Good move to set deadline to up re-employment age ceiling to 67: NTUCs Heng.
SINGAPORE - National Trade Union Congress (NTUC) deputy secretary-general Heng Chee How lauded the Manpower Ministrys move to set a deadline for raising the age requirement for re-employing older people in a post on his personal Facebook. I urge.
Sociopolitical website TOC is short of money but shutting down not an option.
Money is running low at the company behind sociopolitical website The Online Citizen (TOC) but shutting it down is not an option, said Mr Howard Lee, director of The Opinion Collaborative Ltd, which manages the site. -- PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM THE .
NDP 2014 to honour pioneers and other Singaporeans
In line with the theme of NDP 2014 ���Our People, Our Home���, this years Parade and Ceremony (PandC) segment aims to recognise everyday Singaporeans who have come together to build and defend Singapore, our home.. Guys, here it is! Presenting the NDP 2014 funpack! With six bright and bold colour combinations to choose from, which one will you take? More details of the items in the funpack here! smile emoticon. Vibrant-coloured funpacks for NDP 2014.
Police investigating 17 people for suspected involvement in online purchase.
SINGAPORE - Seventeen people are being investigated by police for their suspected involvement in more than 70 online purchase scams, involving a total value of over $134,000. The suspects - 10 men and 7 women aged between 19 and 43 - were .
Ikea stuffed toys come alive at Christmas storytelling event
SINGAPORE - Around 200 children and adults listened to tales of thieving foxes and angry owls over the weekend at Ikeas first Christmas storytelling event. Storytellers including former Straits Times journalist Clara Chow and deejay The Flying.
A Curious Case For the Fun Pack Song | Molitics
Written by someone as old as Singapore itself, the Fun Pack Song is the latest curious absurdity from Singapore that has gone viral.. Home �� About. The presence of Gaga in an event like the NDP begs to be taken as irony... and thriving here, in fact singapore was on a high ���wanted��� list by the portuguese, malaccans, burmese and thais who took turns trying to conquer the island and turn it into a trading outpost ��� singapore had been ruled by 5 kings before raffles��.
SAF Best Unit competition needs to keep up with 3rd Gen SAF
As the drawdown of forces has not been explained by the Singaporean Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), observers may - even with the best intentions - develop a hypothesis that some trophies are an easy win. It may also lead to. For instance, the SAF Guards Formation was once a brigade-size formation with three battalions of full-time National Servicemen (NSFs) Guardsmen.. A study of the Singapore Artillery (SA) formation presents things in starker terms.
Get to know the new Springleaf Nature Park that opened on Nov 1
The six-hectare park is home to over 80 species of resident and migratory birds. The park even has an observation deck for bird-watchers to look out for species such as the White-throated Kingfisher, the Yellow-vented Bulbul and the Blue-tailed Bee-eater.
N-level results: More students make the cut for Secondary 5
SINGAPORE - More students did well enough at the N-levels this year to make the cut for Secondary 5. Out of the 11,176 Normal (Academic) students who collected their results on Thursday, 74.6 per cent fared well enough to move on to Secondary 5 and go .
New one-stop resource centre for social enterprises to be launched
SINGAPORE - Instead of seeking help at multiple locations, social enterprises will be able to go to a new one-stop resource centre to be launched in the second quarter of the year. Social enterprises are businesses with a social mission. The centre, a.
A sneak peek at NDP 2014 | The Long and Winding Road
Included in the funpacks are button badges ��� the result of the NDP 2014 Funpack Print Design Contest from which nine designs were chosen to be printed into button badges. Among the winning entries is one from 13��.
MusicArtLifeSg (Beta changes in progress): Taiwanese pop.
Young Singaporean cellist Loke Hoe Kit has been described in a Straits Times review as probably the most visible local cellist [from his generation] to emerge. The 23-year-old, who studied at the prestigious Mannes College��.
The Straits Times News In A Minute: Jan 13, 2015
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The New York Times lists Singapore as top destination in Asia for 2015
Highlights include the Chingay parade in February, the new National Gallery Singapore, and the National Day Parade in August, NYT pointed out. NYTs top recommendation for 2015 is Milan in Italy, which is hosting the 2015 World Expo from May through .
Police to start wearing body cameras from Friday
The body-worn camera is part of the SPFs technology roadmap to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of policing in Singapore for a safe and secure home for all of us, said deputy commissioner of police (operations) Lau Peet Meng. By June this.
