SINGAPORE - Eight people were injured in a serious car crash at the junction of Jalan Sultan and Victoria Street on Sunday (Dec 11) morning. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the accident at about...
It is often said there is nothing quite like a mother's touch and science now says that that same touch could make a child more sociable. Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have found that children who received...
They are aged just two to six years old, but they raised thousands of dollars for less fortunate students. Some 2,000 children at 27 Star Learners' childcare centres did handicraft and came up with games for a fun fair on...
Many app developers daydream about the ultimate exit strategy: To be bought over for millions of dollars by a big corporation. Not Mr Tan Jun Yuan, the earnest 30-year-old behind 11th Hour, a mobile app which clues users in on...
Over four days in August last year, a 28-year-old woman was subjected to text messages containing sexual advances made by a senior officer with the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF). As a result of her making a police report, he...
First there was online shopping, which opened the door to America's shopping malls with the help of a 'manufactured' local address and a global shipping service. Now, enter the personal online shopper - a modern-day Santa's helper who can go where...
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is world famous as a premium brand, with its Singapore Girl and service putting it constantly among top-ranked airlines. Yet, the main growth in air travel, especially in Asia, is driven by no-frills, budget flights. So how...
Tenants at Parkland Green in East Coast Park, which opened to fanfare two years ago, are struggling despite several events held there in a bid to drum up excitement for the lifestyle spot. Six of the 11 businesses in the...
When he was just seven, Javier Tan had a stem-cell transplant that was meant to save his life. Instead, his body rejected it, and he developed a bone infection so severe that doctors thought he would lose his leg. Finding another...
An old woman answers a knock on her door, sees someone who claims to be a Housing Board contractor and ends up paying for a renovation job that she does not need. Bogus contractors have been targeting elderly people in...
