Mr Ng Kim Chuan is a self-taught Chinese herbalist who grows and gives away medicinal herbs at no charge. In his yellow rubber boots and a wide-brimmed hat, Mr Ng works on the NTU Community Herb Garden. His routine includes harvesting...
SINGAPORE - Ready your brollies if you are visiting friends and family over Chinese New Year. Another monsoon surge is bringing rain to the region from Friday (Jan 27), the National Environment Agency (NEA) said on Thursday. NEA forecasts "occasionally windy...
A motorcyclist died on Wednesday afternoon on Admiralty Road after a collision with a prime mover. The factory worker, 54, had three children between the ages of 17 and 24, The Straits Times reported. He died on the spot. His wife, a...
If taxis do not need to use booster seats or child restraints when picking up passengers with young children, Uber and Grab drivers should also not have to do so. This was the general sentiment of readers who responded to...
Netizens have praised a motorcyclist who pushed safety barricades away from the path of other motorists during a downpour on Monday. The deed was caught on video and uploaded online, attracting such comments on Facebook as "well done, bro" and...
As the Year of the Monkey comes to a close, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has urged Singaporeans to look forward and plan for renewal. In his annual Chinese New Year message, PM Lee said the emphasis on renewal is...
Half of the 100,000 Taxi Driver Vocational Licence (TDVL) holders here are inactive drivers. To reach out to them, SMRT Taxis yesterday announced a new taxi-sharing scheme that will allow drivers to rent its taxis for a minimum of three...
More than 900 clinics across the island will be open during the Chinese New Year period from today to Monday, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said yesterday. MOH also encouraged people who feel unwell during this period to visit their...
SINGAPORE - A trailer driver was fined the maximum $5,000 and disqualified from driving for 11 months on Thursday (Jan 26) for causing grievous hurt while performing a negligent act. A second charge for a similar offence was taken into...
SINGAPORE - Ms Linda Cheng's father used to sit outside her flat to take in the elaborate Chinese New Year decorations she put up each year. This year, the corridor outside the Bedok Reservoir flat is festooned with lanterns and...
