Party fun or devilish chills? Treats or tricks? If you're still scratching your head as to where to enjoy things macabre as the spooky Halloween mood creeps up on us, here are some suggestions - from mild ones that will...
The difficulty some people have with long-term memory loss in old age could be linked to an abnormally high level of zinc in a special region in the brain, suggests a new finding by Singapore scientists. The team of three...
He gets paid to scare people Halloween is Institute of Technical Education (ITE) student Mathias Lim's favourite holiday because he gets to dress up as his favourite villains, scare people and "not get thrown into jail". The 23-year-old is not a...
Senior Staff Nurse Noraini Umar left her job 10 years ago to care for her young son and ailing parents. Now that her parents are better and her son is older, she returned after a three-month mandatory refresher. "There were...
Start-up nuTonomy has put its tests of driverless cars on hold following an accident involving one of its vehicles on Tuesday, The Straits Times understands. However, tests by three other agencies - A*Star, Delphi and the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research...
In his first four years in primary school, he had never fared poorly in any examination subject, usually averaging about 70 marks. But in this year's mid-year exams, the Primary 5 pupil found out that he had failed two papers...
A group of Singapore researchers is proposing a skills-based, tiered system of work pass for foreign maids who look after the elderly. It could offer better pay and perks, like an option to live in their own accommodation, for those...
Investors reading the tea leaves on the state of the private residential market can expect fresh clues to emerge this weekend with three new projects on preview. The trio are neatly spread across the main regions and price points, with...
With personal mobility devices (PMDs) becoming more popular, a start-up company here is looking to launch a pilot programme offering short-term rentals of e-scooters. Called Telepod, the scheme functions like a bicycle-sharing system, where users can rent e-scooters from docking...
The slowing economy has sparked concerns about job losses, but there are thousands of jobs waiting to be filled, Acting Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills) Ong Ye Kung said at a forum yesterday. He pointed to where the...
