In his first four years in primary school, he had never fared poorly in any examination subject, usually averaging about 70 marks.
But in this year’s mid-year exams, the Primary 5 pupil found out that he had failed two papers…
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Mother of dead baby found in Tampines MRT station toilet not known
He came to this world and left without a name.
Such was the fate of a newborn found dead and wrapped in a red plastic bag in a toilet at Tampines MRT station in June.
The boy’s identity as well as his mother’s identity…
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…In a hurry? New platform will soon tell you the fastest route by bus, MRT, taxi or bicycle
SINGAPORE – In the future, a tap of the finger or a click of the mouse could call up a number of transportation options for one to get around the island using different modes of transport such as buses, taxis, carpooling or rental bicycles.
More than just a…
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Alternative workspaces taking off among Singaporeans
SINGAPORE – Instead of a cumbersome three-hour daily commute to and from his firm’s laboratory across the Causeway, Mr Preston Koh’s journey to his workplace now takes all of 10 minutes – on foot.
The marketing manager at the Asia Air Movement and Control…
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Getting community engagement right
In the old days, you would vote a candidate into public office, and hope he or she did their job well. That is no longer enough.
Following the latest SGfuture public engagement exercise, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Grace Fu said that…
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Beeline to use crowdsourcing to determine routes
Beeline, the on-demand service that matches commuters and bus operators, will be taking crowdsourcing further, by launching routes so long as a minimum number of riders have committed – with their money – to a user-suggested route.
Right now, the service -…
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Primary care needs more attention in S’pore: Health professional
SINGAPORE – Healthcare innovations that are done “incrementally” will only have a limited impact if they are not tied to the ultimate goal of delivering value to the patient, said a healthcare economist yesterday.
In Singapore, such “value” can be added by…
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S’pore needs an economy driven by new ideas: Minister
SINGAPORE – Using an analogy of the world as an airport, Acting Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills) Ong Ye Kung said yesterday that the Singapore economy has to be more than only a “control tower” where corporate headquarters are sited and…
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S$20m claimed under SkillsFuture Credit in last 8 months: Ong Ye Kung
Speaking at the forum on the future economy, Acting Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills) Ong Ye Kung says full-year expenditure is expected to hit S$30 million.
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