Southeast-Asia countries to condemn the Islamic State (IS), a terrorist group waging war in Iraq and Syria to establish a
View ArticleHDB notice to dog owners attracts criticism over inhumane advice
A photo of what seems to be a notice by the Housing Development Board, Ang Mo Kio Branch has been circulated online. The notice writes that the branch received feedback about
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