SINGAPORE - The gas tariff for households will increase by 1.5 per cent from Nov 1 to Jan 31, 2017, according to supplier City Gas in a press release on Friday (Oct 28). Prices will increase by 0.25 cent per...
When it comes to marriage, love is not enough. Money matters, and the lack of it can easily tear a marriage apart. The proportion of non-university-educated men who end up divorced by their fifth wedding anniversary is two to three times...
For the first time, the Government has released data that shows just how many marriages involving a Singaporean and a foreigner break up. This comes more than a decade after a trend of Singaporean men - mainly older and blue-collared...
Riders on a budget persist in souping up e-bikes, risking safety Illegal modification of electric bicycles into devices that resemble motorcycles remains a problem despite stricter rules put in place by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) last December. E-bike shops report...
Over the years, Singaporeans' cars have become bigger. But the authorities' rules for carpark space size have remained the same for a while now, prompting drivers to call for an update. By some estimates, drivers of bigger cars have difficulty...
The obsession with grades and exams can take its toll on children. Amelia Teng speaks to experts and shines the light on the pressures children face and what parents can do to ease their burden. One counsellor recalled how a...
Some employment agencies that recruit and place maids here charge them and their employers fees without specifying what exactly the fees cover. Two migrant worker groups are calling for greater transparency through the used of itemised bills, saying that it...
Why stop at writing when you can be your own publisher? That's what more people here are doing. Ms Pearlin Siow, 40, founder of Boss Of Me, a company that helps authors publish their work, has seen a rise of up...
Staring at hundreds of tiny watch parts on his workbench, the last thing Mr Goh Seng Moh wants to do is sneeze. After all, losing parts can mean thousands of dollars in damages. Even the noise and clatter of Tanjong Katong...
When Yang Chuanning was sacked as national table tennis men's head coach last November, little was made known about his sudden dismissal. But it has now emerged that the termination of his services, 1½ years before his contract was up,...
