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Lawyer Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss was elected as secretary-general of the National Solidarity Party on Sunday. She takes over the reins of the opposition party after Hazel Poa, who had been suffering from chronic illness, stepped down as party chief last month following a two-month leave of...

because the local universities are so good, employers will sack themselves in shame, give their jobs to you and throw money at you while saying, "We are not worthy! We are not worthy!" ------- SINGAPORE: Two of Singapore's universities are now among the top 100 universities in the world...

(Reuters) - The London Stock Exchange Group (LSE.L) is in talks with the Singapore Exchange (SGXL.SI) about a potential 7.2 billion pound ($11.3 billion) merger, the Daily Telegraph reported, a deal that would create the world's third-largest exchange group. The newspaper said the chief...

Yawning Bread case: AGC defends contempt-of-court law The Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) yesterday issued a two-page statement defending the law of contempt in Singapore, following online posts made by sociopolitical blogger Alex Au. In the statement entitled "The law of contempt and...

NUS student bullied online after questioning scholars’ programme: report A National University of Singapore student who questioned whether a scholars programme has turned into a club for the elite has allegedly become the target of cyber-bullying. In the article “Cyberbullying in NUS”...

By Tong Jia Han and Samantha Boh my paper Monday, May 28, 2012 Regardless of who they voted for in last Saturday's by-election, Hougang residents are looking to their new Member of Parliament (MP) to better their lives. The Workers' Party's (WP's) newly elected MP, Mr Png Eng Huat, 50, has...

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A day after the Writ of Election was issued for the Hougang by-election, political parties contesting the polls introduced their candidates at separate media conferences on Thursday. The People's Action Party unveiled its candidate Desmond Choo, while the Workers' Party named Png Eng Huat as...

The SDP's recently introduced alternative healthcare plan has been met with concerns of excessive spoonfeeding as well as calls for lowered costs. (Photo courtesy of SDP) The idea of a national healthcare fund does not seem to appeal to some Singaporeans, even though this indicates...

NTU doesnt make the cut.... Besides interest and future career prospects, salaries are one of the, if not the most, important factors that influences most people’s degree major choices in university. The Ministry of Education Singapore recently released the results of the 2011 Graduate...

more FTs coming our way!! Above: Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (left) and Myanmar president Thein Sein (right) chat during a meeting at the Istana on Jan 30, 2012. SINGAPORE - Singapore is to help Myanmar train people in areas such as economic planning and urban...

AsiaOne Friday, Dec 02, 2011 Ms Sim Sin Ee, 21, was killed when she was flung out of her boyfriend's white Honda. Mr Huang Jie Xiong, 23, was driving Ms Sim home when the accident happened near the junction of Corporation Road and Fourth Chin Bee Road. The beautician was just minutes...

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday morning gave Singapore's SlutWalk organisers the green light to proceed without a police permit for their event this Sunday. This follows some difficulty that the organisers had with the Singapore Police Force (SPF), which initially informed them...

AFP | Mon, Nov 14 2011 SINGAPORE - A Singaporean businessman, his wife and two children have paid US$1 million (S$1.28 million) to become the first Asian family to fly together on space-tourism airline Virgin Galactic, the company announced Monday. "I had lunch yesterday with a guy...

But ex-NMPs undecided about seeking nomination for another term by Esther Ng 09:18 AM Nov 03, 2011 SINGAPORE - Even as nominations opened yesterday for a new batch of Nominated Members of Parliament (NMPs), several among the previous batch told Today that their term - which was...

Posted by theonlinecitizen on October 31, 2011 A couple of days ago, my 49-year-old mother made a phone call to SP Services as my sick grandfather received a court of summon. Here is the story. About three months ago, my grandfather lost unconscious and suffered a brain hemorrhage...

By Ong Wee Jin my paper Tuesday, Nov 01, 2011 COMMUTERS using the underpass between Orchard MRT station and Tangs Plaza were in for a rude shock yesterday. Instead of finding shelter from the pouring rain outside, it was "raining" inside as well. The ceiling was leaking water on both...

Sleekly Designed Porsche BlackBerry Has Gravity-Defying Pricetag For the discriminating BlackBerry fan, the Bold 9900 isn't the ultimate BBM-running device, it's the limited edition Porsche Design P'9981 from BlackBerry. The P'9981 has the same internal specifications as the BlackBerry Bold...

SINGAPORE: A survey by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) found that Singaporeans appear to have a limited understanding of the Elected Presidency. The survey was conducted within two months of the August election - Singapore's second since 1991 when the office was created. It sought to...

Top of Chinese wealthy's wish list? To leave China BEIJING (AP) — Chinese millionaire Su builds skyscrapers in Beijing and is one of the people powering China's economy on its path to becoming the world's biggest. He sits at the top of a country — economy booming, influence spreading...