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Circle of Care
Encircle Your Child In ‘Circle of Care' For Better Care. Today's children are tomorrow's citizens. Shaping a child is shaping the nation. So join your hands to strengthen our nation. How the Baby will be protected in the mother's lap, same as protected in the Circle Care program. The program, which...

Central Provident Fund
The Central Provident Fund board was set up in late 2014 with a single goal in mind: to make the CPF system as strong, fair and efficient as possible. The Fund itself is hugely important to Singaporean society, as it provides for retirement, housing, healthcare and employment benefits in the state...

Law and order in Singapore
Recently, a Singaporean insurance agent was sentenced to a 14 day detention order for an assault on a taxi driver. The assault took place when a 23 year old punched a driver, after drinking in Clarke Quay with friends. He had argued with the driver over the $18 fare in the run up to the incident. T...

EU-Singapore FTA may have to wait
As the Singaporean economy grows and grows, more and more foreign money pours into Singapore. Thanks to the state's low corporate tax rates, tremendously free market and highly advantageous business laws, firms and organisations from around the world are lining up to pump their cash through Singapor...

Singaporean society as described
“Recently I read about somebody who made a post on her blog poking fun at an older man who had a hole in his shirt. I think that is wrong because an old or torn shirt does not mean he deserves less respect…. These are not essential to who you are, what you stand for, what people should think of you...

Singapore Tourist Survival Guide
With a varied cultural mixture of entertainment, cuisine and shopping, Singapore stands out as one of the most travel-friendly Asian countries. Whether you travel in August or January, the city-island has warm weather all year round. Besides, tourists also love Singapore because it is easy to get ar...

Singapore Airlines Premium Economy Class
Customers are now able to book premium economy tickets from Singapore Airlines for the first time. The new class of ticket will first be available on August 9th flights to Sydney, which went on sale recently. Though prices will vary depending on flight times and travel dates, generally a premium eco...

Singapore's most influential people
Any list of people claiming to be this or that is bound to be fairly subjective. This is particularly the case when considering those people who have been most influential on the development of Singapore. After all, this tally is potentially very long and open to a great deal of personal bias. Howev...

Changi airport's first-rate customer service
According to statistics, Singapore's main airport, Changi, welcomed over 51 million passengers through its doors last year. As the hub for a variety of major airlines, including Jetstar Asia Airways, SilkAir, Singapore Airlines, Tigerair, Valuair and Scoot, Changi is currently the second busiest air...

Committee of investigation formed in wake of riot
The riots that convulsed Little India late in 2013 are still leaving an indelible mark. While the chaotic disturbances were brought under control by a controlled police response, the repercussions of the ugly scenes are lasting considerably longer. Singapore is certainly not used to such civil diso...

Samurai-wielding MRT passenger causes a scene
Many movie-goers delight in the escapism of martial arts. Watching athletic antagonists wielding swords while undertaking death-defying acrobatics, is a popular slice of cinema escapism. However, it is somewhat more intimidating to come across a samurai warrior in real life. But this is the situati...

Singapore says no to pro-adultery website
While Singapore has been keen to embrace much of what the west has to offer in terms of business models, technological advances, fashion and numerous other influences, it appears that one particular aspect has taken things too far. Ashley Madison is an internet dating site with a twist. Unlike the m...

Singapore's breathtaking reservoir park
Completed in 1986 following the damming of Sungei Seletar, Lower Seletar Reservoir stretches along a 14-kilometre shoreline in the north-east of Singapore. Its importance as an environmental treasure for Singapore canot be overstated, as it contains some 9.5 cubic metres of fresh water. The reservo...

Singapore's gold medal triumph
Singapore's Mok Ying Ren triumphed at the 2013 Southeast Asia Games in Myanmar, winning a marathon gold against the odds. He's now embarking on his journey towards the Rio Olympics 2016. www.mokyingren.com The 25-year old triathlete achieved some of his earlier successes, including a triathlon gold...

A hero of the riot in Singapore's Little India
When a construction worker was fatally struck by a bus in Singapore late in 2013, chaotic scenes swiftly ensued. A large crowed of his fellow Indian migrants surrounded the bus and a riot situation escalated. As matters worsened, police arriving on the scene found themselves confronted by a large an...

The Singapore dance scene#44 exemplified by Zouk
The Singapore outdoor dance festival, ZoukOut, was its usual triumphant success at the end of 2013. The two-day event, which runs annually on Sentosa Beach, has been attracting crowds of enthusiastic revelers for many years. Zouk has been instrumental in introducing a whole new audience to house mu...

Thank goodness riots are rare in Singapore
Police recently arrested 27 suspects after street violence broke out in Singapore. The trouble started after a 33-year-old Indian man was fatally struck by a bus in a district known as Little India. Following this unfortunate accident, several hundred migrant workers took to the streets, targeting t...

Singapore Investing
Singapore Investing in Myanmar People are always in need of taking a break from their day jobs and spend thousands on holidays abroad for some rest and relaxation. Holiday makers also have a greater range of choice with flights these days as companies like EasyJet and RyanAir have raided the market...