Singapore Informer

May 14, 2013 2:20 AM SINGAPORE is much better prepared today than it was during the 2003 Sars epidemic to handle infectious disease outbreaks, including the H7N9 strain of bird flu and a deadly new Sars-like virus, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said yesterday.      Full News here – RSS Print – Singapore

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SINGAPORE: Acting Manpower Minister (MOM) Tan Chuan-Jin said the priority for tripartite partners is to create better jobs for all.In his May Day message, Mr Tan said to do this better, workplaces must be built and workers at all levels must be helpe… Full News here – xinmsn – Singapore News

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SINGAPORE: Cardiologists in Singapore and China are hoping to advance the management of heart disease in Asia by sharing data and medical techniques.For the first time, cardiologists from the Asia Pacific region gathered in Singapore to discuss the l… Full News here – xinmsn – Singapore News

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SINGAPORE: The Community Leaders Forum (CLF) has introduced a new committee to provide strategic recommendations and advice to help it achieve its objectives more effectively.The CLF Advisory Committee will look into emerging areas such as governance… Full News here – xinmsn – Singapore News

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 The Singapore Business Federation (SBF) will launch a new programme this year to help local companies better understand the Myanmar market. Full News here – Channel NewsAsia Singapore Business News

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March 11, 2013 12:49 AM MISUSE cliches in print and you lose readers; do it in business and you lose much more. Full News here – RSS Print – Singapore

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If you never watched a Tamil program on TV before, this is one video you must not miss. This is Singapore core at its best, and our Indian brothers and sisters who spoke from their hearts deserve the applause. Episode 5 of this Series 2 Idhayam Pesugirathu talk show really lived up to its credo, [...]

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By Ghui According to news reports, a freelance filmmaker spent close to eight hours at the Singapore police headquarters in connection with her recent interviews with two ex-SMRT bus drivers from China (http://sg.news.yahoo.com/s-pore-film-maker-assists-with-investigation-into-police-brutality-173326960.html). 
 Her iMac, mobile phone and laptop were also similarly seized. I question the relevance of this search. Lynn Lee is a [...]

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It is quite amazing that a few days after the population white paper was released, both Minister Khaw and PM Lee, came out to explain that the 6.5-6.9M population figure are not targets but planning figures to ensure we have capacity for a larger population. This is very hard to accept because a large part entire [...]

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Defence Minister Dr Ng Eng Hen said voters of Punggol East have decided that the Workers’ Party (WP) is the better party to serve them. Full News here – Singapore Local News – inSing.com

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Acting Minister for Social and Family Development Chan Chun Sing said his ministry will focus on how to better deliver social services to the people. Full News here – Singapore Local News – inSing.com

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High rates of growth used to be a key pillar in the Singapore story. Today, the world economy is in a parlous state and the country’s outlook for this year has been trimmed to a low of 1 to 3 per cent. While a technical recession was narrowly… Full News here – TODAYonline – Singapore

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SINGAPORE : Cognitive science, which is the study of the mind, could become an increasingly important area of research for the Education Ministry.Education Minister Heng Swee Keat said understanding why different students learn differently would help… Full News here – xinmsn – Singapore News

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Since People’s Action Party (PAP) member Michael Palmer resigned from the PAP due to his extramarital affair, Punggol East Single Member Constituency (SMC) was left without a Member of Parliament (MP). Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has since said that he would carefully consider when to call for a by-election in the ward. The [...]

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The Ministry of National Development (MND) will spend about S$ 29 million over the next two years to upgrade and develop the infrastructure in private estates. Full News here – Singapore Local News – inSing.com

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