PRC officials rushing to take driving lessons
BBC News from Elsewhere - 1 April 2015 China Chinese officials are rushing to take driving lessons after the government cut spending on chauffeur-driven cars, it's reported. Many officials don't have driving licences because they've always been ferried to work by chauffeurs, but since the government targeted "wasteful spending"...
Focus on supporting existing SG PhD students
I welcome the introduction of the Ministry of Education-Autonomous University (MOE-AU) scholarship to encourage more Singaporeans to pursue PhDs ("MOE to offer scholarship for budding academics"; Feb 3). However, I have doubts about the scholarship's efficacy. The MOE-AU scholarship provides for tuition fees and stipends over...
SGs more gracious than what the media claim
Mr Koh Poh Tiong, chairman of the Singapore Kindness Movement, praised Singaporeans for their kindness ("Kindness is part of our nature"; last Tuesday), and I am deeply pleased with this for two reasons. First, I honestly think most Singaporeans are kind. Of course, there are rotten apples in every society, but I was irked to...
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