When Mr Rayden Chia Yong Xiang got a letter of acceptance from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in March, he read it twice over to make sure it was real."I didn't dare to tell anyone... It sunk in...
Madam Tan Teck Soon says, for 26 years, she has paid the Housing Board $277 each month - mortgage instalments for the three- room flat that she lives in.She paid over $117,000, including upgrading costs and conservancy charges, said...
Plans to more than double Changi's capacity have prompted the Government to rethink how the airport could be owned and run.The existing three terminals, built and paid for by the Government, are now run by Changi Airport Group (CAG),...
SINGAPORE - A video of an octopus kite - tentacles and all - fluttering majestically above the Marina Barrage on Sunday (May 15) has gone viral on social media, racking up over five million views after it was posted...
SINGAPORE - Things are now going swimmingly well for an otter pup called Toby by the otter watching community here, despite a rough start in life.On May 9, the six-week-old smooth-coated otter pup almost drowned after it fell off...
Forty passengers on a Lion Air flight from Singapore to Jakarta last Tuesday were sent to the domestic terminal by accident.And in the confusion, 16 people left without going through immigration. So far, all except one of these passengers...
The future of Holland Village's Wala Wala Cafe Bar is in the balance as owner Stanley Yeo waits for a lease renewal in December.The landlord died and the place now belongs to his children. Mr Yeo expects a rental...
SPEED demons beware, the Traffic Police have a new gadget to nab those who break the limit.Yesterday, they unveiled a new portable speed laser camera that will be deployed at 44 speeding hot spots - including West Coast Highway,...
Future visitors to some of Singapore's national monuments will be in for a pleasant surprise once restoration works for these buildings are complete.One of Singapore's first gazetted national monuments, the Cathedral of Good Shepherd, will have new features including...
Malaysia-born artist Red Hong Yi has done it again.The artist, who is famed for creating works of art using unusual materials, has constructed a mural entirely out of chopsticks, this time for Facebook's Singapore office.She said in a Facebook...
