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NIE director first S'porean to receive highest award from US Teachers College
SINGAPORE: A Singaporean educator has been bestowed a Medal for Distinguished Service by Columbia University's Teachers College (TC) in the United States.Professor Lee Sing Kong, director of the National Institute of Education (NIE) is the first Sing...

MHA in talks with PSD to review Home Team officers retirement age
SINGAPORE: Singapore's Home Affairs Ministry is in talks with the Public Service Division to review the retirement ages of its uniformed personnel.Second Home Affairs Minister S Iswaran said this at a ceremony on Wednesday where 4,714 Home Team offic...

Govt launches new Public Service Leadership Programme
SINGAPORE: A new programme has been launched to develop officers with specialist skills for leadership in Singapore's public service -- called the Public Service Leadership (PSL) Programme, it will develop officers for key leadership positions in fiv...

Manpower Ministry investigating workplace abuse case
SINGAPORE: The Manpower Ministry said it has met with the victim who was seen to be physically abused by his supervisor in an online video.In a statement on Wednesday, MOM said it is investigating his employment terms, as well as possible infringemen...

Outstanding volunteers recognised at SRC Awards ceremony
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Red Cross (SRC) recognised its most committed volunteers on Wednesday.The inaugural Singapore Red Cross Awards ceremony was presided over by the society's patron, President Tony Tan Keng Yam.All the volunteers who were recogn...

Man charged with importing puppies without licence
SINGAPORE: A 28-year-old man was charged with importing 21 puppies without a licence and subjecting them to unnecessary suffering.Koh Cheow Chuan, a sales representative, is facing two charges under the Animals and Birds Act.He allegedly imported sev...

Youths to have bigger say in National Family Celebrations 2013
SINGAPORE: Youths will have a bigger say in the National Family Celebrations -- thanks to a new 24-member Youth Sub-Committee which is giving input on the annual event.Lim Soon Hock, co-chairperson of the National Family Celebrations 2013 organising ...

S'pore hopes for "ambitious review" to existing FTA with Japan: PM Lee
TOKYO: Singapore is hoping for an ambitious review to its existing Free Trade Agreement with Japan. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said this after a meeting with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe on Wednesday.The leaders touched on a range of bilat...

Health Ministry on track to meet needs of elderly
SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health (MOH) has said it is on track to meet the needs of the elderly under its Healthcare 2020 Masterplan.Minister of State for Health Amy Khor gave this update a day after a study was published by the Lien Foundation on a...

Unfortunate that Todd family chose to walk out on inquiry: Shanmugam
SINGAPORE: Singapore's Foreign Affairs and Law Minister, K Shanmugam, says it is unfortunate and regrettable that the Todd family have decided to walk out on the coroner's inquiry into Shane Todd's death.American researcher Shane Todd was found hange...

ComChest sets S$85.9m target for FY2013
SINGAPORE: The Community Chest celebrates 30 years of fundraising in 2013, and has raised the bar even higher -- it plans to raise S$85.9 million this financial year.This is much higher than the S$72.3 million raised in 2012 and the S$55.7 million do...

S'pore, Interpol reaffirm excellent partnership
SINGAPORE: Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean and the International Criminal Police Organisation's (Interpol) Secretary General Ronald K Noble have reaffirmed the excellent partnership and mutual support between Singapore and Interpol.The Ministry o...

Character & Citizenship Leadership Programme launched for Normal stream students
SINGAPORE: A new programme focused on equipping secondary students from the Normal stream with leadership and entrepreneurial skills was launched on Wednesday.The Character & Citizenship Leadership Programme is aimed at grooming students' character a...

$13m used to promote Sun Ho's music career "completely honest"
SINGAPORE: The $13 million pumped into Xtron Productions and used to promote singer Sun Ho's career was "completely honest" and an open matter.Prosecution's third witness, former Xtron director Koh Siow Ngea, said this in the City Harvest Church (CHC...

COE prices mostly up
SINGAPORE: Certificate of Entitlement (COE) prices for vehicles ended higher in all but two categories in the latest bidding exercise on Wednesday.The COE premium for small cars ended S$1,840 or 2.9% higher at S$64,839.The COE price for big cars rose...

Computer-based writing to be introduced in 'A' Level MTL 'B' exam
SINGAPORE: Computer-based writing will be introduced for the first time at this year's 'A' Level Mother Tongue Language 'B' examination.Some 300 first-year students from 20 junior colleges will be sitting for this component in November.The Ministry o...

ATTC appointed national CET centre for aerospace industry
SINGAPORE: The Workforce Development Agency (WDA) has appointed the Air Transport Training College (ATTC) as the National Continuing Education and Training (CET) Institute for the aerospace industry.This is the first time that WDA has conferred its h...

No injuries reported in late night factory fire at Tuas Basin Link
SINGAPORE: Firefighters are damping down the area in a print ink production factory in Tuas Basin Link where a fire broke out late Tuesday night.The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said the fire started after 11pm and involved the factory's prod...

Shane Todd's death consistent with asphyxia due to hanging: pathologists
SINGAPORE: The family of American researcher Shane Todd said they would not be participating in the rest of the Coroner's Inquiry into his death.State Coroner Chay Yuen Fatt said he respected the family's decision, but that the inquiry must go on.He ...

S'pore, Japan PMs express wish for enhanced bilateral ties
SINGAPORE: The prime ministers of Singapore and Japan have expressed the desire to enhance bilateral ties.Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong met his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe, in Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday.In his opening remarks, Mr Abe ...

Shane Todd's family quit inquiry, discharge lawyers
SINGAPORE: The family of American researcher Shane Todd said they will not be participating in the remainder of the coroner's inquiry into his death.The team of five lawyers for the Todd family has also been formally discharged.This comes after the f...