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Six men arrested for loansharking activities
Police have arrested six men for suspected involvement in loansharking activities in two separate cases. In the first case, just past midnight today, police were alerted by a resident that a man was loitering around Bukit Batok........
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'Green Man Plus' gives elderly more time to cross roads
The Green Man Plus scheme which gives senior citizens more time to cross roads will be extended to another 240 pedestrian crossings island-wide from next year. Senior citizens get up to five seconds more to cross when they tap........
SAF holds live-firing drill in US
The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) is conducting a live-firing exercise, code-named Daring Warrior, at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States. The exercise using High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) has been on since Oct 21 and........
Fallen tree injures taxi driver
A taxi driver in his 60s suffered cuts to both palms of his hand when a tree fell on his taxi following heavy rain today afternoon. The incident happened along Tiong Bahru Road near Tiong Bahru market. The Singapore........
Exercise Northstar to test Singapore's chemical defense preparedness
Exercise Northstar VIII, a multi-agency exercise to deal with civil emergencies and large-scale terrorist attacks, will take place from Nov 10 to 25. The exercise will test how Singapore deals with a chemical industry incident and a........
Malay Heritage Centre's facelift enters new phase
The Malay Heritage Centre today announced it has embarked on its next phase of redevelopment to refurbish the museum which will house a new permanent exhibition, as well as two temporary exhibition galleries, a new visitors' centre and a........
Flexi-work a must for work-life integration: Hawazi Daipi
In future, Flexible Work Arrangements will be a must-have as more will have to shoulder either elder or child care duties while managing work responsibilities. Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Manpower and Education Mr Hawazi........
Walking again, thanks to a robot
Patients who cannot walk after being hit by diseases such as stroke or brain injuries could now be able to recover faster, through the use of robotics therapy at a new one-stop centre. The new Centre of Advanced Rehabilitation........
Moves to improve Special Education in Singapore
At the inaugural Special Education (SPED) conference today, Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Education and Law) Sim Ann announced several initiatives aiming to improve the quality of SPED education and improve educational placement of special........
NTUC FairPrice pledges not to raise price of house brand Thai rice
NTUC FairPrice has pledged to freeze the prices of its FairPrice Thai rice until the end of the year and its Jasmine Fragrant rice from Vietnam till the end of February next year.To diversify its sources and keep costs down, NTUC........
Nominations open for NMPs
From today until Dec 8, the public can submit nominations for Nominated MPs (NMPs) to the Special Select Committee for consideration. A press release was issued this morning by the Parliament Clerk inviting nominations from the........
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Scoot to take off by middle of next year
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is hoping to muscle in on Asia's burgeoning no-frills travel market with a new long-haul budget carrier it is calling Scoot. The low-cost airline will begin operating by June next year with four Boeing........
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Six men arrested for loansharking activities
Police have arrested six men for suspected involvement in loansharking activities in two separate cases......
SMS alerts on new dengue clusters
The public can now get text message alerts on new areas of dengue transmission......
Elderly to get more time to cross roads
The Green Man Plus scheme which gives senior citizens more time to cross roads will be extended to another 240 pedestrian crossings island-wide from next year......
SAF holds live-firing drill in US
The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) is conducting a live-firing exercise, code-named Daring Warrior, at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, US......
Fallen tree injures taxi driver
A taxi driver in his 60s suffered cuts to both palms of his hand when a tree fell on his taxi following heavy rain on Wednesday afternoon......
Exercise Northstar to take place on Nov 10-25
Exercise Northstar VIII, a multi-agency exercise to deal with civil emergencies and large-scale terrorist attacks, will take place from November 10 to 25......
Malay Heritage Centre embarks on next phase of redevelopment
The Malay Heritage Centre on Wednesday announced it has embarked on its next phase of redevelopment to refurbish the museum which will house a new permanent exhibition, as well as two temporary exhibition galleries, a new visitors' centre and a flexi.....
Tiger Woods in Singapore
One of the world's best-known golfer and one-time World No. 1 Tiger Woods is in Singapore......
NUS launches S$12.25m leadership programme
The National University of Singapore (NUS) said more youths leaders are needed so Singapore can continue to enjoy economic stability and social cohesion......
New framework to guide SPED schools in curriculum design
The Ministry of Education is introducing an outcomes and curriculum framework to guide special education (SPED) schools in their curriculum design......
New facility to test local food products before commercial output
A new S$7-million facility will be unveiled on Wednesday at the Singapore Polytechnic (SP) to test local food products on a smaller scale before they are produced commercially......
FairPrice to hold house brand Thai rice price
Supermarket chain NTUC FairPrice has pledged to hold the price of its house brand of Thai rice till year-end amid concerns of increased rice prices, following the flooding situation in Thailand......
Flexi-work arrangements is a must in future: Hawazi Daipi
Singapore authorities are pushing for better work-life integration, saying that flexible work arrangements will soon be a "must-have" for all employees......
MOE launches new programme for students with mild disability
The Ministry of Education (MOE) on Wednesday announced a work experience programme in partnership with the Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) for special needs students with mild intellectual disability......
Bus, train services extended on Hari Raya Haji eve
SBS Transit and SMRT are extending bus and train services on the eve of Hari Raya Haji......
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