Oil spill caused by broken-down vehicle on Lornie Road causes massive jam
February 16, 2016 7:34 AMSINGAPORE - An oil spill has caused a major traffic jam on Lornie Road towards Adam Road on Tuesday (Feb 16) morning.
View ArticleParts of Lornie Road affected by oil spill now open to traffic
February 16, 2016 7:34 AMSINGAPORE: Two stretches along Lornie Road which were closed to traffic because of an oil spill on Tuesday (Feb 16) morning have been re-surfaced.
View ArticleFirst car-free Sunday on Feb 28 a step towards car-lite Singapore: Lawrence Wong
February 16, 2016 10:13 AMSINGAPORE - The first car-free Sunday in parts of the Central Business District (CBD) and Civic District will be held on Feb 28, National Development Minister Lawrence Wong...
View ArticleDengue cases fall further in second week of February, but still higher than...
February 16, 2016 10:53 AMSINGAPORE - The total number of dengue cases fell further to 421 in the week from Feb 7 to 13, according to the latest figures released by the National Environment Agency (NEA).
View ArticleAfro Asia Building fire: Man who hit woman and set fire to office cleared of...
February 16, 2016 11:32 AMSINGAPORE - A 71-year-old man who hit the wife of his lawyer on the head with a bicycle chain and padlock, then set fire to his office with her trapped inside, was cleared of...
View ArticleMan jailed for punching his 90-year-old mother
February 16, 2016 11:38 AMSINGAPORE - An unemployed man was jailed for 10 months on Tuesday (Feb 16) for punching his elderly mother on her lip.
View ArticleThird law school will offer course from January 2017 and may be co-located at...
February 16, 2016 11:55 AMSINGAPORE - The State and Family Justice courts sited in Havelock Road may become the training ground for the next generation of family and criminal lawyers.
View ArticleNorwegian who was sentenced to 10 weeks' jail for assaulting cabby fined...
February 16, 2016 1:54 PMSINGAPORE - A Norwegian man who hurt a taxi driver by wrapping his arm around the latter's neck, and later served slightly more than half of his 10-week jail term, was on...
View ArticleCabby jailed 3 weeks and slapped with 4-year driving ban for causing...
February 16, 2016 2:03 PMSINGAPORE - A taxi driver who failed to see an elderly pedestrian crossing the road one evening was jailed for three weeks and banned from driving for four years on Tuesday...
View ArticleNew traffic cameras to curb speeding in problem spots even as roads become safer
February 16, 2016 2:15 PMSINGAPORE - The Traffic Police (TP) have a new digital speed trap. Called the Mobile Speed Camera (MSC), the bright orange cameras are equipped with their own power source and...
View ArticleSMU student who deleted exam scripts for fear of doing badly sentenced to 2...
February 16, 2016 2:30 PMSINGAPORE - A Singapore Management University (SMU) Juris Doctor programme student deleted his and 18 fellow students' examination scripts when he realised that he would not do...
View ArticleThai Chief of Defence Forces Sommai Kaotira makes introductory visit to...
February 16, 2016 2:33 PMSINGAPORE - The Thai Chief of Defence Forces Sommai Kaotira has made his first official visit to Singapore.
View ArticleLargest prize of $13.9 million for Toto Hongbao Draw on Friday
February 16, 2016 3:37 PMSINGAPORE - The jackpot for the Toto Hongbao Draw on Friday (Feb 19) has ballooned to at least $13.9 million - the largest ever.
View ArticleHotter, drier weather likely for rest of month; February 2016 could rank...
February 16, 2016 5:21 PMSINGAPORE - Expect the second half of February to be drier and warmer than the first two weeks of the month, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said in a weather advisory on...
View ArticleSolarmovie.ph is first piracy website to be blocked under amended Copyright Act
February 16, 2016 6:09 PMSINGAPORE - Internet users here will soon lose access to movie download website Solarmovie.ph, the first website to be blocked under Singapore's amended Copyright Act that took...
View ArticleThe Straits Times' News In A Minute: Feb 16, 2016
February 16, 2016 6:49 PMWe look at: A new traffic camera which has its own power source and can be deployed anywhere within a week will be used on the roads from this month.
View ArticleEngineers to get better pay and more structured career path as Government...
February 16, 2016 6:54 PMSINGAPORE - Public engineers can expect higher salaries and a more structured career path in a move to draw and keep talent in an industry that has been losing its shine.
View ArticleOrchard Gateway basement flooded, forcing shops to close
February 16, 2016 8:29 PMSINGAPORE - Some shops at Orchard Gateway had to close on Tuesday (Feb 16) after the basement two level of the mall flooded.
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