Older residents who have to climb a small flight of steps to get into their Housing Board flat may soon have one less obstacle to overcome.The Housing Board plans to expand its Enhancement for Active Seniors (Ease) programme to...
Residents of an HDB estate in Serangoon were shocked to see a domestic worker balancing precariously on a ledge to clean windows on Saturday.The incident occurred at about 2.30pm at an eighth-floor unit of Block 539 in Serangoon North...
SINGAPORE police and courts will get wider powers to deal with troublemakers on flights when new laws are passed in the next six to 12 months.This will come before a global ruling by the United Nations to tackle a...
Viewers who watched Singapore film-maker Royston Tan's Channel 8 telemovie, The Provision Shop, last week might find lots to reminisce about.The nostalgic portrayal of a traditional, mom- and-pop shop was filmed at Tee Seng Store, a 60-year-old shop in...
With six weeks to go before a new wage ladder sets in to lift the pay of security officers, fewer than half the security firms here are prepared for the change.Union of Security Employees executive secretary Steve Tan said...
With Pokemon Go's debut in Japan on Friday, Singapore fans of the wildly popular game expect it to be launched here soon and are getting ready and set to go.Some have already mapped out possible locations to "catch" the...
In 1985, Mr Kee Ah Lam married Madam Ang Ah Keok at The Seafood International Market & Restaurant, where he works as a purchasing manager.Last year, the elder of their two sons, Mr Kee Yong Ming, married his wife...
The year was 1988 and Mr Wong Tham Poh was a lifeguard at Big Splash water theme park.On weekends, when thousands thronged the park, he strode the premises in a white T-shirt, red shorts and sunglasses.He thought himself the...
The splashes at Big Splash have been missing for a decade now. Come October, the 40-year-old East Coast Park landmark and its name will also go the way of the multi-coloured water slides into history.When its lease expires, the...
In the wake of a spate of terror attacks in Europe, Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean yesterday urged Singaporeans to strengthen their resolve to maintain peace and racial harmony here.Speaking on the sidelines of a community sports event,...
