The National Taxi Association (NTA) has criticised the recent price cuts by Grab and Uber, saying they not only hit their drivers' earnings but, if left unchecked, could also hurt the taxi industry and, ultimately, commuters."It's an unhealthy and...
Singapore "cannot just bulldoze and build" as it embarks on its next 50 years. Instead it has to infuse the old with the new, to instil a strong sense of belonging in its people, said Acting Minister for Education...
For the better part of a year, the storeroom was her home. It was where an 11-year-old slept, ate, studied and used a bucket to relieve herself.She was so afraid of being punished that she did as she was...
Be careful, the government website you are visiting may not be the real deal. The Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) said it has seen a growing number of fake government websites over the past few years.The problem has become serious...
SINGAPORE - The Ministry of Defence (Mindef) has agreed to return back to the State the land that the Sembawang Hot Springs is on, said Senior Minister of State for Defence Ong Ye Kung on Saturday.The hot spring, the...
Two 17-year-old Institute of Technical Education (ITE) students were on their way home last Thursday (April 14) at around 5.30pm when they came across an elderly cabby replacing a flat tyre at a bus stop just outside their school.Seeing...
Local veteran getai singer Liu Ling Ling had never heard of Pink Dot before she was named one of its ambassadors this year.But being the mother of a three-year-old boy spurred the 53-year-old on to accept the role.Launched in...
The driver's death in last year's Shangri-La shooting case has been ruled "a lawful killing".Delivering his findings yesterday in an inquiry into Mohamed Taufik Zahar's death, State Coroner Marvin Bay said the Gurkha contingent officer who delivered the shot...
The Eurasian Association yesterday said restricted presidential elections, in which only minority candidates can run, are not the best way to ensure Singapore gets a minority president from time to time.It proposed having GRC-style presidential polls instead to achieve...
A 49-year-old lawyer wants rules introduced for campaigning during the presidential election because the last polls were politicised to the point that unrealistic promises were made.Mr Rey Foo proposed that before candidates are issued certificates of eligibility, they must...
