S’pore to have 11 public holidays in 2022, including 5 long weekends
SINGAPORE – There will be five long weekends in 2022, according to the Ministry of Manpower’s (MOM) release on gazetted public holidays – one more than this year’s four. Of […]
Civil contracts worth $526m awarded to build 4 MRT stations serving NTU, Jurong industrial area
SINGAPORE – Construction of four more Jurong Region Line (JRL) MRT stations that will serve Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and the Jurong Town Corporation industrial area is set to begin this […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on April 6
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Tuesday, April 6. S’poreans who invested with crypto-trading platform Torque lose life savings Woman lost $2.5 million, including some $200,000 […]
Managing the nation’s finances as one would a household
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Man jailed and fined $61,000, one of 8 found guilty of selling e-vaporisers online
SINGAPORE – Eight people were prosecuted for selling electronic vaporisers and related items in Singapore between November 2020 and February this year. Goods worth more than $50,000 were seized from […]
Singapore residents aged below 45 will be invited to book Covid-19 vaccination appointments from June
SINGAPORE – Those aged below 45 will be invited to book their slots for Covid-19 vaccine appointments from June, if all goes as planned, said Senior Minister of State for […]
9 months’ jail for maid who elbowed 1-year-old baby’s face and stepped on his knee
SINGAPORE – Feeling upset over personal issues, a maid decided to vent her unhappiness on a one-year-old baby boy under her care by abusing him with acts such as stepping […]
No obvious increase in commuter numbers on trains on first day of eased work regulations in S’pore
SINGAPORE – The morning commuting crowd streamed out of Raffles Place MRT station, most of them office workers walking closely behind one another. From 8.30am to 9.30am on Monday (April […]
Man charged with murder of 49-year-old at Bedok Reservoir Road flat
SINGAPORE- A man who allegedly killed another in a Bedok Reservoir Road flat last weekend appeared in a district court on Monday (April 5) and was charged with murder. Naing […]
Number of COE extensions plunge, but trend seen remaining strong
SINGAPORE – The number of car certificate of entitlement (COE) revalidations – which form the bulk of total COE extensions – have fallen for the first time in a decade, […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on April 4
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Sunday, April 4. ‘My mother doesn’t think she has a problem’: The challenges faced by those helping people who hoard […]
‘My mother doesn’t think she has a problem’: Challenges faced by those helping hoarders in S’pore
SINGAPORE – Mr Chng, 26, took this video as he carefully made his way up the stairs to his mother’s second-floor Chinatown home. There is barely enough space for him […]
Online Hari Raya bazaars to stay for now in Singapore
SINGAPORE – Mr Feroz Abdullah, 46, has been a fixture at the Geylang Serai Hari Raya bazaar for the past 30 years, mainly selling traditional Malay Muslim clothing. At 16, […]
Who killed my father? 47 years on, son of S’pore labourer who was murdered in 1974 hopes for answers
SINGAPORE – When Mr Rajoo Mani read an article in January this year that described the unsolved case of a girl who was found murdered in Singapore in 1995, it […]
More orchids, attractions for visitors at National Orchid Garden as enhanced display area opens
SINGAPORE – Visitors to The Sembcorp Cool House at the National Orchid Garden might feel like they have been transported into a cloud forest half the world away, with the […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on April 3
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Saturday, April 3. Taiwan train accident: At least 50 killed, flags to be flown at half-mast from Saturday The driver […]
More hikers in S’pore caught straying off designated trails last year
SINGAPORE – With global leisure travel largely out of the question for most Singaporeans last year, many took to the nature reserves here in search of a much-needed getaway. However, […]
Worshippers in Singapore welcome Good Friday service after a difficult year
SINGAPORE – Identified as a close contact of a church member who tested positive for Covid-19, Mr Kenneth Lek was quarantined in February last year. During the two weeks at […]
Large crowds throng Rail Corridor on Good Friday
SINGAPORE – Visitors hoping for a relaxing stroll in nature at the Rail Corridor between Hillview and King Albert Park on Friday (April 2) were shocked by the large crowds. […]
More than 900,000 people have received first dose of Covid-19 vaccine: DPM Heng Swee Keat
SINGAPORE – More than 900,000 people in Singapore have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Friday (April 2). But […]