Thursday 17th May, 2012
Hougang by-election: No rallies on Friday
A WP volunteer puts up candidate posters at Hougang Ave 5. There will be no rallies on Thursday as no candidates have applied for a permit, police said. -- ST PHOTO: SEAH KWANG PENG There ...
Singapore keeps GDP forecast
Singapore keeps GDP forecastSingapore yesterday stuck to its economic growth forecast of 1-3 percent for 2012 but warned there was a chance of a "disorderly sovereign debt default" in the ...
More emergency drills to test public transport operators
Up to two major emergency drills are being planned at the end of this year to test the responses of public transport operators in the event of train disruptions. Unlike table-top discussions of ...
What's on: Thursday's top picks from ST Life!
Strait TimesThursday's top pick SINGAPORE TYLER PRINT INSTITUTE 10 YEARS: CELEBRATING THE ART OF COLLABORATION A showcase of significant works from the Singapore Tyler Print Institute over the last 10 ...
Singapore's GDP rises 1.6% in Q1
MENAFN(MENAFN) Singapore's Trade and Industry Ministry announced that during the first quarter, the city-state's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 1.6 percent, compared with an expansion of 3.6 ...
Chinese nationals must adhere to Singapore law: Chinese Embassy
Channel News AsiaSINGAPORE: The Chinese Embassy has advised its citizens living in Singapore to abide by the country's laws and regulations.The advisory comes after the fatal Ferrari crash on May 12 which ...
Chinese told to obey Singapore laws after fatal crash
InquirerSINGAPORE--China urged its citizens Thursday to respect Singapore’s laws after footage of a deadly car crash caused by a Chinese expatriate driving a Ferrari drew more than one million hits on ...
Search on for man who stole from dying victim...
Asia OneAsiaOne Thursday, May 17, 2012 SINGAPORE - The police said that they are searching for the man who was spotted stealing money from the accident scene of the horror Ferrari crash that killed ...
Non-oil domestic exports rebounds with 8.3% year-on-year increase
Strait TimesBy Melissa Tan A surprising surge in pharmaceutical shipments boosted export numbers in April after a lethargic performance in March. Non-oil domestic exports (Nodx) rebounded with an 8.3 per ...
CDC, WDA team up to develop iPad app for job seekers
Strait TimesBy Amelia Tan The Central Singapore Community Development Council (CDC) and the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) have teamed up to develop an iPad programme that helps job seekers ...
Ringleader of largest copyright infringement case jailed 6 years
Strait TimesBy Elena Chong A ringleader of a syndicate distributing pirated computer programs and films in the 1990s was jailed for six years on Thursday. Ch'ng Kean Seng, 59, had admitted to nine ...
It's not the end of the road for these rock stars
Strait TimesBy Lyn Chan Enthusiastic senior citizens demonstrate through rock music that age is just a number. The group, Young@Heart, display their musical chops in End Of The Road, covering songs by ...
Photo story: Kai Kai and Jia Jia
Strait TimesFour-year-old female panda bear Jia Jia, one of two panda bears who will be coming to Singapore, eats a piece of bamboo in her sanctuary in Ya'an Bifeng Gorge, Sichuan province, on May 16, ...
MRT breakdown COI: Experts fine-tune ways to fix flaws
Strait TimesBy Christopher Tan, Senior Correspondent A team of experts engaged by SMRT, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and the State on Wednesday went into the nitty-gritty of how to prevent a repeat ...
Hairline cracks: SMRT says rails safe but it'll do more checks
Strait TimesSMRT on Wednesday gave the assurance that the hairline cracks discovered on some third rail joints on the North-South and East-West lines do not affect the integrity of its rail or pose safety ...
Singapore Arts Festival celebrates local communities through untold stories
Channel News AsiaSINGAPORE: This year's Singapore Arts Festival will celebrate communities in Singapore through a re-discovery of their untold stories. The theme of the festival, which is into its 35th year, is ...
Two 15-year-old boys arrested for setting fire to discarded items
Strait TimesBy Cherie Thio Police have arrested two 15-year-old boys for setting fire to discarded items along a common corridor at a housing estate in Kim Tian Road. They set fire on a discarded ...
Ten arrested for credit card fraud in island-wide operation
Strait TimesPolice have, in a series of operations, arrested six men and four women, aged between 24 and 49, for using forged documents in the application of credit facilities from a local bank. The forged ...
19-year-old man arrested for online extortion
Strait TimesPolice have arrested a 19-year-old man on Tuesday for his involvement in a case of online extortion committed using a popular social networking website against a 17-year-old boy. The boy lodged a ...
71 primary schools to be upgraded from November 2013
Strait TimesMs Tina Shamsinah Abdul Wahab, 43, teaching students the proper technique of reading at Zhenghua Primary School. Pupils from 71 primary schools including Zhenghua Primary School can look forward to ...
Singapore grows 1.6 per cent in Jan-Mar qtr
Times of IndiaSingapore's economy grew by 1.6 per cent on a year-on-year basis in the first quarter of 2012, compared to 3. 6 per cent in the preceding quarter, official announcement said today. But the ...
Stamford American International school to open in August
Strait TimesBy Sarah Giam Come August, Singapore will be home to the new permanent campus for the Stamford American International School, to be located at Upper Serangoon Road. The school was built by ...
New pixelated uniforms for SAF airmen and sailors
Strait TimesThe new greyish-blue digital camouflage uniform will replace the current solid navy blue coveralls that men and women in the navy and air force have been wearing for more than two decades. -- PHOTO: ...
Runaway maid tried to leave with stolen passport
Strait TimesBy Elena Chong An Indonesian maid tried to leave the country with her employer's teen daughter's passport after stealing $6,720 worth of property from her employer. Ayu Nanda ...
Facebook co-founder in Singapore
CNN AsiaEduardo Saverin, co-founder of Facebook, moved to Singapore in 2009 Recently renounced his U.S. citizenship and is a now a permanent Singapore resident Saverin's spokesman denies the move ...
Malaysia sentences 3 Mexican brothers, Singaporean and Malaysian to death for drug trafficking
Fox NewsKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – A Malaysian court convicted three Mexican brothers and two other people Thursday and sentenced them to be hanged for drug trafficking. The Mexicans are from Sinaloa ...
Singapore Q1 economic growth slows to 1.6 percent
Associated PressSINGAPORE (AP) -- Singapore's economic growth slowed in the first quarter as the government warned Thursday that political upheaval in Europe threatens to undermine the global ...
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