Singapore Civil Defence Force officer gets six months’ jail over death of national serviceman firefighter
SINGAPORE: Despite knowing that firefighters in the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) must operate minimally in pairs, a ...
TV host Allan Wu sends son off to National Service
The Singapore-based Chinese-American star shaved his head to support 18-year-old Jonas. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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As Malaysia restarts national service programme, can it avoid its 'on-again, off-again' history?
The third iteration of the National Service Training Programme - dubbed PLKN 3.0 - will be back via a pilot project from Jan ...
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Crazy Rich Asians author Kevin Kwan 'dodged Singapore national service'
He could face up to three years in jail if he returns to Singapore. All Singaporean men over 18 have to undertake two years of national service (NS) with either the armed forces, the police or the ...
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Singapore study: Those abused as a child at greater risk to suffer violence from spouse as adults
A new study by Singapore’s National Council of Social Service (NCSS) has found that individuals abused as children are almost ...
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I'm a 24-year-old straight-A student who has been obsessed with buses since childhood. I skipped college to work my dream job.
But I didn't. During my time in national service — Singapore's military conscription for male citizens — I picked up bus driving on the weekends, volunteering with a company. That's how I got ...
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Singapore in world first for facial verification
including the UK Home Office and National Health Service and the US Department of Homeland Security. Singapore's technology is already in use at kiosks in branches of Singapore's tax office ...
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The Singapore Solution
One day, as part of a rehearsal for the National Day celebration, I was treated to a veritable lollapalooza of kiasu. Singapore armed ... to go beyond lip-service in addressing the call for ...