SINGAPORE - Hawkers here are discouraged from using disposable plates, bowls and utensils made of polystyrene foam, better known as styrofoam, which are non-biodegradable and environmentally unfriendly.But the Government will not impose a ban on them in consideration of...
It was Mother's Day but for the mum of a one-year-old girl, Sunday will forever be etched in her memory as her worst nightmare come true.Richelle Teo, who had celebrated her first birthday five days earlier, was found unconscious...
Yesterday, two youths, arrested for allegedly setting fire to a flat for loan sharks, were taken to the crime scene by the police.Sea Jia Sheng, 16, and Chong Sheng Wei, 18, are accused of starting a fire at the...
An SBS Transit bus driver accused of negligent driving, which resulted in 23 passengers getting hurt, failed to appear at his hearing in court yesterday.A warrant of arrest was issued for Ahmad Jamalulail Abdul Rashid, 43, a Malaysian national.Jamalulail...
Hours after Mr Murali Pillai took his oath of allegiance in Parliament and was sworn in as the new MP for Bukit Batok, he was back in the constituency for his first official duty - a Meet-the-People Session.About 80...
Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (Muis) menyasar mendapatkan setiap asatizah mempelajari pengalaman Kumpulan Pemulihan Keagamaan (RRG) dalam memerangi ekstremisme.Menteri Bertanggungjawab bagi Ehwal Masyarakat Islam, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, berkata asatizah di bawah Skim Pengiktirafan Asatizah perlu melalui programme Pendidikan Profesional Berterusan,...
A "carrot-and-stick" pilot scheme introduced two years ago to make bus operators improve service reliability continues to bear fruit, with 27 out of 34 bus routes under the scheme showing improvements.SBS Transit was given a total of $1.34 million...
From July, companies can get the Government to reimburse them for the pay of employees taking a second week of paternity leave.They can do so for fathers who began to take the extra week of leave from Aug 24...
SINGAPORE - Mr Murali Pillai, who won the Bukit Batok by-election on Saturday (May 7), was sworn in as a Member of Parliament (MP) on Monday afternoon.The 48-year-old lawyer had helped the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) retain the...
SINGAPORE - From July, companies can claim reimbursement for their employees who took a second week of paternity leave from August last year. Children of unwed parents will from September be included for Child Development Account benefits.The Child Development...
