Scientists at A*STAR’s Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) have developed a technology that shows how genes in healthy stomach cells are altered when they become cancerous....
By Darren Chan I agree with the points in Professor’s K Ranga Krishnan TODAY’s commentary “Cultivating self-confidence in students” (Jul 1). However, I feel that not all students have the...
By Howard Lee By now, the advertisement by the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) about how betting on Germany could go wrong – and how...
Choo Zheng Xi On banning books In a notable American First Amendment case involving an attempt to get a school board to ban a book, the...
By Howard Lee A group of activists have sent a petition letter, with more than 3,000 signatures, to the National Library Board (NLB) to request that...
On Monday, 7 June, Parliament passed the Bill on the amendments to the Radiation Protection Act (RPA). Environment and Water Resources Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan told...
By Aloysius Chia There is something disconcerting about the manner in which the National Library Board has decided that the way to deal with the issue...
By Terry Xu Nominated Member of Parliament Lawrence Lien asked Manpower Minister Tan Chuan Jin in Parliament during the supplementary question segment on Tuesday about how the...
SINGAPORE, 9 July 2014 – After a dramatic drop last year, the Graciousness Index recovered slightly, inching up two points to 55. The recovery was largely driven...
In the ongoing debate on the Central Provident Fund (CPF) issue, which has raised blood pressure all round a few notches, there doesn’t seem to be...
Marina South Pier will be partially closed to the public between 0900hrs and 1500hrs, (9am and 3pm) on Friday 11 July to facilitate an emergency preparedness...
By Terry Xu Secretary General of the Workers’ Party and Member of Parliament for Alujined GRC, Low Thia Khiang asked two questions in Parliament during the supplementary question...
By Melissa Tsang I notice that the library has pulled the titles “Tango Makes Three” and “White Swan Express” from its children’s collection, because they weren’t...
By Helen Scida I am writing to protest the action taken by you in banning two children’s books, ‘And Tango Makes Three’ and ‘The White Swan...
By Tiffany Gwee A post on the Facebook page of a group calling itself, “We are against PinkDot in Singapore”, has attracted controversy. The post was...