Women here are living longer but lagging behind men when it comes to adding extra healthy years to their lives. In the decade between 2003 and 2013, men added 5.5 healthy years to their lives. Women, on the other hand,...
Works to see if a train tunnel for the Cross Island Line can be built under Singapore's largest nature reserve have been postponed again. The investigation works to determine the soil and rock profile under the Central Catchment Nature Reserve...
Warming seas caused Singapore's corals to suffer the longest bleaching incident on record last year, but the good news is that the casualties from the six-month episode may be lower than expected. Fifteen to 20 per cent of the corals...
Parents of some children in a well-known primary school have complained about the selection process for Higher Chinese. St Hilda's Primary pupils are routed into Higher Chinese classes in Primary 2 based on continual assessment test results in Primary 1. What...
Instead of personally carrying out orthodontic procedures on a patient, a dentist delegated the tasks to his clinic assistants, who were not qualified to do so. For breaching the ethical code and guidelines of the Singapore Dental Council (SDC), Dr...
JOHOR BARU - The Transport Ministry has called on its Singaporean counterpart to reconsider its decision to match Malaysia's road charge (RC) of RM20 for foreign-registered vehicles entering the country from the republic. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said...
She was cycling home after work when she was hit by a private bus and dragged 10m. Mrs Wong Lai Cheng, 47, a dormitory administrator at Nanyang Technological University, was killed in the accident at Pioneer Road North on Thursday. Footage...
Singaporean fashion designer Tan Yoong, 66, died earlier this week. The Straits Times understands from several of his close friends that Tan, hailed as the country's first famous contemporary designer, fell at home and hit his head. A family member found...
A nasty experience she had when she was a teenager left such an impression, she decided to join the police force. Sergeant Victoria Hay, 28, said of the incident: "I was in a public toilet late at night when I...
A woman who strangled her pet dog was ordered to undergo 24 months of mandatory treatment yesterday. Chinese national Wang Jun, 24, who is a Singapore permanent resident, had admitted to ill-treating the West Highland Terrier named Junior, which died...
