A pedestrian, 71, died after a lorry hit her at the junction of Choa Chu Kang Street 51 and Choa Chu Kang North 5. The accident happened about 11.55am yesterday near Limbang Shopping Centre. The woman was pronounced dead at the...
The father of the man, who was charged for burning down a wet market at Jurong West Street 41 last week, apologised to stallholders, blaming himself for being a "failed parent", when he was interviewed by Shin Min Daily...
SINGAPORE - Singapore's exports in September fell less than expected as a decline in shipments to China moderated and sales to Europe rebounded, but the outlook for the trade-dependent economy remained grim on sluggish global demand. Non-oil domestic exports last...
With pills for coughs, fever and flu now coming in different colours and flavours such as cherry and grape, it can be easy for children to mistake them for sweets. Pharmacists here say they have seen cases of kids being...
Stallholders affected by the market blaze at Jurong West Street 41 will receive help in finding jobs and a mentor to understand their needs. Jurong GRC MP Ang Wei Neng said yesterday that he has arranged a job fair at...
SINGAPORE is short of almost 1,000 rail engineers, as it strives to improve service standards while rapidly expanding the rail network. Public transport operators SMRT and SBS Transit, together with the Land Transport Authority, have been stepping up efforts to...
SINGAPORE - Ms Pauline Wee, 68, had her first child born at KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) 45 years ago. She joined the hospital to be trained as a midwife a year later and stayed on with KKH long...
When it comes to successful nations, small ones often climb to the top of the league. Here are some examples. In the game of nations, size matters. Big countries tend to have big populations, economies, militaries, resources and ambitions. From...
The Government should be cautious in approaching a plan to make it challenging to own a car, such as raising the cost of parking and reducing the availability of parking spaces ("Make it inconvenient to drive a car" by...
Same old, same old is a common quibble about pasar malam, or night markets, here. This could be one reason why, these days, only 10 to 12 are organised here a month, down from 20 to 30 five years ago,...
