The obsession with grades and exams can take its toll on children. Amelia Teng speaks to experts and shines the light on the pressures children face and what parents can do to ease their burden.
One counsellor recalled how a...
Some employment agencies that recruit and place maids here charge them and their employers fees without specifying what exactly the fees cover.
Two migrant worker groups are calling for greater transparency through the used of itemised bills, saying that it...
Why stop at writing when you can be your own publisher?
That's what more people here are doing.
Ms Pearlin Siow, 40, founder of Boss Of Me, a company that helps authors publish their work, has seen a rise of up...
Staring at hundreds of tiny watch parts on his workbench, the last thing Mr Goh Seng Moh wants to do is sneeze.
After all, losing parts can mean thousands of dollars in damages.
Even the noise and clatter of Tanjong Katong...
When Yang Chuanning was sacked as national table tennis men's head coach last November, little was made known about his sudden dismissal.
But it has now emerged that the termination of his services, 1½ years before his contract was up,...
TAPAH: A Singaporean kayaking on Sungai Tesong at Felda Sungai Klah in Sungkai near here is feared to have drowned after falling into the river.
A Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said a distress call was received on Saturday at...
SINGAPORE - The children of the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew have appealed against the High Court's ruling on an agreement their father made with the Government regarding interviews he gave in the 1980s.
Dr Lee Wei Ling and Mr...
SINGAPORE - A Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight from Milan to Singapore was delayed more than 24 hours due to technical issues.
Flight SQ377, a Boeing 777-300ER, encountered a technical issue while the aircraft was still on ground, a spokesman from...
Study by biochemist may lead to novel drugs for fighting cancer, infectious disease
Bats are often viewed with distaste, except in Chinese culture, where the characters for bat, bian fu, evoke the term for prosperity, fu. So for the Chinese,...
Many of these workers have to rely on an old-fashioned phone call to reach their families because there might not be Wi-Fi back at home. (The phonecard) is a luxury that will put a smile on their faces. -...
