SINGAPORE - The state funeral procession for former president Mr S R Nathan will begin at 2pm on Friday (Aug 26) and will pass landmarks such as City Hall, Fullerton Hotel and NTUC Centre en route to the University...
Mr S R Nathan was at heart a social worker, leaders of self-help groups said yesterday."He was happiest when he was in the company of fellow social workers, and he was engaged in trying to help all the time,"...
To those privileged to have served him, Mr S R Nathan will forever be The Boss, said ambassador-at-large Bilahari Kausikan yesterday at a remembrance ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Here are extracts from his eulogy:"One of...
Watching the fruits of his labour go up in flames within minutes is always a bittersweet experience for Mr Yeo Hung Teo, the owner of Yeo Swee Huat paper agency.Located in Toa Payoh Industrial Park, the paper agency makes...
Singapore's newly minted President was coming for an eye operation and Dr Vivian Balakrishnan was feeling the stress.But Mr S R Nathan's unassuming manner was disarming.He did not ask for special treatment, recalled Dr Balakrishnan, an ophthalmologist who is...
Singapore has once again fallen off the wagon for workplace safety, and the fatality rate is set to rise further this year, warned Manpower Minister Lim Swee Say.Speaking yesterday at the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) conference, he said...
A blazing hot Thursday did little to put off throngs of people from all walks of life from paying their last respects to former president S R Nathan who died on Monday (Aug 22).The Straits Times reported that about...
A crowd was spotted on Wednesday (Aug 24) at HarbourFront Singapore Cruise Centre supposedly to catch Dragonair in the popular Pokemon Go game.According to Stomp contributor K, who sent in photos showing a crowd of Pokemon Go players gathered...
It may be several months before fans of the popular Taiwanese milk tea Chun Cui He can get their hands on a bottle here again.The evaluation and approval process for the use of a new food additive in Singapore...
It was supposed to have been a quiet Valentine's Day lunch for former President S R Nathan and his wife, courtesy of grandson Kiron.The place: Quentin's, at the Eurasian Association just across the road from their home in Ceylon...
