SINGAPORE - Singapore's central bank said it will enhance controls against money laundering and take swift action against banks following damaging findings that financial institutions in the city-state handled money flows linked to Malaysian state fund 1MDB."There is no...
SINGAPORE - Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) rates for some gantries will be revised from Monday, Aug 1.Two gantries on the Northbound CTE after PIE will have its rates increased by 50 cents.From 6pm - 6.30pm, rates will be increased...
Relocate the top primary schools so that access to them can be more equal in the long run - this is one of the suggestions arising from a study done by two Raffles Institution (RI) alumni last year.Another is...
Victims of phone scams who hand their money over to crooks impersonating bank staff are unlikely to be compensated, lawyers warned yesterday.Last Monday, OCBC Bank reported a sharp rise in scams involving conmen impersonating its employees; around 30 customers...
Her job requires her to observe, collect data and write reports.But she is neither a researcher nor a scientist.Mrs Veena Jayanth, 49, is a shadow teacher.She provides support to a student with special education needs (SEN) in a mainstream...
While Singapore fans of Pokemon Go cannot wait for the game to be launched here, the Government has said that it will monitor the game's impact on society.The game, which has taken the world by storm, uses augmented reality...
A local advertising agency is reviving the idea of turning private cars into advertising billboards.While the idea has failed in the past because few car owners were willing to use their cars to advertise products or services, local start-up...
Sporting jet black hair, the retired cleaner, who usually wears bright pink sports shoes, seems much younger than her 80 years and is actively involved in community service.Madam Hou Wah Cheng, a permanent resident, has been happy living in...
A McDonald's customer in Singapore said she found worms in the packaging of her Filet-O-Fish burger.Her Facebook post on July 23 showed videos and pictures of what appeared to be worms moving about in the packaging of the burger.Ms...
Despite a hefty fee of $450 for men, a Singapore couple managed to secure enough interest to organise 10 sex parties in less than two months, Nanyang Siang Pau reported.At least four to five women from Vietnam and Cambodia...
