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EDB working to help UNSW students - S'pore universities extend deadline for applications for 2007 admissions
By Charmian Kok, for Business Times, The (Singapore)

THE Economic Development Board (EDB) yesterday said that it has been working closely with the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and the Ministry of Education to help affected students who wish to remain in Singapore and provide options for them to consider their university studies...

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Pilots petition SIA bosses to correct 'negative impressions' - Group wants public correction for remarks made at court hearing
By Karamjit Kaur, for Straits Times, The (Singapore)

THE year-long pay dispute between Singapore Airlines and its pilots has been settled. But it has also left a bitter aftertaste.

Late last week, a group of SIA pilots submitted a petition to the airline's management expressing their concerns about remarks made by airline representatives during the two-day High Court hearing last month over pay and benefits for Airbus 380 pilots...

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New fee hikes at public hospitals and polyclinics - Consultation fees are up at most of them, as demand and costs rise
By Salma Khalik, for Straits Times, The (Singapore)

A NEW round of fee hikes is underway at most public hospitals and some polyclinics. This time, it is consultation fees that are going up, as demand and operating costs continue to rise, say health-care providers.

Subsidised patients at four public hospitals will now pay $24 or $25 for every visit to a specialist clinic, up from about $21. Attendances at specialist clinics have gone up from 2.8 million in 2003 to 3.5 million in 2005...

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Teachers should use new media to engage students
By Ho Ai Li , for Straits Times, The (Singapore)

IF YOU can't get students to stop listening to trashy pop songs, join them.

Listen to the songs in class and give students the skills to analyse the songs for themselves, said Dr Maha Sripathy, president of the English Language and Literature Teachers Association, Singapore...

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Ah Ma wins at Cannes - Anthony Chen's short gets Special Mention award at film fest
By Boon Chan, for Straits Times, The (Singapore)

FILM-MAKER Anthony Chen has done Singapore proud at the Cannes Film Festival with a first-ever Special Mention award for his short film, Ah Ma.

The Ngee Ann Polytechnic graduate's second film is based on his memories of his grandmother's death in 2005, and is the first Singapore film to take part in the Official Competition at Cannes...

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