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IT IS encouraging that the Health Ministry's Agency for Integrated Care has recognised the need for caregivers to get some respite ("New scheme offers relief for caregivers"; last Thursday).
I STRONGLY agree with Dr V. Subramaniam and thank him for writing on behalf of mothers ("Ease bus woes for mums with babies in prams"; last Monday).
COMMISSIONS are paid by insurance companies to agents for helping to acquire clients ("Explain why online insurance offer was axed" by Mr Sia Cheong Yew and "Similar commission structures for policies" by Mr Leslie Sun Zihao; last Wednesday).
WHAT Fundsupermart did was to implement a 50 per cent commission rebate to clients who take up any policy from the three insurers ("Online insurance offer axed after gripes"; last Monday).
IT IS certainly good news to learn that Singapore researchers are working together to pinpoint autism genes with the aim of identifying and treating the condition ("Experts launch study to pinpoint autism genes"; last Tuesday).
WE THANK Mr Raymond Liow Chin Win for his feedback ("Allow earlier health screening before IPPT"; May 11).
I have also been volunteering in many sectors, whether in sports, the grassroots, legal and various other causes.
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AS A mother of a three-year-old boy, I read with interest last Tuesday's article ("Priority for Primary 1 registration clarified") as well as recent letters on the Primary 1 registration system.
I AM concerned about the increasing number of commuters who are unaware of other people who need a seat more than they do.
FLAT owners are responsible for the maintenance of their flats ("Leaking ceiling: Left at mercy of neighbour" by Mr Quek Chor Leng; Forum Online, last Tuesday).
I FULLY support the call by HDB residents for harsher penalties for littering ("Slap litterbugs with harsher penalties, say HDB residents"; last Friday).
I TERMINATED my SingTel mio TV service on April 19.
THE spike in the number of people utilising online dating sites as a platform to find potential partners is not all that surprising ("More singles in Singapore finding love through online dating sites, survey shows"; Straits Times Online, May 9).
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