GLAD TO STAY ON: (From left) Postmen Salim Nahrawi and Suet Awi are happy to
continue working despite being past the retirement age of 62. TNP PICTURE: GARY GOH
Older workers in Singapore typically face age discrimination, but not at SingPost.
After nearly three decades of fronting Singapore's courtesy campaigns, and more recently, as the official mascot of the Singapore Kindness Movement, Singa is calling it quits. In an open letter yesterday, he said he was growing tired of facing an "increasingly angry and disagreeable society".
Before the start of the forensic scientist's examination yesterday, lawyer Steven Lam called for a break on behalf of Dr Shane Todd's mother, Mrs Mary Todd, who looked ill as she leaned slightly over in her seat.
As our population swells, the concept of a ‘core Singaporean’ is becoming murky. In this ongoing series to find the Singaporean Core – a term raised in Parliament during the Population White Paper debate – we speak to people with a pink IC to see how red and white they truly are.
When the dishwasher, 31, was repeatedly questioned about the inconsistencies in her statements, she claimed the police had forced her into signing them.