More malicious smartphone apps designed to steal users' personal information are being disguised as popular games, such as Pokemon Go. As of Aug 16, at least 1,575 apps have been found to be riding on the popularity of the augmented...
SINGAPORE - The number of new dengue cases last week dropped to 138, the lowest weekly figure this year, according to the latest figures on the National Environment Agency's (NEA) dengue website. There were 138 reported cases of the mosquito-borne...
SINGAPORE - A 28-year-old IT promoter took upskirt videos of 33 women, and then rated the victims based on his perception of how pretty they were, a court heard. Ryan Er Wei Kiat would give one to four stars for...
SINGAPORE - Three out of four fish species commonly eaten here are unsustainable, said the World Wide Fund for Nature Singapore (WWF-Singapore), as it called for more to be done before these species disappear from the oceans - and...
SINGAPORE - People who are older than 70 could be more prone to falls as a result of low blood pressure, a local study has found. The 2013 study, which involved patients from Geylang Polyclinic, found that around one in...
SINGAPORE - Kai, one of two Singapore-born manatees, is doing well despite the death of Junior, the other manatee, in Guadeloupe on Sunday (Oct 2). The manatee Kai, seven, remains under the close supervision of the local veterinarians and keepers...
SINGAPORE - The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has approved the world's first dengue vaccine Dengvaxia for use in Singapore following a seven-month expedited review of the potential benefits and risks. It will be made commercially available in several months' time....
SINGAPORE - A photograph of two train vandals was posted to rail operator SMRT's Facebook page on Tuesday (Oct 4) morning, Chinese evening paper Shin Min Daily reported. It was captioned with a taunt: "Was very nice to spraypaint your...
SINGAPORE - They say a cat has nine lives but one lucky kitty narrowly putting that to the test after being stranded on a precarious ledge of a Housing Board flat. SPCA Singapore dispatched a rescue officer to the unit...
Starbucks continues its march against hipster coffee outlets with another fancy Reserve store in Singapore - its seventh in the small island state. The new store, which opened on Monday at the Marina Bay Sands, brings the siphon brewing method...
