First, the good news.For those eyeing a place in one of Singapore's six public universities this year, there are 15,500 spots on offer, 500 more than last year - with the majority of the additional places coming from SIM...
In this commentary, Chan Chun Sing, an organising secretary of the PAP, provides the ruling party's assessment of why it managed to win the Bukit Batok by-election.Every by-election is difficult for the ruling party. A look back at our...
Indonesia is reviewing existing and proposed bilateral collaborations with Singapore on haze and environment issues, a senior Indonesian official has said.The confirmation came after Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar told an independent environmental news portal, foresthints.news, that...
Australia's second-largest state, Queensland, has seen its fortunes wane and jobs dry up since the country's mining boom faded.But its future is looking bright again with the announcement of Singapore's strategic pact with Australia, which will see an influx...
Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat was due to launch a project to promote harmony yesterday morning.But when organiser Thye Hua Kwan Moral Society learnt that he had suffered a stroke last Thursday, it decided not to invite another guest...
Workers' Party-run Aljunied-Hougang Town Council (AHTC) has taken steps to resolve concerns over related-party transactions and conflicts of interest, a report by auditor KPMG last week showed.The report comes a month after KPMG flagged the town council's shortcomings in...
On Monday evening, I accompanied a friend to see his Member of Parliament. He had gotten into trouble over a driving issue, and I had suggested he seeks his MP's help to appeal a decision by the Land Transport...
The much-vaunted German and Swiss system of apprenticeship - where students take on jobs and study for degrees concurrently - will be tried out at universities here.Acting Minister for Education Ong Ye Kung, who is in charge of higher...
Local transport service operator SMRT announced on Monday (May 16) that it will extend train and selected bus services on the eve of Vesak Day (May 20).The extended service hours at North-South, East-West, Circle Lines and Bukit Panjang LRT...
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