The possibility of Singapore's economy experiencing "some quarters of negative growth" cannot be ruled out, although the government does not expect an outright recession, a government minister was quoted by local media as saying on Monday. The comments came just...
SINGAPORE - Singapore police on Monday charged two former BSI bankers amid an ongoing investigation that led to the Singapore branch of the Swiss private bank being ordered to shut down in May. Yak Yew Chee, who was a senior...
Imagine receiving a sweet, handwritten note the next time you order your KFC meal. For customers at the KFC outlet at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), the notes have been a part of daily life since late 2015. The man behind the...
SINGAPORE - Economists are saying - meekly - that Singapore's central bank will not alter its monetary policy approach when its decision is announced this Friday, while an easing is ripe for 2017. Some, including Nomura and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi...
While two of the three mechanised carparks in Housing Board estates - Changi Village and Yishun - can have utilisation rates of more than 90 per cent during peak hours, it is not the case for the one in...
Preparing food - such as pasta, mashed potato and rice with chicken and spinach - for children has become much easier at more than 30 pre-schools here. They have signed up for a centralised catering system started last month and...
Mr Albert Leow was at home when he heard a loud crash. When he looked out the window, he was horrified to see a man pinned under an SBS Transit double-decker bus. Mr Leow called the police and rushed down to...
Erratic work-rest schedules, challenging routes and overall inexperience are some of the reasons bus drivers here do not like plying multiple routes, also called "interlining". Dr Marc Rochester, 61, who drove buses in London from 1976 to 1979, wrote to...
Nowadays, you can buy practically anything online. So it is no surprise that some drug abusers try to get their fix by frequenting the many sites peddling illegal drugs on the Internet. Last year, 30 drug abusers were arrested in Singapore...
The world is counting down to the United States presidential election on Nov 8, an event that could cause market turbulence in the near term while raising questions about the future of global trade. Analysts expect regional markets to reflect...
