In a series of questions addressed on the topic, Minister Dr Tan See Leng urged employers to utilise support and press on with efforts to become more manpower-lean, while tapping on available sources of local workers.
Ng added that such proposals are inadequate justifications to mandate that a person must suspend individual liberties as a civilian, give up two years of his or her life and go to jail if they do not do so, as NS defaulters have been sentenced.
As a 12 year old stepping foot into my then-new secondary school six years ago, I scanned every booth at the Co-Curricular Activity (CCA) fair. The National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) looked especially cool back then, especially the part about practising with real guns. Initially, I was hesitant to join but a push from my family to try something outside.
SINGAPORE, April 6 A White Paper tackling wide-ranging issues on women’s development in Singapore was endorsed by Parliament yesterday (April 5), even after some Members of Parliament (MP) said that more could be done to level the playing field here. Some of their suggestions included.