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Three workers hurt after explosion at PUB plant
Three workers were injured after an explosion at PUB's Kranji Water Reclamation Plant on Thursday, the agency said in a statement yesterday. The three workers were working at an empty sludge storage tank when an explosion occurred........
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CEA clamps down on errant housing agents
Nine individuals have been barred from registering as housing agents after they were convicted of illegal moneylending activities. Releasing this figure for the first time to Channel NewsAsia, the Council for Estate Agencies (CEA)........
NParks to develop 150-km Round Island Route
Singaporeans will be able to stroll, jog and cycle around the entire island in 10 years, with the development of a 150-kilometre Round Island Route. Deputy Prime Minister and MP for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC Teo Chee Hean shared plans........
MOH aims to increase intake of nursing students
The Ministry of Health (MOH) aims to expand the pool of locally trained healthcare workers to address manpower shortage. One target is to increase the yearly intake of nursing students at tertiary institutions from the current 1,700........
National adoption centre for stray cats & dogs underway
Animal welfare group ACRES said plans are underway for a national adoption centre in Singapore that will shelter and re-home stray cats and dogs. Making the announcement at an animal welfare forum, ACRES Executive Director Louis Ng........
More help for people with physical disabilities
The Centre for the Physically Challenged hopes to help more people with disabilities find jobs. Located at Whampoa Drive, the centre has helped more than 150 clients since it opened its doors more than a year ago in December 2010.........
North Eastern Riverine Loop connects 4 parks
Residents in the North Eastern part of Singapore can now enjoy a seamless journey around the area. A new loop of park connectors was launched today by Deputy Prime Minister and MP for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC Teo Chee Hean......
Third DBS ATM compromised
A third ATM is believed to have been compromised, said DBS Bank yesterday. The bank had been hit by a second round of skimming on Sunday, at ATMs in Singapore, and had to compensate 17 customers a total of S$23,000. DBS........
Another rail clip falls from MRT tracks
A rail clip fell from the viaduct near Clementi MRT Station on Thursday - the second time in four days that a rail clip had fallen off and missed hitting passers-by below. The latest incident prompted the Land Transport Authority........
Turf City turns into ghost town
It will be an unnerving four days for the sub-tenants at The Turf City shopping mall. Their worries: No power, no water, no communication lines and no cleaning and maintenance, before the new leaseholder, SH Cogent, takes over the........
FairPrice still holding prices of Thai and Vietnamese housebrand rice
NTUC FairPrice and the Dairy Farm Group - which runs the Cold Storage, Shop N Save and Giant chains - have announced that they will be extending their price freeze on their housebrand rice until the end of June. In a statement........
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Other TRE members had doubts about going public
When they first heard of Mr Richard Wan's suggestion to publicly reveal his identity, the other four members of the TR Emeritus (TRE) team had strong apprehensions, they said. Still, the other members, in a joint email response to........
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'Now that I am out, I have to face the music'
Within a week of revealing his identity publicly as an editor of socio-political website TR Emeritus (TRE), IT businessman Richard Wan (picture) found himself on the receiving end of two Letters of Demand from Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and........
'Safe rooms' in future Neighbourhood Police Posts?
Neighbourhood Police Posts (NPPs) in the future may not only be unmanned, but also be equipped with a safe room which allows, say, a youth to flee from a gang attack by hiding in the room. In the finals of a tertiary competition........
'67% of foreign scholars got at least 2nd upper class honours'
The Ministry of Education (MOE) has clarified that about two-thirds - or 67 per cent - of international scholars in the 2011 graduating university cohort were awarded second-upper class honours and above. Earlier this month, Senior........
Fake certificates from private schools sold online
Fake certificates from well-known private schools in Singapore are being sold online, some for as much as S$10,000. The sellers claim to be able to provide supporting documents such as transcripts with good grades. One Chinese........
Understanding careers at OCBC
More than 400 final year undergraduates from the National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Management University and SIM University attended OCBC Bank's career fair yesterday. This was the first time OCBC Bank orga.....
80,000 set to benefit from MOE's financial aid
Eddie Seet, 12, who has excelled in his studies at Kheng Cheng School and is a school prefect, has a simple wish: To find a good job when he grows up, so that he can support his widowed mother, who currently earns less than S$1,500 a month........
Driving instructor arrested for allegedly molesting student
A driving instructor has been arrested for outrage of modesty, after a woman complained that he had molested her during a driving lesson. The woman, 21, made the report against the man, 69, to the police last Saturday. Upon receiving the........
Youth pleads guilty to having sex with minor
An 18-year-old yesterday admitted in court to having sex with a minor and hitting her. The youth pleaded guilty to 12 charges, four of which the prosecution proceeded on. He confessed to having sex with his........
Man who preyed on schoolgirls pleads guilty
A man yesterday pleaded guilty to four charges of committing sexual offences that include outraging the modesty of primary schoolgirls. Ng Ban Keong, 55, would carry a thermometer, surgical gloves or what seemed like a stethoscope........
Train tracks maintenance not rigorous enough: commuters
Some train commuters said maintenance of Singapore's train tracks have not been thorough enough......
New funding scheme for schools to carry out arts development projects
The National Arts Council has introduced a funding scheme for schools to carry out arts development projects......
19 arrested in Geylang for various offences
Police arrested 19 persons in Geylang on early Saturday morning......
Explosion at Kranji Water Reclamation Plant injures 3 workers
Three Bangladeshi workers were injured after an incident at Kranji Water Reclamation Plant......
Counsellors call for more policing on online gambling
Counsellors who deal with gambling addiction said more should be done to police online gambling......
CEA clamps down on errant housing agents
Nine individuals have been barred from registering as housing agents after they were convicted of illegal moneylending activities......
MOH aims to increase intake of nursing students
The Ministry of Health (MOH) aims to expand the pool of locally trained healthcare workers to address manpower shortage......
National adoption centre for stray cats & dogs underway
Animal welfare group - ACRES - said discussions are underway for a national adoption centre in Singapore that will shelter and re-home stray cats and dogs......
More help for people with physical disabilities
The Centre for the Physically Challenged hopes to help more people with disabilities find jobs......
NParks to develop 150-km recreational route
Singaporeans will be able to stroll, jog and cycle around the entire island in the near future, with the development of a 150-kilometre Round Island Route......
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