Just over a decade ago, Mr Jabez Tan was a prisoner in Changi whose job was to prepare meals for inmates on death row. Each time one of them was due to hang in a few days, the warden would...
Aisyah, now eight, has never met her father. Her mother was in prison for half her lifetime - four years. Her parents never married. Her grandparents and an aunt are also ex-convicts; like her mother, they were sentenced for drug...
Migrant workers have been with us for centuries. When modern Singapore was founded in 1819, migrants came here from across Asia to make a living - some returned home, others stayed on, as did many other migrants all over the...
It is International Migrants Day today and several non-governmental organisations (NGOs) helping foreign workers are holding activities to celebrate their contributions. The Migrant Workers' Centre (MWC) is holding a talent show at Ci Yuan Community Club in Hougang where 12...
Ms Nilushika Jayaweera came to Singapore to work as a maid in 2001 and 15 years later, she left as an entrepreneur. The 36-year-old now buys tea leaves from gardens in Sri Lanka and boxes them for sale to some...
Most people who land a dramatic video that goes viral online will want bragging rights. Not Mr Muhammad Syahidin Shareffuden, 27, and his three friends. They even dismissed online talk that they were heroes for rescuing a woman in Iceland who...
His name has often surfaced as a front runner to take over when Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong steps down. So when Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat had a stroke, it inevitably stoked discussion about his role in the future...
People across Singapore and from all walks of life sent wishes for a speedy recovery to Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat after he collapsed from a stroke in May. Flowers and hampers of chicken essence packed the Heritage Museum at...
PETALING JAYA - Malaysia's economic stability is better than Singapore's, says Barisan Nasional. In a statement on Saturday, the ruling party said although Singapore had always done better in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth, this trend had now changed. "The reason...
PETALING JAYA - Malaysia's economic stability is better than Singapore's, says Barisan Nasional. In a statement on Saturday, the ruling party said although Singapore had always done better in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth, this trend had now changed. "The reason...
