Michelle Ng

2 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Michelle Ng

SINGAPORE – Unemployment and job security were key issues raised by opposition party Red Dot United (RDU) at a rally on April 30, with candidates sharing personal stories and highlighting examples of how some Singaporeans have fallen through the cracks. Several of the 12 candidates who spoke at the field at Boon Lay Way called for fair job opportunities and sensible approaches to immigration as solutions to address job security issues.

2 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Michelle Ng

SINGAPORE – Ensuring that people with disadvantaged backgrounds have access to opportunities is what political newcomer David Hoe, 37, hopes to champion if elected into Parliament. This is an issue “closest to his heart”, said the PAP candidate for Jurong East-Bukit Batok GRC, during a lunchtime walkabout at Bukit Batok West Hawker Centre on April 29.

2 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Chin Shan |Michelle Ng

Follow our live coverage here. SINGAPORE - Opposition parties want to put more money in people’s pockets by cutting GST rates, but their proposals stop short of suggesting who will pay for their promises, said Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu on April 28.

2 weeks ago | thechasernews.co.uk | Michelle Ng

Research done by Harvard Medical School has demonstrated that teenage boys and girls are wired differently. In boys, emotions are processed near the amygdala, a part of the brain that isn’t much connected to linguistic functions; in contrast, in girls, emotions are dealt with by another part of the brain that is at the same time responsible for handling language.

2 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Michelle Ng

Follow our live coverage here. SINGAPORE – He may become a first-time MP at age 55 after this General Election, but Mr Lee Hong Chuang says he is not a novice in helping residents solve their problems. He said he has decades of volunteering experience and has been a PAP activist since 2004. Mr Lee also contested, and lost, in the last two GEs as the PAP candidate for the Hougang single seat.