Water levels in the Linggiu Reservoir in Johor, which helps to meet half of Singapore's water needs, have fallen to a new historic low.The reservoir is just over one-third full. Last October, water levels in the reservoir already reached...
A field study will be conducted at the end of this year to assess if a special type of mosquito can be a weapon against dengue.The male Wolbachia-carrying Aedes aegypti mosquitoes will be released into the environment in the...
Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan has set a bold target for MRT network reliability this year: for trains to travel about 50 per cent further without a disruption taking place.He told Parliament yesterday the goal is for MRT trains...
Unwed mothers will soon get the same 16-week maternity leave that is given to married mothers.Their children will also get a Child Development Account (CDA), which helps pay for their childcare and healthcare needs.Minister for Social and Family Development...
The Government will buy only printing paper products that carry the Singapore Green Label come September.Public agencies will also procure only electrical products certified with "high energy efficiency", starting with air-conditioners, refrigerators, televisions and lamps. For example, only air-conditioners...
Parliament debated the budgets for the ministries of Transport, the Environment and Water Resources, and Social and Family Development yesterday. Here are the highlights.Smokers have to stub out in more public places from June.Reservoirs and more than 400 parks,...
An initiative to give a leg-up to young children from disadvantaged families will be rolled out in five areas in the second half of this year.The areas are Bukit Merah, Kreta Ayer, Boon Lay, Taman Jurong and Geylang Serai.Some...
A pilot programme is to be rolled out for children of abusive or negligent parents to let them continue to stay at home with their loved ones instead of being sent to a children's home or put up for...
THE photos were meant to bring back sweet memories of their big day but have instead made Jaclyn Ying and Kelvin Tang unhappy soon after their wedding.In a cautionary tale that has become the talk of social media here,...
IT COULD be legal to ride a bicycle or electric scooter on footpaths by the end of this year, after the Government fully accepted an expert panel's recommendations to boost the use of such devices here.Senior Minister of State...
