Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said yesterday that it is monitoring the detention of a vessel captained by a Singaporean in Indonesian waters, and is in contact with Indonesian authorities.The Indonesian navy detained the boat for allegedly fishing...
What happens to food that is still in good condition but is close to its expiry date? It is often wasted, which is why The Food Bank Singapore is setting up a shop where such items are sold for...
A PANEL of electrical experts have made no fewer than 40 recommendations to make Singapore's rail network more resilient.Roped in four months ago, the panel of 13 experts - four of them from overseas - said these recommendations should...
TRAVELLERS arriving at Changi Airport may now face a longer wait than before to collect their bags.The airport's "first bag on the belt in 12 minutes" standard was relaxed recently to allow a couple more minutes, sources said.This is...
THE management of the new Waterway Point shopping mall in Punggol has promised that there would be no repeat of a rat incident there, saying it is working "very closely" with the National Environment Agency (NEA).In March, a diner...
SINGAPORE - No major incidents were reported on the North-South Line for 100 days as of April 18, Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan said in a blog post on Tuesday (April 19).At the same time, the Downtown Line also...
SINGAPORE - A new SMRT bus loop service will ply between Bukit Panjang LRT station and Choa Chu Kang North 5 from April 24.Service 979M will provide residents of Choa Chu Kang North 5 with a direct connection to...
The nightmare began with a ringing in Mr Muhammad Khairul Ikwan's ears last July.Then he developed a migraine so severe he could barely stand and had to crawl to the toilet.Doctors discovered he had Stage 4 colorectal cancer, which...
SINGAPORE - An Independent Advisory Panel (IAP) commissioned by the Land Transport Authority (LTA), has reviewed and recommended improvements to the MRT and LRT power supply systems.According to LTA, IAP recommended several changes to operating standards and recovery actions...
Six months after he died from a blaze he had unknowingly started, Mr Rizalludin Hassan's four young children still miss him dearly."They look for their father still, (especially) my four-year-old son," said his widow, Ms Nurul Asyikin Norman, 34,...
