A total of 13,800 children are on the wait list for childcare places. Of this figure, 40 per cent are already enrolled in another childcare centre, Minister for Social and Family Development (MSF) Tan Chuan-Jin told Parliament yesterday. Mr Tan, who...
It is now illegal for private home owners to lease out their properties for short-term accommodation. An existing Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) guideline against any short-term accommodation of less than six months in private residences was incorporated into the Planning...
SINGAPORE - The Schooling family has been named The Straits Times Singaporean of the Year 2016. Colin, May and Joseph Schooling - aged 69, 61 and 21 respectively - beat 11 other contenders to the award, which is in its...
SINGAPORE - A new rat infestation has been discovered in Bukit Batok, raising fears that the infestations that were discovered in 2014 and 2016 might be making a comeback. Of the 12 residents The Straits Times spoke to on Monday...
SINGAPORE - Hawkers at Beauty World Centre's fourth-floor food centre face an uncertain future, as a deadline to move out by Feb 11 has been extended to an unspecified date. Stallholders told The Straits Times on Monday (Feb 6) they...
KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's deputy foreign minister said the country will defend its maritime borders and sovereignty, if newly discovered historical facts prove that Pulau Batu Puteh belongs to Malaysia. The island, some 40km east of Singapore at the eastern entrance...
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM)said it expects all employers to excuse their employees from work if they are on sick or hospitalisation leave, in accordance with doctors' instructions. This was in response to a report by The New Paper on...
SINGAPORE - The next presidential election, if contested by more than one candidate, will take place this September - a break from past voting periods of end-August. This is to ensure that campaigning will stop coinciding with National Day celebrations,...
An elderly lady who was previously accused of cheating a stall holder by pretending to drop the money in her hand, is being accused of cheating again. This time, she has been caught on camera while shopping at a fish...
Singapore Pools is back with their annual Hongbao Draw. This year, the draw's Group 1 (jackpot) prize has shrunk slightly to $12 million from $13.9 million last year. Nonetheless, thousands of Singaporeans will be braving the long queues and...
