Malaysian student Benjamin Tan was injured and so exhausted at one point of the race that he was just limping around the running track - but he knew he could not give up. "I was so tired, my legs were...
SINGAPORE - It looks like employers in Singapore are finally heeding workers' clarion call to improve work-life balance. In the past year a number of surveys have indicated that having good work-life balance is increasingly important in the eyes of...
SINGAPORE - Whether you've attempted it or not, the Mannequin Challenge has hit our shores; and among the latest to latch on to the craze is City Harvest Church (CHC). CHC senior pastor Kong Hee posted a video of thousands of church-goers attempting the...
When Ms Amanda Wee, 31, met The Straits Times last Wednesday, she was in a black shift dress, flat pumps and make-up. But at home, she wears what she calls "boy clothes". Her parents know she identifies herself as a woman...
The Cathedral of the Good Shepherd was yesterday filled with hymns and music playing from its restored 1912 Bevington and Sons organ, Singapore's oldest working pipe organ. The mother church of Singapore's Roman Catholics hosted its first mass after a...
"Champurah", which sounds like campur or "to mix" in Malay, is part of the dying heritage language of the Portuguese-Eurasian community called Kristang. It is a language spoken by fewer than 500 people across Malacca and Singapore today. Eurasian-Chinese undergraduate...
For the first time in more than 20 years, Ikea will not be selling live Christmas trees here this year. "It has been increasingly challenging to guarantee the freshness of the trees through the current means and maintain low prices...
For 25 years, Filipino domestic helper Felicidad Muna Mico, 57, has cared for Madam Dora Sern and her three children. But last month, their roles were reversed. On Oct 28, Madam Mico suffered a sudden haemorrhagic stroke. It was the start...
She was playing golf with her husband when his tee shot sliced badly, causing the ball to hit her left cheek just under the eye. Describing the horrific accident that happened 18 years ago, Madam Aileen Ong, 63, told The...
Job seekers who want to work near their home or in a particular neighbourhood can turn to a new locally developed app for help. Using the Global Positioning System (GPS) technology common in cars, the JobsRibbon smartphone app will show...
