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As an ex-journalist and ex-teacher, I find it very difficult to land a job, not least because of certain discriminating and unfair practices of employers, including the government. I had tried to ask management, where I worked before, but their reply has always been negative, even though I have seen ads about vacancies for... 

Marina Bay destroyed in Independence Day Resurrection No need to kancheong. Straight distance Singapore to Batam is about 29km. Most modern guided antitank missiles that are man portable can do 5km thereabouts at best. Syrian makeshift lpg container launcher ("Hell Cannon") can do 1.5km if the gunner wears his lucky underwear. Ballistic... 

I refer to the article “Unemployment and layoffs up in second quarter: Manpower Ministry” (Straits Times, Jul 28). It states that “The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.1 per cent as of June 2016, according to preliminary estimates released by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Thursday (July 28). The rate for...