Applause
for our
service stars The
Public Service celebrates with
69 public officers who have won
the hearts of their customers
and as a result, the
STAR Service Award. Selected from over 120,000
public officers, the award winners are hailed
as exemplars of service excellence. Get to
know four of them in this cover story.
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The
load is gone Things that happened
in the past can continue to trouble or upset
us. Read this story and make a choice to
let go of past problems.
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Calorie
Café
Blangah Rise Primary School has introduced
an innovative way to help obese pupils watch
their diet and keep fit. Learn all about
it in this story.
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Innovative
‘Captains of Lives’ There
are many creative minds in prisons! Learn
how the Singapore Prison Service succeeded
in fostering a culture of innovation throughout
the organisation.
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For your eyes only Do you know that
Singaporeans have one of the highest
rates of myopia in the world? Find out
what steps you can take to prevent myopia.
Work-life
management training in MCDS
Striking a balance between work
and family life is possible. And learning
how to do so can be fun and interesting!
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Fun
with science What do bread,
bubbles and popcorn have to do with
science? Find out from Susan Chang who
works at the Science Centre.
Watch
your kids grow — online!
Introducing an online programme for
parents that helps them track their
child’s development from three
months to six years. Full Story
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Redefining
the
corporate library
What made the Infocomm Development Authority
decide to close its in-house library? Full Story
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A
cyber-universe
of possibilities
Check out the "first-stop shop"
online for Singapore-based businesses
going global. Full
Story
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This
month's quiz plus the
answers and winners for the June
2004 quiz. Full
Story
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“Applause
for our service stars”.
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