IF THE taxi industry wants private-hire operators to compete on a completely level playing field, then it might have to contend with Uber and Grab drivers being allowed to pick up street hails.Senior Minister of State for Transport Ng...
TOWN councils will be required to put aside a bigger proportion of their monthly service and conservancy charges (S&CC) into their sinking funds.A portion of these funds will then have to be set aside specifically for lift replacements to...
THE man who allegedly robbed a Standard Chartered Bank branch in Holland Village of about $30,000 on Thursday has been arrested in Thailand, Chinese newspaper Shin Min Daily News reported yesterday.The police also confirmed in a press release yesterday...
SINGAPORE'S retirement age has to go "at some point", said Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam at a dialogue at the World Cities Summit yesterday.It is critical that older workers be seen as assets to be continually invested in, rather...
SINGAPORE - A woman and and her daughter who drowned after their car plunged into the Alexandra Canal seemed to have tried to escape from the vehicle, said State Coroner Marvin Bay on Monday (July 11), delivering his findings...
Singapore property portal 99.co has fired an employee for making disparaging remarks about Singapore on Facebook.The employee, Mr Sonny Truyen, had posted in a Facebook discussion thread that "you can't f***ing catch pokemon in this piece of f***ing s***...
Mini skirts, hot pants and shorts - how a woman dresses - became a point of contention after a The Straits Times reader wrote a forum letter suggesting a dress code, for both men and women, in public places.The...
SINGAPORE - A rare bank robbery in Singapore has sparked a social media debate on whether the country's low crime rates made authorities and the population too complacent, questioned bank security and criticised police for not providing details of...
SINGAPORE - The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) launched a Request for Proposal (RFP) today (July 11), inviting multi-disciplinary teams to develop master plan proposals for Singapore's Jurong Lake District.This signals the first step of the District's transformation into the...
Up until two weeks ago, Miss Patricia Poo harboured no anxiety over Runninghour 2016, the only event in Singapore where participants race alongside runners with special needs.The 27-year-old visually impaired receptionist, who has taken part in more than 15...
