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- Monday, Apr 09, 2012
Teacher quality more important than class size: Heng Swee Keat
He said that the quality of the teacher is more important than having smaller class sizes. -AsiaOne
- Not feasible to ban sale of tobacco to S'poreans born after 2000
- New carbon emissions-based vehicle scheme in 2013
- No policy to ban holiday homework: Heng Swee Keat
- Almost 9,000 flats sold as a result of divorces
- Most foreign scholars end up as Singaporeans, PRs: Mr Heng Swee Keat
- First stop Singapore, Macau for UFC
- Govt to look into measures to regulate pawnbroking ads
- Training bus drivers not just about skills: Lui Tuck Yew
- Lift upgrading to speed up 'without compromising safety'
Malaysia moves to lift student politics ban
Changes to an act governing conduct on the nation's university campuses were first promised in November by Prime Minister Najib Razak. -AFP
- Mum dead, so teen takes poison to end his life, too
- For some eaters it's a hard habit to break
- Expert warns comfort eating can become a form of addiction
- 15 students injured as lightning strikes camp
- Malaysians lax on car safety
- 60% of jobs by 2020 would need skilled workers
- Minister: No TV ban on 'soft men'
- Polygamous husbands in Kelantan spend more time with new wife
- Malaysian customs ups drug checks
Garment union leader murdered in Bangladesh
Police discovered the body of Aminul Islam dumped by the roadside in Ghatail. -AFP
- Man, 28, jailed and caned for sexually assaulting girl, 14
- Man, 59, charged with molesting girl, 12
- Taiwanese kills wife's Facebook friend
- Unlicensed financial adviser owes clients more than $20 million
- Police arrest two men in fatal Oklahoma shooting spree
- Gamblers framed casino in odds rigging case: Korean police
- S'porean arrested for selling babies
- Drink driving: Will tougher laws on clubs work?
- Family installs 5 CCTV cameras to prevent loan shark harassment
India won't allow extra cotton exports for now :Trade minister
India will not allow additional cotton exports for the current year ending in September. -Reuters
- Garment union leader murdered in Bangladesh
- China pressures Japan to prevent exiled Uighur meeting
- After plane attack, security tightened in Papua
- Rice paddies and rocketry: a journey through North Korea
- China launches new 650 MW nuclear reactor
- 17 die in Qaeda attack on Yemen barracks: sources
- Japan tells off ex-PM Hatoyama over Iran visit
- Two held in Philippine tourist island blasts: Police
- China sets up rare earth body to boost sector
Georgia to transform Stalin museum into repression memorial
The existing Stalin museum in the Georgian town of Gori will be transformed into museum of Stalinism to focus on Soviet-era repression. -AFP
- Mubarak spy chief, Brothers spar on presidency
- Syria rebels kill 6 near Turkey border crossing-rights group
- World powers to hold nuclear talks with Iran on April 14
- China calls on Syria to honour ceasefire commitment
- Austerity hits Italy's crumbling cultural heritage
- Afghans take charge of controversial night raids
- Ma aims to boost ties with African allies during visit
- Britain's pandas 'hit it off' but fail to mate
- Virgin Atlantic employee in paparazzi probe
India won't allow extra cotton exports for now :Trade minister
India will not allow additional cotton exports for the current year ending in September. -Reuters
- Singapore expected to keep monetary policy on hold
- Chinese inflation rate rises to 3.6% in March
- Singapore stocks: Singapore index futures fall
- Singapore stocks: UOB Kay Hian raises target on StarHub
- Singapore stocks: OCBC downgrades TEE to hold
- Singapore stocks: TT International jumps on Lucrum deal
- Singapore stocks: UOB Kay Hian raises target on StarHub
- Ponzi schemes: If it's too good to be true, it probably is
- Opportunity for seven long weekends in 2013
Football: Allegri hits out at Milan detractors
Allegri has been stung by the criticism that followed after his side blew a four-point lead 10 days ago. -AFP
- First stop Singapore, Macau for UFC
- Olympics: Joy and pain for comeback king Kitajima
- Football: Madrid face derby clash to defend lead over Barca
- Shape Run 2012 opens for registration
- Golf: Japanese heartthrob Ishikawa engaged
- Hosts receive help from New Zealand for Japan Sevens
- Indonesian Davis Cup team beats Thailand 3-2
- 'Missing' athlete still on payroll
- Football: Real lead cut to four with Valencia stalemate
Teacher accuses KTV hostess of extorting $100k from husband
Madam Tan said she discovered her husband's affair with the KTV hostess when she chanced upon lewd SMSes sent by the hostess. -AsiaOne forum
- Do water-enhancing equipment work?
