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Friday #sgroundup: Tuition for toddlers, necessary or over the top?

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Tuition for toddlers – necessary or over the top?


File Photo of Children attending preschool/kindergarten
File Photo of Children attending preschool/kindergarten



As his tutor flashed one flashcard after another to him, little Gabriel Tan glanced longingly towards the door.
 
A sharp look from his mother put him back in focus, and he obediently repeated the words on the flashcards.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/blogs/what-is-buzzing/tuition-for-toddlers-%E2%80%93-necessary-or-over-the-top-053116125.html?linkId=11242471

Woman's body found near Yishun Dam

View of a reservoir in Singapore (Yahoo file photo)
View of a reservoir in Singapore (Yahoo file photo)



The body of a Chinese woman was found near the shore off Yishun Avenue 1, close to Yishun Dam, on Friday morning.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/woman-s-body-found-near-yishun-dam-060110201.html?linkId=11242548

LTA Spokesman On Taxi-Taxi@SG App: “We Might Link It To Third-Party Apps.”

This article first appeared on Vulcan Post. Singaporean netizens would be familiar with the notorious Taxi-Taxi@SG app by now. Everyone is talking about it:   The article we wrote also made its rounds on social media. But in case you missed it, Taxi-Taxi@SG is a free app launched by Singapore’s Land Transport Authority, which aims [...] The post LTA Spokesman On Taxi-Taxi@SG App: “We Might Link It To Third-Party Apps.” appeared first on Vulcan Post.



In response to all the negative feedbacks, an LTA spokesman, told Straits Times that the app is indeed not designed for the booking of taxis. He also added that they “will monitor users’ feedback and enhance the app based on feedback received”.

“One possible enhancement is to link it to third-party apps.”

https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/lta-spokesman-taxi-taxi-sg-055834141.html

Eight children found dead at Australian property

Police gather outside a house where eight children ranging from babies to teenagers were found dead in the northern Australian city of Cairns on December 19, 2014
Police gather outside a house where eight children ranging from babies to teenagers were found dead in the northern Australian city of Cairns on December 19, 2014



Eight children ranging from babies to teenagers were found dead at a home in the Australian city of Cairns on Friday, police said, reportedly in a gruesome mass stabbing that comes just days after a deadly siege in Sydney.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/eight-children-found-dead-australian-property-031204636.html?linkId=11241693

Star's kind gesture deters woman from suicide

Star's kind gesture deters woman from suicide
Star's kind gesture deters woman from suicide



Former NFL star Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson decided to ditch normal tipping convention in leaving an incredibly generous tip at a restaurant.

And he couldn't have known how significant his little act of kindness would prove to be.

https://sg.sports.yahoo.com/news/stars-kind-gesture-deters-woman-230102294.html