Provides the latest RSS feeds for Singapore News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Singapore News.Net http://www.singaporenews.net/ en-us Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:12:34 -0500 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:12:34 -0500 30 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 ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203268867&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:52:36 -0500 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203268867&cat=a677a0718b69db72 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 ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203268868&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:52:32 -0500 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203268868&cat=a677a0718b69db72 By 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 ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203266733&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:54:41 -0500 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203266733&cat=a677a0718b69db72 File 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). ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203266734&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:54:38 -0500 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203266734&cat=a677a0718b69db72 AsiaOne 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 ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203266732&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:36:26 -0500 Asia One http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203266732&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Leading 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 ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203266731&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:36:24 -0500 Asia One http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203266731&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Vegetable 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 ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203264911&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:02:49 -0500 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203264911&cat=a677a0718b69db72 The 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 ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203264903&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:47:48 -0500 Asia One http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203264903&cat=a677a0718b69db72 AsiaOne 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 ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203264902&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:47:47 -0500 Asia One http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203264902&cat=a677a0718b69db72 The 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, ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203264901&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:47:45 -0500 Asia One http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203264901&cat=a677a0718b69db72 The 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 ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203264905&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:47:44 -0500 Asia One http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203264905&cat=a677a0718b69db72 The 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 ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203264904&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:47:43 -0500 Asia One http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203264904&cat=a677a0718b69db72 my 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 ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203264906&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:47:42 -0500 Asia One http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203264906&cat=a677a0718b69db72 my 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 ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203264907&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:47:40 -0500 Asia One http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203264907&cat=a677a0718b69db72 my 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 ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203264908&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:47:38 -0500 Asia One http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203264908&cat=a677a0718b69db72 my 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 ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203264909&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:47:37 -0500 Asia One http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203264909&cat=a677a0718b69db72 PM 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 ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203262040&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:36:04 -0500 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203262040&cat=a677a0718b69db72 The 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 ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203262042&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:35:53 -0500 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203262042&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Senior 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 ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203258840&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:01:42 -0500 CNBC http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203258840&cat=a677a0718b69db72 A 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 ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203259581&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:05:45 -0500 Asia One http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203259581&cat=a677a0718b69db72 AsiaOne 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 ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203259582&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:05:43 -0500 Asia One http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203259582&cat=a677a0718b69db72 WWF 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 ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203258008&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:38:55 -0500 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203258008&cat=a677a0718b69db72 By 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 ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203258009&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:38:53 -0500 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203258009&cat=a677a0718b69db72 A scheme which gives parents another option to take care of the financial needs of their special needs children will be officially launched on Monday. Under the Special Needs Savings Scheme ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203258010&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:38:52 -0500 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203258010&cat=a677a0718b69db72 By Shuli Sudderuddin Despite predictions of economic doom, Singapore is prepared to take care of its people, Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Chan Chun Sing said on ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203258007&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:38:48 -0500 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203258007&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Volunteers working at the World War II battle site at Adam Park last year. The quiet 8ha site off Bukit Timah Road was where four days of fierce fighting between the British and Japanese troops took ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203258011&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:38:45 -0500 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203258011&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Snack packets stuffed with 914g of heroin were discovered in the air filter compartment of the man's motorcycle. -- PHOTO: CENTRAL NARCOTICS ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203258012&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:38:40 -0500 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203258012&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Readers of Chinese daily Lianhe Zaobao can now access a PDF version of the printed newspaper on their iPads. The iPad PDF app, which follows the success of the online PDF version, is free of charge ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203258013&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:38:37 -0500 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203258013&cat=a677a0718b69db72 By Royston Sim The stage is nearly set for the biggest-ever Singapore Airshow, as preparations for the event move into the final stages. Exhibitors have moved in to set up their respective ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203258014&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:38:33 -0500 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203258014&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Phase 1 of the Esplanade arts centre, comprising the 2,000-seat Theatre, 1,600-seat Concert Hall and small studios, was completed in 2002. But there had been no word on when Phase 2, consisting of ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203258017&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:38:26 -0500 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203258017&cat=a677a0718b69db72 By Clarissa Oon Censorship issues are not part of the scope of the Arts and Culture Strategic Review. However, one of the 100-odd recommendations in its report released on Sunday touches on ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203258016&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:38:22 -0500 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203258016&cat=a677a0718b69db72 INTERNATIONAL tourism in Cairns is at risk of a critical blow, as Jetstar threatens to scrap a vital service to Singapore because of laws that would make the route too costly to ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203254484&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:34:01 -0500 Cairns.com.au http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203254484&cat=a677a0718b69db72 AsiaOne Wednesday, Dec 21, 2011 SINGAPORE - Police have arrested four men and nine women, ages 26 to 58, for suspected involvement in loansharking activities. During an 8-hour islandwide blitz ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203254719&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:42:30 -0500 Asia One http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203254719&cat=a677a0718b69db72 The Business Times Wednesday, Dec 21, 2011 Singapore - The days of virtually unlimited mobile data usage are numbered. SingTel will be launching Singapore's first fourth-generation (4G) - ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203254722&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:42:29 -0500 Asia One http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203254722&cat=a677a0718b69db72 AsiaOne Wednesday, Dec 21, 2011 SINGAPORE - A survey revealed that 66 per cent of Singaporeans are happiest with their current access to information of global news and trends. Of the 200 ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203254721&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:42:28 -0500 Asia One http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203254721&cat=a677a0718b69db72 AsiaOne Wednesday, Dec 21, 2011 SINGAPORE - To celebrate the New Year, StarHub will be offering free access to over 140 TV channels. Viewers will have free access to channels ranging from world ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203254720&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:42:27 -0500 Asia One http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203254720&cat=a677a0718b69db72 SINGAPORE - Premiums for certificates of entitlement (COEs) for cars continue to fall across all categories in December's second bidding exercise. The biggest drop was registered in the ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203252267&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:25:04 -0500 Asia One http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203252267&cat=a677a0718b69db72 AsiaOne Wednesday, Dec 21, 2011 The Media Development Authority (MDA) has award SPH Unionworks the FM92.0 radio frequency for the launch of a new English station. The free-to-air commercial ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203252268&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:25:02 -0500 Asia One http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203252268&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Above picture: Minister of State for Trade and Industry Lee Yi Shyan (right) and other members of the Retail Price Watch Group (RPWG) visiting an NTUC FairPrice outlet in Bedok on 25 February ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203252270&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:25:00 -0500 Asia One http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203252270&cat=a677a0718b69db72 AsiaOne Wednesday, Dec 21, 2011 The SMRT bus driver who was ferrying the passenger when she fell and hit her head has been suspended. The driver is a Singaporean who has been an SMRT service ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203252271&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:24:56 -0500 Asia One http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203252271&cat=a677a0718b69db72 The New Paper Wednesday, Dec 21, 2011 THERE is one thing Lim Itthiphat,11, desires above all the material things anyone can give him for Christmas. "I want Singapore citizenship," ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203252272&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:24:54 -0500 Asia One http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203252272&cat=a677a0718b69db72 The New Paper Wednesday, Dec 21, 2011 Just how unlucky can one man get? A 52-year-old insurance agent, who gave his name only as Mr Tong, ended up stuck inside an MRT tunnel not once, but ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203252273&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:24:53 -0500 Asia One http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203252273&cat=a677a0718b69db72 AsiaOne Wednesday, Dec 21, 2011 Increased efforts to round up stray dogs at Punggol Waterway by authorities have been met with protests by animal lovers. The trapping and culling efforts were ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203252274&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:24:50 -0500 Asia One http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203252274&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Russia, South Korea and Singapore signed a cooperation deal on developing nanotechnology Thursday.A memorandum of understanding signed Thursday on the sidelines of the 2011 St. Petersburg ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203251918&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:22:34 -0500 People's Daily http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203251918&cat=a677a0718b69db72 '); } else { if (pageinfo.hidden_section_name) { if (pageinfo.hidden_section_name == "Home") { jQuery("#st div.float-right") .before( ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203250760&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:01:14 -0500 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203250760&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Monday's top pick ONE YEAR IN TIMOR This photo exhibition by Alvin Yap showcases the beauty of Timor Leste and provides a glimpse of its people. Sponsored by the Singapore International ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203250761&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:01:12 -0500 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203250761&cat=a677a0718b69db72 SINGAPORE (REUTERS) - Artivision Technologies, a Singapore firm that specialises in online video advertising, said on Sunday its technology may be incorporated into a software kit being developed by ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203250762&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:01:08 -0500 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203250762&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Dutch hockey star Taeke Taekema teaching the students how to do a drag flick. Mr Taeke Taekema launches the first-ever Singapore Hockey Federation (SHF) satellite training centre. -- ST PHOTO: ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203249825&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:15:31 -0500 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203249825&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Singapore paddlers Li Jiawei (left) and Zhan Jian (right) have earned their tickets to the London Olympics after smashing their way to victory at the South-east Asian qualification tournament in ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203249824&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:15:28 -0500 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203249824&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Singaporeans of all ages should have more opportunities to enjoy culture, while support for existing arts organisations should be ramped up so they can scale new heights, says a committee tasked to ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203249823&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:15:24 -0500 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203249823&cat=a677a0718b69db72 SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Artivision Technologies Ltd, a Singapore firm that specializes in online video advertising, said on Sunday its technology may be incorporated into a software kit being ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203249378&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:37:25 -0500 Reuters http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203249378&cat=a677a0718b69db72 India's only individual Olympic gold medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra (right) is in town for his book launch, which is written by ST columnist Rohit Brijnath (left). -- ST PHOTO: JOYCE ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203248002&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:30:21 -0500 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203248002&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Spectators cheer as they watch a giant dragon dance during a pyrotechnic show at Chingay Parade 2012 in Singapore on Feb 3, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS The annual Chingay parade celebrated its ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203246449&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:43:18 -0500 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203246449&cat=a677a0718b69db72 A tall tree toppled directly onto a car in Ghim Moh, smashing the windscreen under its weight. The incident, which took place just after 12pm on Sunday, was originally posted on citizen journalism ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203245115&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:49:38 -0500 Strait Times http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203245115&cat=a677a0718b69db72 SINGAPORE: The National Arts Council is planning a slew of marketing initiatives for the next five years, hoping the make-over can help sustain the traditional arts in these modern times. East meets ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203245114&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:32:17 -0500 Channel News Asia http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203245114&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- China’s economy may be headed for a "rough landing," Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong ... http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203244678&cat=a677a0718b69db72 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:31:40 -0500 Business Week http://feeds.singaporenews.net/?rid=203244678&cat=a677a0718b69db72