by Abriel | Aug 1, 2017 | 2017, Decent Work & Economic Growth
On Nurses’ Day today, The Straits Times shines the spotlight on community nurses who care for people outside of the hospital – whether it is in nursing homes, senior activity centres or their own flats. With nearly 60 years of nursing experience under her...
by Abriel | Aug 1, 2017 | 2017, Affordable & Clean Energy
The capacity for solar photovoltaic (PV) systems to generate electricity here has nearly quadrupled in the past three years as solar panels have mushroomed all over Singapore. In 2010, the Economic Strategies Committee set a target of having renewable energy sources...
by Abriel | Aug 1, 2017 | 2017, Affordable & Clean Energy
When the electricity market is fully open to competition in the second half of next year, all households will be able to shop for it the way people do for a mobile phone plan. But some households may be able to do so earlier, as the Energy Market Authority (EMA) is...
by Abriel | Aug 1, 2017 | 2017, Global, Quality Education
The Australian state of New South Wales is looking at ways to develop tests for selective school entry to prevent students from gaining an advantage by spending thousands of dollars on private tutoring. An expert on education and ethnicity, Dr Christina Ho, from the...
by Abriel | Aug 1, 2017 | 2017, Quality Education
Fees at Kindle Garden, touted as the first inclusive pre-school here, will jump next year to up to twice the current amount, just two years after the opening of the centre. The centre will also adopt a tiered-fee model, with low-income families charged less. Kindle...
by Abriel | Jul 31, 2017 | 2017, Global, Zero Hunger
During the summer in Elmwood Place, a village in Ohio, librarians prepare for the arrival of about 70 hungry children. A woman from a nearby church — the program sponsor — delivered lunch. Librarians assembled each share. Then LeeAnn McNabb, the branch...
