FT approved to come to S’pore to work: I’ve already got friends working in the tech company

It was earlier reported that an Indian national had posted on the…

Statement by CAPE on SJI Vice Principal’s comments on activism in Singapore

As a community of students concerned with political literacy and civic engagement,…

River Valley kindergarten retracts letter, stating grassroots leaders can receive P1 recommendation letters for schools, such as River Valley Primary

A letter dated 27 July that was purportedly written by the Chief…

Detonation of war relic along Woodlands Road 

A war relic found at a construction site along Woodlands Road was detonated by…

How to help those considering suicide

by Careers in Psychology We are facing a suicide epidemic in the…

51st ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Related Meetings

Singapore is hosting the 51st ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and Related Meetings…

Longtime Singtel customer complains about hidden charge by Singtel sales personnel

A long time customer wrote on the Facebook page of Singapore Telecommunications…

Official Visit of His Excellency Dato’ Saifuddin Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia, His Excellency Dato’ Saifuddin Abdullah, is…

Police still looking for failed-robber who threatened to blow up a pawnshop

On Saturday evening, 28 July, the ValueMax pawnshop outside the Boon Lay…

成基层领袖  孩子获推荐入良校? 迈杰思幼园急回收误导信函

家长成为居委会自愿者,可换取孩子升学小学推荐信?一则发自亮阁区迈杰思幼儿园校方,鼓励家长注册成为自愿者的信函引起误会和混淆,有关当局已发文告澄清,并回收误导性信函。 本月27日,在题为《申请成为河谷林居民委员会自愿者》的信函,亮阁区迈杰思幼儿园,告知学生家长/监护人。他们将获优先权,申请成为河谷居民委员会的基层领袖。 “这将使您获得升学本区小学,例如河谷林小学的升学推荐信。” 该信函称,该校积极响应河谷林居民委员会许多活动,家长可在这些活动扮演领导角色,获得活跃基层领袖的地位。信中也鼓励家长积极参与和主办至少两项主要活动,以期能成为活跃基层领袖。 “我们的目的是协助家长减轻一年级入学的压力。同时回馈社会,促进邻里合作和团队精神。”信函呼吁有兴趣的家长,可在8月2日前签署和提交注册表格到该校。 网民:自愿者获特权,偏离服务宗旨 本地社媒“爱新加坡”在其粉丝专页公开此信函,大多网民皆不认同“争取成为居委基层领袖,获小学推荐信”的安排,认为此举扭曲了真诚为社区服务的精神。 河谷林居民委员会立即在脸书澄清,该信函是在该居委会完全不知情的情况下,由校方发出。 居委会表示,虽然迈杰思鼓励家长积极参与社区的立意虽好,但很遗憾,信中提及的资讯不恰当也不准确。 “我们已照会迈杰思校方,对方也对此事致歉,并同意回收有关信函。”在帖文中居委会,也附上了来自迈杰思校方的澄清书。 迈杰思:信函未咨询居委会和总部 这封誌期29日的澄清信,是以亮阁区迈杰思幼儿园首席执行员王瑞连(译音)名义发出,表示前述信函,乃由该校发出,未曾咨询居委会和迈杰思总部的意见。“信中内容不正确也不符事实。”…