Teen abortions have risen last year, and the number of sexually active youths is also growing. Straitstimes.com gets a teacher and a teen counsellor to respond to a newly launched sex education video provocatively titled 'Go Have Sex', as well as share their views on the most effective ways to reach out to youths and parents on this touchy topic.

Head of Department of Character Education Wijaykumar R. Devi, who leads a team of teachers in shaping the sex education programme at Bowen Secondary, gives her take on the need to be open in educating youths about sex, as well as the importance of designing the right programme.

School Counsellor Winnie Loi, based in a secondary school here, describes the reality of teenagers' sexual habits today. So what impact will new educational materials - like the video 'Go Have Sex' - have for teen sexuality education in schools?

In his keynote address at the annual Singapore Tripartism Forum, former Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen - now Education Minister - reflects on the importance of not 'protecting' workers here through a clampdown on the foreign worker quota and a high wage policy. He also elaborates on the way forward for Singapore's workforce.