SINGAPORE - Law Minister K. Shanmugam and Workers' Party chairman Sylvia Lim clashed in Parliament on Tuesday (Jan 10) over whether the incoming Attorney-General is older than the Constitution allows for. Top corporate lawyer Lucien Wong, 63, will succeed outgoing...
SINGAPORE - A new law proposed in Parliament on Tuesday (Jan 10) could give authorities the power to clamp down on private-hire car services such as Uber and Grab, if their drivers are found to be operating without proper...
SINGAPORE - Noodle hawker Yee Meng Yong, who lost his right hand in an accident in 1984, has sold noodles for 22 years to raise his family. His 24-year-old daughter plans to take over the business in the future as...
SINGAPORE - First he crashed his car into a lorry. Then, he allegedly hit out at a traffic police officer. And if that was not enough, he reportedly flashed his middle finger at policemen as he tried to run away. He...
An impatient Subaru driver was caught on video cutting across double white lines, going against traffic, and running a red light as well. The video was posted on the Roads.sg Facebook page on Monday (Jan 9), where it has since...
SINGAPORE - The once bustling neighbourhood of Dakota Crescent is now a ghost town. Abandoned items such as furniture, clothes and crockery were left below the blocks. Most of the flats are empty. Residents were asked to vacate by Dec 31 last...
SINGAPORE - Another two gas cooker hob models are being recalled by Electrolux, after the appliance maker's initial recall of four models last week. "As a precautionary measure, we voluntarily extend the product recall to include the following flexi glass...
SINGAPORE - The GCE O-level examinations results will be released on Wednesday (Jan 11). For those getting their results, an important decision awaits. Junior college or polytechnic? First, you have to look at the basic entry requirements. For junior colleges, your L1R5 -...
We've all cancelled a taxi/GrabCar/UberX booking at least once in our lives. It's inevitable, given the unpredictability of life in the few minutes you spend waiting for your ride. Perhaps another viable option arrives before your driver does, or perhaps...
Singapore continues to encourage all parties, including the Myanmar government and the international community, to work together to foster a long term-solution to the Rohingya refugee crisis, Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said yesterday. This is so that the affected communities...
