Making more people aware of Aware's work is among the priorities of former media veteran Teh Hooi Ling, who now helms the gender equality group.Ms Teh, 48, who was a journalist at The Business Times for 22 years, was...
There have been 15 cases of online retailers and importers being prosecuted for evading Goods and Services Tax (GST) involving a total of more than $440,000 over the past two years.Singapore Customs, which revealed the figures to The Straits...
The Yale-NUS College has become the second institution here to adopt the Latin honours system, a degree classification used by American universities such as Harvard and Yale.The system, which indicates the level of distinction a graduate has earned, uses...
At Ngee Ann Polytechnic's graduation this week, Madam Serimaryati Abdullah will not only be a proud mother seeing her son getting his diploma, but she will also be graduating with him.The 51-year-old, who is the oldest NP student to...
In a rare turn of events, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) last Friday withdrew charges against a foreign worker who it had accused of lying about his work injuries.The withdrawal of the charges was a long-awaited relief for Bangladeshi...
Singapore Democratic Party secretary-general Chee Soon Juan is adamant he will stay on in politics despite garnering only 38.79 per cent of the votes in the recent Bukit Batok by-election.After his thank you parade yesterday, he told reporters he...
ASEAN, Asian countries, Russia, Australia, NZ and the US in joint ops against maritime threatsThe Singapore leg of a multinational military exercise kicked off yesterday as task forces intercepted and stormed a merchant vessel hijacked by "terrorists" at sea.The...
First batch of officers under expert-track scheme to be appointed around SeptemberStaff Sergeant Patricia Seow, 29, joined the Singapore Police Force (SPF) six years ago to pursue her childhood dream of being a criminal investigation officer.But, not long after...
CHEE Soon Juan said he and his Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) were "just as determined" to continue working for residents of Bukit Batok, a day after he lost the by-election for the single seat.The promises made to Bukit Batok...
GETTING people to return their trays after a meal remains a big priority for the Public Hygiene Council.It set up a drive encouraging people to do so in 2013, but in an informal assessment requested by The Straits Times...
