The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has urged the Indonesian authorities to process the case of detained boat captain Shoo Chiau Huat "expeditiously" so that the Singaporean can return home without "unnecessary delay". In a statement yesterday, MFA said that...
Police have engaged with parents and a school over the way the force delivers its crime-prevention talks - particularly in addressing the issue of sexual assault. This is after concerns arose when a police officer told female students during a...
Some of the 12 fish farms in the East Johor Strait have had their sales suspension lifted. The announcement by the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) yesterday came in the wake of a collision between two container vessels...
SINGAPORE - Two women have been arrested for selling counterfeit luxury goods at an Orchard Road mall. Police said officers conducted raids at five shops in a shopping mall along Scotts Road on Thursday (Jan 19). The mall is understood to...
Chinese New Year is almost here, and it seems there is no stopping Singapore travellers from going overseas instead. This year, the top emerging destinations are Genting Highlands, Jakarta and London. Genting Highlands in Malaysia's Pahang state, was the fastest-growing searched...
Singapore's younger ministers will not be publicly given report cards by their boss Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on how they are doing in their jobs. But they will decide which one of them will be the country's next prime...
For the first time, Sheng Siong will have 16 outlets open on the first and second day of Chinese New Year. These outlets will be open from 8am to 6pm on Jan 28 and 29. The supermarket chain will also be...
It is common for businesses to impose surcharges during Chinese New Year, but some have called off their plans to do so after feedback from customers. HOW Car Grooming Centre in Sengkang told The New Paper they had planned to...
Infants and teenage boys received the most hongbao money last year compared to other groups of kids, said OCBC Bank. That trend was observed based on data extracted from 125,000 OCBC children's accounts between infancy and 15 years old, the...
SINGAPORE - Punggol Waterway Point has closed two play areas as a precaution after an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) at a pre-school in the mall. HFMD had broken out at My First Skool @ Waterway Point...
