Jay Kok is not your usual 12 year old. Unlike most kids, he has a passion for dialects, specifically Teochew, the first language he was taught at home. Jay, who was helping his aunt at her Thye Moh Chan baked...
Singaporeans earned higher incomes last year and unemployment was kept low, despite the economic slowdown. But productivity growth remained low, especially in domestically oriented sectors such as construction, retail and food services. This was the picture painted in the Singapore Public...
Reader Gabriel Tham wrote in to askST: "Why does Singapore not have a mandatory retrenchment benefits scheme? "First, it will make employers weigh the cost of retrenchment in the short term. "Second, it will make employers think twice about over-hiring and...
More retirees, even after decades of working, are applying for social assistance. The proportion of retirees who applied for short- to medium-term assistance from the Community Care (ComCare) Endowment Fund increased from 9.9 per cent in 2012 to 12.9 per...
Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) troops deployed in Kuwait are doing valuable work that protects Singaporeans and Singapore, by helping to disrupt the operations of terror group ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria), Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said...
A construction worker fell to his death at a Sembawang worksite yesterday, the 63rd workplace death this year. A Ministry of Manpower (MOM) spokesman said preliminary findings indicate that the 47-year-old man was working on a formwork that fell off...
Reader Gabriel Tham wrote in to ask: "Why do MRT trains have to move slower when it rains? Road users drive slower for safety reasons, but why trains?" Senior transport correspondent Christopher Tan answers. MRT trains go slower when it rains...
But the authorities say plan may not be applicable to all future developments To save rare animals in a forested area in Lentor, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has for the first time embarked on a novel wildlife management plan. The...
SINGAPORE - The number of households receiving short-to-medium term assistance from the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) has increased by 7 per cent to hit 29,511 in 2015. They make up the majority of those who benefitted from the...
SINGAPORE - The rich culture and heritage of Teochews will be highlighted at Teochew Festival 2016, happening at Sands Expo and Convention Centre Level 1 Hall A from Dec 9 -18. The festival, organised by Teochew Poit Ip Huay Kuan,...
