He’s been Singapore’s No. 1 golfer for more than 10 years.
Yet a cold wooden bench was his bed, his hand-carry bag serving as his pillow, one cold night at Incheon Airport in Seoul some five years ago.
Gunners show unity of strength
ARSENAL 4
(Alexis Sanchez 4, Alex Iwobi 38, 
Hector Bellerin 48, Theo Walcott 90)
WATFORD 0
There were the tell-tale signs of unrest.
Playmaker Mesut…
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Meat glue – the food industry's 'dirty little secret'
You just paid top dollar for that cut of ribeye or tenderloin.
But you may actually be eating off-cuts, glued together using a product that is allowed here.
Feeling cheated?
Chefs and food suppliers The New…
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Confessions of a buffet restaurant manager
Buffets can bring out the worst in people, says Ms Amal Ashik, who helps run one of the biggest and most well-known buffet spreads here.
The 25-year-old, who has worked in restaurants since 2009, says she’s seen all sorts of…
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Man arrested for attacks on madrasah students
The police have arrested a 48-year-old man in connection with the attacks on madrasah students at Paya Lebar MRT Station.
According to the police, the Singaporean Chinese man attacked three girls, aged 14 to…
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Bloggers still uncertain over non-monetary benefits
With little more than two weeks to the income tax filing deadline, social media marketing agency Nuffnang has met with the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras) to clarify the need to declare the non-monetary benefits…
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Changes to PSLE grading: What could be in store?
April 03, 2016 5:00 AM
How will primary school leavers be sorted into secondary schools if the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) aggregate score is scrapped and replaced with simple grade bands such as A, B and C?
ItChangedMyLife: Millionaire, struck by death of son, almost lost it all bent on bouncing back
April 03, 2016 5:00 AM
Mr Thomas Tham Kwok Onn is dying to bring his father back to life.
It's sick to abuse hospital caregivers
April 03, 2016 5:00 AM
That verbal, and even physical, abuse against nurses is common should be of concern to society as it involves the health of a sector that requires more dedicated workers. Thoughtless abuse is the last thing that is needed given the demanding nature of their work. Failing to curb such behaviour would lower the standing of the hospital as a rewarding work environment. Patients and visitors must realise that every case of abuse is an attack on the morale of the very people on whom they depend more than anyone else when hospitalised. It would work against the public if the lack of respect shown by the minority turns off hardworking and committed workers eyeing the field.
5 ingredients for success to boost Singapore's baby birth rate
April 03, 2016 5:00 AM
South Korea has a pressing problem that Singapore is only too familiar with: Not enough babies are being born to sustain the population.
