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More support for community-based services for the elderly
The Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) will provide more resources and support to community-based eldercare services, especially those for the lower-income elderly. MCYS will increase funding for the following........
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Ex-PKMS president slapped with jail, fine
The former president of opposition party Singapore Malay National Organisation, or PKMS, Ali Asjadi, has been sentenced to 30 months' imprisonment and a $8,200 fine for dealing with contraband cigarettes. The 55-year-old had faced a........
NTU in ocean energy research linkup
Nanyang Technological University has inked a partnership agreement with various multinational companies and top Norwegian research institutes in the field of ocean energy research. The tie up with Rolls Royce, Vestas, DNV and Keppel........
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New community centre co-located with school
Singapore's first community centre co-located with a school is scheduled to be completed by the first quarter of 2013. The four-storey Pek Kio Community Centre (picture) will be built next to Farrer Park Primary School and residents........
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Using a softer approach to spread the joy of parenthood
What will it take to get more young people to change their mindsets about having children? A softer approach may work and that is what one advocacy group, I Love Children, is using......
Work begins on new "Devan Nair" institute
Work has started on Singapore's National Continuing Education and Training Campus West......
Largest single seizure of contraband cigarettes this year by ICA
It was supposed to be a consignment of frozen squid and cuttlefish, but it turned out to be a cover for contraband cigarettes......
No slowdown in internet speed on Thursday, say telcos
The three telcos in Singapore - M1, SingTel and StarHub - said they have not seen any slowdown in internet speed and connection linked to the heavy online traffic sparked by the death of Apple icon Steve Jobs on Thursday. Neither did they detect any .....
New KKH book to help ease hospital stay for children
More than 150 patients at KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) received a complimentary copy of a child-friendly guide book on how to prepare for a hospital stay......
Singapore queries Malaysia on "nude squat" case
Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has asked the Malaysian High Commission to provide more information on a case this June involving two Singaporean women detained for an alleged immigration offence and made to perform nude squats......
NTU partners MNCs in offshore energy research
New ways to better anchor and stabilise offshore wind turbines and novel nano-coatings to fight corrosion at sea......
11-year-old girl missing
Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of an 11-year-old girl, who has been missing since Monday......
Ex-president of opposition PKMS jailed and fined
The former president of opposition party Singapore Malay National Organisation (PKMS), Ali Asjadi, has been sentenced to 30 months' jail and fined S$8,200 for dealing with contraband cigarettes......
More support for community-based services for the elderly
The government is providing more resources and support to community-based services for the elderly, particularly those from the lower income......
Follow S'pore's Parliament on REACH microsite
Singaporeans can follow the proceedings and share their views on the opening of the 12th Parliament of Singapore through a one-stop microsite of REACH, the official feedback channel for citizens on government policies and national issues......
SMRT commuters to benefit from new mobile service
SMRT commuters can now use Singapore's first Near Field Communication (NFC) hub in a public transport network......
Boosting productivity of older workers in S'pore
Singapore has launched its first training programme to raise productivity of older workers......
S$4m set aside to fund 200,000 public transport vouchers
Households that did not submit applications for public transport vouchers meant for needy families, can still do so from next Monday (October 10) till November 11......
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