Given his previous work experience, one might not expect Mr Darren Thng to end up working for a community hospital. The 46-year-old, now a manager in the chief executive's office at Bright Vision Hospital, had been managing a German subsidiary...
He gave up his five-figure salary as an aesthetic doctor to volunteer full time at an animal welfare group. Another animal lover sold her property to get some money to look after her charges and create a shelter. These are the...
ashikinr@sph.com.sg For the past 12 years, Mr Jason See Toh has worked seven days a week as a taxi driver after pulling down the shutters at his renovations company. Mr See Toh, 54, made the switch because the flexibility of the...
Commuters can look forward to hitching earlier train rides on Sundays starting from Nov 6, as SMRT train services resume regular service start times at a total of 13 stations. They include stations from Joo Koon to Queenstown on the East-West...
Their marriage was on the rocks. While they and their two children would still go out for family outings, the couple had been living separately for four years. Tragedy struck on Saturday night when Mr Wang Chan Foo, also known as...
"It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer." The ending to beloved children's book Charlotte's Web by E.B. White gives an apt rendering of the relationship between teacher Jeyaram Kadivan, 34,...
It was all over the news. A blaze tore through a market and food centre, destroying it beyond salvation. Stallholders lost their livelihoods and the required demolition of the block clouded their outlook with further uncertainty. A temporary market emerged as an...
For the second year in a row, Singapore was ranked ninth globally for the rule of law, the only Asian state in the top 10 out of 113 countries. The Republic was No. 1 for order and security as well...
Warming seas caused Singapore's underwater gardens to lose their colour earlier this year, but the good news is that some corals are starting to recover from what is the longest bleaching incident to hit the Republic so far. Preliminary assessments...
Consumers can look forward to shopping for electricity the way they choose a phone plan. Electricity retailers are preparing a buffet of options for consumers, as the Energy Market Authority (EMA) plans to fully open up the electricity retail market...
