Nicholas wants to shield his extended family from the shame of him being poor in Singapore.He wants a fictitious name used and pictures that do not show his face.The former freelance tutor, 51, tells The New Paper on Sunday:...
On April 7, 13 North Korean restaurant workers defected en masse to South Korea.This suggests that North Korea is a place people flee from, not flock to.Yet three days later, 1,000 foreigners flocked to the reclusive country to run...
Singaporean workers had much to cheer about last year.Citizen unemployment was low and the labour market remained tight with more jobs chasing available workers, even though redundancies grew as well.The nominal median wages of Singaporean workers grew 6.5 per...
Stressing that Singapore is not immune to terrorist ideologies, Parliamentary Secretary for Home Affairs Amrin Amin yesterday urged the youth here to be vigilant and work towards maintaining social cohesion.He stressed the need to be careful about what they...
From low-carb protein loaves to mango sticky rice tarts, more home bakers here are whetting appetites with their unique artisanal offerings. As they work from their own kitchens and do not run a brick- and-mortar shop, they are not...
Meningitis robbed her of her hearing and her sight when she was in her early teens, leaving her to live in a dark and silent world for nearly 60 years.Now, Ms Theresa Chan Poh Lin, Singapore's Helen Keller, is...
Concerns have been raised about private-hire car firms buying large numbers of certificates of entitlement (COEs) recently, even as the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said it will continue to "monitor the situation" .COE premiums for cars have continued to...
Ask any taxi driver where he takes a break, and he is likely to mention 115 Bukit Merah View hawker centre. And the cabby haunt is also the perfect location for Grab staff to peddle their vehicle booking app.Many...
A member of one of Singapore's oldest Arab-Muslim families has stepped forward to pay for a lawyer for the security officer accused of attacking three madrasah students.The entrepreneur, who wants to be anonymous, is in his 40s and comes...
With three days to go before Nomination Day for the Bukit Batok by-election, there remains a chance that the contest might not be a straight fight between Mr Murali Pillai of the People's Action Party (PAP) and Dr Chee...
