Taxi driver given stern warning for adding unauthorised $3 'HarbourFront'...
December 24, 2015 9:50 AMSINGAPORE - A Comfort taxi driver who imposed an unauthorised surcharge for picking up a passenger at HarbourFront Centre had been given a stern warning, Comfort DelGro told...
View ArticleSingapore Airlines to add sixth daily Singapore-Bangkok flight starting March...
December 24, 2015 10:26 AMSINGAPORE - Singapore Airlines (SIA) will increase its daily Singapore-Bangkok flights to six - up from the current five - starting from March 27 next year, the carrier...
View ArticleMotorists reminded to exchange unused expired parking coupons
December 24, 2015 11:46 AMSINGAPORE - The Housing Board (HDB) and Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) have reminded motorists that parking coupons which are only valid up to Dec 31 this year can no...
View ArticleOver 70,000 HDB households apply for elderly-friendly features at home
December 24, 2015 1:00 PMSINGAPORE - Almost 74,000 households have applied for a scheme that equips Housing Board flats with elderly-friendly safety features.
View ArticleThree attempts to smuggle cigarettes stubbed out by ICA
December 24, 2015 2:16 PMSINGAPORE - Three attempts to smuggle contraband cigarettes into Singapore have been thwarted by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) in the last week.
View ArticleSCDF firefighters scale construction crane in Woodlands to put out fire...
December 24, 2015 2:25 PMSINGAPORE - A tower crane at an industrial park in Woodlands burst into flames after it was apparently struck by "strong lightning" on Thursday (Dec 24) morning.
View ArticleSix Chinese nationals charged with cheating at RWS and MBS casinos
December 24, 2015 2:29 PMSINGAPORE - Four men and two women from China have been charged with cheating at the Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) and Marina Bay Sands (MBS) casinos earlier this week.
View ArticleFormer Volks Auto employee charged with cheating
December 24, 2015 2:38 PMSINGAPORE - An employee of a car dealership which shut its doors after allegedly collecting over $3.6million from more than 100 buyers without delivering the cars was charged...
View ArticleSingapore-based scientist wins top science and technology award of Islamic world
December 24, 2015 2:47 PMSINGAPORE - A Singapore-based scientist has won the top science and technology award of the Islamic world, which comes with a $700,000 cash prize.
View ArticleFour arrested for selling illegal drugs in Geylang
December 24, 2015 2:54 PMSINGAPORE - Four men were arrested and illegal drugs worth about $40,000 were seized in a joint operation by the authorities in Geylang on Wednesday (Dec 23).
View ArticleChristmas greetings from PM Lee
December 24, 2015 4:00 PMThe Prime Minister wishes all Christians a Merry Christmas.
View ArticleDrowning of boy, 5, at Rasa Sentosa Resort pool ruled accidental
December 24, 2015 4:48 PMSINGAPORE - A section of the adult pool at Shangri-La's Rasa Sentosa Resort, where a five-year-old boy drowned in February, has seen three other close shaves over a year.
View ArticleThe Straits Times' News In A Minute: Dec 24, 2015
December 24, 2015 5:34 PMWe look at: Almost 74,000 households have applied for the Enhancement for Active Seniors scheme that equips HDB flats with elderly-friendly safety features, such as ramps and...
View Article92 arrested in island-wide anti-loansharking blitz
December 24, 2015 7:50 PMSINGAPORE - The police have arrested 92 people suspected of being involved in loansharking activities.
View ArticleMerry Christmas
December 25, 2015 5:00 AM•The Prime Minister wishes all Christians a Merry Christmas.
View ArticleTaipei fire survivor lives with no regrets
December 25, 2015 5:00 AMChristmas has always been a family affair for 18-year-old Megan Loy.
View ArticleNew degree courses to raise SIT intake by 300
December 25, 2015 5:00 AMThe university for polytechnic graduates seeking higher qualifications - the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) - will launch six new degree courses and raise its intake...
View ArticleMan accused of abetting to cheat car buyer
December 25, 2015 5:00 AMAn employee of a car dealership, which shut its doors after allegedly collecting over $3.6 million from more than 100 buyers without delivering the cars, was charged with...
View ArticleSentosa tunnel to finish only by end-2016
December 25, 2015 5:00 AMThe completion of the $160 million Sentosa Gateway Tunnel will be delayed by a year, it was revealed yesterday, because of site challenges requiring the contractor to use a...
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