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Minister says degree not necessary for success, but poly grads say...

May 6, 2013 - 9:42pm

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Eunice Toh
David Sun
Theodora D’Cruz
Kerri Heng

PHOTO: ST

A thousand dollars – that’s the difference between a diploma holder’s monthly salary and a degree holder’s.

And that’s the motivation for polytechnic graduates like Miss Tan Yen Ling, 20, to pursue a degree.

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Home buyers in a ‘seller’s market’

October 17, 2012 - 1:57am

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Esther Ng

PHOTO: ST File

National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan said in Parliament on Tuesday (Oct 16) that HDB flat buyers are now in a “seller’s market” , as buyers have to pay above the value set by professional valuers.

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Leadership and civil service equally important

April 7, 2011 - 5:31pm

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Tay Shi'an

SINCE we already have a good civil service in place – a non-political entity that remains unchanged regardless of the election results – does it matter whether it’s the People’s Action Party (PAP) or another party that is in power?

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New Citizens: It's the commitment that counts

April 7, 2011 - 5:13pm

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Tay Shi'an

TWO new candidates of the People’s Action Party (PAP) have come under the microscope, with their new citizen status rousing a fair bit of Internet chatter.

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They're just not that into POLITICS

April 7, 2011 - 4:54pm

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Eugene Wee

Second part of interview with Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan

Youth excited by green issues, but... They’re just not that into POLITICS

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Health minister says: I'd ban cigarettes if I could

April 7, 2011 - 4:18pm

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Ng Wan Ching

But Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan says it’s hard as they’ve been around for too long and it will ‘upset’ 700,000 smokers

*EXCLUSIVE*

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