A Dutch-led team will help create the new Jurong Lake District, beating out four others with its vision. KCAP Architects&Planner's proposal comprises four large interconnected parks, buildings 30 to 40 storeys high each with a rooftop garden, and a canal...
Three new Ministry of Education (MOE) kindergartens will open in Punggol next year to cater to the high demand for pre-school services, bringing the total number of such kindergartens to 18. In a new move, all eligible Singaporean Nursery 2...
After Ms Ang Hwee Chuin's family moved into their new apartment in Kallang two months ago, all three of them started falling sick. "My husband had fever, I had rhinitis flare-ups and my kid had a non-stop leaky nose and...
SINGAPORE - Singapore aims to create about 25,000 to 40,000 jobs annually for the next three to five years, said Minister for Manpower Lim Swee Say on Wednesday (Feb 8). Due to economic restructuring and an ageing workforce, the number...
SINGAPORE - Flash floods were reported in various parts of Singapore including the Orchard Road area as heavy rains hit the island on Wednesday (Feb 8) evening. Singapore's water agency PUB said on its Twitter page at about 6pm that...
SINGAPORE - Patrons of the Chinatown Complex Food Centre were surprised to see that a popular food stall there appeared to have been suddenly shuttered without warning. The stall in question used to be home to "Ma Li Ya virgin...
SINGAPORE - Singapore remains a safe and secure home as crime remained low and the overall crime rate fell in 2016, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs' (MHA) overview of last year's safety and security situation. In its report...
The average person used $85 of his $200 Flexi-Medisave allotment in the scheme's first nine months, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). Around 200,000 seniors have tapped the scheme in its first year, added the ministry in response to queries...
Underwater life around the offshore Sisters' Islands will now be better protected, after Parliament passed laws yesterday to designate the area as a public park. This means it will be an offence to fish, collect corals or moor boats within...
SINGAPORE - Parliament passed a bill on Tuesday (Feb 7) to amend the International Enterprise Singapore Board Act (IESBA), to reflect changes in IE Singapore's role. Speaking at the second reading of the bill, Minister of State for Trade and...
