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Red Cross freezes salaries of 3 supervisory staff
SINGAPORE : The Singapore Red Cross has decided to freeze the salaries of three supervisory staff for lapses which led to the misappropriation of funds by an ex-employee, uncovered in December 2010......
Australia thanks Singapore for support
Australia's High Commissioner to Singapore Doug Chester has thanked Singaporeans for their offers of condolences and help to Australians affected by the Queensland floods......
Thai Chief of Defence conferred S'pore's highest military award
Thailand's Chief of Defence General Songkitti Jaggabatara was conferred Singapore's highest military award, the Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (tentera) or Distinguished Service Order (Military) by President S R Nathan at the Istana on Thursday afterno.....
Three Filipino maids charged with helping loansharks
Three Filipino maids have been charged with helping illegal moneylenders run their business......
Initiatives to boost professionalism of social workers in S'pore
The Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports has suggested a talent development scheme to boost the professionalism of the social services sector......
Long queues form ahead of Sengkang's exec condo launch
Executive condominiums (ECs) continue to see strong demand from home buyers......
River Hongbao to show specially-commissioned film
THE River Hongbao celebrations this year will have a stronger flavour of home.The highlight is a specially-commissioned short film that shows how Chinese New Year has been celebrated here since the 1970s......
President Nathan confers top award on Thai General
President S.R. Nathan presented the Royal Thai Army Forces Chief of Defence Forces (RTARF) General Songkitti Jaggabatara with the Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang, Singapore's highest military award.The ceremony took place at the Istana on Thursday after.....
Paragon adds colour to CNY celebrations
PARAGON has chosen 'Cai' as the theme for its Chinese New Year celebrations. Like the Chinese idiom, 'Duo Zi Duo Cai', which refers to a diversity of forms and colours, Paragon hopes to add variety to the Chinese New Year celebrations at the mall......
Jailed a day and fined $5,000 for slashing boyfriend
FRUSTRATED that his girlfriend had changed her mind about going to Batam with him last June, school manager Daniel Kok Yee Meng, 32, took a knife and pretended to cut himself on his arm in front of her. When she did not react, he accused her of being.....
Red Cross allowed to resume fundraising
THE Commissioner of Charities (COC) said in a statement on Thursday that the Singapore Red Cross is now permitted to resume its fundraising activities.It had, last month, been advised against actively raising funds, for example in the form of direct .....
Evacuation in Brisbane: Accounts from S'poreans
SINGAPOREANS affected by the floods in Brisbane continued to write in on Thursday to straitstimes.com with their latest accounts and pictures from the ground.On early Thursday morning, the flood waters reached only a height of 4.6m, instead of the wi.....
Stamford Primary's project is tops in environment contest
FOR several weeks in 2010, more than 80 Stamford Primary School pupils each cared for an endangered but indigenous plant obtained from local nurseries. Though many of their delicate charges did not survive a spell of foul weather, the pupils emerged .....
Tough new measures to cool property market
THE Government announced on Thursday the fourth round of property cooling measures to 'maintain a stable and sustainable property market'.They include:.....
Registers of Electors ready for inspection
THE revised Registers of Electors for all 14 Group Representation Constituencies (GRC) and 9 Single Member Constituencies (SMC) have been completed and will be open for public inspection from Jan 14 - 27.Eligible voters can now check with the Electio.....
Young and dangerous Singaporeans
FIRST, a young girl was photographed sitting on the edge of an LRT platform.Then another youth was caught on video climbing a scaffolding at Temasek Polytechnic's Engineering faculty......
Thanks from Australian High Commissioner
THE Australian High Commissioner has expressed his thanks to Singaporeans for their condolences and offers of assistance over the floods in Queensland, which have claimed lives and left thousands unable to return home.Said His Excellency Doug Chester.....
Woman stole from sis and boyfriend
A WOMAN was jailed for 14 months on Thursday for cheating and theft.Siti Rosdiana Rosdi, 29, unemployed, had pleaded guilty to cheating a friend, Mr Mohamed Zain Abdul Wahab, 55, of $1,100 and $1,400 last Aug 4 and 6 respectively......
Maids and employer charged with loansharking
THREE Filipino maids and a Singaporean woman were charged in court on Thursday with operating unlicensed moneylending businesses.Honey Irene Busto Pande, 27, Amparo Cacayuran Gayo, 36, Melanie Jacalan Munar, 28, and Koh Suat Lay, 47, were remanded fo.....
Keeping Margaret Drive hawker centre alive - through sketches
AFTER hearing news that Margaret Drive Hawker Centre will be demolished in less than a month, a group of 20 artists decided to take things into their own hands. They did not raise banners to protest, but instead put their pens to paper to commemorate.....
Law student started company with just $1
AT THE tender age of 22, Lee Foundation scholar Ryan Su is already a multi-hyphenate. Currently doing a double degree in Law and Business at the Singapore Management University, he is also a landscape architect and dabbles in an interesting hobby - b.....
Hop to museums for special bunny hongbaos
THE Museum Roundtable (MR) is giving away exclusive rabbit-themed hongbaos to celebrate the Lunar New Year from Jan 15 to Feb 13.The free hongbaos come in 39 designs, and will be distributed at participating national museums and heritage galleries ac.....
Bus services in Orchard, Chinatown to be diverted
SEVERAL bus services in Orchard Road and Chinatown will be affected due to upgrading works and Chinese New Year celebrations.SBS Transit and SMRT bus services along Paterson Road and Orchard Road will be temporarily diverted when a section of Orchard.....
Through The Lens, Today in Pictures - January 13
THROUGH The Lens takes a look at the pictures that make the headlines, showcase a lifestyle and even explore the quirky side of life.From floodwaters in Australia to the memorial service in Arizona, view pictures from around the world today......
Jailed, caned for assaulting Devil's Bar bouncers
A MAN, who punched, kicked and used a motorcycle helmet to hit two bouncers of the once popular Devil's Bar, was sentenced to 1 1/2 years in jail and four strokes of the cane on Thursday.Mohamed Jeffery Abdullah, 36, pleaded guilty to being a member .....
People's Park Complex murder: Man charged
AN ODD-JOB worker was charged on Thursday with the murder of a 70-year-old man at People's Park Complex Food Centre earlier in the week.Lee Beng Chuan, 57, allegedly caused the death of Mr Heng Teck Hong at the food centre in New Market Road between .....
What makes you SoSingaporean?
WHETHER it's dipping fries into vanilla ice-cream or missing good old A&W root beer, young Singaporeans on the popular micro-blogging service Twitter are discussing the quirks and memories that make us Singaporeans.Their tweets sent the #SoSingaporea.....
New division to support Family Service Centres
To provide more support for the Family Service Centres (FSCs), a new division will be established within the National Council of Social Service (NCSS). It will engage the centres regularly to understand their operational constraints and how the gover.....
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