A Singaporean underwater photographer who takes tourists diving at the Great Barrier Reef has been granted a work visa on appeal after an Australian tribunal found that his economic contribution to the community outweighed the fact that he had...
He had turned his head to check his blind spot after overtaking a bus. But by the time Mr Leonard Wong turned his head back and spotted the van tyre in front of him in the middle of the road,...
A new road to replace Changi Coast Road will open between April and June next year to facilitate works to give the airport a third runway.   The current 6km road will then close, as Changi Airport looks to handle more...
Anna's relationship with her boyfriend of one year was already on the rocks when the 18-year-old found out she was pregnant. Her boyfriend, who is a year older than she is and serving national service then, asked her to go...
The dramatic incident that happened at Marina Bay Sands' hotel driveway on Saturday afternoon was captured on video by an in-car camera. It depicts valet captain Lee Yao Ji looking on helplessly at the red Trans-Cab taxi as it crashes...
About four in five parents here believe career success is no longer driven just by academic achievements, a recent survey has found. Instead, they recognise the importance of discovering their children's passions and talents early on. But only half are...
Fewer babies have been born out of wedlock to Singaporean mothers in the past decade, from 1,152 in 2006 to 863 last year - a 25 per cent drop. While there were two years within the decade that had a...
Tampines resident Choo Keat Thin was watching television at 10am yesterday when he felt the floor shake and heard a loud "boom". He found out that an exterior concrete sunshade above the window of his fourth-floor flat had partially dislodged...
You wake up, read the latest news updates on your mobile phone, retweet some interesting comments, and post your own reactions. Just another ordinary day, right? Wrong. If you are not careful, that retweet or comment might land you in...
The familiar laundry drying racks that dot Singapore's public housing landscape may look different in time to come, as the Housing Board is considering some new designs. The HDB is reviewing its external clothes drying rack system, which can be found...