I applaud Dr Yap Kim Hao's call for "religious pluralism" (Need for those who can teach religious pluralism; April 11). It is a reality that religious communities, even in Singapore, remain in their silos. It is not uncommon for religious organisations...
She may have been heavily intoxicated but the woman at the centre of an abduction and rape trial could still have given consent, a forensic psychiatrist testifying for the defence told the High Court yesterday. The woman was a 22-year-old...
A few months after her son's birth, administrative worker Liu Xin realised that he had a bad case of eczema - a skin condition which causes itchiness. She took him to KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH), where doctors asked...
A Housing and Urban Development Company (HUDC) estate in Eunos that had been privatised has gone on the market, just days after a similar estate in Hougang was put up for collective sale. Owners at Eunosville in Sims Avenue expect...
The number of cases tackled by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) last year was the lowest in 32 years. The bureau received 808 complaints - including some that were not related to corruption - down from 877 in 2015....
SINGAPORE - Singapore's trade-reliant economy contracted 1.9 percent in the first quarter from the previous three months on an annualised basis, data from the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) showed, matching the median forecast in a Reuters survey. The...
Advanced preparatory works to make the Circle Line a complete loop, by joining HarbourFront station to Marina Bay station, have begun. Tenders for the civil works will be awarded by year end, and construction will begin in the first quarter...
Car buyers will have fewer certificates of entitlement (COEs) in the next three-month quota, starting from May. On the other hand, motorcycle and commercial vehicles buyers will have significantly more COEs to bid for. The new quota for commercial vehicles is...
SINGAPORE - Data shows that buyers don't mind old HDB flats, paying similar prices for units whether they are 25 or 50 years old. But beware a potential sharp fall when flats cross 64, with less than 35 years of...
In the 35 years of operating his office supply shop in Jurong West, Mr Patrick Goh has not faced many problems. But after losing Internet connection on Tuesday afternoon, the owner of Yunnan General Supplier told The New Paper...
