With the widespread use of social media apps and sites, anyone can call themselves a 'social media influencer' these days. It's a title that comes with a delightful number of perks: Exclusive invitations to events that common folk never get to attend...
SINGAPORE - The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) on Tuesday (April 4) warned the public against buying or consuming a traditional herbal remedy that contains undeclared potent ingredients which cause steroid-induced side effects. The advisory came after a woman who took...
THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) will take developers to task if they misrepresent important information about the units they are selling to prospective home-buyers. Making this point in parliament on Tuesday, National Development Minister Lawrence Wong stressed that it is...
Jeremiah Liauw, 10, cannot walk, but he can ride - by moving just his arms - and will do that for 25km this month to raise funds for charity. He was born with spina bifida, which affects his spine and...
Environment and Water Resources Minister Masagos Zulkifli yesterday criticised an opposition MP's tendency to raise divisive issues relating to the Malay/Muslim community in Parliament. At the debate on supporting the aspirations of women in Singapore, Workers' Party MP Faisal Manap...
Information from drug couriers has helped nab almost 90 traffickers since 2012, Home Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam said yesterday, as he defended the use of the death penalty for drug cases as a powerful deterrent against drug...
Consumers can expect faster surfing and better connectivity following yesterday's mobile airwave sale, which was the most aggressive auction seen in the past 16 years. "There was aggressive bidding," said Mr Denis Seek, M1 chief technical officer. M1 secured blocks of...
Planning your holidays for 2018 but not sure when to book your leave? This may help. The Ministry of Manpower has released the dates for the 11 gazetted public holidays next year. Photo: Ministry of ManpowerThere are four holidays which fall...
At West Spring Primary School, teachers are banned from replying to work-related e-mails and texts before 7.30am and after 5pm on weekdays, as well as over the weekend. They also get two days in the work week when they can...
Last year, some 700 mid-career people found new jobs in healthcare, a sector that needs to attract 9,000 more workers in the coming three years. About 300 were placed through the Ministry of Manpower's Adapt and Grow initiative to help...
