Retiree Vincent Chan was just a 12-year-old boy when he moved into Dakota Crescent with his family. Almost 60 years later, he is bidding goodbye to the neighbourhood where he grew up, played football with other kids, and eventually started...
It has been slightly over a year since his wife was killed in a laboratory explosion. Mr Ooi Peng Fung described this period as painful and challenging, as he had to raise his infant daughter as a single parent. "I hope...
With at least three major New Year countdowns taking place across Singapore tonight, party organisers are marshalling extra security to ensure a safe environment for the massive crowds set to show up. Partygoers can expect bag checks and long queues...
CHICAGO - Amos Yee, who seeks political asylum in the United States, said Friday (December 30) that he regretted the inflammatory position in Singapore that he landed twice in jail. The 18-year-old, currently detained in Illinois, told Reuters that he had...
Today marks the end of the road for the four iconic rainbow-coloured blocks at Rochor Centre. The blocks, which have been around for 39 years, are to make way for the 21.5km-long North-South Expressway. On Nov 15, 2011, the Housing and...
Pinnacle@Duxton dominates Housing Board's million-dollar resale flats this year The number of million-dollar Housing Board resale units reached a record 19 this year. The majority were from the iconic Pinnacle@Duxton estate in Cantonment Road, according to figures from property portal SRX. The...
The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) will learn from last month's seizure of nine armoured vehicles by the Hong Kong authorities and has changed its practices to better protect Singapore's military assets, said Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen yesterday. Meanwhile, all...
Those living in HDB flats in Jurong West, Sengkang or Tampines are living in one of the most "popular" towns in 2016. There were 1,356 resale transactions in Jurong West, 1,332 in Sengkang and 1,281 in Tampines this year, according...
The recent spell of cool and cloudy weather may have given a different impression, but 2016 will go down as the hottest year since Singapore started keeping temperature records in 1929. The latest update from the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS)...
Following the announcement that private security firm Certis Cisco is looking to recruit Taiwanese nationals to fill the need for auxiliary police officers (APOs) in Singapore, the company has come forward to dispel speculation that it is paying foreigners...
