Students who are called to the police station for interviews while they are in school will be accompanied by a school officer familiar to them. These officers could be their teachers, the year head or a school counsellor. Minister for...
After five years as a property agent, Mr Rylan Peh, 32, called it quits last month. He was not the only one to do so. In an industry battling stagnant demand and a new do-it-yourself culture, 3,200 agents let their registration...
SINGAPORE - The Serangoon Plaza branch of 24-hour mall Mustafa will close down in February, with stock and staff to be transferred to the neighbouring Mustafa Centre main store. Last February (2016), The Straits Times reported that Serangoon Plaza was...
Motorists who flout traffic laws, such as illegally modifying their vehicles or driving recklessly, could face harsher penalties. Under the Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill introduced in Parliament yesterday, maximum fines for these offences will increase. Those caught altering their vehicles illegally...
The Central Provident Fund Board is investigating local S-League clubs for possible non-payment of CPF contributions to their Prime League footballers. A CPF Board spokesman told The Straits Times last night: "The CPF Board takes a serious view of employers...
Last Thursday, Republic Polytechnic (RP) opened an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) centre - the first among Singapore's institutes of higher learning. RP said the centre was opened to meet the growing usage of UAVs or drones by companies and members...
An Australian woman was fined $5,000 and disqualified from driving for four years yesterday for causing the death of a motorcyclist, who did not have a valid licence. Katie Maree Roberts, 45, pleaded guilty to one count of performing a...
A lawyer from an international law firm was fined $3,200 and banned from driving for two years and two months yesterday for drink driving. Marcus Jerome Gordon, 45, a Briton, who is a Singapore permanent resident, admitted to driving with...
E-bikes will soon have to be registered to an owner and carry a registration plate, said Mrs Josephine Teo. This is because e-bikes, also known as power-assisted bicycles, are more prone to illegal modification and have a great potential to...
Speeding and reckless bike riding. Illegal bike parking. Disputes among users of footpaths. These make up some 200 complaints at the People's Action Party's 15 town councils every year, said Dr Teo Ho Pin. The coordinating chairman of PAP Town Councils,...
