With less than three weeks to go before the Nov 8 United States presidential election, the race for the White House is heating up. But halfway around the world, a tight-knit American community in the serene Woodgrove landed estate in...
A government survey has found that two out of three Singaporeans felt proposed changes to the elected presidency were done in the best interest of Singapore. The same proportion of citizens also agreed that the Government was sincere in reviewing...
Teaching is undoubtedly a demanding job, but there are ways to manage the increasing workload to prevent burnout, said educators. The workload varies across schools as it depends largely on the school leaders' approach in managing staff and students, they...
Parents have higher expectations of teachers, and students today can be more challenging to handle, said educators. A 48-year-old primary school teacher, who joined the service in 1995, said parents in the past used to have more trust in teachers. "Now,...
It took stallholders years, and in some cases decades, to build up their businesses from scratch at Block 493, Jurong West Street 41. Some served delicious hawker fare while others provided residents with essential items. But in the early hours of...
The Aljunied-Hougang Town Council (AHTC) has not submitted its latest audited financial statements, the only town council among 16 yet to do so, said the Ministry of National Development (MND) in a statement yesterday. AHTC had asked for an extension...
Early on Friday morning, Australian-Vietnamese social entrepreneur Yen Siow and her family of five headed to Changi Airport's Terminal 2. They were armed with placards, waiting to welcome a Norwegian man whom she had met only once, 36 years ago. It...
OneKM Reading and Writing, a MindChamps franchisee in Tanjong Katong, had its licence revoked by MindChamps headquarters in early September this year due to the franchisee's failure to meet the HQ's quality checks. In a statement yesterday, the company said...
SINGAPORE - A 46-year-old man was found motionless at the foot of a block in Novena Suites on Moulmein Road around 6.55pm on Saturday (Oct 22). In a residential unit of the same block, a 44-year-old woman, believed to be...
The word sticks in the craw. We are constantly told how glib, torpid, and entitled they are. In youth speak, they are the worst. But a casual experiment here at The Business Times (BT) has shown them to be less uniform than...
