For Chong Hui Min, 17, collecting her N-level results today is a sign of how far she has come. Diagnosed with bone cancer last year, she put her N levels on hold then, enduring six cycles of chemotherapy and an...
Singapore - After two weeks of voting, the Chinese character "变"（change）was the readers' choice for this year's Lianhe Zaobao's "Character of the Year". The word "变" (change) sums up the year of events in 2016. Taiwan welcomed its first female...
An accident on the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) on Monday (Dec 19) morning left one dead and three others injured. Two contributors sent videos of the incident to citizen journalism website Stomp. According to an eye-witness, the accident that left a...
Life is tough for ex-offenders. And it is worse for those who are also stateless. Their plight has not been highlighted much but over the years, voluntary welfare organisations have been helping them with their challenges. Among their biggest problems is...
The Centre for Domestic Employees (CDE), a help centre set up by the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), plans to launch a new shelter for distressed workers in the second quarter of next year. The shelter will be able to...
Developments in the global economy, including structural changes in the Chinese and American economies, and technological disruptions, will bring upheaval in the next few years. But they also present opportunities for Singapore, which has to prepare itself to catch and...
In the past two years, five maids working in Singapore were radicalised, although they "did not pose an imminent security threat" at the time, said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). The maids were among some 70 foreigners investigated during...
At Imperial Treasure's relocated Teochew restaurant, duck tongues, pig intestines and pork knuckle have an elegant flavour When I pop open the takeaway box of my Nasi Bawal Penyet, or "smashed" pomfret rice, I do a double take. Where is...
Case receives more complaints, generally about treatment being ineffective or causing injury A cold call was all it took to convince Mr Eric Goh, 66, to make his way to a chiropractic clinic in Novena for a free health check...
Amid a gloomy economic outlook, some travel agencies are planning to shake things up in the new year to smooth the bumpy ride ahead. Some are introducing more affordable packages for budget-conscious travellers, while others are focusing more on customised...
