By developing a global mindset and embracing globalisation, youths can be better prepared for the challenges of the future!
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Singaporeans are anxious about jobs, foreign competition, as well as the impact of the large number of foreigners working and living here. But putting the blame on CECA will not solve problems. It will instead make it worse, PM Lee cautioned.
Our FTAs have benefited us enormously, creating jobs for Singaporeans.
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We have the best education system in the world according to the World Bank's Human Captial Index which ranks Singapore No. 1. Our schools are producing talents. This is why our workforce is highly skilled. And this is a reason why we are able to attract good investments. But there are just not enough of us to meet the talent needs.
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Some have criticised policies saying they make us more race conscious. SAP schools have often been cited in this regard. But we also have Madrasahs, and a huge variety of Chinese, Malay and Indian cultural organisations. "Should all this be done away with on the grounds they are not inclusive of other races, other languages, other cultures, other traditions? Obviously not, for that is not what our commitment to 'one people, regardless of race, language or religion' entails," Mr Wong said.
Our multiracialism preserves, protects and celebrates our diversity. Being Singaporean is a matter of addition, not becoming less.
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The government is looking to create a new generation of jobs in advanced manufacturing that will make full use of talent and potential. Education Minister Chan Chun Sing said the government's definition of success is how students can go beyond the Institutes of Higher Learning to keep learning and improving, and stay at the forefront of the manufacturing sector," he said.
"We are interested in helping our students become lifelong learners and get on to a new trajectory that will allow them to stay competitive in the years to come," Mr Chan said.
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Both NTUC and PA have played very critical roles in nation-building. Yet they constantly come under attack, often with misleading information and outright falsehoods. Here's why.
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With the recent spate of racist incidents, it is pertinent to ask if we are heading in the wrong direction of intolerance.
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Education Minister Chan Chun Sing exhorts students to embrace a global mindset while treasuring our local identity because we cannot just settle for "diffuse and rootless cosmopolitanism." We must be able to work alongside different cultures and talent while having the confidence to thrive in a uniquely Singaporean way.
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Strategist with a big heart. Min Chan believes that successful people should not live life too differently from the common man or they may forget how the common man lives. He did an excellent job getting our economy back on track, and preparing our industries and companies to respond to structural changes in the global economy.
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May Day hails its roots back in 1886, when workers in the US went on strike against long hours. In Singapore it is a day of celebration.
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