Erroneous claims pitched to voters by some candidates during the hotly contested 2011 Presidential Election campaign prompted the Constitutional Commission to go beyond its terms of reference. To prevent misinformation being bandied about by those in the running at the...
A Singaporean man has died after his car, carrying two other passengers, hit the back of a lorry in Johor, Malaysia on Saturday (Sep 10). Mr Ng Kai Jie, 21, suffered serious head injuries and died on the spot as...
People may not have enough time to understand and support the recommended changes to the elected presidency if the proposals take effect at the next presidential election, say three political watchers. Indications are strong that the changes are being timed...
KOTA TINGGI - Malaysia's Education Ministry has imposed a temporary ban on school trips and other education-related visits to Singapore and the Philippines to prevent the spread of the Zika virus, according to Malaysian media reports. The ministry issued a...
People should not jump to conclusions that the elected presidency was reviewed to disqualify him from running in the upcoming elections, said Dr Tan Cheng Bock in a Facebook post yesterday. Dr Tan, who contested in the 2011 presidential election,...
Most young people here underestimate the cost of owning a car in Singapore, and are willing to pay only a small part of their monthly income on car-related expenses. About two thirds of respondents in The Sunday Times' survey on...
Having an MRT station or bus stop within walking distance from home - no further away than 10 minutes - would reduce the need to own a car. About one in two young people said in a recent survey that...
Despite the best efforts of doctors and a flood of offers from good Samaritans willing to donate a part of their liver, nine-month-old Zarouhi Singla died on Friday, her father Sandeep Singla told The Sunday Times yesterday. She was born...
You might have seen them resting or sleeping in a 24-hour McDonald's outlet near you - slumped over a table, bag by their side. Some are seeking refuge from noisy neighbours, or the heat in homes without air-conditioning. Others do not...
Despite efforts to promote a car-lite Singapore, nearly two-thirds of young people polled in a Sunday Times survey aspire to own one. Less than a quarter know how to cycle and, among those who do, only a handful would...
