When the name for Eunoia Junior College (EJC) was announced in December 2015, many made snide comments and called the name pretentious. Some mocked the new school for having a name that sounded like "you know ah". But first-year student Kay...
I refer to the report "Nabbed for driving against traffic" (The New Paper, Jan 7). Among the three drivers assisting the police with investigations is an 85-year-old man who allegedly drove against traffic along Bedok North Street 1 on Dec...
SINGAPORE - She started wearing make-up and women's clothes, and liked boys in secondary school. When she was 18 years old, she realised that she was a transgender person after she learnt about the term. After serving National Service, Sherry Sherqueshaa...
SINGAPORE - The highest temperature recorded on Monday (Jan 9) was 35.1 deg C, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said. Singapore has been experiencing hotter and drier weather over the weekend, but this is expected to ease in the next...
Punters who had placed sports bets with Singapore Pools over the weekend were unable to collect their winnings. One of them, Mr Wang Guozhi, 55, a store manager, told Lianhe Wanbao that he had won $1,500 in football bets over...
JOHOR BARU - In a 48-hour crackdown, thousands of Singaporean motorists were caught for unpaid writs of summons, paying fines close to RM200,000 (S$64,400). The operation on Friday and Saturday saw 5,710 foreign vehicles checked, with 3,000 Singaporean motorists settling...
Engaging in megaphone diplomacy is not the way, and there is no need to politicise the detention of Singapore's nine Terrex vehicles. Instead, Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan urged Members of Parliament to be patient. "Let's have some patience and give...
SINGAPORE - Presidential hopefuls will get more time to submit their papers, and the committee tasked to decide if they qualify to run for office will also have more time to vet the applications. These are among some of the...
SINGAPORE - Singapore must conduct its foreign policy as a sovereign, independent nation, even though other countries may put pressure on the Republic, Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said on Monday (Jan 9), addressing questions in Parliament about the Terrex...
Apparently, trading blows is not enough in a fight these days. One has to dab his hand in saliva and slap his opponent as well. A video shared on Roads.sg by Ini Slee Roux appears to show a road rage...
