SINGAPORE - A scion of the family behind retail giant Metro, who is on trial for drug-related charges, admitted in a 2014 statement to the Central Narcotics Bureau that he smoked cannabis every day. On the first day of his...
SINGAPORE - On his 38th birthday on Friday (Feb 3), policeman Iskandar Rahmat failed in his bid to escape the gallows for the 2013 Kovan double murder, after Singapore's highest court dismissed his appeal, rejecting his claim that he...
From March 1, there will be a cap on the amount that Indonesian domestic workers need to pay recruiters and agencies to work in Singapore. It is set at no more than $2,700 for a two-year contract, the Indonesian Embassy...
Bus operator Go-Ahead Singapore, which was dogged by recruitment problems after its launch last September, now counts more than 750 bus drivers in its ranks, said its new managing director David Cutts. This exceeds the 700 that it was looking...
Walking for three hours to an old Japanese war shrine in sweltering heat on a battle anniversary is something prisoners of war would do. From Feb 16 to March 12, the public will get the chance to experience this...
The black and yellow-beaked Javan mynah may be a common sight here but it is a different story in Indonesia where they are from. There, they have become a rare breed as a result of poaching. There are fewer than 2,000...
A company which is being sued by the Singapore taxman for the return of some $9.6 million in tax refunds will be allowed access to relevant documents to aid its defence, the High Court ruled. In the first such reported...
The Singapore Medical Council's complaints committee has ruled there was no professional misconduct by a plastic surgeon whose patient complained he had botched her breast reconstruction 2½ years ago. Ms Chia Wei Hong, 56, is now challenging this decision by...
The Malaysian native landed here in mysterious circumstances more than a year ago and was discovered while crossing a road in the western part of Singapore. Likely a victim of smuggling, it was found injured, with part of its body...
You may think you're a speed demon now, but your ability to drive as skillfully goes down sharply as you age. On Thursday, huge automated dispensers started popping up in Singapore handing out kits to help people test their reaction...
