Drug abuse: Education is the key
Recent findings by the National Council Against Drug Abuse (NCADA) indicate that out-of-school youths (OCYs) are more susceptible to drug abuse than their school-going peers
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Recent findings by the National Council Against Drug Abuse (NCADA) indicate that out-of-school youths (OCYs) are more susceptible to drug abuse than their school-going peers
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Singapore's ministry of social and family development (MSF) acknowledged providing shelter to the needy in the recent sitting of the country's Parliament
Read MoreSingapore's recent public hospitals bed-crunch has brought into focus the issue of medical tourism in the limelight once again, with many questioning whether it is due to an increase in the number of foreign patients. While the said premise is debatable, it is certainly true that the country's healthcare services are increasingly reliant on foreign manpower.
Read MoreOur world is burning. Be it the Colombian conflict in South America. Somalian Civil War, Nigerian insurgency, Sudan unrest and Egypt uprising in Africa. Or Iraqi invasion by US, Syrian rebellion, Israel-Palestine conflict and Afghanistan-Pakistan-Yemen based terrorism in Asia. If only we learnt something from the Big Three – Bapu, Madiba and King.
Read MoreAn eventful month for the digital spy-thriller writers in Singapore - with government websites been hacked, Snowden leaks revealing the city-state's alleged role in spying on its neighbours, and the PM outlining new approach for online engagement
Read MoreDuring SWF, among the most frank discussions were the ones highlighting the role of mass media in societies generally, and Singapore in particular
Read MoreThree law professors in a recently released book have called upon the legislature to amend and give Singapore a modernised Penal Code for the 21st century
Read MoreEven 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 MoreData 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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