Parents largely welcomed the tweaks to the Direct School Admission (DSA) scheme, seen by many as a backdoor to popular schools, to focus on specific talents, instead of general academic ability. But some believe that parents will still find a...
Is reserving one-fifth of places in affiliated secondary schools for pupils who do not benefit from affiliation priority a fair move? On Tuesday, Education Minister (Schools) Ng Chee Meng announced that the quota will be implemented in 2019 to ensure...
For more than a century and a half, the former Keng Teck Whay building in Telok Ayer Street was closed to the outside world. The building, now used by the Taoist Mission (Singapore) and often mistaken for the more famous...
The Gunong Sayang Association (GSA), a Peranakan cultural group, has staged productions almost annually in the Peranakan language since 1984. Their productions span a wide range of genres, from musicals to tragedies to dramas. In 2009, it put on Ayer...
Taxi companies look set to continue offering metered fares even as they have informed the authorities of their plans to introduce surge pricing. Second Minister for Transport Ng Chee Meng told Parliament of the likelihood yesterday, saying: "The taxi companies,...
Commuters travelling on buses with children will not have to fold their strollers from April 2. "We hope this will make travelling with young children on public transport more convenient," said Second Transport Minister Ng Chee Meng in Parliament yesterday...
Old flats will get new toilet bowls as part of the national push to save water. In another move, intelligent devices will help people track how much water they use as they shower. Minister for the Environment and Water Resources...
The brakes could be applied on a planned national bicycle sharing scheme, in light of the recent emergence of private firms that offer similar services. Second Transport Minister Ng Chee Meng yesterday said the Government is assessing whether to go...
Plans are under way to encourage private apartment dwellers to recycle more and make it easier for cleaners to collect their trash. All new private apartment blocks with more than four storeys must soon have two waste chutes - one...
Plans to overhaul the problematic Bukit Panjang LRT (BPLRT) system have been set in motion, but commuters are likely to have to wait a few more years for a new and more reliable ride. Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan said...
