Running to the police not a mark of committed citizenry: Cherian George
On 15 May, Dr Lee Woon Kwang wrote to the Straits Times’ Forum page to lament if the “population at large [is] mature enough to handle” what academic Terence Chong…
View ArticleSPH serves legal papers on TRS editors for alleged copyright infringement
The editors of The Real Singapore (TRS), who are already charged with seven counts of alleged sedition, today found themselves the target of more legal action, this time from Singapore…
View Article“Most unusual” if LKY’s family was always in charge, Tharman says
“The St. Gallen Symposium is a global gathering of Leaders of Today and Tomorrow that takes place annually in May at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland,” the website of…
View ArticleAgeing – a couple’s incredible transformation over 60 years
How does it feel to age together with your partner in life? And what if you had a preview of that ageing process? That was what a couple was put…
View ArticlePoor living conditions for animals in pet shops and farms: ACRES investigation
By Howard Lee An undercover investigation conducted by the Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (ACRES) from March to May this year found that pet shops and farms in Singapore,…
View ArticleMalaysia and Indonesia to take in Bangladeshi and Rohingya boat migrants
Responding to international pressure, Malaysia and Indonesia have pledged on Wednesday, 20 May, to provide temporary shelter for the thousands of Bangladeshi and Rohingya migrants stranded in the...
View ArticleNo more beer promotion at hawker centres as NEA enforces ban
In January, Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) rolled out its Alcohol Sales/Service Educational Tools (ASSET) programme across the island “to help coffee shops and hawker centres serve alcohol more...
View ArticleGrabtaxi: New regulatory policy will not affect its operations
The Third-Party Taxi Booking Service Providers Bill was passed in parliament on 11 May 2015 to allow Land Transport Authority (LTA) powers to regulate taxi booking service provided by third-party...
View ArticleYeo “prepared for Aljunied loss”, but kept it from teammates
30 minutes into the vote counting process for Aljunied GRC at the 2011 general election, former minister George Yeo said he knew his team had lost the contest because “the…
View ArticleSchool rankings make way for crowd-sourced school reviews?
Just when you were about to bid farewell to the school ranking system, which Education Minister Heng Swee Keat had announced in 2012 would no longer be published by the…
View ArticleCollaboration between Visterra, Inc and A*STAR to further development of...
Visterra, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company that uses its proprietary technology platform to identify unique disease targets and design novel therapeutics for infectious diseases, and the...
View ArticleSingapore bans lesbian-themed hit, “We’re All Different, Yet The Same”
Singapore has banned the song We’re All Different, Yet The Same by Jolin Tsai for local broadcasting, purportedly due to its promotion of gay marriage. According to Mingpao News, the…
View Article“Lee Kuan Yew” to be protected by law?
The government might be considering laws to protect the name and image of the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s first Prime Minister, against commercial exploitation and misuse. This was revealed…
View ArticleStay for 30 months at address when applying for nearby school
Parents who wish to send their children to schools near their homes would now have to live in that registered address for at least 30 months from the start of…
View ArticleNever too young to make a difference with kindness
Over 80,000 pre-schoolers will celebrate Kindness Day SG this year as the initiative is extended to 564 kindergartens and other pre-schools across the island. Continuing with the theme of “A…
View ArticleMP slams hooded student at NYP graduation ceremony
Member of Parliament (MP) for Mounbatten, Lim Biow Chuan, has slammed the student who had worn a hood over his head at the graduation ceremony in Nanyang Polytechnic on Sunday,…
View ArticleToo many malls, not enough shoppers: forum letter writer
The sight of so many shopping malls around this tiny island is an observable fact which is starting to concern some. A letter to the Straits Times Forum page on…
View ArticleViolent poem used in lesson shocked parents, students
Students from Dunearn Secondary School and their parents were left shocked at a poem used by a teacher for as part of the school’s mid-year literature examination. The poem, titled “The Lesson by…
View ArticleEven without IRs, people will still find a way to gamble: Tan Chuan-jin
Mr Tan Chuan-jin, the new Minister for Social Development and Family, spoke at a forum on Monday at Ngee Ann Polytechnic. The title of the forum was, “What will you…
View ArticleSQ Airbus lost power on both engines while in mid-flight
A Singapore Airlines (SIA) Airbus A330-300 plane lost power temporarily on both its engines while in mid-flight on Saturday. According to aviation sites, AeroInside and The Aviation Herald, the incident…
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