Applications for cross-border travel between Singapore and Malaysia for long-term pass holders and travellers on essential business and official visits will start on Aug 10. But those travelling under the two schemes meant for short-and long-term visits would have...
Yang's lawyer says they show he treated widow well; DPP says they were taken on same day after he was sued. To support his case that former tour guide Yang Yin had treated elderly widow Chung Kin Chun well, his...
The fallout of the National University of Singapore's (NUS) orientation camp scandal shows no sign of easing.The New Paper has learnt that a sponsor will no longer work with the NUS Students' Union (Nussu) for future events, while others...
Giants have always lived among us and in the Singapore Botanic Gardens, a meranti melantai was already dwarfing all when Sir Stamford Raffles landed in Singapore in 1819. This species was once common in the forests that used to cover...
SINGAPORE - The number of cases of people scammed by impersonators on social media has jumped by more than nine times in the past three years, with many victims - six in 10 - aged in their 20s...
By now, you might have been tickled (or horrified) by a video making its rounds on local social media: 16 prominent Singaporean political figures seemingly singing in unison to a Japanese pop ballad from a video game series. Yes, it’s...
Malaysia's recent announcement of a partial lockdown is more reason why the Singapore government should not call for a general election at this time, Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) chief Chee Soon Juan said on March 17. Dr Chee had...
Footpath accidents involving personal mobility devices (PMDs) have fallen by 52 per cent since they were banned from footpaths last November. Sentiments towards public path safety have also improved, Senior Minister of State for Transport Janil Puthucheary told Parliament. To...
It seems like a scene from a horror movie involving a lift that has a life of its own.An Indonesian maid had the fright of her life inside a lift in Ang Mo Kio when it went out of...
The next time you visit Pulau Ubin, take a closer peek at your surroundings, as it might reveal treasures of nature that are more unique and interesting than a cursory glance of the coastal and old kampong charms of...












