When the police turn up at a school seeking a student for investigations, school staff will check on the student's emotional and physical well-being, but will not conduct a suicide risk assessment in every case, Acting Education Minister (Schools)...
The latest attraction at the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum - the skeleton of a whale found floating in Singapore waters off Jurong - goes on display from today.Visitors can get close to the skeleton and see it...
He threw away his last packet of cigarettes when he landed in Orlando, Florida, where he was going for a conference in Disneyland.Nee Soon GRC MP Louis Ng regretted it right away, as he would be at the theme...
It was nearly midnight on March 15, 1986 when Ms Helen Tan was carried out of the rubble, her body wrapped in a blanket.At about 11.25am that day, the building she was in had collapsed, trapping 50 people and...
Yesterday's Parliament sitting opened with Speaker Halimah Yacob declaring the seat held by Bukit Batok MP David Ong vacant.The House also debated and passed three Bills.Making transfer appeals transparentThe school transfer process is fairer and more transparent if schools...
The waiting time for a taxi is still the biggest bugbear for commuters, though it has improved since 2013, according to an annual study of taxi service quality.The survey by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) found that while 96.4...
Shop owners will not be allowed to keep tobacco products in plain sight from next year, after Parliament approved changes to the law yesterday.The affected products include cigarettes, cigars, beedis and "ang hoon", or loose tobacco leaves.The display ban...
COMPANIES that anchor their "pioneering activities" in Singapore which bring significant benefits to the country will enjoy greater tax incentives, after Parliament passed amendments to the Economic Expansion Incentives Act on Monday.Firms that are awarded the "pioneer certificate" by...
In the light of an ageing population, the court has been given powers to appoint professionals such as lawyers or social workers to make key personal welfare or financial decisions for people who have lost their mental capacity.And if...
Eleven people were trapped in a lift at Kallang MRT Station on Sunday afternoon for close to 25 minutes.The passengers were taking the elevator from the train platform on the second level to the first when it suddenly stopped...
