Malaysia's Johor River is becoming more salty while levels at the Linggiu Reservoir are decreasing, said Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Masagos Zulkifli yesterday.Linggiu, which was built upstream of the Johor River in 1994, collects and releases...
A legal feud between the Singapore Rifle Association (SRA) and the Singapore Shooting Association (SSA) has taken a new twist.The SRA has filed a High Court suit against parent body SSA for alleged breaches of the constitution and for...
Eight TV channels under the Fox Networks Group label will be removed from StarHub's pay-TV service later this month, while the fate of Fox's 25 other channels on the service hangs in the air.Starting next Thursday at noon, the...
It was a habit for Ms Sonum Puri to order breakfast to be delivered to her home in Tanjong Pagar.But on April 27, after a rider from delivery company Deliveroo had handed over the paper bag containing her order,...
A government plan to set up 60 senior group homes by year's end is not likely to materialise and experts say the model, while helpful, needs to be reviewed.The target was set in 2013 by then Acting Minister for...
A maid's "foolhardy effort" to re-enter a locked room via the balcony of a 15th floor condominium ended in tragedy when she fell to her death, a coroner's court heard.Ruling out foul play, State Coroner Marvin Bay found that...
A Government notice advising Singaporean tourists to exercise vigilance when visiting Thailand has not deterred them from taking holidays there, travel agents say.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) issued the notice on Tuesday, advising caution in the wake of...
Court papers can be served through Facebook, Skype or Internet message boards on defendants who cannot be reached in person, the High Court has ruled.The first reported case of such a ruling here goes a step further from previous...
A 59-year-old woman who was allegedly killed by her maid on Tuesday was a kind boss and an easygoing person, said people who knew Madam Seow Kim Choo at her wake yesterday.The press was not allowed into her home...
The first person to volunteer not to have any direct Internet access on his work computer was Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.He took on the challenge at the beginning of the year after security experts advised that it was...