Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong began his trip to Jordan yesterday with a visit to the country's most well-known site - the sprawling ancient city of Petra.On arriving in Petra, Mr Lee, who is on his first official visit...
It is a hot, still Thursday afternoon and Madam Khoo Bee Hua stares pensively out of the window of her five-room flat in Tah Ching Road. Her right hand gingerly strokes a smooth stump where her lower left arm...
Malaysia and Singapore are expected to discuss the congestion problems at the Johor Causeway, during a meeting between leaders of the two countries.Malaysian International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed said the issue would be one of the main...
Pupils in Primary 1 this year will be the first cohort to take the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) and receive a new set of results.In 2021, the national examination will do away with the aggregate score - often...
There is a risk that languages such as Malay, Chinese and Tamil might be lost here if Singaporeans do not read books in these languages.Minister for Communications and Information Yaacob Ibrahim said that this was a scenario that the...
The second of eight new made-in-Singapore warships was launched yesterday, as Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean stressed the importance of a strong Navy to keep the country's maritime borders safe.With more than...
Five passengers of a Sri Lankan Airlines flight were "detained" by Singapore police for questioning before it took off on Thursday (April 14), according to the airline.But flight UL 309 had to turn back as the police wanted to...
Aljunied-Hougang Town Council (AHTC) announced today that it has agreed to implement interim remediation plans recommended by independent accountants hired last month.The Workers' Party-run council said these include a policy management process, a governance and internal control framework, guidelines...
SINGAPORE - In the 1970s, Mr Teo Chee Hean was a young Naval Officer serving onboard the first of three classes of warships to be called Sovereignty. Nearly 50 years later, Mr Teo was onboard the Sovereignty again, but...
With less than three months before Funan DigitaLife Mall rolls down the shutters for a three-year revamp, many of its shops have made arrangements to move on.Nine of 10 stores The Straits Times spoke to said they are moving...
