Pre-payments for goods and services are a growing concern, especially in an uncertain economy, says Singapore's consumer watchdog. The Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) saw close to a two-fold jump in the number of consumers affected by company closures last...
SINGAPORE - A Sarawak man who had been on the run for more than six years following his alleged involvement in the 2010 Kallang slashings was charged with murder on Friday (Jan 20). Abdul Rahman Abdullah, also known as Donny...
The number of dengue cases is relatively low for now, but there could be an uptick in the coming months. The National Environment Agency (NEA) warned yesterday that the increase could peak in the middle of the year. NEA's projection is...
SINGAPORE - Diabetics are three times more likely to die from severe liver disease than those without the condition, a local study on over 60,000 Chinese Singaporeans has found. And the surprise finding is that lean diabetics are at a...
SINGAPORE - Another Mercedes-Benz has been caught travelling against the flow of traffic. Video footage from an in-vehicle camera shows the black sedan turning out from a carpark onto a one-way road. on Facebook
Architect and Ong & Ong's new group chief executive officer (CEO) Ashvinkumar Kantilal is certainly one who takes the road less travelled. In August 2010, after 23 years of service, he left the only firm he had ever worked for...
SINGAPORE - The number of new cars put on the road last year surged by more than half from 2015, with the top four brands now being Japanese. Thanks to an expanded certificate of entitlement (COE) quota, there were a...
There will be more certificates of entitlement (COEs) for the February to April quota period, with an average of 8,795 certificates available each month, up 8.9 per cent from the current period. For car buyers, the increase is slightly sharper...
More than five years in the making, Singapore's first road-rail viaduct will open on Feb 18. The Tuas Viaduct stretches 4.8km from Tuas Road to Tuas West Road, with a 2.4km stretch of the upcoming Tuas West MRT extension running...
Parents in Singapore are fretting over their kids' online habits and getting bullied online. But despite these jitters, many parents do not take active steps to ensure their children are protected from the dangers of the Web. Only a third of...
