Edusave for madrasahs: “long-standing issue” but a welcome development nevertheless

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Edusave

The Government started the scheme in 1993 by setting up the Edusave Endowment Fund with an initial contribution of $1 billion. The capital sum reached the targeted $5 billion by 1997. This fund is invested and the interest earned is disbursed as grants and awards to schools and students to pay for enrichment programmes and fund additional resources.

After the National Day Rally announcement, any Singaporean child who is studying full-time in a government, government-aided or independent school, junior college, centralised institute, Institute of Technical Education or special education school, or enrolled in madrasahs, privately-funded schools, as well as children who are home-schooled or residing overseas, can benefit from Edusave. 

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“Employment discrimination is not uncommon”: Suara Musyawarah

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  • The Suara Musyawarah committee's report highlighted “perception of unequal opportunities” among Singaporean Malays.

  • The committee also heard several personal accounts suggesting that “employment discrimination is not uncommon”.

  • Concerns that the Malay community is not fully accepted as an equal and integral part of society, and that certain stereotypes, generalisations and negative perceptions of the community exists, were raised.   

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What concerns the Indian community in Singapore - The Narpani dialogue

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  • General concerns such as high immigration, healthcare affordability and PSLE were mentioned.

  • Specific concerns such as job discrimination, housing issues due to HDB's ethnic quota policy and educational under-performance were also brought-up.  

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Northern Provincial Council elections: a chance for reconciliation in Sri Lanka

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On September 21, Sri Lanka will hold its first Northern Provincial Council elections in a quarter century, with about 714,488 people registered to vote. This has generated considerable interest all over the world, particularly in the Tamil-speaking population, and is providing a critical chance for reconciliation in post-war Sri Lanka

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Abbott's win not a good news for the “boat people”

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Dealing with asylum-seekers coming to Australia by boat was a major issue in the just concluded elections with the out-going Rudd Government putting in place the “Final Solution” in July this year; With Abbott coming to power, “By Boat, No Visa” policy set to get stricter

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Over a Cup of Tea

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PM's National Day Rally: A speech of contradictions?

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  • Housing: Is $20,000 “not so small” or “not much more”? PM used both phrases to describe the same amount, when he acted as the “housing agent” for all Singaporeans.

  • Health: MediShield Life to cover all Singaporeans regardless of pre-existing illnesses for life, but premiums will go up leaving existential questions of healthcare affordability unanswered.

  • Education: “Every school is a good school”, he repeated MOE's mantra, while adding “it is also good that we have top schools nationally”, leaving doubts whether the scramble for “top schools” will continue.  

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