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ComCare to streamline and cater to more
Ensuring Singaporeans get the right amount of aid, and helping low-wage workers cope with inflation......
New $55m building for MICE
Singex is stepping up its chase for regional MICE (meetings, incentive, conferences and exhibitions) business by building a new 8,000 sq m convention wing......
Man jailed for accepting bribes
A former PUB senior technician was on Wednesday jailed four months after accepting bribes totalling nearly S$2,300......
Nursing scholarships for SIT students
SINGAPORE : Twenty scholarships will be offered to students at the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT), to pursue their Bachelor of Science with Honours in Nursing Practice......
Woman fined for faking MCs
A former finance assistant from non-profit group the Singapore Muslim Women's Organisation (PPIS) has been fined S$5,000 for forging medical certificates......
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Fugitive jailed 45 months, caned six strokes
A 29-year-old man, who was on the run for nearly seven years after being involved in a fatal gang fight, was sentenced on Wednesday to 30 months' jail and given six strokes of the cane for the offence......
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COE prices mostly lower
Certificates of Entitlement (COE) premiums fell in most categories in the first bidding exercise in February, which ended on Wednesday......
Customer satisfaction score drops to lowest level since 2007
Singapore's national customer satisfaction index has dropped to its lowest since 2007, when the Singapore Management University's Institute of Service Excellence (ISES) first started measuring it......
S'pore urges Thailand, Cambodia to bear in mind ASEAN's reputation
Singapore's Foreign Ministry said it is encouraged by the recent visits made by Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa to Bangkok and Phnom Penh aimed at facilitating bilateral negotiations between Thailand and Cambodia......
AWARE calls for paternity leave to be mandated by law
The Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE) has called for paternity leave to be mandated by law......
Brunei senior military official in S'pore for introductory visit
Commander of the Royal Brunei Land Force, Colonel Yussof Abd Rahman, called on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean at the Defence Ministry on Wednesday morning......
CNB chief hands over leadership to
AFTER six years as the chief of the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB), Mr Ng Seng Liang, 59, handed over the baton to the bureau's new leader on Wednesday in a ceremony held at the Police Cantonment Complex.From Feb 18, Mr Ng Boon Gay, director CNB (des.....
Take our poll: Will Aware's paternity leave ideas work?
THE Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) is calling for five policy changes to help the falling birth rate here.The association wants paternity leave of two weeks to be made mandatory......
Life insurance business riding high, pre-crisis levels
BOOSTED by strong economic conditions, the life insurance industry saw its level of new business sales for last year returning back to pre-crisis levels.After four straight quarters of strong growth last year, the industry ended the year on a high no.....
PUB officer jailed 4 months for corruption
A PUBLIC Utilities Board senior technician was jailed for four months and ordered to pay a penalty amounting to $2,299 for corruption on Wednesday. Jumat Omar, 41, attached to the Sewer Repair Section of the PUB, pleaded guilty to three charges......
COE prices continue to slide
CERTIFICATE of Entitlement (COE) premiums have all ended lower with the exception of motorcycles.The COE premium for cars above 1,600cc ended at $53,400 - a drop of $5,510 or 10.3 per cent......
ST poll results: Asean winners should qualify for World Cup
IF the stars align, and Asean wins the 2030 World Cup bid, which country should represent Asean on football's biggest stage?Should the winner of the Asean Cup in 2028 get the berth automatically reserved for the host nation?.....
The next big thing at Singapore Expo
SURROUNDED by lush greenery and landscaped gardens, the new convention wing at the Singapore Expo hopes to create a new experience for Singaporeans by bringing nature indoors.Announced on Tuesday by exhibition and conference management company Singex.....
Customer satisfaction continues to drop
IT APPEARS that an increase in service quality does not necessarily translate into greater customer satisfaction. According to findings released by The Institute of Service Excellence at the Singapore Management University, Singapore's national custo.....
Fined $5,000 for forging MCs
A YOUNG woman was fined a total of $5,000 on Wednesday for forging medical certificates (MCs).Filzah Nadhirah Mohd Saleh, 24, was with Persatuan Pemudi Islam Singapura or Singapore Muslim Women's Association when she committed six counts of forgery b.....
M'sian jailed for video recording woman in toilet
A MALAYSIAN student was jailed for two weeks on Wednesday for using a mobile phone to video record a woman using the toilet cubicle.Om Shanmugam Balaraman, 19, admitted to insulting the modesty of the 30-year-old woman at a staff toilet of a bank in .....
In pictures: Woman, fined in court, makes online waves
Evangeline Tay made the news on Tuesday when she was fined $2,000 in court for paying someone to take the fall for her driving offence. Outside of the courtroom, it's her that have been making waves.As of Wednesday afternoon, she has topped Google Tr.....
SCDF deserter jailed, caned for 2003 fatal gang attack
A WEEK after Muhammad Sazali and his friends were involved in a gang attack in Clarke Quay in 2003 where a youth died, he escaped into Malaysia by walking along two water pipes at Marsiling. Seven years later, he turned himself in. On Wednesday, he w.....
Garuda to move to Changi Airport T3
INDONESIA'S national airline, Garuda Indonesia, will move to Changi Airport Terminal 3 from Terminal 1, on Feb 22, providing new enhanced check-in, departure and arrival facilities for its passengers.The airline currently operates eight direct flight.....
Ex-M1 employee to pay telco $2.06m in damages
THE High Court has ordered a former employee of M1 to pay $2.06 million in damages to the telco after he allegedly pocketed proceeds from selling more than 3,000 handsets, The Business Times reported on Wednesday.The High Court had reportedly granted.....
Road closures for weekend's Chingay Parade
ROAD closures and traffic diversion will take place over two days this week to facilitate the Chingay Parade Singapore 2011.The Chingay Parade, which will take place on Friday, Feb 11, and Saturday, Feb 12, will be held at the Pit Building next to th.....
Singapore women want rich husbands?
MONEY may not be able to buy happiness, but some women are still not giving up their hopes of marrying rich.Despite the feminist movement urging women to get out of the kitchen and into the boardroom, many still wish that a rich husband would save th.....
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