SINGAPORE - Every Tuesday and Wednesday night, a long queue of migrant workers forms outside a small clinic in Geylang. They are here for the low-cost medical care. Consultation is free for special pass holders while work permit holders pay...
Mrs Rosa Huey Daniel will be the new chief executive officer of the National Arts Council (NAC), the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) announced yesterday. The 53-year-old will take on the role from March 1. NAC deputy CEO Paul...
The market for taxi and taxi-like services has doubled since private-hire car services Uber and Grab began operating here in 2013. Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan told Parliament yesterday that these private-hire services have now claimed about half the market...
Singapore, a Southeast Asian city state whose early economic progress was closely tied to investments from foreign multinationals, presented a budget on Monday that has few incentives to draw more of such investors, one tax expert said. Speaking to CNBC's...
Many cabbies are throwing in the towel but new taxi company HDT Singapore Taxi is hoping to lure them back by offering fixed salaries and employment benefits such as annual leave and Central Provident Fund (CPF) contributions. The scheme to...
In the nine months since Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat collapsed during a Cabinet meeting in May last year, Parliament has sat seven times - and yesterday's Budget 2017 sitting was as keenly anticipated for his return as it...
Some Singaporeans waited with bated breath on what the Budget 2017 will hold for them (more like, what GST vouchers they will get). Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat delivered his second Budget speech in Parliament yesterday (Feb 20), where he...
Buzzwords such as "adaptability", "innovation" and "partnership" were used frequently throughout Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat's Budget speech earlier today. Delivering his second ever Budget speech, Minister Heng emphasised the need to build capabilities and partnerships to foster an innovative...
SINGAPORE - An unusual rainbow, said to be a rare fire rainbow, caught the eye of residents in several parts of Singapore on Monday (Feb 20) afternoon. In photos sent to The Straits Times, the paddle pop-coloured rainbow is seen...
It is his fifth time applying for a Build-To-Order (BTO) flat, but the chances of Mr Ang Teck Peng, 44, getting his desired five-room unit in Punggol are slimmer than before. Five-room flats at Punggol Northshore Cove had the highest...
