Acting Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills) and Senior Mnister of State, Ministry of Defence Mr Ong Ye Kung will be appointed to the Monetary Authority of Singapore's (MAS's) board of directors with immediate effect, a statement said...
Eleven stray cats in Bishan have disappeared in the past week, believed to have been caught by an unauthorised catcher.Nine felines were reported missing by Chinese newspaper Shin Min Daily News yesterday, and another two have since vanished.It is...
SINGAPORE - There have been 41 cases of locally-transmitted Zika virus infection, according to the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the National Environment Agency (NEA).All of the infected are residents or workers in the Aljunied Crescent and Sims Drive...
Most people in Singapore enjoy their food but for a growing number of people afflicted with an eating disorder, some as young as nine, eating has become the bane of their lives.The Singapore General Hospital (SGH) Eating Disorders Programme,...
The Central Provident Fund (CPF) system has its share of detractors among Singaporeans but, overseas, it attracts a lot of positive attention.This puzzling fact could be because Singaporeans do not realise they really have a good deal, says finance...
A piece of cloth and a pair of sharp scissors are all Mr Ken Chow needs to carve out the parts of a ship captain's jacket.He runs maritime uniform and tailor shop Ken Fashions for Men, which opened at...
Take a 15-year-old teenager's video games away, put him in an overnight camp, and you may be surprised to find out how little he knows of the world."I've seen students not know how to peel an orange or use...
Although the haze blanketed most parts of Singapore yesterday, with the 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) ranging from 68 to 121 (unhealthy), most sports events around the country carried on and participants enjoyed their day out with no hitches.Yesterday's...
The first case of locally transmitted Zika virus was reported yesterday at Block 102, Aljunied Crescent. HARIZ BAHARUDIN (harizbah@sph.com.sg) visited the block to find out how residents feelWhen she found out she was pregnant five months ago, Aljunied Crescent...
After the passing of former president S R Nathan, there has been much talk about the 1974 Laju hijack and the bravery of the 13 men who traded places with the hostages. Who are these men?In 2011, before he...
