Dyscalculia – the maths learning difficulty few people know about

SINGAPORE – Imagine that your child is taking the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE), but cannot count forwards or backwards mentally. One student relied on his ruler in the national exam. If he had to, say, add 10 and eight, he would use the line indicators as markers to count forward. Please subscribe or log... » read more

Laws to tackle workplace discrimination in Singapore cannot be too rigid: Experts

SINGAPORE – Laws to tackle workplace discrimination can better protect Singaporeans against errant employers who do not consider them fairly for job opportunities. Yet legislation cannot be too rigid, labour observers told The Straits Times. If it is, there may be unintended consequences like deterring firms from setting up shop here and creating good jobs... » read more