On a Saturday afternoon, the heart of Orchard Road is pulsating. Scores of people pour out from the MRT station, streaming into the connecting malls. But just several hundred metres up and down from the exits, the throng thins significantly. Those...
Fake Facebook accounts of at least 13 People's Action Party MPs surfaced in a matter of days last month, but were shut down by the social media company before anything sinister could take place. However, two experts who track the...
Not all the lights have gone out at Dakota Crescent, which has been slated for redevelopment - a handful of households still call it home four months after the official deadline to move out. The Housing Board has granted extensions...
A new alliance is being formed to promote responsible drinking and raise standards in the nightlife sector, marking the first industry-wide effort to do so. Helmed by operators and alcohol suppliers, it aims to train bar staff on how to...
One of Singapore's founding leaders, Tuan Haji Othman Bin Wok, has died. According to an announcement on the official Facebook page of People's Action Party (PAP), Mr Othman, passed away peacefully on Monday (Apr 17). The former member of the country's...
Woodlands could get almost 10,000 new dwelling units as part of the Housing Board's Remaking Our Heartland (ROH) programme, which is poised to transform the entire town into a "Star Destination of the North". National Development Minister Lawrence Wong announced...
It was a joyous night for Zoe Tay and Chen Hanwei as they were crowned Best Actress and Best Actor respectively on Sunday (April 16) at the Star Awards 2017. The veteran actors received accolades for their performances as a...
When the daughter of local blogger Lee Kin Mun, better known as mrbrown, went missing five years ago, social media played a pivotal role in helping to find her. Faith, then 11 years old, has autism and could not talk....
A 16-year-old boy with autism wandered the streets and braved the elements for a stretch of 10 days last month. The slim-built boy had gone missing at about noon on March 14 at Tah Ching Road, off Yuan Chin Road...
IT project manager Kumarakurubaran, 41, was among those who rode on the brand-new SMRT train sporting its orange, red and black livery after it left Bishan depot yesterday at about 8.30am. It is the first of 57 additional new trains...
