Indonesians in S'pore cast their votes as overseas voting begins for...
April 06, 2014 9:15 AMBrisk voting marked the beginning of polls on Sunday as many Indonesians showed up at the Indonesian embassy in Singapore to participate in the parliamentary polls for overseas...
View ArticleOn sale: Fresh vegetables grown by residents in community gardens
April 06, 2014 11:15 AMOver 2,000 Sembawang GRC residents gathered at Republic Polytechnic on Sunday morning not just for their usual mass workout and 1.6km walk. They were also there to buy vegetables...
View ArticleThousands of West Coast residents gather to exercise and try out sports
April 06, 2014 11:42 AMMore than 2,000 residents from West Coast Cluster turned up at an event on Sunday morning to exercise together and try new sports.
View ArticleSingaporeans still prefer gas over electric stoves, market survey finds
April 07, 2014 1:16 PMMost people in Singapore prefer gas-operated stoves even though electric ones may be easier to use and clean, a new survey has found.
View ArticleSocial media campaign launched to break the silence on bullying in Singapore
April 07, 2014 2:14 PMA social media campaign was launched on Monday to encourage victims and friends of victims to speak out against bullying.
View ArticlePMs discuss KL-Singapore high speed rail terminals and faster cross border...
April 07, 2014 2:26 PMPUTRAJAYA: Tuas West and Jurong East are two locations being considered for the Singapore terminal of the proposed high speed rail linking Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, said Prime...
View ArticlePirate sites could be blocked in the future with proposed changes to...
April 07, 2014 3:11 PMWebsites that mainly offer pirated content - which could include well-known file-sharing site The Pirate Bay - might be blocked by all Internet service providers here in the future.
View ArticlePublic, private and people sectors must collaborate to deal with threats,...
April 07, 2014 3:36 PMWhen dealing with the threats of today, the government's efforts alone are not enough, Second Minister for Home Affairs and for Trade and Industry S. Iswaran said on Monday.
View ArticleNTU launches book on its history penned by founding president Cham Tao Soon
April 07, 2014 5:04 PMThe Nanyang Technological University (NTU) launched on Monday a book charting the story of its predecessor, the Nanyang Technological Institute (NTI).
View ArticleStudent jailed three weeks for attacking cabby
April 07, 2014 5:09 PMA Singapore Institute of Management student who held down a taxi driver and punched him in the face repeatedly was jailed for three weeks on Monday.
View ArticleICA working on portable device to verify passports
April 07, 2014 7:08 AMThe Immigration and Checkpoints Authority of Singapore (ICA) is working on a portable electronic device which could be used to check the passports of ship passengers and make the...
View ArticleFewer divorcees defaulting on maintenance
April 07, 2014 7:10 AMFewer divorcees have been defaulting on maintenance payments since landmark amendments were made to the Women's Charter three years ago.
View ArticleEndangered crab to get help to make babies
April 07, 2014 7:17 AMSeveral uniquely Singaporean crabs are going to get help in making babies.
View ArticleICA demonstrates how cruise passengers are swiftly 'pre-cleared'
April 07, 2014 7:22 AMSergeant Hizar Zahir regularly has to be crane-lifted onto an oil rig in a metal basket or climb onto a moving ship on a rope ladder.
View ArticleDr Woffles Wu suspended from practice for four months
April 07, 2014 10:27 AMProminent plastic surgeon Dr Woffles Wu who was fined $1,000 in 2012 for getting an employee to take the rap for a speeding offence has been suspended from practice for four...
View ArticleHDB resale prices up slightly in March, more flats changing hands
April 07, 2014 11:48 AMResale prices of Housing Board flats edged up 0.3 per cent in March from a month before, according to Singapore Real Estate Exchange flash figures on Monday. But they were still...
View ArticleAlleged match-fixer Eric Ding chooses to remain silent in his corruption trial
April 07, 2014 12:02 PMAlleged match-fixer Eric Ding Si Yang chose not to give evidence in his own defence, as his long-running corruption trial resumed on Monday.
View ArticleSIA to fly A-380 to Mumbai and New Delhi
April 07, 2014 12:12 PMSingapore Airlines will fly the Airbus 380 superjumbo to the Indian cities of Mumbai and New Delhi from May 30.
View ArticleNew $15-million fund to develop tourism associations: Singapore Tourism Board
April 07, 2014 12:29 PMA new $15-million fund will be set aside to develop tourism associations, said the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) on Monday.
View ArticleEx-SingTel retail executive jailed for misappropriating 89 mobile phones
Singapore NewsApril 07, 2014 12:33 PMA former retail executive of SingTel who misappropriated $100,088 worth of mobile phones from her employer over two years was jailed for 18 months on Monday.
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