5+ hour, 23+ min ago   (466+ words) PUBLISHED Aug 6, 2026, 7:28 PM When Nanyang University admitted its first English-medium students in 1975, Ms Jensrani Thanabal became one of its pioneering Tamil undergraduates. More than 50 years later, the retired educator credits those four years with shaping not only her teaching career…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (966+ words) UPDATED Aug 5, 2026, 2:43 PM No evidence of a system malfunction was found in the O-level English Language examination on July 15 and oral examiners and students were shown the same question, despite 432 candidates reporting discrepancies. Senior Minister of State for Education Janil…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (966+ words) PUBLISHED Aug 5, 2026, 1:34 PM No evidence of a system malfunction was found in the O-level English Language examination on July 15 and oral examiners and students were shown the same question, despite 432 candidates reporting discrepancies. Senior Minister of State for Education Janil…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (488+ words) PUBLISHED Aug 4, 2026, 11:29 AM To foster quality journalism and inspire bright young talent to enter the media sector, two promising scholars are stepping forward to join the Tamil Murasu newsroom. At the SPH Media Scholarship Award Ceremony held on July 30, Venkatesan…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (562+ words) PUBLISHED Jul 30, 2026, 7:24 PM Once upon a time, mum and dad only worried about whether their child passed exams. Today, many Singaporean parents worry whether their six-year-old is “globally competitive”. Welcome to modern Singapore! Children here do not simply attend school....

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (412+ words) PUBLISHED Jul 30, 2026, 7:37 PM For the first few days of their trip, Ms Prardana Subramanian and Mr M.A.Affan kept hearing the same joke – that NTUC was Singapore’s labour movement, and not the supermarket chain most newcomers assumed it to be. It…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (221+ words) PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2026, 10:29 AM Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on July 26 the creation of a task force headed by tech entrepreneur Nandan Nilekani to overhaul India’s examination system, following days of youth protests about exam paper leaks. “Our examination system should…...

2+ week, 7+ hour ago   (470+ words) PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2026, 5:46 PM India’s government has pledged sweeping reforms to the country’s examination system as it faces mounting pressure from a rapidly expanding student protest movement that has emerged as one of the biggest political challenges to Prime Minister Narendra…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (381+ words) His father is a lorry driver, his mother a homemaker, and his hometown is Arakkonam in Tamil Nadu. But humble beginnings can beget big dreams, as Dhivakar L, 14, aims to compete in the Commonwealth, Asian, or Olympic Games, and join…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1684+ words) PUBLISHED Jul 21, 2026, 6:55 PM For the past 75 years, the Singapore Tamil Teachers’ Union has stood as a fortress and a pillar of support for Tamil teachers in Singapore, and will continue to be so. “I view this major milestone as the…...