SINGAPORE - A metal piece broke off from an escalator step and pierced a young boy's Crocs shoe at AMK Hub last week. The incident happened on Dec 15 at about 1pm at Basement 2 of the heartland mall in...
Orchard Road was yesterday abuzz with crowds doing their last-minute Christmas gift-buying. The shopping street was packed when The Straits Times visited in the evening, as masses of shoppers jostled with tourists photographing the omnipresent Christmas decorations and street performers. Inside...
The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) is looking into automated self-clearance for all cars, following a revamp of motorcycle counters at both land checkpoints that will be completed tomorrow. The automated self-clearance system allows motorcyclists and their pillion riders to...
One in 150 children here has autism, a higher rate than the World Health Organisation's global figure of one in 160 children. This comes as more pre-schoolers here get diagnosed with developmental issues. There were 4,400 such children in 2014, a...
Four Singapore-bound flights were diverted to the Indonesian island of Batam on Thursday due to inclement weather in the city state. One of the most dramatic involved a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight from Tokyo which landed at Changi Airport on...
Trains can stall in a tunnel for several reasons, including power faults and signalling issues. If power from the tracks is disrupted, there is a backup battery on the train which can last for 60 minutes. The battery keeps lights...
The Ministry of Defence (Mindef) said yesterday that a formal representation was made to Hong Kong three weeks ago regarding the seizure of nine Singapore infantry carrier vehicles. Mindef is still waiting for the matter to be fully resolved. "Over the...
You could say that Christmas this year came early for Mr Boo Balan John Smith. The retired police officer was re-acquainted with an "old friend" he had not seen in 10 years, after he left the police force and decided...
SINGAPORE - A 37-year-old man, who died on Monday (Dec 19) in an accident on Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) that involved six vehicles, was cremated on Friday (Dec 23). About 100 of his friends and family members attended the funeral...
SINGAPORE - A 37-year-old man, who died on Monday (Dec 19) in an accident on Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) that involved six vehicles, was cremated on Friday (Dec 23). About 100 of his friends and family members attended the funeral...
