SINGAPORE – Every Sunday afternoon, teachers at West View Primary School receive a message in their work inbox from their principal, Mr Eddie Foo. Titled “From the Principal’s Desk”, the e-mail summarises upcoming key school events and deadlines in a schedule. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Latest headlines and […]
TOKYO – The most avid travellers among foreign residents in Japan – myself included – have a bucket list to visit all 47 of the country’s prefectures at least once. Having lived in Japan for over five years and visited the country numerous times prior to that, I am now five short of hitting that […]
SINGAPORE – An upcoming law to tackle race-related offences will work to uphold intercultural harmony in Singapore, which has been forged on the back of sacrifices by the communities here, including Malay/Muslims, Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Masagos Zulkifli has said. The proposed law – the Maintenance of Racial Harmony Act – is currently being drawn […]
SINGAPORE – Singapore needs to remove artificial and incomplete yardsticks of success prescribed by others – such as in academics – and provide multiple pathways for its youth to do well in life. The country can do so by embracing a diversity of talents and encouraging young people to pursue the path that might be less travelled, […]
SINGAPORE – He was team leader of a Citizens on Patrol (COP) group and was on duty at Teck Ghee estate, along with two other members, when a resident told them that a group of teenagers was behaving suspiciously at a rooftop carpark. Mr Pragash Kulasagar and his team hurried to the scene and saw that […]
BEIJING – China’s ban on after-school tuition for primary and junior high students has left parents worried about what they can do to help their children gain a leg-up in life. They are also grappling to find alternatives to childcare, which they had previously substituted with tuition classes. Please subscribe or log in to continue […]
SINGAPORE – Schools across Singapore have over the past five months ramped up efforts to boost students’ well-being. This comes after the death of a River Valley High School student in July cast youth mental health issues into the spotlight. Mental health education lessons – which encourage students to seek help when needed and build […]
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Saturday, Dec 11, 2021. S’pore approves Pfizer Covid-19 jab for children 5 to 11 Vaccination for this group will begin from the end of the month, once new batches of the vaccine are received. READ MORE HERE Another Changi Airport staff among 3 in S’pore […]
The return of Europe has been among the most eye-catching developments in Asian security affairs this year. Armed with an array of freshly minted Indo-Pacific strategies, numerous Europeans nations, as well as the European Union itself, have spent the last 12 months trying to craft a higher-profile role in the region. Europe’s new Asian turn […]
SINGAPORE – Children from five to 11 years old will be able to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty Covid-19 vaccine at the end of the month. Vaccination for this group will begin once new batches of the vaccine are received, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a statement on Friday (Dec 10) night. Those aged between […]