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British teens resist Australian-style social media ban
1+ hour, 10+ min ago (922+ words) LONDON " British teenagers, like their peers abroad, have a conflicted relationship with social media. They know it can feed them a diet of "brain rot" content that keeps them glued to their phones while making money for big tech." Yet…...
More than 35,000 educators to get salary hike of up to 9% from Oct 1: MOE
2+ hour, 52+ min ago (201+ words) Educators under several teaching schemes will receive salary hike from Oct 1, said the Ministry of Education (Singapore) on Monday (March 16). The adjustments will see about 33,000 education officers, 1,700 allied educators and 1,100 MOE kindergarten educators receive monthly salary increases of between 2 per…...
Household income ceiling for pre-school fee subsidies raised to $15,000 to maintain affordability: Goh Pei Ming
1+ week, 3+ day ago (352+ words) The gross monthly household income ceiling for the Additional Subsidy for childcare and Kindergarten Fee Assistance Scheme, or KiFAS, will be raised to $15,000, from January 2027 said Minister of State for Social and Family Development Goh Pei Ming on Friday (March…...
Montfort Junior School to take in girls from 2028, secondary school to also become co-ed
1+ week, 3+ day ago (822+ words) SINGAPORE " From 2028, the all-boys Montfort Junior School (MJS) will open its doors to accept girls. The first cohort of girls will be eligible to apply during the 2027 Primary 1 registration exercise. The school leadership informed parents and alumni of this development…...
Singaporean students in Middle East are safe, minimal disruptions to studies: Faishal Ibrahim
1+ week, 4+ day ago (435+ words) Singaporean students studying in the Middle East are safe and experienced "minimal disruptions" to their studies, said Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Faishal Ibrahim. The status of these students was shared in a Facebook post on Thursday (March 5) by Assoc…...
Fewer fresh Singapore uni graduates in 2025 found full-time work, but pay held steady: Survey
1+ week, 4+ day ago (672+ words) SINGAPORE " Graduates fresh out of local universities saw a further drop in employment, especially among those who found full-time roles, though salaries held steady. Results from the latest graduate employment survey, which were released on March 5, showed that 74.4 per cent…...
Daily roundup: Teacher recruitment not a 'trivial challenge', says Desmond Lee — and other top stories today
1+ week, 5+ day ago (72+ words) 1. Teacher recruitment not a 'trivial challenge', says Desmond Lee on Jamus Lim's claim of 'straightforward solution' 2. Expanded wetland habitat to open at Gardens by the Bay by 2028 3. Popular Japanese yakitori chain Torikizoku set to open in Singapore Soon, Singaporeans will…...
Preschool teachers speak out after Gerald Giam suggests longer hours: 'I only have 2 hours with my own children"
1+ week, 6+ day ago (804+ words) Several preschool educators have spoken out after Workers' Party (WP) Member of Parliament (MP) Gerald Giam raised a parliamentary question suggesting that some preschools extend care hours until 7.30pm daily to meet the needs of working parents. Since the issue was…...
Singapore to raise retirement age to 64, re-employment age to 69 in July 2026
1+ week, 6+ day ago (308+ words) Singapore to raise retirement age to 64, re-employment age to 69 in July 2026 Singapore will be raising its retirement and re-employment ages this year to support senior workers, Minister for Manpower Dr Tan See Leng said." Amid a declining labour force participation…...
Tool to gauge workers' AI 'readiness', recommend courses for upskilling to be rolled out in MySkillsFuture portal: Jasmin Lau
1+ week, 6+ day ago (608+ words) A tool to assess workers' artificial intelligence (AI) readiness levels and recommend training courses for upskilling will be among the new features that will be rolled out to the MySkillsFuture portal, Minister of State for Education Jasmin Lau said in…...