TR EMERITUS

Yet another case of a tree falling onto the road, unable to withstand the heavy rainfall that buffeted Singapore on Friday morning (21Apr). This time, it was reported that a tree fell and blocked at least one lane on Cavenagh Road after the rainstorm, with parts of the affected road closed temporarily after. Based on reports,... 

I read with intrigue when MOE announced that they would be merging 8 junior colleges due to the low student take-up, declining number of students due to falling birth rates. If the problem is the lesser number of students, why then do a small country like Singapore need 2 Education Ministers who are paid more than a million... 

With the merger of the eight junior colleges into four, some teachers have been quoted as saying that they are worried about their future. We should see this as not just a merger of schools, but also as a massive change in jobs and lives of the staff at the affected junior colleges. While the MOE had said that no one would lose...