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19 May 2010

Singapore's Fort Knox for fine art, valuables
Collectors of fine art and valuables can now store and exhibit the pieces in Singapore FreePort, matching Hong Kong and Beijing as an Asian centre for art.

20 Mar 2010

First-generation citizens in Singapore
Children of first-generation Singaporeans recounted their parents’ journey in search of a better life and making Singapore their home.

05 Mar 2010

Finding work, love and a home in Singapore
There are many stories of foreigners who came to Singapore to work, found love, and decided to settle down here.

28 Feb 2010

Craftista – Making art out of everyday life: Singapore
Blogger Tes, from Texas, chose ‘Singapore’ as her topic when she had to blog on a topic that began with the letter ‘S’.

25 Feb 2010

Scott and Kenna’s Excellent Adventure: Singapore
Two tourists who came to Singapore for a tour have chronicled their activities in the country.

Study

10 Aug 2010

Singapore method of teaching mathematics impresses the US
Schools in the US are integrating the Singapore method of teaching mathematics into their classrooms, as they find the method very effective for teaching the subject to children.

24 Apr 2010

Educators say schools are the best starting points for integration matters
Schools use activities like hawker centre trips to bring local and foreign students closer together.

11 Mar 2010

Making learning Mandarin easy for students
An increasing number of students entering Primary 1 come from English-speaking homes.

26 Mar 2009

Singapore: A model for teaching excellence
Leading American educationists took a trip to Singapore recently to find out what makes schools here consistently lead the world in student achievement. Click here to read more about their observations.

17 Feb 2009

British educators learn from Singapore’s school system
Teachers and journalists from Britain were recently here in Singapore to experience its world-renowned education system.

Work

23 Apr 2009

Singapore praised for promoting innovation
Singapore as Asia’s innovation hub.

19 Jan 2009

Singapore’s commitment to medical research helps boost its life sciences sector
This article, written by a Singapore medical student studying in Australia, tells of how Singapore’s continued commitment to grow its biomedical sciences sector not only brings optimism to patients, but medical students too.

30 Dec 2008

Singapore’s survival tips in this economic recession
Investment in education and clean energy are some reasons for Singapore remaining an ideal investment location for large technology-based firms.

27 Dec 2008

Japanese firms to invest in Singapore’s newest R&D hub
Singapore's push to become a R&D hub has received a boost with three multinational Japanese companies setting up operations at Fusionopolis.

23 Oct 2008

Singapore has practical goal for research
A blogger from the United States is impressed with Singapore’s overall investment in research and development.

Play

13 Mar 2010

The Independent: Singapore bling - Is the city-state ready to party?
With the opening of a new Integrated Resort and theme park on Singapore’s Sentosa, Simon Calder - writer for British newspaper, The Independent - visits the attractions and chronicles his experiences.

05 Mar 2010

Housing sportsmen this August for SYOG
Singapore will be playing host to the inaugural Youth Olympic Games this August.

27 May 2009

Singapore, Food Paradise
Food is a way of life in Singapore.

21 May 2009

Singapore museum's style inspires
Inspirational Singaporean style.

25 Sep 2008

Twenty major changes that Singapore has undergone
Look at an interesting map that identified twenty major changes that Singapore has undergone.