Department of Social Work Celebrates its 60th Anniversary.
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If Only Singaporeans Stopped to Think: ITE marks 20 years.
By Kezia Toh and Poon Chian Hui, the Straits Times, 4 Apr 2012. IT WAS. Mr Bruce Poh, the ITEs chief executive and director, said the logo for the anniversary celebrations - that of a swan - summed up its success story.. Under its umbrella, the vocational institutes were renamed as Training Institutes, with a new ITE logo and brand name.. It was positioned as a community college for the neighbourhood, and nearby residents were able to use the schools facilities.
NUS kicks off 110th anniversary celebrations with launch of new community.
The National University of Singapore (NUS) launched a new community initiative on Sunday morning, called NUS Cares (Community Advancement with Research and Education Synergies), in conjunction with its 110th anniversary celebrations. -- ST PHOTO: .
LKY Schools 10th Anniversary Conference - If Only.
The event also saw the launch of the schools anniversary book, which gives insight into Mr Lee and his ideas. Mr Wong. Guest-of-Honour Mr Lawrence Wong, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and 2nd Minister for Communications and Information spoke at our 10th Anniversary Conference last Friday! Check out.. New ones are being built up. on different assumptions (and) foundations, but it will be some time before those new forms become dominant..
If Only Singaporeans Stopped to Think: An insiders account.
In OB Markers: My Straits Times Story, the veteran journalist takes readers behind the scenes, from private Istana lunches to conversations with top government leaders that shaped the media landscape today... Mr Daniel said this at a panel discussion on the launch of Mr Cheong Yip Sengs tell-all book about government-media relations, after former Straits Times journalist Philip Lee asked whether the two men were troubled by the perceptions held by some that��.
If Only Singaporeans Stopped to Think: 40 years of.
Launch of then-controversial mode of shipping was milestone for Spore. By Alvin Foo. Fast forward to today - the 40th anniversary of container shipping - and more than 404 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of containers have been handled in Singapore. Placed end. PSA International group chairman Fock Siew Wah told The Straits Times: The celebration reminds us of the transformational effect of a bold decision taken more than 40 years ago. He was��.
If Only Singaporeans Stopped to Think: Singapore, China.
By Esther Teo China Correspondent In Suzhou, The Straits Times, 27 Oct 2014. THERE is a. It is the best commemorative event for the 20th anniversary of the SIP, Mr Zhang said at the dinner attended by both Chinese and Singapore officials and businessmen. While the.. His comments come just days before the 11th JCBC - the highest-level bilateral mechanism - kicks off in eastern Suzhou city on Monday.. Community Chest: Workers giving more to charity ea.
New SG50 panel to lead Malay/Muslim community efforts
By Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh, The Straits Times, 27 Aug 2014. A NEWLY formed. In my speech I spoke about the new SG50 coordination committee, which will lead the communitys efforts to contribute in the celebration of Singapores Golden Jubilee. These include. Mr Sallim said its fund-raising sub-committee will first discuss with NUS what it can do before approaching others, not just those in the Malay/Muslim community, to source for funds. I do believe the��.
If Only Singaporeans Stopped to Think: Seniors get moving.
By Janice Tai, The Straits Times, 2 Jun 2014. ALL older folk in Singapore now have a place to socialise, pick up a new hobby and receive subsidised health screening in their neighbourhoods... At Nanyang Community Club in Jurong West, a dumpling festival celebration was accompanied by an explanation of the Pioneer Generation Package in Mandarin and Hokkien by grassroots adviser Alvin Yeo... New community mental health care programmes launch.
British artist Stephen Wiltshire draws Singapore from memory
He put the finishing touches on the 4m-by-1m canvas by shading in trees with a pencil, watched by Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Lawrence Wong, who also heads the SG50 programme office. Singapore. Im feeling good and am excited to start on the panorama, the 40-year-old told the media at the press launch of See The Big Picture, which is part of Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) 30th anniversary celebrations.. The Straits Times, 17 Jul 2014.
If Only Singaporeans Stopped to Think: The Nantah legacy.
By Leong Weng Kam, The Straits Times, 28 Oct 2012. The late rubber tycoon Tan Lark Sye, better known as the founder of the former Nanyang University (Nantah), was arguably Singapores most prominent Chinese community leader in the last century. That, despite. Today, Tan Lark Sye will be remembered at an event combining a public lecture in Chinese, a seminar and the launch of five new Chinese books - three of them on the history of Nantah. Held at News��.
70th anniversary of the fall of Singapore on Feb 15, 1942
By Yen Feng, The Straits Times, 16 Feb 2012. AS A young girl. The two ceremonies were attended by various community and political leaders, who called for more awareness of Singapores history and greater unity among Singaporeans to defend the country in times of crises.. The anniversary date also marked Total Defence Day, which was celebrated at four schools, among them ITE College West in Bukit Batok... and go off, recalls Mr Bala, who was then 14.
If Only Singaporeans Stopped to Think: New goals, new ideas
That is one priority that the newly reorganised Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) has set, its chief revealed in an interview this week with The Straits Times and Lianhe Zaobao. MCI is replacing the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts, which will yield its arts and heritage portfolios to the new Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY). Dr Yaacob expects this reorganisation to give his ministry greater bandwidth to focus on a��.
NUSS 60th Anniversary Lecture and Dialogue with PM Lee
By Zakir Hussain, The Straits Times, 4 Oct 2014. But SG50 should also be a time to look ahead, to set new goals for the next half century, to see and be excited by the opportunities opening up, he said.. For one thing, it needs foreign professionals, managers and executives (PMEs), as they create good jobs for locals, said Mr Lee at the National University of Singapore Societys 60th anniversary event... Community Chest: Workers giving more to charity ea.
If Only Singaporeans Stopped to Think: Important for.
By Toh Yong Chuan, The Straits Times, 5 May 2014. A NEW overhead bridge will link the popular Geylang Serai market to a new civic centre and mall, Wisma Geylang Serai, which would in turn be linked to the Paya Lebar��.
If Only Singaporeans Stopped to Think: Social medias role.
By Kezia Toh, Matthias Chew and Lim Yi Han, The Straits Times, 21 Jul 2012. Innova Junior College, where Racial Harmony Day was marked yesterday, he said efforts in building racial harmony will always be a work in progress, so we must continue to educate our young and our new immigrants about the importance of. At Innova, for example, Mr Heng launched a photo montage of more than 200 pictures celebrating the colleges community engagement efforts.
If Only Singaporeans Stopped to Think: Rules in real life.
Dr Yaacob was speaking for the first time on the recent brouhaha over offensive posts made on social media that caused an outcry. Last month, a. What we forget is the impact on social media is far greater than in personal interaction, said Dr Yaacob on the sidelines of the launch of self-help group Mendakis 30th anniversary celebrations.. It is something that must come from the bottom and must be something the online community is comfortable with, he said.