TOP STORIES Singapore Edusave awards to extend to polytechnics from 2017 MOE also unveils new Edusave Skills Award for students in polytechnics and Institutes of Technical Education (ITEs), which looks to recognise students who have demonstrated "excellent application of course-specific skills as well as soft skills in the course of their studies". »

Asia Pacific Thousands march in KMT parade ahead of Taiwan elections Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou and Kuomintang's presidential candidate Eric Chu called on voters not to reverse the government's achievements over the past eight years. » World Anti-migrant protest turns violent as German welcome cools Riot police broke up far-right protesters in Cologne on Saturday as they marched against Germany's open-door migration policy after asylum seekers were identified as suspects in assaults on women on New Year's Eve. » Singapore Singaporeans to receive SkillsFuture Credit activation letters by this month The Workforce Development Agency says it started sending out the letters from Jan 4, and will continue to do so in batches.  »