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Dear friends and participants, greetings, I would like to start off by thanking the Reform Party for inviting me to share some policy ideas at this Education Seminar. This is an important issue for Singaporeans and I am glad we will be able to spend some time today to discuss the matter. My focus today will be on policies... 

OPINION YPAP Chairman Teo Ser Luck and Vice Chairman Zaqy Mohammad have come under fire lately in cyberspace for their inept handling of the “Eric How” fiasco which is turning out to be a PR disaster for the YPAP. Even before the callous comments made by “Eric How”, other YPAP members have incurred... 

Written by Our Correspondent During a speech made at Fullerton Hotel two days ago, Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo said he holds dear this principle when blogging: Be honest. Mr Yeo is one of the few PAP ministers who blogs on Facebook. The other is Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan. “In this new world, it’s... 

Written by Our Correspondent Education Minister Dr Ng Eng Hen is now singing a different tune from his foreigner-obsessed colleagues in the government. Instead of aiming to increase Singapore’s population to 6.5 million people, Dr Ng now says “Singapore does not need to keep growing as fast in the coming decade.” “Rather,... 

来源：星洲日報2010.01.23 新加坡外交部長楊榮文(George Yeo)說，處在觀點多元化時代，必須適應不同的觀點，也必須更加民主；領導人也需要以柔性的方式，與民眾聯繫。 他指出，人們如今透過互聯網可以獲取許多資訊，也有更多的觀點。 “因此，在這個新的網絡時代，需要有別於過去的方式，須要更加民主化... 

Adelaide Now, 24 January 2010 Two-thirds of respondents – 66 per cent – think the Federal Government should cap immigration rates. Of these, 72 per cent of Australians polled favour an immigration cap, while 55 per cent of those who live here but do not consider themselves Australian also favoured an immigration... 

Written by Our Correspondent Stung by an increasing number of complaints from both locals and tourists alike on the level of English proficiency of Singapore’s service staff, the Manpower Ministry will be introducing an English proficiency test to “improve standards and productivity in the service sector.” The... 

OPINION There is an interesting debate in Singapore’s blogosphere lately on civil disobedience in Singapore. Prominent socio-political blogger Alex Au argued that Singaporeans are not ready for it and blamed the Singapore Democratic Party, a strong advocate of civil disobedience in Singapore for “letting itself... 

ShowNearby, a IT company is looking for Singaporeans to fill the following positions with the salary range on offer behind: 1. Web Evangelist (Developers) :: $1.8k-4.5k 2. Web Designers :: $1.8k-3.5k 3. Business Development Manager :: $2.5k-4k 4. Sales Manager :: $2.5k-4k 5.Marketing Manager :: $2.5k-4k Working hours are... 

Written by Our Correspondent As civic-minded citizens who wish to do our part to help lighten the workload of the Singapore Police Force, we are offering a reward of $300 to anybody who has information pertaining to the identity of the “Eric How” who posted the below comments on the YPAP Facebook: 1 January...