He grew up seeing his father's picture appear regularly in The Straits Times and assumed it was the same for everyone else. "I thought it was because you purchased the paper, you got your face sometimes on the front page,"...
The management committee (MC) of Parc Palais in Hume Avenue has circulated a petition to get a popular restaurant to address residents' concerns about fumes and noise from the restaurant, which is located near the estate. The petition, which was...
Over her three decades as a conveyancing lawyer, the late Madam Kwa Geok Choo took a close interest in nurturing young lawyers, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday. But while she had one eye on developing talent, she also...
Singapore's law schools need to produce lawyers who are prepared for the demands of a new working environment marked by disruption and new technologies, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday. Speaking at the official opening of the Singapore Management...
THE fact that water prices have not changed in the last 17 years means that a large part of the investment and technology that went into producing Swiss-quality water levels in Singapore have not been covered by the users...
March 8 was International Women's Day - an annual worldwide movement that celebrates the socio-economic roles and contributions of women. While it is hard to imagine gender inequality in a developed society like Singapore - where females enjoy equal access...
Certificate of entitlement (COE) premiums for motorcycles hit a record high at the latest bidding exercise yesterday. Motorcycle COEs closed at $7,483 - up 10 per cent from $6,801 at the bidding last month - surpassing the previous high of...
One cyclist in Singapore learnt to observe traffic rules the hard way. A video posted on the Facebook page Love Cycling SG shows a cyclist disregarding the traffic lights and getting hit by a car while riding across the road. In...
Fewer people are donating to charity, but those who do, are giving more generously. When it comes to volunteering, the reverse is true. More people are giving their time, although in shorter periods. But these developments over the last two years, driven...
Hours after announcements last Friday that two residential property curbs would be eased, major real estate developers City Developments, CapitaLand and UOL Group led gains on the Straits Times Index, surging at least 4 per cent. An index of 44...
