A Malaysian businessman staying at Hotel Boss in Jalan Sultan was woken up from his sleep early yesterday morning by the commotion in a room nearby. Although it lasted about half-an-hour, he did not think it was anything serious and...
SINGAPORE - A 61-year-old man was found dead at a children's playground, near a coffee shop at Block 11, Telok Blangah Crescent, on Tuesday (March 28) morning. Mr Wu Xiongguang, who was found lying in a sheltered slide, was a...
Good news for those who have always wanted to live near a river: A total of 100,000 new residential units will be built next to Kallang River over the next 20 years. Minister for National Development Mr Lawrence Wong said...
She is a single mother with four children, including one with special needs. She also cares for her sick 73-year-old mother. Yet, part-time cleaner Azizah Mohamed Noor still finds time to volunteer at elderly activity centres. Once a month for four hours,...
Local institutes of higher learning (IHLs) appear to be ramping up their game in enhancing programmes to meet the needs of Singapore's future economy. About 12 revamped programmes and brand new majors at five of the six autonomous universities will...
SINGAPORE - A domestic helper working here is in the spotlight after appearing to be possessed in a CCTV video clip that has gone viral. But was she really? Sceptical netizens believe she was play-acting in what they say is a...
If you chance upon an empty canoe moving by itself off Seletar Island, do not be alarmed. The yellow robot kayak roaming the Strait of Johor looking for signs of trouble is the latest weapon in the war against killer...
The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is investigating a case where access to Clifford Pier was blocked, despite regulations to ensure the area remains open to the public after it was sold by the URA in 2006 and redeveloped into...
Three weeks ago in Parliament, Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan raised the possibility of higher bus and train fares. Mr Khaw said it was not sustainable for taxpayers to keep on subsidising the cost of operating Singapore's public transport system....
Although many parents of those with disabilities worry about what will happen to their children after they die, few have taken action by opening trust accounts to look after them. When Mr Ong Yeow Ping, 38, who has intellectual disability,...
