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S'pore leaders send condolences to victims of Moscow blast
SINGAPORE : Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has expressed his condolences over the loss of lives and injuries caused by the blast at the Domodedovo Airport in Moscow......
Flu cases continue to climb
SINGAPORE : The number of influenza and acute respiratory infections continue to climb, remaining above the epidemic threshold......
Radiologist fined for failing to diagnose facial fracture
SINGAPORE : A radiologist who had failed to diagnose a serious facial fracture on a patient some five years ago has been fined S$3,000 by the Singapore Medical Council......
Former DBS executive jailed for accepting bribes
SINGAPORE : A former DBS executive was sentenced on Wednesday to 12 weeks' jail and fined S$27,000 for accepting bribes and accessing the bank's Customer Information System without authorisation......
Police arrest youth arsonist
Police have arrested an 18 year-old youth believed to be responsible for at least five cases of arson in Ang Mo Kio......
Former property agent pleads guilty to cheating, forgery
A former property agent pleaded guilty on Wednesday to offences including cheating and forgery......
FM Yeo gives indication on GE date
CHIANGRAI, Thailand: Foreign Minister George Yeo has given an indication of when he thinks the General Election will be called......
Singapore's crime rate drops 0.6% in 2010
Singapore's crime rate fell by a marginal 0.6 per cent, or some 200 cases, last year......
MOF launches the Budget Challenge
Eleven schools will be taking part in the Budget Challenge 2011 to debate on their proposed policy initiatives for Singapore......
NTUC Eldercare, Rotary to provide quality care for seniors in Woodlands
SINGAPORE : Singapore's Minister-in-Charge of Ageing Issues, Lim Boon Heng has outlined some of his plans for this year......
Blood collection centre opens in Woodlands
It has become more convenient to donate blood with the opening of a blood collection centre in Woodlands......
Police to focus on 3 areas of crime
CRIME rates in Singapore for 2010 have fallen, according to the police, but three specific areas of concern have been identified. They are: 1. Cheating cases involving rental and phone scams.....
Clementi housebreaker jailed for 9 years
A MAN who broke into flats mostly in Clementi area between August and December last year was jailed for nine years and ordered to be given 12 strokes of the cane on Wednesday.This is the second time that Sim Tiam Tay, 47, had committed housebreaking .....
Lifelike teleconferencing technologies to be developed
CAN'T fly to a conference or business meeting? Researchers are working on a way for you to be virtually there, and even to eat in the lunch-room with your virtual colleagues.The newest interactive-digital-media centre here, called the BeingThere Cent.....
December manufacturing output disappoints
MANUFACTURING output in Singapore grew only 9 per cent last month compared with the same month last year, coming in well below the 20 per cent jump that economists had expected.The underperformance was largely due to a large pull-back in biomedical m.....
Man jailed for hawking customers' information
A FORMER bank executive who accepted bribes in return for divulging confidential customers' particulars on more than 30 occasions was sentenced to 12 weeks' jail and fined a total of $27,000 on Wednesday.Sazaly Selamat, 40, was also ordered to pay a .....
New pass makes touring Singapore easier
TOURING Singapore just got easier, thanks to a new travel pass. The Go Singapore Pass, launched on Wednesday, makes navigating the tiny island a breeze by combining different attraction entry tickets with the functions of an ez-link card......
Think before you buy that rabbit
ONE-YEAR-OLD Shalom is 2011's first victim of love lost. He was found abandoned by his owners in a church and was rescued by House Rabbit Society Singapore (HRSS).Being left outside has caused the white bunny to develop fur mites and he had to be iso.....
Through The Lens, Today in Pictures - January 26
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 students protests in Puerto Rico to Obama's State of the Union speech, view pictures from around the world toda.....
Jailed 30 months for stabbing cabby
AN UNEMPLOYED man who stabbed a cabby in the neck was jailed for 30 months on Wednesday.Community Court judge Ng Peng Hong told K. Mohan that he had not ordered caning because of the latter's mental condition. The 49-year-old, who is suffering from s.....
Illegal moneylending dips 10% in 2010
THE overall crime situation for 2010 decreased by 0.6 per cent from 33,186 cases to 32,986. One notable improvement was in unlicensed moneylending, the Singapore Police Force revealed in a press conference about the Annual Crime Situation for 2010 on.....
Could your phone get you killed? Take our survey
FROM June to November in 2010, between two and five pedestrians were killed and up to 104 hurt. Many other smaller injuries - bumps and knocks - are still likely to go unreported though......
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