If Chinese New Year decorations at shopping malls are looking somewhat familiar, it is likely because they have been up since Christmas. Malls have transformed their Christmas ornaments and themes into Chinese New Year trimmings. By doing so, the malls say...
Having an Appropriate Adult (AA) present during police interviews has proven to be "more comforting" for vulnerable suspects, said Mr Keh Eng Song, chief executive of the Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (Minds), which runs an AA...
The seizure of Singapore's military vehicles, held in Hong Kong since Nov 23, will top the agenda at this year's first Parliament session on Monday. MPs have filed questions about the Singapore Armed Forces' (SAF) Terrex infantry carriers, which were...
A stretch of Changi Beach remains closed to beachgoers in the aftermath of an oil spill that has stained Singapore's shores. Work is under way on about 800m of the beach to detoxify the oil-streaked sands there. The sand, contaminated with...
Swedish appliance maker Electrolux has recalled four models of its glass gas cooker hobs, following customers' reports of the glass tops shattering and small explosions occurring when in use. About 5,800 homes are affected. At least one user was scalded as...
An unemployed woman who conned at least 15 victims of $3.9 million by perpetrating multiple scams was sentenced to 12 years' jail yesterday. Kalimahton Mohamed Samuri, 55, had a previous brush with the law. She was sentenced to 6½ years' jail...
When they discovered that they both knew injured people who had to use wheelchairs that could cost up to $2,100, Mr Keldrick Tan, 19, and Miss Chua Xin Yan, 20, decided to create a cheaper version of the device. The...
When Mr Arnest Ng and his brother, Mr Spencer Ng, were teenagers, they were so into collecting toys that one of them worked as a karaoke disc changer at a pub to finance their hobby. They collected and filled their...
For the past year, labour MP Melvin Yong has been visiting electronics manufacturing plants all over the island, gaining insights about productivity. Mr Yong, the executive secretary of the 65,000-member strong United Workers of Electronics and Electrical Industries, now hopes...
Cabbies plying the roads have been given a fresh start this year. Trans-Cab drivers who are one-man operators have had their daily rents slashed since the start of the year. Also introduced from last Sunday were changes to the taxi availability...
