When students sit one of the papers in next year's A-level Literature in English examination, they may find themselves dissecting poems not just from foreign lands, but closer to home - verses on chopstick superstitions, perhaps, or the brief...
In search of a greater "kick" to satiate his appetite for marijuana, Jack (not his real name) went online. But the websites he visited are not easily found by the average netizen. Instead, these are online marketplaces on the "Dark...
The sky was overcast, so plumber Lau Kam Pong, 53, pulled over on the road shoulder on the Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE) last Saturday, along with several other motorcyclists, to put on a raincoat. An instant later, he was lying...
Singapore - Significant changes to the law governing companies will come into effect in just a matter of weeks. Singapore will be implementing changes to its Companies Act - which will include making the beneficial ownership of business entities more transparent...
A new scheme allowing young suspects to be accompanied by an independent party during police interviews will be administered by the Singapore Children's Society (SCS), sources told The Straits Times. On track to be rolled out in stages from next...
Singapore - Depsite a commonly held view that Singapore could aspire to be a test-bed for global innovation, some veteran entrepreneurs say local companies would do better to focus instead on global markets, or internationalisation, from the get-go. Tan Min-Liang, chief...
The number of elderly prisoners has almost doubled in the past five years, and the Singapore Prison Service (SPS) has retrofitted some prison cells with senior-friendly features like grab bars and handrails. Last year, there were 651 inmates above 60...
SINGAPORE - Lasalle student Priyageetha Dia has removed the "golden staircase" which sparked a debate about art in public spaces in Singapore. She said in a Facebook post on Sunday (March 12) morning: "The existence and the end of this...
Street busker Roy Payamal, who was arrested on Saturday (March 11) night on Orchard Road, said he believed the whole episode was just a misunderstanding. Known to many as "Silver Man" as he often performs with his body and face...
JOHOR BARU - The family members of a Malaysian who was killed in a road accident in Singapore initially did not believe the tragic news. Instead, they thought it was a scam to get money from them. However, their lives came...
