Imposing in its neo-Gothic grandeur, St Joseph's Church has watched over Victoria Street since 1912. But plans for the church were initiated some 70 years earlier by the first Catholic priest to permanently reside in Singapore. Reverend Francisco da Silva Pinto...
The authorities are investigating a case involving an imam who allegedly made insensitive comments about Christians and Jews. Investment associate Terence Nunis, 40, posted a video on a Facebook page last Friday of what appeared to be an imam saying...
Kindergartens will have more requirements to adhere to, after a new law regulating pre-schools was passed on Tuesday. But those whom The Straits Times spoke to said they already meet most of the requirements and have had guidance from the...
There is only a finite amount of resources to go around, so the latest fiscal budget should be seen in the context of how it can help tackle future challenges - even as previous measures continue to provide support, Singapore's...
If the aim of the recent water price hike was to raise public awareness about Singapore's water demand and supply, the move can now be considered a splashing success. Water talk flooded the Budget debate in Parliament for the second...
The intense debate on the water price hike over the past two days shows Singapore needs to do much more to raise awareness of its water issues, Minister Chan Chun Sing told the House. "We need to do much more...
After two days of the Budget debate saw many MPs focusing on the impact of the water price hike, Environment and Water Resources Minister Masagos Zulkifli yesterday took the House back to 1997, when water prices were last revised. Back...
An incident involving a teenager who died after a fall at an Orchard Road mall last week has sparked discussion about safety measures in buildings. Last Friday, Jonathan Chow Hua Guang, 17, fell from the fourth storey to his death...
Opposition veteran Sin Kek Tong, who founded the Singapore People's Party (SPP) and contested six general elections during more than two decades in politics, died on Monday night. He was 72. Mr Sin received 41.2 per cent of the vote in...
He pretended to be a professor in child psychology and lied to the authorities about his HIV status to get jobs at local polytechnics. He even used his lover's blood for an HIV test so that it would test negative...
