Don’t stand in the way of evolving social workers

Mar. 17 | By Sonia Suka Social Workers are evolving into “care coordinators”, according to the Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sport, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan. By adding, “coordination then means you need to be able to communicate with all the...

High property prices cloud the view of a generation

Oct. 19 | Ian Choo AS AN exchange student many years ago, I was surprised to find that many of my Danish counterparts already owned the houses that they lived in – despite being single and all of 21 years young. I later found out that the reason was really one...

Time for the government to re-look “no-welfare state” policy

May. 25 | Tan Kin Lian / Columnist For many decades, the Singapore Government has adopted a policy of a “no welfare state”. They have extolled on the population the risk of a welfare mentality – people get lazy and expect a good life without putting in the...

Rethinking welfare

Nov. 4 | Fang Shihan / Guest Writer Most Singaporeans are probably familiar with the term ‘welfare’ as one of the main explanations for indolence. Time and again, we have heard stories about alcoholic bums queuing outside welfare offices in New York, social...