Contributed by EUNICE LI DAN YUE –  Implications Of An Ageing Population Due to our ageing population, greater longevity must translate into more years at work instead of retirement (“Economic impact of ageing population”; Forum Online, Straits Times, Oct 23). Why ...

With 2014 coming to a close, what better way to take some time off all in the name of fun? Here’s the catch – without having to spend a bomb. Don’t miss out on these promotions for budget airlines and low-cost ...

Contributed by EUNICE LI DAN YUE –  Do Couples Who Are Considering Remarriage Know What They Are Getting Themselves Into? REMARRIAGE, particularly when children are involved, is very challenging (“Discord in step-families: More seek support”; Straits Times, Sept 26). Common issues ...

Contributed by RAYMOND ANTHONY FERNANDO –  An Unnecessary Fare Increase  With a fare review on the cards, Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew in a Facebook post, has urged the Public Transport Council (PTC) to study whether it is possible to ...

With November coming to a close, here are Weekender’s top picks on events to check out to end your November with a bang. Peter Pan, The Never Ending Story 27 Nov – 20 Jan, 8pm (Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri), ...

Contributed by EUNICE LI DAN YUE –  I am really surprised to read in the Straits Times of 2 recent judgements which concerned motorists who caused death through negligent driving (“2 motorists get fines, driving ban over deaths” (Aug 27) and ...

Are you a health junkie, a clean-eater or someone on a vegetarian diet? Or are you at least someone trying to be a convert but realize most of our eateries on this humble little island offer nothing but the usual, ...

Contributed by EUNICE LI DAN YUE –  Keep The Death Penalty in Our Country While I agree with the writer of “Crucial to substantiate deterrent effect of death penalty” (Oct 6, Today), I am against the idea that such a form ...

Contributed by RAYMOND ANTHONY FERNANDO –  Two heart-rending reports in the Straits Time caught my attention on Tuesday morning. The first report was on a beautiful young American woman, Ms Brittany Maynard who at 29 years suffered brain cancer in ...

Contributed by RAYMOND ANTHONY FERNANDO –  A Lack of Business Ethics? It is absolutely outrageous that the mobile phone retailer Mobile Air had stooped so slow as to humiliate Vietnamese tourist PhamVan Thoai into going on his  bended knees and ...