TR EMERITUS

This is an issue that has always troubled me. The amount to set aside is highly uncertain depending on how parents die. A slow death will cost a bomb not only in terms of money but in time and energy as well. No matter what, this is a burden that MUST be borne if we call ourselves decent human beings. Today, parents' allowance... 

I'm not sure why there is even a debate about the need to close down Hougang MRT station after a security alert was raised. This may be a bit morbid, but we don't have to look far to see what impact a terrorist attack can do on a train system. Yesterday's attack on Russia's metro train that claimed the lives of about a dozen... 

Another new scheme to help needy students? I refer to the article “More support from CDAC for 2,000 needy students” (Straits Times, Apr 2). It states that “Some 2,000 needy post-secondary students will get additional financial and skills training support, thanks to a $1.5-million programme launched yesterday by the Chinese...