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Saturday, April 20, 2024
  Singapore This is slightly lower than the 137 licenses suspended the year before, but still more than twice the number in 2013. Kim San Leng Food Centre in Bishan, a popular coffee shop, was suspended for a day in January...
  SINGAPORE: At the birthday parties and family celebrations Nigel* used to attend, alcohol was freely available. He was then in his early teens. “It was just there, and the uncles would say, come here and have a drink young man,...
  SINGAPORE: As you tuck into a plate of nasi lemak from Mizzy’s Corner stall at Changi Village hawker centre, you might notice that the typical nasi lemak fish, the ikan kuning, is missing. The reason:  They are hoping to help...
  SINGAPORE: It might seem like an easy way to pick up some extra cash on the side. To the casual observer, mascot performers just need to walk around in a costume, waving at people and posing for photographs – or,...
Newcastle University announced the establishment of a scholarship on Friday, by Alibaba founder and Executive Chairman Ma through the Jack Ma Foundation. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post. Xinhua News Agency reported that the scholarship was introduced because the...
  SINGAPORE: US President Donald Trump unveiled on Wednesday (Apr 26) a major tax reform package that aims to simplify the US tax system and bring about massive tax cuts for businesses and individuals. The proposal includes slashing the corporate...
  SINGAPORE: Due to finish his National Service this year, 23-year-old Goh Yu Hui was worried about finding a job. He had heard stories about the challenges of securing a position – some of his relatives, fresh school leavers like him,...
  SINGAPORE: Forget posters on a wall, or toys in a cabinet - 19-year-old Isaac Nathaniel D'Souza has his object of passion on full display in his bedroom in the form of "SMRT Land". It is a miniature city filled...
  SINGAPORE: For the managers at local dimsum restaurant Yum Cha, looking for an extra pair of hands to cope with the weekend crowd or to stand in for a full-time employee who has called in sick used to be...
  SINGAPORE: The Istana grounds were opened to the public on Labour Day (May 1), drawing more than 8,600 people by noon. Visitors started queuing from 7am and the crowd swelled within an hour, even though the gates only opened at 8.30am. Once...