SINGAPORE - The month of fasting for Ramadan will start on Monday (June 6), the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) said in a statement today.Mufti of Singapore, Dr Mohamed Fatris Bakara, wished Muslims in Singapore a blessed Ramadan.Meanwhile,...
SINGAPORE - There were 16 cases of fallen windows in the first five months this year, the Building & Construction Authority (BCA) said on Sunday (June 5).Of these, 11 were casement windows and five were sliding windows.Most of the...
Donor turning 70 in Dec has been giving blood since scooter accident 30 years agoHe will turn 70 in December, but Mr Zavier Roland Massang is still helping to save lives.Since he was involved in a scooter accident 30...
SINGAPORE - She sparked an outrage and a massive online witch hunt when a video of her now-famous tirade against a deaf and mute cleaner went viral over the Internet. Now, less than two days after the clip was...
I don't think we should celebrate Singlish, but there's no escaping how it identifies and brings Singaporeans closer togetherI've not seen my sister for nearly four years, which is why I'm looking forward to the next two weeks.We have...
For mother-of-two Rajalakshmi Sambasivan Bindu, work starts well before she steps into her office at the National University of Singapore in Kent Ridge.On weekdays, the 44-year-old wakes up at 5.30am to make breakfast and take her daughters, Anjitha, 17,...
Ten years ago, while living with her in-laws, and with three children to look after, Mrs Ivy Tan decided to hire an Indonesian domestic helper .Today, that helper, Ms Mintarsih Nursin, 48, still works for Mrs Tan and is...
With the Indonesian government declaring that it will stop sending its citizens to work as live-in maids in Singapore from next year, the possibility of Singaporeans coping without domestic helpers is once again being discussed. Insight at The Straits...
The Indonesian Embassy in Singapore has refuted claims by supporters of Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama grouped under Teman Ahok ( Friends of Ahok ) that two of its fellow supporters were detained by the Singaporean official during...
Former China tour guide Yang Yin was convicted last week of 120 charges of falsifying receipts and company accounts, and duping the authorities into granting him permanent residency and his wife a long-term visit pass. Court papers named several...
