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Special-rate F1 tickets on sale May 1
Singapore GP will be selling single-day 2012 Formula 1 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix Zone 4 Walkabout tickets from May 1. The first 3,000 single-day walkabout tickets for each day over the F1 weekend will be sold at special........
Scholarships, teaching awards to attract more talent to childcare sector
The Government is setting aside S$10 million over the next two years to attract more teachers to the childcare sector through scholarships and teaching awards. The enhancements aim to raise the quality of childcare by promoting its........
Ex-policeman jailed for housebreaking
A former staff sergeant at the Central Police Division Headquarters was sentenced to five years' jail for multiple housebreaking offences. Mohamed Faisal Mohamed Yusoff, 33, was convicted of housebreaking and theft on five........
Gas tariff for households raised from May
Gas tariff for households are set to rise again, with City Gas announcing today a 3.3 per cent increase with effect from next month. The tariff will be increased from 21.45 cents to 22.26 cents per kWh for the period of May to........
IKEA recalls lighting track
Furniture giant IKEA is recalling a product that could pose the risk of electric shock. It said on Thursday that the product is the IKEA 365+ SÄNDA lighting track L70cm and L114cm. This applies to those from supplier........
SMRT's customer service support team under scrutiny
The standby customer service support team activated during last December's train disruptions came under scrutiny on day nine of the Committee of Inquiry (COI). The team was mobilised once the Rail Incident Management Plan was........
Singapore's manufacturing output down 3.4% on-year in March
Singapore's manufacturing output fell by 3.4 per cent on-year in March, according to the Economic Development Board (EDB). The decline follows a 12.1 per cent increase in February. Economists had expected a larger drop........
Singapore's main focus is to build a better future for S'poreans: DPM Tharman
Singapore's main focus is on the longer-term challenge of building a better future for its people, Deputy Prime Minister and Manpower Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said in his May Day message today. He said everything the........
Make S'poreans core of workforce, tap on the economically inactive: SNEF
Employers should ensure that Singaporeans make up the core of their workforce, urged Singapore National Employers Federation president Stephen Lee. In a message ahead of May Day next week, Mr Lee said employers should ensure that........
Man accused of gouging out girlfriend's eyes to be remanded further
The man who allegedly murdered and gouged out his then-girlfriend's eyes will be remanded further. Gabriel Lee Haw Ling, 37, has been charged with killing his then lover, 24-year-old Lie Lek Chee last month, at a Jurong West flat........
DBSS project Pasir Ris One to be launched tomorrow
The latest public housing project to be sold under the Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS) will be launched tomorrow - widely-believed the last DBSS development for the time being following the Government's move to suspend land sales for such........
SMRT extends train, LRT and selected bus services on eve of Labour, Vesak Day
SMRT's train and LRT services and selected bus services will be extended on the eves of Labour Day (April 30) and Vesak Day (May 4). The last north-bound, east-bound and west-bound trains will depart from City Hall Interchange........
SingTel comes out tops in Governance and Transparency Index
SingTel has been named Singapore's most well-governed and transparent company for the fourth straight year. Presenting the results of its 2012 Governance and Transparency Index on Thursday, accounting body CPA Australia said SingTel........
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Some 9,990 workers laid off in 2011: MOM
With more moderate economic growth, more workers were laid off last year, especially in the fourth quarter of the year. In all, some 9,990 workers were made redundant last year, up slightly from 9,800 in 2010. However,........
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