She was the main caregiver for her lymphoma-stricken younger sister when Ms Cara Chew, 32, was herself struck with the same disease in December 2015. The news of her own illness came just two months after their father had undergone...
When the death of Singapore Airlines air stewardess, Vanessa Yeap, 38, was reported, tributes began pouring in for her. She was found dead in a San Francisco hotel room on Feb 1 (Singapore time) by her colleagues after she failed...
The owner of the casual Big Bern's American Grill chain, Mr Bernard Utchenik - better known as Bernie, suffered a heart attack on Feb 1 and underwent heart surgery at Changi General Hospital yesterday noon (Feb 2). His wife, Mrs...
Aspiring hawkers may get a chance to see if they can make the cut at "incubation stalls", where they will be provided with basic equipment and learn the trade from more experienced hawkers. This was one of the recommendations in...
Hawker centres are set to reinvent themselves. They could be remodelled into spaces hosting community events and a training ground for future generations that will keep the trade alive. This is the vision of the Hawker Centre 3.0 Committee, tasked with...
Alexandra Hospital feels more like a chalet than a hospital. The three-storey hospital blocks - comprising several linked buildings - are spread across sprawling grounds of 130,000 sq m, surrounded by greenery. It even has a football field. Its corridors are wide...
The co-owner of a popular popiah store in Joo Chiat died in 2012 after taking a dangerous mix of medication. But it was just by accident. The coroner had earlier ruled his death a suicide. The Court of Appeal finding now entitles...
A childcare centre that was ordered on Tuesday by the authorities to close next month, was yesterday told that it can remain open, on the condition that the amount it owes be paid by March 7. Character Montessori in Punggol...
Singapore's legal team is closely studying Malaysia's application and documentation for a revision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) judgment on sovereignty over Pedra Branca, Middle Rocks and South Ledge, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) spokesman said...
Malaysia said on Friday (Feb 3) it has filed an application at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to review a judgment made in May 2008 that awarded Pedra Branca to Singapore after making "discovery of some fact of...
