Users of electric scooters, hoverboards and other personal mobility devices (PMDs) who are caught riding recklessly could face stiff penalties of a fine, or a jail sentence, in the future. A new law is being proposed to govern where and...
Open the rear door of a cab to alight and it hits another vehicle, and you may have to pay for the damage. A passenger who got out of a cab in a mall lobby driveway will do just that...
Eurasians ought to be considered as a separate racial group for the purpose of the elected presidency moving forward, so that elections can be reserved for the community if there has not been a Eurasian president for a period...
Workers in Singapore can expect pay rises of about 2.9 per cent next year, once inflation is taken into account, down from last year, according to a survey released yesterday. The poll noted that bosses are preparing to lift pay...
Law Minister K. Shanmugam yesterday called the Workers' Party (WP) proposal for an elected senate to safeguard the nation's reserves instead of an elected president "fundamentally flawed - in substance, and in terms of the process". He rejected the substance...
At Sze Thye Cake Shop, a Teochew bakery in Beach Road, owner-baker Koh Sun Liang, 69, still painstakingly makes traditional pastries such as tau sar piah and peanut candy from scratch. Items are made the old-fashioned way, without shortcuts. ...
SINGAPORE - Singapore's rail reliability has slipped slightly in the first half, even as the overall picture remained somewhat rosier when compared with last year's. The MRT network chalked up one disruption for every 158,000 train-km travelled in the first...
SINGAPORE - For decades, the seat of the Archbishop of the Catholic Church in Singapore and one of the oldest buildings on the island sat largely unnoticed in the civic district. Coated in layers of dust from traffic and nearby...
A domestic helper who helped ease the burden of a career mum with three young kids received a Mother's Day surprise this year - a scrapbook showing photos of her own son from across the sea. Missing her family after...
SINGAPORE - A local woman has been sentenced to two weeks' jail on Monday (Nov 7), for her failure to care for her 39 pet cats. Together with other drug-related offences, Roslina Roslani, 34, was sentenced to a total of...
