From ‘First to prep classes, then to Pri 1′, 29 April 2012, article by Jane Ng, Sunday Times For some parents, kindergarten is not enough to get their children ready for primary school. They are enrolling their six-year-olds in special ‘preparatory classes’ that claim to give children a head start for going to Primary 1. [...]
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From ‘Survey reveals S’poreans most common taboo action’, 8 Nov 2011, article by Faris Mokhtar in sg yahoo news. A recent survey by the Singapore unit of multinational U.S. toy company Hasbro found that 63 per cent of Singaporean respondents said jaywalking is a taboo action they are most guilty of. Other top taboo actions [...]
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From ‘Add garbage bins, chuck banners’, 30 Oct 2011, article by Grace Chua, Sunday Times …The ‘dustbin test’ carried out at four town centres was part of a sociological study conducted by the National Environment Agency, with experts from the National University of Singapore led by sociologist Paulin Straughan. …Its key findings: 62.6 per cent [...]
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From ‘Monster wheels’, 9 Oct 2011, article by Jane Ng, Lifestyle Sunday Times Supersized strollers are getting on the nerves of commuters and shoppers. Fed-up folk have to dodge bulky baby buggies rolled out by pushy parents who at times behave like they and their little princes and princesses own the road. These are not [...]
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From ‘S’pore No. 2 in peeves tally’, 30 Sept 2011, article by Jennani Durai, ST …Singapore has come in second in a survey of 16 countries tallying the number of pet peeves in the office. In the No. 1 spot was India, according to the findings released yesterday by professional networking site LinkedIn. The 17,000 [...]
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From ‘Bentley driver in road rage incident is RBS exec’, 24 Sept 2011, article by Amanda Yong, TNP She was filtering out of the Central Expressway (CTE) into Braddell Road when a car overtook her. The blue Bentley accelerated and abruptly cut into her lane, she claimed. It then screeched to a sudden halt, forcing [...]
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From ‘Overnight queue for Singapore’s first H&M store opening’, 3 Sept 2011, article by Feng Zengkun, ST SINGAPORE’S first H&M clothing store will throw open its doors only at 11am on Saturday, but by Friday evening there was already a queue outside the Orchard Road store. At 9.45pm on Friday night, about 15 people were [...]
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From ‘Singaporeans could be more gracious’, 5 July 2011, article by Carolyn Quek, Today Singaporeans think themselves kinder and more gracious than their fellow citizens, according to the latest poll conducted by the Singapore Kindness Movement (SKM). The findings, in the words of SKM general manager William Wan, indicate “an unhealthy level of self-centredness and [...]
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From ‘Group showed no respect at Kranji War Memorial’, 27 June 2011, ST Forum (Margaret Carleton): ON A recent trip to Singapore, I again visited the Kranji War Memorial site. I am a proud Australian, appreciative of the sacrifices made for the Commonwealth of Nations and the presentation and maintenance of this site is so [...]
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From ‘Singaporeans are tremendously crazy’, 16 June 2011, article by Alicia Wong, Sg yahoo news “Singaporeans are not just crazy, they are tremendously crazy.” This was the conclusion a German TV variety show, Galileo, after a tongue-in-cheek examination of several facets of Singaporean life in an episode aired in early May this year. “Imagine if [...]
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