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More train trips to cope with F1 week
SBS Transit will be adding some 200 train trips to its MRT services to cope with an expected rise in ridership during the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix weekend from Sept 23 to 25. Train operating hours for the North East Line........
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Maid jailed for theft and abusing employer's mother
A 24-year-old Indonesian maid was today jailed for stealing from her employer and sister, and assaulting their elderly mother who has dementia. Jariyah was jailed three months and two weeks. She faced 14 charges in all........
Patient wins suit against Gleneagles Hospital
Private investor Li Siu Lun, 54, who had an additional procedure performed on him during a surgery without his consent in 2006, was finally vindicated today after the High Court entered a judgment against Gleneagles Hospital. Mr Li,........
Man jailed and fined S$420,000 for diverting loanshark calls online
Ordinary workers are not the only ones upgrading their skills. A district court, today, heard that Ang Hang Tiong, 47, used "revolutionary technology" to help a loanshark divert calls from borrowers to the Internet so they could........
Big move for Orchard Road's flowers
The flower totems that have been adding a dash of colour to a stretch along Orchard Road will be moved to Sentosa. The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said this is because the totems suffered from constant flower pilferage, and that........
Subordinate Courts' makeover to house more courtrooms
The Subordinate Courts needs to expand and is holding an open design competition for the new Subordinate Courts complex, it said in a statement today. The project comprises a new tower and retrofitting the existing Subordinate........
Fresh grads' pay looking good in these bad times
Fresh graduates salaries are showing an upward trend this year. The Fresh Graduate Pay Survey by global management consultancy, the Hay Group, says engineering jobs are still in demand and fresh engineering graduates can expect to........
Downtown East stabbing suspects have murder charges amended
Four youths accused of killing a 19-year-old student at the Downtown East entertainment hub in Pasir Ris, last year, have had their murder charges reduced to that of rioting. Chong Rui Hong and Ng Wei Lun, both 19, Puay De Feng, 20,........
Bad driving on the rise on S'pore roads
Drivers in Singapore are reckless and impatient. A road safety survey released today by insurance company, AXA, pins this down to poor time management and lack of route planning. The three dangerous behaviours committed........
Worrying cyber crime trends in S'pore
In Singapore, a whopping one-fifth of the population fell prey to cyber crime, last year, an inaugural study by cyber security company, Norton, has revealed. More than 1.2 million people here suffered US$195m in financial losses,........
Income ceiling raised to S$12,000 for all ECs
The Ministry of National Development has announced that with immediate effect, the revised income ceiling of S$12,000 will apply to all Executive Condominiums (ECs), regardless of their launch date. In a statement released this........
A little help for buildings going green
To help building owners "green" their existing buildings, Minister of State for National Development, Brigadier-General (NS) Tan Chuan-Jin today announced a new scheme to lend them money to carry out such works. Called the Building........
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ESM Goh visits Hohhot
HOHHOT (Inner Mongolia) - Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong has called for greater cooperation between Singapore and China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Mr Goh, who visited the region's provincial capital Hohhot yesterday, met the........
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Maid jailed for theft, assault
SINGAPORE : A 24-year-old Indonesian maid was on Wednesday jailed for stealing from her employer and sister, and assaulting their elderly mother who has dementia......
Gleneagles liable for wrong surgical procedure
Private investor Li Siu Lun, 54, who had an additional procedure performed on him during a surgery without his consent in 2006, was finally vindicated Wednesday after the High Court entered a judgment against Gleneagles Hospital......
Vivian Balakrishnan to attend energy & climate forum in Washington
SINGAPORE : Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, will be in Washington this week for an energy and climate forum......
Ceylon Flats up for en bloc sale
A three-storey walk up residential development at Ceylon Road is being put up for collective sale......
New 3-year-term for Presidential Council for Religious Harmony
SINGAPORE : The Presidential Council for Religious Harmony starts a new three-year term on Thursday......
"Tech-savvy" illegal moneylender jailed, fined
SINGAPORE : Ordinary workers are not the only ones upgrading their skills. A district court on Wednesday heard that Ang Hang Tiong, 47, used "revolutionary technology" to help a loanshark divert calls from borrowers to the Internet so they .....
More train trips to cope with F1 week
SBS Transit will be adding some 200 train trips to its MRT services to cope with an expected rise in ridership during the Formula One weekend from September 23-25......
Elite rescue teams from region pit skills in friendly meet
Elite rescue teams from the region pitted their skills against each other in this year's Civil Defence Skills Competition......
More secure online payment in 2012
An A*STAR research institute is working with card company, VISA, to enhance the security of ecommerce payments......
Subordinate Courts get makeover
The Subordinate Courts needs to expand and is holding an open design competition for the new Subordinate Courts complex......
New research centre for environmental and water sustainability
A new S$120 million research centre at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) will harness the powers of micro-organisms for environmental and water sustainability......
Downtown East murder: murder charges reduced
Four youths accused of killing a 19-year-old student at the Downtown East entertainment hub in Pasir Ris last year have had their murder charges reduced to that of rioting......
Big move for Orchard Road's flowers
The flower totems that have been adding a dash of colour to a stretch along Orchard Road will be moved to Sentosa......
Higher starting pay for fresh graduates
Fresh graduates salaries are showing an upward trend this year, according to the Fresh Graduate Pay Survey by global management consultancy the Hay Group......
Public forum on Singapore's future arts and culture scene
The Arts and Culture Strategic Review (ACSR) steering committee said it received 3,000 views and over 100 comments via its portal, email and Facebook pages during a four-week online public consultation which ended on September 10......
Ferry service for Kusu pilgrimage
Thousands of devotees are expected to head for Kusu Island during the annual pilgrimage season between September 27 and October 26 this year......
Drivers in Singapore are reckless and impatient
A road safety survey released on Wednesday by insurance company, AXA, pins this irresponsible driving behaviour down to poor time management and lack of route planning......
Jakarta looks forward to close security ties with S'pore
JAKARTA: Jakarta said it's looking forward to continued close security cooperation with neighbouring Singapore......
New income ceiling for executive condo applies to all
The revised S$12,000 income ceiling for executive condominiums (EC) will also apply to five projects launched before August 15 this year......
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