With a growing number of flights working the runways harder and rising temperatures that accelerate wear and tear, Changi Airport has turned to new machines and materials to reduce runway downtime. The aim is to cut repair time as well...
There has been lots of play time after school the past two weeks. From playing hide-and-seek, to laughing at each other's off-pitch singing, to experimenting with freezing various objects in the freezer, my 10-year-old son and seven-year-old daughter have been...
The supposedly mild sheep has pummelled the most powerful beast in the Chinese zodiac calendar. A mix of factors - the SG50 feel-good factor, more parental perks, and demographics - resulted in a bumper crop of Singaporean babies in 2015,...
About 5,000 teachers have left the teaching force over the last five years, prompting calls from observers for more to be done to retain them by reducing their administrative load. That said, the annual resignation rate of teachers has "remained...
Public buses with three doors would not only take longer to deliver but also cost significantly more if the Land Transport Authority (LTA) were to introduce them in response to the Public Transport Council's (PTC) Advisory Report. Public buses currently...
For two months, she was haunted by three female voices in her head telling her to hurt her four-month-old baby. One voice would say: "He's just a burden to you." Another would go: "Why not you hit the baby? Then your...
He calls it "wasted talent". Gifted 13-year-olds or children as young as 10 are getting involved in cybercrimes, thinking it is cool among peers, said Mr Steven Wilson, head of the European Cybercrime Centre at Europol. Their career path often begins...
SINGAPORE - Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's wife Ho Ching made international headlines in August when she showed up at the White House toting a $14.90 dinosaur-print pouch designed by an autistic student artist. Her accessory choice during PM Lee's...
A new unit to investigate cases of abuse against the disabled and the infirmed has handled over 100 cases since it was set up by the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) in May last year. The early establishment...
From incorporating free wealth-management advice into lessons to offering shuttle-bus services, the tuition race in Singapore has entered a new and more aggressive phase. No longer is the industry dominated by home tutors and small neighbourhood outfits. Instead, they are chains...
