SINGAPORE – In what could be a first, a room in the State Courts was vandalised and a 52-year-old man has been arrested in connection to the case.
TODAY understands the vandalism happened on Wednesday, in a room at the pre-trial conference centre on the…
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Man arrested on suspicion of vandalising room in State Courts
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URA to release final property index data for Q2
The Urban Redevelopment Authority is due to release the final property index data for the second quarter at 8.30am. Preliminary data released at the start of the month showed private home prices falling for an…
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SMRT shares climb 8% after buyout offer
Trading of the stock had been halted pending the announcement and was only lifted on Thursday (Jul 21).
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Two Singapore hawker stalls awarded Michelin star
Singapore is the first Southeast Asian country – and the fourth Asian territory – to be rated by the Michelin Guide.
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KPMG findings on AHTC lapses of 'grave concern': HDB
KPMG says the Aljunied-Hougang Town Council would need “at least 18 months” to fix lapses uncovered by the firm.
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S’porean jailed for illegal registration of pre-paid SIM cards using false identities
SINGAPORE – A 42-year-old Singaporean was sentenced to four years’ jail on Thursday (July 21) for illegally changing and registering subscriber information on pre-paid SIM cards belonging to the three telcos in Singapore.
Tan Kong Chieh had pleaded guilty to…
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Rig builder Keppel hit by weak marine market
The conglomerate and its smaller rival Sembcorp Marine have been hit by the 60 per cent drop in oil prices since mid-2014. Still, oil prices have recovered more than 70 per cent from the lows touched in January.
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AHTC needs to take 'immediate steps' to strengthen control environment: HDB
The Aljunied-Hougang Town Council aims to complete remediation plans in 15 months, it told KPMG.
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Thomson-East Coast Line could be extended to connect to Changi Airport
SINGAPORE – The Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL), currently being constructed, could be extended to connect to the Changi Airport MRT station, as well as the airport’s future Terminal 5.
Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan said on Thursday (July 21) that the Government is assessing the feasibility of extending the 43km MRT line, which is expected to open in stages from 2019 to 2024.
“It would provide a direct connection from the airport to the city. This would benefit travellers and airport staff,” said Mr Khaw during a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of works for the East Coast stretch of the TEL.
Mr Khaw also said the Government is studying the feasibility of bringing the proposed Cross-Island Line (CRL) to Terminal 5 and the new industrial zone serving the airport.
He said details will be announced after engineering feasibility studies are completed for the TEL and CRL.
“Together, these options (would) enable many commuters who use the MRT network to get from all parts of the island to the airport with no more than one transfer,” he said.
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) also unveiled the finalised station names for the TEL following a public poll last October. It said that about 38,000 votes were received during the polling exercise.
The East Coast stretch of the TEL is planned to have nine stations along a 13km segment that will run through the eastern parts of the island, such as Tanjong Rhu, Siglap, Upper East Coast and Bedok South.
It connects to the Thomson stretch, a 22-station, 30km segment.
Thursday’s groundbreaking, held at the Marine Parade project site, also marked the start of work for two other projects: the East Coast Integrated Depot and the Downtown Line 3 extension to Sungei Bedok.
This article was first published on July 21, 2016.
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Father admits abusing 4 of his 5 children
A deliveryman, now 35, admitted in court on Thursday (July 21) to physically abusing four of his five young children – the youngest of whom was only five months old at that time.
The man, who cannot be named to protect his…
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