Think you are too alert to be scammed? You'll be surprised.While the elderly are stereotyped as easy targets, statistics show that younger, educated people are susceptible to being scammed as well. In fact those aged between 20 and 49...
Fliers and letters containing alleged terror threats on Batam have been circulating, but Singapore travellers seemed unperturbed.When The New Paper contacted hotels in the nearby Indonesian destination, they said they had received calls from concerned travellers, but there were...
If you have yet to sign up for SingPass' new two-factor authentication (2FA), fret not.The original July 4 deadline has been extended, the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA), which administers SingPass, announced on Monday.Users have one month - which will...
Park Mall, the popular destination for home furnishings in Penang Road, will put up its shutters for good come end of September.Many of its retail tenants have already found new homes while signs stating "Moving Out Sale" hang in...
New regulations are being introduced to ensure escalators undergo maintenance at least once a month.Their owners must also apply for a permit to operate (PTO), and report any incident involving death, injury or malfunction of any safety- critical part...
He did not respond when he was asked repeatedly to help move his unconscious dadBusinessman Mark Tan Peng Liat had sat "in a daze" and in shock as a paramedic tried to resuscitate his father, a court heard yesterday.He...
A mechanical and electrical supervisor was jailed for seven months yesterday for molesting a woman on an MRT train on the East-West Line.Kyaw Myo That, 33, a Myanmar national, was convicted after a two-day trial last month of touching...
Parents hoping to place their six-year-olds in five of the most popular primary schools this year may face a ballot next week.These schools are Anglo-Chinese School (Primary), CHIJ St Nicholas Girls' School, Catholic High School, Henry Park Primary and...
Glass panels in front of a fifth-storey infinity pool at a condominium in Whampoa came crashing down yesterday, sending water raining to the ground.Those who were near the Cradels condominium in Lorong Limau said they heard a loud shattering...
A teller who handed over about $30,000 in cash to a robber at Standard Chartered Bank's Holland Village branch on Thursday did the right thing, according to the bank, which has tightened security there with a security guard.Yesterday, an...
