Woman jailed 16 months for one of the largest work permit scams MOM has...
January 07, 2016 7:48 PMSINGAPORE - A Filipino woman who helped close to 30 foreigners stay and work in Singapore on foreign domestic worker (FDW) permits fraudulently was sentenced to 16 months in...
View ArticleSingaporeans can give their views on building a cleaner, greener and smarter...
January 07, 2016 8:34 PMSINGAPORE - While Singapore can look back proudly on its achievements over the last 50 years, including becoming a city in a garden, the next phase of development will hold new...
View ArticleHigh motorbike COEs and tight quota equals gloom for bike riders and sellers
January 07, 2016 10:26 PMSINGAPORE - Industry players are painting a gloomy picture in the wake of Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums for motorcycles hitting yet another high on Wednesday (Jan 7).
View Article8 siblings settle wrangle over late parents' property assets worth $20 million
January 07, 2016 11:01 PMEight siblings have managed to settle a $20 million wrangle over the estate of their late parents, a school principal and his teacher wife, without proceeding to a High Court...
View ArticleTop Toto prize snowballs to $6.5 million
January 09, 2016 5:00 AMThe top Toto prize will snowball to about $6.5 million on Monday, as there has been no top prize winners for the last three consecutive draws. Nobody won the top Toto prize for...
View ArticleFireworks on all 9 days of River Hongbao
January 09, 2016 5:00 AMVisitors to this year's River Hongbao at the Marina Bay floating platform will be treated to nine consecutive nights of close-up fireworks, with accompanying music and lights.
View ArticleTemasek Poly opens new $30m aviation academy
January 09, 2016 5:00 AMTemasek Polytechnic yesterday opened a new $30 million facility to train students and working adults to meet the manpower needs of the aviation industry, in line with the...
View ArticleServices and digital economy
January 09, 2016 5:00 AMAutomated technologies will become increasingly more pervasive in the next five years, and this will affect almost every aspect of daily living, from travel to work and play.
View ArticleUrban solutions and sustainability
January 09, 2016 5:00 AMA cooler Singapore, with temperatures below 30 deg C, may seem like an impossible dream.
View ArticleSingapore commits record $19b to R&D
January 09, 2016 5:00 AMThe nation's science and technology research budget will rise to a record $19 billion in the next five years, as the Government reaffirms its commitment to research here.
View ArticleSTB woos travellers from China via Alibaba travel arm
January 09, 2016 5:00 AMThere may soon be more free and independent travellers from China heading to Singapore, with the aid of a leading online travel service platform.
View ArticleTwo stalls get approval to sell raw salmon dishes
January 09, 2016 5:00 AMTwo stalls have been given the green light to sell raw fish dishes containing salmon, the National Environment Agency (NEA) and the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority announced...
View ArticleHealth and biomedical sciences
January 09, 2016 5:00 AMIn a medical emergency, every second counts. Having an ambulance near you can make the difference between life and death.
View ArticleFinding the right formula in research funding
January 09, 2016 5:00 AMIn the next five years, more public money for research will flow to projects that make a difference to the lives of Singaporeans, on top of those that rev up the economy, said...
View ArticleHeated meeting over unpaid wages
January 09, 2016 5:00 AMFormer employees of Singapore River Explorer, which ran river taxi services until it ceased operations on Dec 31 last year, have found themselves in the middle of a dispute...
View ArticleCentre gives new life to Chinatown's old stories
January 09, 2016 5:00 AMIn an animated projection, a model of a junk lurching through perilous waves amid a thunderstorm captures the hellish journey early Chinese immigrants took to get to Singapore.
View ArticleTowards giving maids a voice
January 09, 2016 5:00 AMThe labour movement announced earlier this week that it would be opening a new help centre for domestic workers at the end of this month.
View ArticleTrain services at some East-West Line stations to end earlier
January 09, 2016 5:00 AMTrain services at some MRT stations on the East-West Line will end up to half an hour earlier than usual from Feb 14 to end-August to facilitate rail works.
View ArticleDebate over free school parking
January 09, 2016 5:00 AMA government review that could result in school teachers paying carpark fees at their place of work has drawn intense debate, with most commentators criticising the prospective...
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