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Charting the course for maritime Singapore

Ensuring Singapore's aviation sector stays strong, viable

Interfaith prayers being held during the 70th anniversary of the founding of Inter-Religious Organisation, Singapore at Far East Plaza on March 18 last year. The Government has long stressed the values of multiculturalism and interfaith dialogue and

Islamophobia: Singapore not exempt from global climate

Mr Tan Chor Pang, principal of Boon Lay Secondary School, with some of its students. During his 35 years as an educator, he has taught students from both the Normal and Express streams and has never minded teaching weaker children, saying: "I felt li

If not for streaming, many might not have made it through school, says principal

Film-maker Jack Neo directed the 2002 hit film I Not Stupid, which sought to address the social stigma and other issues related to streaming. "People already felt then that streaming didn't seem right... The invisible effects were very serious. Stude

End of streaming in schools: Changes better late than never, says director Jack Neo

Normal (Academic) student Low Jie Ying consistently scores As in Maths at Express level, but declined her school's offer to transfer to the Express stream. She welcomes subject-based banding as it will allow students to grow and be developed in the s

End of streaming in schools: Subject-based banding gives N(A) student confidence boost

Mr Nicholas Ooi, co-founder of social enterprise Bantu, studied at the ITE and polytechnic after secondary school and graduated last year with an honours degree in computing from the National University of Singapore. The 28-year-old says: "It took me

End of streaming in schools: Former EM3 and Normal student carves out tech path

Professor Lim Siong Guan and Ms Low Sin Leng were part of the study team, whose members were mostly in their 20s and 30s.

Why they proposed streaming in schools 40 years ago