When he was 12, Mr Tan Boon Kwang started helping out at his father's Teochew braised duck stall, which operated from a pushcart in Redhill. He moved with his father to Redhill Food Centre when it was built in the...
Young hawkers have welcomed the proposals made recently to the Government to breathe new life into a traditional trade that has not always been welcoming. They like the idea of transforming hawker centres into social spaces and training grounds, as...
SINGAPORE - Electric bicycles are becoming a common sight on roads in Singapore. Their number has risen in recent years, with an estimated 15,000 e-bikes in use today. With the recent spate of incidents involving e-bikes, the Government has enforced tighter...
SINGAPORE - Royal Plaza on Scotts' buffet restaurant Carousel celebrated its 10th anniversary with a pay-as-you-wish buffet lunch on Saturday (Feb 18), which saw people queueing up from as early as 6.30am to snag a seat. According to a statement...
An independent panel has been appointed to look into improper payments made by the Aljunied- Hougang Town Council (AHTC), following an extensive report by audit firm KPMG last year that found $6.9 million worth of such payments. The panel, which...
These siblings do not just work together, they even drive the same bus service. Brothers Foo Kim Siong, 50, and Foo Kim Ming, 47, used to ply the route from Woodlands to Ang Mo Kio on the 169 service. Commuters often...
He has been a bus captain for 33 years, but Mr Koh Teck Heng, who drives bus service 190 between Choa Chu Kang Loop and Eu Tong Sen Street, has no intention of retiring anytime soon. The 62-year-old chief bus...
Advocacy group the Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) welcomed initiatives to enhance support for sexual crime victims, but said it hoped improvements would help address the under-reporting it has observed of sexual crimes. The Ministry of Home...
Victims reporting an alleged rape to the police will no longer have to suffer more stress of being taken to a public hospital for the necessary examination. If the alleged sexual assault is reported within 72 hours of the incident,...
Housing Board residents in all 15 People's Action Party town councils will pay higher service and conservancy charges from June 1. The reasons include higher expenses for cleaning and pest control, as well as for lift maintenance and replacement. The...
