SINGAPORE - Resale transactions for Housing Board flats rose by 7.8 per cent for the whole of 2016, increasing from 19,306 cases in 2015 to 20,813 cases. This is despite the number of resale transactions falling 9.1 per cent, from...
SINGAPORE - Transport operator SMRT Corporation, along with its wholly-owned subsidiary SMRT Trains, have announced the appointment of three new members to its respective board of directors. In a statement on Thursday (Jan 26), SMRT said that Mr Seah Moon...
SINGAPORE - Singapore's industrial production in December grew at the strongest pace in five years helped by a jump in the output of electronics and pharmaceuticals, data showed on Thursday. Manufacturing output in December jumped 21.3 per cent from a...
Getting a potential heart problem checked out at the National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS) used to be a time-consuming process and, for most, the hassle would hardly be worth it. NHCS found that seven in 10 people referred to it...
Bangladeshi construction worker Islam Rafiqul will be going home, thanks to more than $11,000 in donations. His employer, Geosray Engineering and Services, had ignored a Labour Court order to pay him $7,363 in wages that he is owed. Read also: Labour...
Carpark gantry service providers for Housing Board carparks will at times use cable ties to secure the barriers at some gantries, to avoid disrupting the parking system being used. HDB clarified this after a report highlighted the use of cable...
Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC has acquired a 95 per cent stake in a 47-storey trophy office building on New York's famous Wall Street from the Paramount Group. It has formed a joint venture with Paramount to buy 60, Wall...
The Year of the Rooster may not be here yet, but for many early birds, celebrations are already under way. Over the past fortnight, zi char eateries and restaurants have seen more customers opting for early Chinese New Year reunion...
It is not uncommon to see tourists taking a leisurely cruise on a bumboat down the Singapore River. But Singaporeans have, by and large, given such boats a miss, despite a bid by the authorities to promote water taxi services...
Employers are paying their migrant workers $5 an hour to queue to buy bak kwa, and this could breach the terms of their work permits. On Tuesday morning, workers were seen queueing outside Lim Chee Guan in Chinatown. The outlet is...
