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DPM Teo Chee Hean At the University of Manchester alumni dinner yesterday (2 Sep), DPM Teo Chee Hean said that while a degree used to be "considered a one-way ticket to success", it is "not quite the case today" due to the abundance of higher education. Mr Teo was giving a speech at the 10th-anniversary alumni dinner for his... 

The movie "1965", set in the early days of Singapore's independence with racial tensions forming the backdrop, will begin pre-production this month. It is slated to be a dramatic thriller on how fragile racial harmony can be. The film, which has a budget of $2.8 million, took 5 years to develop. About 40% of the budget is financed... 

Minimum wage of $1,000 for cleaners kicks in Minister Lim Swee Say Despite the establishment refusing to acknowledge that there is minimum wage in Singapore, a new law requiring all cleaning companies to be licensed took effect yesterday (1 Sep). Under the new law, cleaning companies are required to pay their cleaners at least...