Charmaine Jacob

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New advisory committee among initiatives to boost lifelong learning, job opportunities for people with disabilities

By: Charmaine Jacob

Efforts are also being made to reduce training costs and make mainstream courses more accessible to people with disabilities.

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Preschool teachers to get at least 2 hours a week away from teaching duties to plan lessons, engage parents

By: Charmaine Jacob

The two hours is not a cap and centres that can offer more are encouraged to do so, says the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA).

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Business as usual for most patients as public healthcare clusters recover from 9-hour disruption

By: Charmaine Jacob, Nikki Yeo

Across seven healthcare institutions visited by CNA, most patients said they had few or no issues, despite signs warning visitors of potentially longer wait times.

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‘Modest take-up': More than 90 families await childminders as pilot faces matching challenge

By: Charmaine Jacob

Having the service more evenly spread across Singapore would give parents options closer to home and reduce travel time, one parent said.

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Extremist influences becoming more diverse, anyone can be susceptible: PM Wong

By: Charmaine Jacob

Singapore must guard against people “retreating into separate worlds”, surrounded only by others who think like them and gradually losing their connection with the wider community, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.

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Spike in PM2.5 in Singapore catches people off guard, haze hits businesses and outdoor workers

By: Taufiq Zalizan, Charmaine Jacob, Loraine Lee

PM2.5 levels climbed above 280 in western Singapore on Wednesday, prompting a rush for N95 masks and air purifiers.

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No lessons, no pay: Sports coaches hit by haze cancellations, facility closures

By: Nicole Lam, Charmaine Jacob

Coaches say the fluctuating air quality has made it difficult to plan their schedules and find alternative venues for lessons.

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Singapore-listed firm Kencana Agri facing inquiry by Indonesian authorities over suspected land clearing by burning

By: Charmaine Jacob

Several firms listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Friday (Oct 16) distanced themselves from the fires and haze.

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‘It doesn't sound like who he is': Family of man jailed over baby's death said they saw no signs of abuse

By: Charmaine Jacob

The mother and sister of the dead boy's father spoke after the man and his wife were both sentenced to more than 15 years' jail for the abuse leading to the child's death.

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MSF looks to double regular volunteer pool by 2030 to tackle complex social needs: Masagos

By: Charmaine Jacob

Minister for Social and Family Development Masagos Zulkifli outlined plans to shift volunteerism away from one-off contributions toward sustained relationships and community leadership.