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SPH reporter comes home to a ‘messier’ Singapore after years abroad

Hong Lim Park protest against White Paper In a Sunday Times article today ("Coming home to a 'messier' Singapore", 31 Mar), SPH foreign correspondent Tracy Quek talks about the changes she sees in Singapore after having been away for almost 10 years. She says, "On the whole, we found the general lay of the land not too different...

DPP plans to join Singapore Democratic Alliance

Benjamin Pwee The opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) plans to join the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA), said DPP's new chief, Mr Benjamin Pwee yesterday (30 Mar). Currently, SDA has 2 parties in its coalition: Singapore Justice Party (SJP) and Singapore Malay National Organisation (PKMS). Mr Pwee said, "We strongly...

Government subsidizes more than half of foreigners’ total tuition fees

The four Government-funded universities have increased their tuition fees for academic year 2013/14. The increase is bigger for PR and foreign students compared to Singaporean students. In the case of SMU, the annual tuition fees for academic year 2013/14 are as follows: (Source ST) As can be seen, the tuition fee increase...