Catholics commemorated Good Friday yesterday, a solemn day in honour of Jesus' crucifixion and death.The New Paper visited St Joseph Church in Upper Bukit Timah Road at about 10.30am to observe the occasion.Even with half an hour to go...
In the case of Mr Douglas Gan, 33, it was his mother who stood by him through thick and thin.She provided the capital for his second business when he was broke, lovingly prepared food for him and his staff,...
Spending time driving might be a given for car owners, but motorists here spent a great deal more time on the road than doing other activities such as shopping and being with friends, a survey has found.Compiled by research...
Ninety-seven charities deregistered between 2010 and 2014 - almost a third of the number that registered in the same period, the Office of the Commissioner of Charities (COC) has told The Straits Times.Some found it difficult to attract staff,...
The main objective of a new grant that encourages parents to save for their children is to help lower-income parents who find it hard to do so, said Minister for Social and Family Development Tan Chuan-Jin yesterday.With the Child...
Thursday's Budget has excellent balance: between long-term and short-term; and between fiscal stimulus (through 7 per cent growth in expenditure) and keeping dry powder (through the $3 billion surplus). For me, three themes stand out from the Budget:TRANSFORMATIONIt is...
A photograph of the body of one of the two workers killed in the SMRT accident that went viral was leaked by a full-time police national serviceman, said the police on Friday (March 25).The picture, which showed a close...
SINGAPORE - Eligible corporates and individuals in Chongqing, China, can now conduct cross-border Renminbi (RMB) transactions with financial institutions and corporates in Singapore.The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has welcomed the move by the People's Bank of China Chongqing...
Officers from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and other dog rescuers were kept busy for the past 24 hours.They picked up more than a dozen pedigree dogs, believed to have been abandoned, from various...
A Facebook post on Voices For Animals (VFA) has brought the public to attention of dog abandonment - altogether 18 pedigree dogs in two days.In a post yesterday, the animal welfare group said 16 dogs were abandoned in 24...
