CNY fish at $100 a kilo? Buyers still biting
February 05, 2016 5:00 AMA fish popular at reunion dinners during Chinese New Year (CNY) is selling for up to $100 a kilogram at wet markets here, with prices expected to rise even higher as Chinese...
View ArticleHDB resale prices, volumes fall; hopes of recovery on hold
February 05, 2016 5:00 AMBoth resale prices and transactions for Housing Board flats dropped at the turn of the new year, further delaying hopes of a market recovery.
View ArticleKey NWC figures to share their views
February 05, 2016 5:00 AMIn his 29 years as founding chairman of the National Wages Council (NWC), economist Lim Chong Yah faced the occasional doubter who questioned if he might favour one party over...
View ArticleFertility ads give birth to controversy
February 05, 2016 5:00 AMA voluntary welfare group advocating early parenthood has defended an advertising campaign featuring four controversial cartoons.
View ArticleSing in a choir, keep dementia at bay?
February 05, 2016 5:00 AMShoppers at Jurong Point were yesterday treated to a lunchtime performance of rousing Chinese New Year songs - by participants of a dementia study.
View ArticleIt's not all rosy for job seekers
February 05, 2016 5:00 AMThe Ministry of Manpower said on Thursday that four in 10 job vacancies are for professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMETs). It went on to say that there were...
View ArticleChingay night fiesta will pay tribute to pioneers
February 05, 2016 5:00 AMThe Chingay Night Fiesta will return this year with an underlying theme of tribute to the pioneers and the values that underpin Singapore.
View ArticleMadrasah students do their bit for Syrian refugees
February 05, 2016 5:00 AMStudent Mashitah Abu Bakar (third from left), who took part in a humanitarian project to help Syrian refugees in Turkey, discussing the trip with teacher Azzar Ruah and other...
View ArticleAll is not pretty under the sea
February 05, 2016 5:00 AMMarine photographer Brian Skerry, 54, started his career with the National Geographic in 1998, documenting the beauty of the oceans, immortalising in his frames the dance of...
View ArticleArtificial human liver developed for drug testing
February 05, 2016 5:00 AMThe liver is an important organ in drug testing because all drugs pass through it to be detoxified, a process that reduces or removes harmful substances from the body.
View ArticleAutomated kidney test does away with animals
February 05, 2016 5:00 AMSingapore researchers have developed the world's first automated procedure, based on image analysis, for predicting whether chemicals in consumer products would be harmful to...
View ArticlePush for animal-free chemical safety tests
February 05, 2016 5:00 AMPeople are exposed to a stew of artificial chemicals every day, whether in cosmetics, cleaning products, food flavourings or medicines.
View ArticleDrones can check for mosquitoes, assist in search-and-rescue efforts
February 05, 2016 5:00 AMThe next time you hear buzzing outside your window during dengue season, it may not be the mosquitoes making the noise, but a drone sent by the authorities to survey and...
View ArticleGovt agencies testing more than 25 potential uses of drones
February 05, 2016 5:00 AMThe Government is embracing drone technology in a big way this year, as the authorities roll out changes that will make it easier for government agencies to obtain drones for...
View ArticleSMRT introduces use of gantry cranes to speed up sleeper replacement on...
February 05, 2016 5:55 AMSMRT has introduced the use of fixed gantry cranes in the replacement of sleepers along the East-West line (EWL).
View ArticleST Now, News As It Happens - Feb 5, 2016
February 05, 2016 6:39 AMWelcome to ST Now, News As It Happens. We will keep you updated on the latest happenings in Singapore and beyond. If there is something you want to share with us, please drop...
View ArticleThe Singapolitics Report Card: How did new MPs fare at the debate on the...
February 05, 2016 11:00 AMThe President's Address last month wasn't just an opportunity for President Tony Tan Keng Yam to spell out the broad direction for where Singapore is headed.
View ArticleSGH to move closer to MRT stations; space at Outram for patient-care to...
February 05, 2016 12:09 PMSINGAPORE - The amount of space devoted to patient care at the Outram campus will triple over the next 20 years according to the masterplan unveiled by Prime Minister Lee...
View ArticleRenowned dance troupes from Nanjing and Taipei to perform at River Hongbao 2016
February 05, 2016 1:49 PMSINGAPORE - The mischievous Monkey King, a male quartet and martial arts' nunchucks.
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