Two new ministers, Ong Ye Kung and Ng Chee Meng ascended to heaven, pardon me, appointed ministers 1 year after they were elected MPs. What have they proven in that 1 year – nothing except the usual political obfuscation and…
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I see Madam Tay Lee Chuan’s proposal (“MOE should control teachers’ working hours”; Thursday) as unrealistic, from a service and practical standpoint. For a start, to blame the principal for pushing staff to work beyond school hours is ignoring the…
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To those who knew him, Kuang Liang Yong was a married secondary school teacher with two young children. But behind that respectable facade lurked a sexual predator who set out to snare naive young girls. He took on different personas…
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Seorang guru bahasa Melayu menerima Anugerah Presiden bagi Guru yang disampaikan oleh Presiden Tony Tan Keng Yam di Istana hari ini (1 September). Cik Juliana Johari dari Sekolah Rendah Qihua merupakan salah seorang daripada enam penerima anugerah tersebut. Mereka dipilih…
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The Ministry of Education (MOE) is keeping a closer watch on children who are not part of the mainstream school system. Previously, permission from MOE was needed only for Singaporean children who wished to be homeschooled or attend Foreign System…
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