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KL-S'pore rail talks on track "to be finalised by Dec 31"
SINGAPORE : Singapore's top foreign affairs official is confident that Singapore and Malaysia can meet the December 31 deadline to finalise the agreement on the implementation of the Points of Agreement agreed by the leaders of both countries in May......
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Look who's controlling traffic
If you have driven along the East Coast Parkway (ECP) recently, you might have noticed a worker standing near the KPE exit, diligently working away -- rain or shine......
Emergency landing in Romania after Singaporean ill
BUCHAREST: A Royal Dutch Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Bucharest on Tuesday afternoon when a pregnant Singaporean onboard fell seriously ill......
New school term starts on 4 Jan 2011
Parents have been reminded that the new school term for primary and secondary schools will start on Tuesday 4th January 2011......
Singapore braces for climate change
In 2010, climate change made its presence clearly known in Singapore......
25 drink-drivers nabbed
Police arrested 25 drink-drivers in a five-hour ring-fence operation on Thursday......
S'pore to showcase latest in education technology
Imagine learning all about financial management by simply playing a game and being able to zoom in on your teacher's handwritten notes on the board as you watch a recording of a lecture......
9 bus services to be improved
Nine public bus services will run more frequently or have their capacity increased during peak periods......
'Kiasu' parents appeal to top schools
PARENTS flocked to secondary schools within an hour of the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) posting results being released.Those whose children failed to get into a secondary school of their choice, wasted no time in making an appeal at top-.....
30 bags grabbed in 10 seconds
CHRISTMAS came early for 8 girls, who were chosen to be part of a 'grab all you can' event by fashion boutique BagAge.The rules of the game? 10 seconds to take as much as they can from the store for free!.....
Later feeder bus operating hours
BUS commuters can now party till morning this festive season without worrying about how to get home.Transport operator SBS Transit will be extending the operating hours of 21 feeder buses that ply 12 heartland routes on the eve of Christmas and New Y.....
Pump prices up $0.04
THE retail prices of all grades of Caltex and Shell petrol and diesel have gone up by $0.04 a litre.The move brings Caltex's 98-octane petrol to $2.095 a litre, and Shell's 98-octane petrol to $2.050 a litre......
25 drink-drivers arrested
THE Traffic Police arrested 25 drink-drivers in a five-hour operation on Thursday morning.Road blocks were set up along Church Street, South Bridge Road, New Bridge Road and North Canal Road to fence the cluster of entertainment outlets and drinking .....
Jailed for illicit cough syrup
A MYANMAR national, who ordered canisters of cough syrup from an agent here and repacked it for sale in Geylang, had nearly 10,000l of it without a licence.Tin Ko Oo, 40, was jailed nine months on Thursday by a district court. A Health Sciences Autho.....
S'pore scientist gets prestigious fellowship
PROFESSOR Boris Lukiyanchuk, a senior scientist at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research's Data Storage Institute (DSI), has been elected a Fellow of Optical Society of America (OSA). The OSA is a prestigious scientific society with at leas.....
Singapore official responds to 'leaks' issue
KUALA LUMPUR - SINGAPORE'S top foreign ministry official, implicated in damning remarks on Malaysia and its leadership after a leak by a whistleblower website, has finally responded to the issue.Hounded by Malaysian and Singaporean press at a Malaysi.....
Aliff, you've hit 'all-time low'
REACTIONS of straitstimes.com readers to jailed footballer Aliff Shafaein's call for fans to help him settle $10,500 worth of traffic fines came fast and furious.And they echoed the sentiments of S-League fans when the story broke on Wednesday......
Embezzling Woffles Wu
FOR more than four years, Teresa Wong Chui Sheung, 49, would pocket money paid by clients of Woffles Wu Aesthetic and Laser Centre. But the 49-year-old was on Thursday, jailed a year and three months for committing criminal breach of trust of $111,71.....
Ex-jockey fined for corruption
A FORMER apprentice jockey was fined a total of $9,500 and ordered to pay a penalty of $2,470 for corruption on Thursday.Mohamad Azrull Mohamad Sani, 24, had admitted to six charges of receiving bribes totalling $1,470 from Cogan Swee Yong Huat, a re.....
Best and worst Christmas gifts
EVERYONE loves the joy of unwrapping Christmas presents.When presents have been carefully chosen, the recipients are often overjoyed. But sometimes, you don't always get what you wish for......
Robertson Quay site for sale
THE Urban Redevelopment Authority will put up the hotel site at Robertson Quay for sale via public tender in two weeks.The land parcel, made available for sale through the Reserve List system on April 22, was announced after a developer committed to .....
Highest since Jan 2009
CONSUMER prices in Singapore climbed by 3.8 per cent in November from a year ago due to higher costs of transport, housing and food, according to figures released by the Department of Statistics on Thursday. That is above the 3.7 per cent increase re.....
Improving nine bus services
NINE bus services have been identified for service improvements during peak periods.The Land Transport Authority (LTA) and the SBS Transit and SMRT identified them as part of improvements......
Diamond swap accused faces more charges
A 38-YEAR-OLD man accused of swapping diamonds with replicas at jewellery shops was charged with two more cheating offences and one of fraudulent possession on Thursday.This brings the total number of charges against Loh Han Kok to six......
S.Korean burglar charged
A SOUTH Korean was charged in a district court on Thursday with housebreaking and theft of a laptop at Science Park Drive.No plea was taken from 35-year-old Choi He Su......
More buses diverted on X'mas
SMRT bus services will be temporarily diverted due to road closures for two major events - 'Celebrate Christmas in Singapore 2010' and 'Marina Bay Countdown 2010/2011'.What: Celebrate Christmas in Singapore 2010.....
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