Singtel has been slapped with fines amounting to $145,000 for two separate pay-TV disruptions. Both incidents saw customers being tuned out of programmes across more than 10 channels. In the first incident on Oct 1 last year, 100 Singtel TV subscribers...
Retrenched workers will get faster help and protection from the Government and labour bodies. From January next year, employers who employ at least 10 employees are required to notify MOM if five or more employees are retrenched within a six-month...
SINGAPORE - The Singapore Armed Forces welcomed the latest locally-made vehicle to its arsenal on Friday, which will replace most of the army's five-tonne trucks. Called the Belrex, it is meant to be used by the army's motorised infantry combat support and...
SINGAPORE - A team from the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) are en route to Hong Kong to ensure the security of nine armoured vehicles seized by local customs authorities. The Ministry of Defence (Mindef) revealed that commercial shipping line APL...
Three days, 20 pest control officers and 150 rat traps later, the rodent problem at the hawker centre at Block 505, Jurong West Street 52, may still not be over. The National Environment Agency (NEA) has instructed the Jurong-Clementi Town...
A 12-year-old boy who suffered severe injury five years ago when a taxi crashed into a railing that then fell on him will get $1.52 million in damages from the driver's insurer in a court-sanctioned deal. The consent judgment issued...
The authorities are investigating a case of alleged animal abuse involving three rabbits after one of them suffered severe injuries and died on Monday (Nov 21) . The incident is said to have happened after a young student who was living with her...
Many Singaporean parents are focused on their children's endless pursuit of degrees. But Mr David Heng, 42, has a different set of expectations for 12-year-old Nicholas. Rather than getting into a good school, Mr Heng just hopes for his son to...
Are the two-finger and four-finger shapes of Kit Kat chocolate bars entitled to trademark protection here and can it be used to effectively stop others from marketing goods of a similar shape here? The answer is no. The Court of Appeal,...
For some people, time heals. Not so, for Madam Daliah Aim, 66. Though more than 35 years have passed since her eldest child was murdered, the mother of three still cannot talk about him without crying. In fact, she was so devastated...