68 ordinary Singaporeans cant save the NDP song.
���On par or even better than Rebecca Blacks Friday���, ���horrid��� and ���jialat (terrible in Hokkien)��� are some of the online comments on the song, released online by The Straits Times on Tuesday. Written by NDP. Local music icon Dick Lee, 56, who penned the NDP theme songs in 1998 (Home) and 2002 (We Will Get There), questioned the need for a new song each year.. The same NDP curse befell playwright Haresh Kumar, who conceptualised the Fun Pack Song.
In defence of the new National Day song, One Singapore
In defence of the new National Day song, One Singapore. Here we go again. Again. It seems that every year around this time, just as the annual Great Singapore Sale comes to a close, its open season on the new National. The New Papers headline was more to the point: ���Netizens slam NDP 2013 song.���. Nobody even remembers the National Day song from three years ago ��� although it seems people will remember the Fun Pack Song from 2011 for a while yet.
Consumer watchdog Case to start injunction proceedings against Sim Lims.
A check by The Straits Times on Wednesday night found the Facebook page of SMRT Ltd (Feedback) had been removed, though its Twitter account was still online. Case said it is taking action because Mobile Air declined to sign a voluntary compliance .
Senang Diri: In the hot seat: Learning points from the.
Checks will be thorough as the safety and security of NDP spectators and participants are our top priorities. 3.. 5. Finally, an environmental impact assessment should be conducted in Marina Bay to ensure water is not polluted by years of repeated fireworks displays. The colourful fireworks are created by adding heavy metals to. Thank you for taking the time to publish this information very informative; so happy to be given a privilege to post a comment here. aissa
Man jailed for threatening to injure ex-employers reputation
SINGAPORE - An unemployed man who threatened to reveal his former employers marital affairs and business to his clients and family if he did not pay him money was jailed for four months on Monday. Jackson Cheong Jie Sheng, 28, had pleaded guilty to .
New $30 million initiative to fund projects that help people with disabilities
A five-year, $30 million initiative called the Tote Board-Enabling Lives Initiative was announced by DPM Tharman at the event. -- ST PHOTO:. SINGAPORE - The quality of life for people with disabilities is what a new $30 million initiative hopes to.
Senang Diri: National Day Parade 2011 Fun Pack packers.
But the sheer volume of Fun Packs that need to be packed, the tight deadlines and the need to shoulder this NDP assignment even as 30 SCE primes itself as fighting fit Field Engineer battalion guarantees that logisticians in the battalion will. Miscalculate the amount of time needed to pack the goodie bags and some spectators could go home empty handed; which is a smaller problem than handling the explanation that the Ministry of Defence will probably demand.
S M Ong: Something missing in this years National Day.
The flagging number of flags on display this year has even prompted The Straits Times to find out why. One reason is that residents committees (RCs), who were responsible for blanketing housing estates with flags in previous years, have decided they have better things to do.. Thats because in the last few years, the National Day controversy usually involves a song, from the Lady Gaga-inspired Fun Pack Song of 2011 to last years cyberbullied One Singapore.
Now you can buy puppies in Spore like furniture with 0.
The ad was apparently printed on marketing collateral found in the National Day Parade 2014 Fun Pack, the annual event goodie bag given out to patriotic Singaporeans who go watch the ���live��� NDP celebration.. All rescue shelters are full. Where will the increasing abandoned dogs go? Does it mean our country promotes and does not care about the vicious cycle of hasty pet purchases (made even easier now with instalments) that often leads to neglect that leads��.
Public transport fares to increase by 2 to 5 cents from April 5
SINGAPORE - Bus and train fares will go up by 2.8 per cent from April 5, the Public Transport Council (PTC) said on Wednesday. For adult commuters, this translates to an increase of between two and five cents per trip, depending on the distance travelled.
NDP funpacks for all Singaporeans, even at home: Here are 5 facts about funpacks
. paint provided in the funpacks. -- PHOTO: ST FILE. Captain Lo Weng Wah, the assistant secretary of the NDP 97 secretariat, told The Straits Times that the face paint was a good way of keeping Singaporean entertained, and getting them into the mood.
Wanted: Ideas from educators for childrens theme park KidZania
A girl at the KidZania career theme park in Tokyo casting her vote in a straw poll for Japans Lower House election on Dec 12, 2014. KidZania Singapore - a city scaled down to a childs size where children can role-play life as an adult - is due to.