- NEA will take action against negligent loo operators
- Acceptable to use 'can' in requests
- Tay Ping Hui asks for better regulation of foreigner influx
- A patient claims doctor made 'moves' on her
- Don't compare pay TV rates here to those in other countries
- Protect kids and elderly on escalators from impatient people
- SBS Transit on bus drivers' training and working hours
- SBS Transit replies: We will pay for all funeral expenses
Life in the fast lane
Life on the fast lane can be stress-free! Just hop on to the information super highway with OpenNet, the first nationwide fibre network and say goodbye to long download times and frequent disconnections. -Advertising feature
Holiday minus the kids
For a mother, taking a holiday sans kids is never easy, as Clara Chow finds out. -myp
Teacher quality more important than class size: Heng Swee Keat
He said that the quality of the teacher is more important than having smaller class sizes. -AsiaOne
- No policy to ban holiday homework: Heng Swee Keat
- Most foreign scholars end up as Singaporeans, PRs: Mr Heng Swee Keat
- Motivation key to excellence in studies, life
- Brunei teachers called on to keep up with changes
- Cool teachers students would love
- Business, psychology and health-care programmes popular
- Mum told her to quit, now she's wushu world champ
Fashion elite party to support new designers
Blueprint's "Tonight We W.E.D" gave a taste of what's to come for this year's Asia Fashion Exchange. -Plush
Go North Down Under
Australia's Northern Territory is where visitors discover the beauty of a diverse ecosystem in a setting that has hardly changed over thousands of years. -BT
- Two held in Philippine tourist island blasts: Police
- Have whale of a time in Ulsan
- Laid-back Amsterdam delights
- Hello Taiwan, I'm back again
- Britain's pandas 'hit it off' but fail to mate
- Virgin Atlantic employee in paparazzi probe
- Beleaguered Qantas A380 jet set to fly home in a couple of weeks
- BA unveils special Olympic jet
- The vintage town of Siniawan
KL's Ciccio Ristorante Bar Pizzeria keeps them coming back with classics
Its extensive selection of wood-fired pizzas remains Ciccio's signature crowd-puller. -The Star/ANN
- Hawker favourites at Penang Hill's Cliff Cafe
- Hearty Chettinad cuisine at KL's Vishal Food & Catering
- Fans say this is the No.1 fish soup
- PJ's Vege Life Cafe 2 offers Vegan dishes that resemble the real deal
- Fish Head Curry recipe by Hed Chef
- French presidential kitchens in limbo
- Star-worthy Hong Kong eateries
- Brasserie Les Saveurs' degustation-style brunch for special days
- Open Door Policy launches Countdown Brunch
Brunei new faunal species undergo DNA analysis
The area is known as the Sg Ingei Protection Forest situated in the remote interior of Belait District. -Brunei Times/ANN
- SKMtek eyeing Chinese market with driving assistance system
- Scientists developing electromagnetic radiation guns
- Technology without God is dangerous: Pope
- Going ape for apps: Young orangutan plays with iPad
- Acer chief urges govt support to seed growth for cloud computing
- Deep science drove discovery of Titanic
- Finding vitamin E's anti-cancer properties
- Jump safely on the mobile train
- Orang utan need quality forests
New carbon emissions-based vehicle scheme in 2013
Under the CEV scheme, all car and taxi models will be categorised according to their carbon emissions per kilometre. -AsiaOne
- Photos: New York International Auto Show 2012
- Review: Range Rover Sport SDV6
- Review: Audi A8L TDI quattro
- Review: Infiniti M35h
- He aims to make 'Ikea of tyres' a billion-dollar firm
- $16 million spent maintaining NEL in past five years
- Volkswagen Up! declared World Car of the Year
- Hottest car numbers yet in Malaysia
- Teach kids about car safety from young, says psychologist
Not feasible to ban sale of tobacco to S'poreans born after 2000
A person affected by the ban can circumvent it by getting a friend or relative unaffected by the ban to purchase tobacco products for them. -AsiaOne
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