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More Singaporeans expected to choose Australia for higher education

This comes after Singapore agreed to recognise more Australian degrees in the fields of law, medicine and allied health, as part of the Singapore-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. 

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Wah, now can act blur and lepak: Oxford English Dictionary

The Oxford English Dictionary has added more Singlish words and phrases to its lexicon, including “teh tarik”, “char siu”, “chilli crab” and “sotong”.

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TODAY’s brief, Thursday, May 12

Horse abuse trial continues
The trial of Gallop Stable, which has been accused of abusing one of its horses, continues on Thursday with more witnesses taking the stand for the prosecution. On Wednesday (May 11), a former Agri-food and Veterinary Authority…

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Raphaël Somnambules

Raphaël Somnambules
from Sunday, May 15, 2016 at 5:00 PM to Sunday, May 15, 2016 at 9:30 PM

Alliance Française Theatre

1 Sarkies Rd, Singapore, Singapore

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Le Clown des Marais

Le Clown des Marais
from Friday, May 20, 2016 at 8:00 PM to Friday, May 20, 2016 at 9:30 PM

72-13 Mohamed Sultan Road

72-13 Mohamed Sultan Road, Singapore, Singapore

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Singapore Book Awards: The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye wins Book of the Year

Other titles that took home accolades include Dr Lai Chee Kien’s Through the Lens of Lee Kip Lin: Photographs of Singapore 1965-1995, as well as Lee Kow Fong’s The Search. 

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Car insurers turn to telematics to lower risks, deter fraud

SINGAPORE – While still in its nascent stages, telematics, or the use of computers and wireless telecommunications technologies to transmit data, is the next big thing in the motor insurance industry here.
Two months ago, insurance firm MSIG Insurance began a…

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WDA warns against SkillsFuture Credit scam

According to WDA, messages are circulating online, offering individuals cash if they sign up for selected promoted courses with their SkillsFuture Credit.

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HDB homes to feature in Singapore's fifth Venice Biennale appearance

The Singapore Pavilion will showcase the interiors of HDB flats in an exhibition that its curator says is “as important – in fact more important to Singaporeans than it is to the viewers in Venice.”

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Manager jailed 18 months for fraudulent registration of prepaid SIM cards

SINGAPORE – A man who fraudulently registered 707 prepaid SIM cards to help his firm qualify for incentives from telcos was on Wednesday (May 11) sentenced to 18 months’ jail.
Wong Kok Leong, 41, used identification documents belonging to foreigners to…

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