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Full text of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's New Year message
1. The Singapore economy recovered strongly in 2010. It grew 12.5% year-on-year in the 4th quarter, and 14.7% for 2010 as a whole. This is a dramatic rebound from the negative growth last year. We should rejoice in this exceptional performance, but p.....
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NEA steps up anti-littering efforts
The National Environment Agency (NEA) said it would be stepping up its enforcement efforts at various New Year's Eve countdown events held Friday evening......
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RWS gets letter of censure
SINGAPORE : The Casino Regulatory Authority (CRA) has taken disciplinary action against Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) for making changes to surveillance plans that were previously approved......
MDA gets new chairman, members
The Information, Communications and the Arts Ministry (MICA) has appointed Mr Niam Chiang Meng as Chairman of the Media Development Authority (MDA) for a two-year term beginning January 1, 2011......
This year, in Singapore politics...
Election talk, new political parties, changes to the Constitution, and a historic deal sealed with neighbour Malaysia. These were some issues which took centrestage on Singapore's political scene in 2010......
Resorts World Sentosa gets letter of censure
RESORTS World Sentosa (RWS) has received a letter of censure from the Casino Regulatory Authority of Singapore (CRA) for making changes to its surveillance system without prior approval. RWS was reprimanded after it was judged to have broken the rule.....
Singapore economy grows by 14.7 per cent in 2010
PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Friday flagged the widening income gap as an issue the Government is trying to tackle, even as the economy grew a record 14.7 per cent last year in a dramatic rebound from negative growth in 2009.He noted in his New .....
4 industrial sites on sale in 1st half of 2011
FOUR sites have been confirmed on Friday under the Industrial Government Land Sales Programme for the first half of 2011. They are: Ang Mo Kio Street 62; Fusionopolis Link; Irving Place and Woodlands Avenue 12 (Parcel 2), with tenders to be announced.....
Akon's Jan 8 show in S'pore 'unexpectedly cancelled'
THE planned concert of popular Senegalese-American pop star Akon, slated for Jan 8 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, has been cancelled due to 'recently developed, unforeseen and unexpected circumstances'. In an official released statement, Entangle P.....
Malaysia and S'pore complete 6th and final meeting
THE Sixth and final meeting of the Malaysia-Singapore Joint Implementation Team (MSJIT) was held in Singapore from Dec 29-30.As mandated by the prime ministers of both countries, the MSJIT has submitted a draft Written Instrument to the respective go.....
Party-goers urged not to buy from illegal hawkers
AS SINGAPORE gears up for end-of-year bashes, the National Environment Agency (NEA) is also preparing to deal with the litter and illegal hawkers that come with the parties. On New Year's Eve, the NEA warned that its officers will be on duty to catch.....
6 months jail for selling passport
THE very day she flew in, Renuka Sanjeewani Maddumage, 38, sold her passport to another Sri Lankan woman along Serangoon Road for $600. Six days later on Wednesday, Dec 29, she was arrested when she went to report its loss to the Immigration & Checkp.....
Singaporean women love their hair
A RECENT survey done by London-based dating website Badoo.com revealed that women of different countries have different preferred compliments.Singaporean women have spoken up and they have revealed that they enjoy being complimented on their luscious.....
Brit businessman fined for Christmas shoplifting
HE WAS caught stealing four bottles of Heineken beer from a 7-Eleven store in River Valley Road on Christmas Day.Released on bail, Antony Karl Pugh, 32, was at it again a day later......
Road bully jailed for causing hurt to motorcyclist
A HAWKER who punched a motorcyclist in a road rage incident was jailed for three weeks on Friday.Lee Keng Leong, 53, admitted to causing hurt to Mr Janatulfirdauz Yusuf, 26, along Tampines Avenue 1 on Sept 7, 2009......
First charge for using fake casino chips in MBS
FIVE Indian nationals were charged in a district court on Friday with using fake casino chips.This is the first case of its kind since Resorts World Sentosa and Marina Bay Sands opened in February and April 2010......
Negligent taxi driver charged with causing death
A TAXI driver was charged on Friday with causing the death of his front seat passenger and injuring another.Ong Poh Hin, 47, allegedly failed to keep a proper lookout while driving along the Pan-Island Expressway on Oct 2, resulting in his cab hittin.....
MDA appoints new chairman and members
THE Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA) has appointed Mr Niam Chiang Meng, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports as Chairman of the Media Development Authority (MDA) for a two-year term.....
Through the Lens multimedia: Second Try
NICHOLAS Yap, 17, is a Normal (Academic) student from Si Ling Secondary School.He had to retake his GCE 'N' Level examinations this year because he did not score well enough last year to progress to Secondary 5......
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