Monday 6th February, 2012
China an extremely important partner for Singapore: Shanmugam
Singapore Foreign Minister K. Shanmugam, who is currently in the United States on a week-long introductory visit in his new capacity as Foreign Minister, will be visiting China from Thursday to ...
What's on: Tuesday's picks from ST Life!
Arise, 1.2 m x 1.5 m.Images of Phuong Dang's works -- PHOTO: SOURCE53.COM Tuesday's top pick ART EXHIBITION BY PHUONG DANG After creating high fashion make-up looks for famous ...
MacPherson's elderly to get help with medical bills
By Rachel Chang Retired taxi driver Mohamad Yusoff Meerasahid spends about $50 to $70 on medication every three months for ailments like diabetes and high blood pressure. But in the last ...
Man jailed a week for killing 9-year-old girl and injuring maid
Strait TimesBy Elena Chong A former deliveryman who caused the death of a nine-year-old girl and injured an Indonesian maid was jailed for one week on Monday. Ng Leng Teck, 66, was also banned from ...
4 in hospital after taking illegal sexual enhancement products
Strait TimesFile photo of illegal sex drugs found to have dangerous levels of glibenclamide: Power 1 Walnut (pink) Santi Penis Erecting Capsule (blue & white) Zhong Hua Niu Bian (red), fake Cialis (yellow). ...
Sembcorp Marine Gains on First Drill Ship Order: Singapore Mover
Business WeekFeb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Sembcorp Marine Ltd., the world’s second-biggest oil-rig maker, climbed to the highest in six months in Singapore trading after winning its first drill ship order for ...
Man triggers explosion after tossing firecracker into sewer
Asia OneAsiaOne Sunday, Feb 05, 2012 CHINA - A video of a man tossing a lit firecracker down a manhole and triggering an explosion has been making its rounds on the Internet. According to Chinese news ...
Unlimited budget for Indonesian tycoon's home
Asia OneLeading Indonesian architect Sardjono Sani's fondness for visiting art galleries paid off handsomely, when he was commissioned to design, possibly, the greatest house of his ...
Farmer fined for failing to take maggot-infested dog to vet
Strait TimesVegetable farmer Yong Chin Hon, 37, was fined $5,000 for failing to take a maggot-infested wounded dog to a veterinarian for treatment. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI ...
Double triumph for Miss Tourism International Singapore
Asia OneThe Daily Chilli Thursday, Dec 22, 2011 It's all happening very fast for 18-year-old Miss Tourism International Singapore Amanda Leong "Since I was the runner-up in Miss Universe ...
URA releases three residential sites
Asia OneAsiaOne Thursday, Dec 22, 2011 The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) today released three residential sites at Bedok South Avenue 3, Jervois Road and Boon Lay Way for sale to provide ...
Pregnant woman falls chasing thief
Asia OneThe New Paper Thursday, Dec 22, 2011 SEVERAL minutes after their conversation, he heard shouts of "robbery". Sales executive Terry Hung, 26, saw two women, one of them pregnant, ...
She's in coma after fracturing skull
Asia OneThe New Paper Thursday, Dec 22, 2011 HE WAS in the middle of a business meeting in China when he received a phone call from his daughter. In between sobs, she told him a piece of news that ...
This flat is a tuition centre
Asia OneThe New Paper Thursday, Dec 22, 2011 ABOUT 30 children were present in the classroom, heads bent over books while listening intently to their tutor as she barked out her instructions. A ...
Carollers raise money to fund concerts
Asia Onemy paper Thursday, Dec 22, 2011 Cashier tills are ringing not just at retail stores this Yuletide season. The Christmas cheer that carolling groups spread as they sing from hotel lobbies to ...
Boys' Brigade fulfils wishes of over 29k needy folk
Asia Onemy paper Thursday, Dec 22, 2011 The Boys' Brigade (BB) has managed to fulfil all the wishes of its more than 29,000 beneficiaries, the highest number in the 24-year history of its ...
Bugis human jam still persists, four years on
Asia Onemy paper Thursday, Dec 22, 2011 Complaints about a road divider in Bugis have resurfaced, almost four years after the problem was first highlighted by my paper. Back then, pedestrians griped ...
Shorter train waiting times on N-S Line
Asia Onemy paper Thursday, Dec 22, 2011 FROM today, commuters can expect shorter waiting times as SMRT increases train frequency on the North-South Line. SMRT said yesterday that waiting times would be ...
Miss Tourism Int'l Singapore wins 2 titles
Asia OneThe Daily Chilli Thursday, Dec 22, 2011 It's all happening very fast for 18-year-old Miss Tourism International Singapore Amanda Leong "Since I was the runner-up in Miss Universe ...
PM hosts Istana garden party to thank grassroot leaders
Strait TimesPM Lee in a group photograph with grassroot leaders. Prime Minister and his Cabinet Ministers hosted the Chinese New Year Garden Party for grassroots leaders at the Istana Lawn on Sunday. The ...
Number of immigration offenders falls to record low in 2011: ICA
Strait TimesThe number of immigration offenders arrested last year fell to a record low, with less of them managing to make it into Singapore. -- ST PHOTO: LIM WUI ...
Heritage society 'disappointed' with Govt's Bukit Brown decision
Strait TimesThe Singapore Heritage Society wants Bukit Brown Cemetery to be fully documented, and its heritage and environment value taken into account, before any road or housing decisions are made, it said in ...
Singapore Faces Growing Pains as Setbacks Pile Up
CNBCSenior officials arrested in a corruption investigation. Subway commuters trapped underground without light or proper ventilation. Flooded roads in the financial district. It may sound like ...
Cabby deliberately rams into car on ECP
Asia OneA cabby who deliberately rammed his taxi into another car a few times while on the East Coast Parkway (ECP) has been unwittingly caught on video. According to the other driver, the incident just ...
Young trainee lawyer almost raped in her own room
Asia OneAsiaOne Saturday, Feb 04, 2012 SINGAPORE - A 22-year-old trainee lawyer was almost raped after an intruder entered her bedroom in the middle of the night, reported The Straits Times (ST). The ...
Singapore the right climate for green groups
Strait TimesWWF Singapore chief executive Elaine Tan at the NGO's office in Tanglin. More green groups are sinking their roots in Singapore. -- ST PHOTO: NG SOR ...
Doctors can now access national e-record system
Strait TimesBy Salma Khalik, Health Correspondent Doctors have started using the National Electronic Health Records - a system which gives every person just one medical record accessible to all the ...
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