DesignSingapore Scholarship: Helping Singapore develop into a leading hub of...
March 01, 2016 5:00 AMWhen it comes to design, DesignSingapore scholarship holder Lim Si Ping declares that she follows the "mantra" of serial entrepreneur and author Colin Wright: It's a game for two.
View ArticleToting up the dollars and sense of government spending
March 01, 2016 5:00 AMMoney matters dominated yesterday's 90-minute Question Time in Parliament. The sitting opened with MPs pushing for more measures to rein in petrol pump prices, an item that...
View ArticleDoctors frame guidelines for best cancer treatment
March 01, 2016 5:00 AMThe condition may be the same, but the best treatment for a Singaporean cancer patient may not be the same as, say, that for a patient from Europe.
View ArticleST Now, News As It Happens - March 1, 2016
March 01, 2016 6:33 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 us...
View ArticleJail, fine for drunk driver in fatal crash
March 02, 2016 5:00 AMHe had drunk too much after a night out at two clubs but drove his friends home anyway.
View ArticleAHTC appoints KPMG to check books
March 02, 2016 5:00 AMA long-running disagreement over the appointment of accountants to examine the books of the Workers' Party town council has been resolved, with the hiring of a team of accountants...
View ArticleKids play to learn under new heritage programme
March 02, 2016 5:00 AMChildren will now get the chance to try out the roles of historian and heritage ambassador as part of a new National Heritage Board (NHB) education initiative.
View ArticleYouth beat to death retiree who was praying
March 02, 2016 5:00 AMFuelled by alcohol, a teenager went on a series of violent and unprovoked attacks in 2010 and 2011, culminating in the death of a retiree, whom he beat up because he felt...
View ArticleObese? You pay more for asthma treatment: Study
March 02, 2016 5:00 AMA person who is severely overweight pays nearly $200 more for asthma treatment in a year than the average patient.
View ArticleVolunteers to get powers to enforce littering rules
March 02, 2016 5:00 AMIndividuals can soon join the National Environment Agency (NEA) as community volunteers to nudge litterbugs to pick up their rubbish, and spot those who smoke, spit or urinate...
View ArticleParked vehicles: More leaving engines running
March 02, 2016 5:00 AMMore drivers are leaving the engines of their parked vehicles running despite it being an offence.
View ArticleUptick in high-rise littering cases reported to NEA
March 02, 2016 5:00 AMSome 2,800 cases of high-rise littering were reported to the National Environment Agency (NEA) last year, said Senior Minister of State for the Environment and Water Resources Amy...
View ArticleQuality of healthcare 'not tied to workforce numbers'
March 02, 2016 5:00 AMHaving more doctors and nurses does not automatically lead to better-quality healthcare or better outcomes, said Minister of State for Health Chee Hong Tat.
View ArticleCPF members go for higher top up limits
March 02, 2016 5:00 AMCentral Provident Fund (CPF) members made 1,700 top-ups - worth $80 million - to their Retirement Accounts in January to boost their retirement savings beyond the Full Retirement...
View Article'Good move' to crack down on maintenance defaulters
March 02, 2016 5:00 AMFamily lawyer Malathi Das once had a client whose former husband drove to court in a luxury car but wore slippers and tatty clothes so he could tell the judge he had no money to...
View ArticleMan who abused pregnant wife, cop fined $3,500
March 02, 2016 5:00 AMA man who pulled his pregnant wife's hair during a quarrel outside a nightclub, then swore at a policeman who tried to calm him down, was fined $3,500 yesterday.
View ArticleFree book bonanza for underprivileged children
March 02, 2016 5:00 AMTen-year-old Winson Tan visits Yishun library every month to read books on two of his favourite topics, sharks and dinosaurs.
View ArticleParity in sentencing 'vital to protect public confidence'
March 02, 2016 5:00 AMChief Justice Sundaresh Menon has made clear that parity in sentencing is important to preserve and protect public confidence in the way justice is administered.
View ArticleResidents weave quilts of love for needy seniors
March 02, 2016 5:00 AMAfter five months of work, about 300 senior citizens stitched together a total of 40 quilts for charity.
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