A Hindu shrine which illegally occupied land along the former Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) railway tracks for five years has finally started moving out. The Sri Thandavaalam Muneeswaran Alayam shrine now rents a space on the top floor of a...
When it rains, it pours for residents living in a Tiong Bahru block. During a heavy downpour, domestic worker Aye Aye Naing, 34, steps in and out of the lift on the ground floor of Block 10A, Boon Tiong Road...
In last year's Budget, the Government set aside $20 million to help young children from low-income families in their learning and development. The three-year pilot, KidStart, will benefit 1,000 children living in Kreta Ayer, Bukit Merah, Taman Jurong, Boon Lay...
While many food and beverage companies were struggling a few years ago to find enough workers to stay afloat, The Lo & Behold Group opened a new learning and development department to help its staff advance their careers. Staff attend...
The Republic of Singapore Navy's (RSN) Changi Naval Base will soon get a new name. The 86ha naval facility's name will include RSS Singapura, after one of the RSN's first vessels, The Straits Times (ST) has learnt. The new name, "RSS...
After months of practising a jaunty dance routine to the Malay folk tune Rasa Sayang, the catchy ditty is now stuck in Kazakhstani student Azamat Ainakulov's head. "This is a song I learnt in Singapore that will stay with me...
Cheered on by the throbbing rhythms of the urumi melam drums, and his friends and family, Mr Sangar Munusamy prepared himself mentally. The 48-year-old has been carrying kavadis for the past eight years and this year was no different -...
Of late, we have been hearing about how Singapore is becoming more and more expensive each year. ECA International, a global HR consultancy firm, published a survey recently on the cost of living in various cities in the world. Unsurprisingly,...
This year's Chingay Parade will take viewers back in time, with a re-enactment of 1970s performances, such as The Blossom Flowers Ladies and Heavenly Blessings. Adding to the nostalgia, local xinyao heavyweight Liang Wern Fook, famous for his hit song,...
Upset that Mr Moss Salleh, 79, had thrown his belongings, a 91-year-old resident suffering from dementia pushed the fellow resident at the corridor of a nursing home, a coroner's court heard on Thursday (Feb 9). Nurses at the Lions Home...
