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NSmen We thank Mr Lee Yong Se for his letter ("Penalties for PRs who don't fulfil NS duty lack bite"; Monday). Male permanent residents (PRs), like male Singapore citizens, aged 13 and above are required to apply for an exit permit if they wish to remain overseas for three months or longer. They are also required to furnish... 

I applaud the Government for launching the national Jobs Bank ("Jobs Bank kicks off with 16,000 positions"; Tuesday), which is among a slew of measures to protect the interests of Singaporean job seekers. The 16,000 positions on offer seem to suggest that there are many jobs out there, but employers are somehow unable to find... 

I refer to excerpts from the 26 Jun 2014 Straits Times report “Between the covers: The Chinese in Singapore”. It was reported that a book will be published next year detailing the history of Singapore’s Chinese as far back as 500 years before Singapore’s founding in 1819 by Sir Stamford Raffles. The book will draw evidence...