Singh's pertinent points on the state of education system in Singapore are a lone case or indicative of a wide-spread problem?
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2012 marked the 70th anniversary of beginning of Second World War in South-east Asia and the fall of Singapore to Japanese in February, 1942; this has brought into limelight the role Indian National Army (INA) and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose played as a “Japanese collaborator” in Malaya (present-day Malaysia and Singapore)
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Even with institutionalised mechanisms such as Tripartism and Workfare in place, wages are either stagnating or even declining in some cases, raising questions over chances of social mobility in Singapore
Read MoreIn spite of the government's stated efforts “to achieve economic growth driven by sustained productivity improvements rather than manpower growth”, the productivity growth remains negative for the first half of 2013, to add to the contraction in 2012
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Will the progressive wage model (PWM) and mandatory licensing of cleaning firms make any difference remains to be seen
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With new rules in place mandating priority to citizens for job openings, how does such framework works in other countries is worthy a look
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The National Service (NS) issue remains a contentious one in Singapore with survey after surveys throwing up interesting questions rather than providing answers
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Without an official poverty line, it's difficult to say whether it exists or not, but forums and studies keep throwing thought-provoking analysis
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While local banks are consistently ranked among the strongest in the world, allegations of secrecy remain
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With both public and household debts on a high, concerns are expressed if it's sustainable
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Singapore has a history of racial violence. But as noted in one of Newzzit's earlier stories, it is commendable that its first-generation leaders recognised that a racially harmonious Singapore, where everyone respects each-others belief and faith, was the way forward. Indeed, the city-state has left those horrible times of the 1960s far far behind.
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Data from a recent survey by Institute of Policy Studies illustrates that 2 in 3 Malays and 3 in 5 Indians have faced discrimination at least at some point while applying for jobs in Singapore.
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The Government started the scheme in1993 by setting up the Edusave Endowment Fund with an initialcontribution of $1 billion. The capital sum reached the targeted $5billion by 1997. This fund is invested and the interest earned isdisbursed as grants and awards to schools and students to pay forenrichment programmes and fund additional resources.
Afterthe National Day Rally announcement, any Singaporean child who isstudyingfull-time in a government, government-aided or independent school,junior college, centralised institute, Institute of TechnicalEducation or special education school, or enrolled in madrasahs,privately-funded schools, as well as children who are home-schooledorresidingoverseas, can benefit from Edusave.
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