Project aims at encouraging active ageing among the elderly Late pioneer and influential tycoon Hoo Ah Kay was better known as Whampoa because his family came from that district in Guangzhou, China, and ran a food supply company under that...
It also gives awards to those who have not relapsed for two years Eleven months after her second child was born, Ms Kay Lee saw little of the boy. She was in prison for taking ketamine. Ms Lee, now 36, said...
Singapore is the 16th most expensive city in the world for expatriates - a rise of two places from a year ago. This move up has brought Singapore closer to Hong Kong, which fell two places to 11th. "Singapore's cost of...
Several flat owners have claimed that they paid thousands of dollars for their new homes to be renovated, only to have the contractor go missing before the works were done. But the contractor in question has come out to say...
The high-speed rail (HSR) line between Singapore and Malaysia has an ambitious 10-year deadline to get the system up and running by Dec 31, 2026. But experts told The Straits Times yesterday it was achievable as long as construction starts...
Three medical bodies issued a joint letter to their members yesterday to say that in certain circumstances, they consider it acceptable to pay a percentage of doctor's fees to third-party administrators (TPAs), which takes a position in contradiction to...
Filipinos in Singapore are looking forward to meeting Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who arrives here today. Some have even made special arrangements to leave work early tomorrow, so they can attend an event in which Mr Duterte will meet members...
Imagine consuming five to six upsized fast food meals a day, tipping the scales at over 120kg, suffering from serious health issues such as high cholesterol, diabetes, and high blood pressure - and being told at the age of...
Watching 67-year-old Ngai Hin Kwok execute athletic callisthenics could fool one into thinking that the gravity-defying acts are as easy as tying one's shoelaces. The semi-retired jeweller makes moves with names like front lever, human flag and muscle-up look like...
Controversial Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte may contain his signature colorful language when he arrives in Singapore for a two-day state visit on Thursday. Like the US, Pope Francis and countless others, the Southeast Asian nation has also been a victim...
