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Number of fires reported among lowest in 10 years: SCDF
SINGAPORE : The number of fires reported last year is the second lowest in 10 years......
19 arrested in anti-drink driving operation
19 people were arrested for drink-driving in an operation conducted by Traffic Police which ended early Friday morning......
19-year-old becomes first driver suspended under new Traffic Act
A 19-year-old youth has made history by becoming the first driver here to have his licence immediately suspended under the new Road Traffic Act, which was recently amended in November 2010......
Non-emergency calls fall to all-time low
Non-emergency calls of SCDF's Emergency Ambulance Service (EAS) dropped to an all-time low last year......
CNB makes largest Ecstasy bust in nine years
The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) has made its largest Ecstasy bust in nine years at the Woodlands Checkpoint......
NSF dies in in-camp accident
A full-time National Serviceman (NSF) has died from an in-camp accident......
Changi Airport makes ex-deejay a millionaire
WHEN he picked up a $4,900 camera at Changi Airport in October, Mr Ivan Rantung never imagined that it would one day make him a millionaire.The purchase he made just before getting on a plane to Kota Kinabalu, gave him a shot at the biggest ever cash.....
Merlion to be transformed into a 'hotel'
THE Merlion at Merlion Park will undergo a transformation from Feb 7 to March 9 to turn it into a temporary hotel suite to welcome guests for overnight stays.Called 'The Merlion Hotel', it is one of the many artwork installation projects presented as.....
Through The Lens: Chinese New Year, 1955 - 1983
THE clothes may be different, and firecrackers are now banned, but the festivities and rituals remain the same. Through the Lens shows you Chinese New Year in Singapore from the 1950s to the 1980s......
Death of the Army Market
SHOP owners amidst the green wares of the army market are singing the blues.Ever since the launch of the e-mart credit policy in 1999, our men in green have been opting to use the credits given by the SAF to buy their army essentials from e-marts in .....
Record 15,360 job vacancies unfilled: MOM
THE Ministry of Manpower released its annual Job Vacancies Report on Friday which showed that employers last year (2010) struggled to fill a record level of jobs for extended periods.The number of job vacancies left unfilled for at least six months s.....
Exhibition of Registers of Electors has closed
THE exhibition of the revised Registers of Electors for the 23 Constituencies (14 Group Representation Constituencies and 9 Single Member Constituencies) has closed on Jan 27 (Thursday).The Registers of Electors will be certified when all the claims .....
Kallang slashings: Another accused jailed
ANOTHER Malaysian was convicted of gang robbery in the Kallang slashing case and given six years and 12 strokes of the cane on Friday.Peter Usit Musa, 22, a former deliveryman, changed his plea to guilty in the midst of his defence. He had been tried.....
Camera pen voyeur jailed
A FORMER cabby who used a camera pen to take upskirt videos of his female passengers was jailed for six months on Friday.Albert Lim Meng Hie, 54, now unemployed, had admitted to three counts of insulting the modesty of a 21-year-old student and two u.....
Taxi-drivers cheated of cab fare
IN THE span of three days, two taxi drivers were cheated of more than $20 in cab fares. The modus operandi of the perpetrator, believed to be a female tertiary student, is similar. .....
CNB makes largest ecstasy haul in 9 years
TWO men and a woman were arrested by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) on Thursday at the Woodlands Checkpoint for drug trafficking. CNB officers seized about 3,097 tablets believed to be 'Ecstasy', with an estimated street value of $93,510. This i.....
NSF dies after truck reverses into him
A FULL-TIME National Serviceman (NSF) was hit and killed by a truck driven by another serviceman in Jurong camp 1 early on Friday morning.Lance Corporal (LCP) Wee Yong Choon Eugin, a Signal Operator, was about to unload stores from the back of the tr.....
HDB prices in Singapore see total rise of 14.1% in 2010
PUBLIC housing HDB resale flat prices rose by 2.5 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2010 over the previous quarter bringing the total price rise for 2010 to 14.1 per cent.This 2.5 per cent figure is a marginal increase of 0.1 per cent from the prelim.....
Private residential prices in Singapore up 17.6% in 2010
OVERALL prices of private residential properties increased by 2.7 per cent in the fourth quarter, compared with the 2.9 per cent increase in the previous quarter, unchanged from the flash estimates released earlier this January. Prices have gained 17.....
Fires in Singapore caused by discarded items up 24%
THE number of fires caused by discarded items went up by 24 per cent - from 644 to 801, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) revealed in latest figures on Friday.Otherwise, fire cases in Singapore have gone down 12 per cent in 2010 compared to 20.....
Teen first to have licence suspended under new rules
A 19-YEAR-OLD male driver who caused the death of a pedestrian will have the dubious honour of being the first to have his licence immediately suspended under the new Road Traffic Act.Previously, a motorist's driving licence could only be suspended a.....
MFA on Romanian court, Ionescu allowed to travel
THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) will respect a Romanian court's decision to allow Silviu Ionescu to travel out of the Romanian capital, Bucharest, after the former diplomat appealed, a spokesman said on Friday.'We are obliged to respect the dec.....
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