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A taste for local products
Malaysia's buzzing cities, picturesque islands and mouth-watering delicacies have drawn all manner of Chinese tourists, who make up the third-largest group of visitors, after Singaporeans and...
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Bus sector: LTA set to get more power
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) could be given more power in running the public bus industry, under proposed changes introduced in Parliament yesterday.In addition to planning bus routes and...
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Dented, but euro still holds currency
BusinessMonday, July 13, 2015 - 17:00Dented, but euro still holds currency Jonathan EyalThe Straits Times
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Economists predict slower growth in second quarter
Business Flagging world trade and sluggish tourist arrivals continued to drag down economic growth in the second quarter. -STMonday, July 13, 2015 - 14:00Economists predict slower growth in second...
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Family history in a trove of scribbles
Last year, the number of people living in my family home shrank by half.My youngest sister is studying abroad and is often home for only three months of the year. I got married; my husband and I bought...
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The day I realised the cost of surgery
SingaporeMonday, July 13, 2015 - 11:04The day I realised the cost of surgeryDennis ChanThe Straits Times
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A weighty confession: Male body image issues do exist
Monday, July 13, 2015 - 10:54A weighty confession: Male body image issues do existIgnatius LowThe Straits Times
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Shrinking pool of engineers poses national risk
Another train breakdown on Tuesday, another round of commuter outrage.Could it have been prevented?What caused power across the entire North-South and East-West lines to trip and shut down Singapore's...
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The lose-lose political problem of AHPETC
The trouble at the Aljunied- Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC) is the epitome of a "lose-lose" political crisis. By now, most voters wouldn't be able to tell you the specifics of the...
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Q&A: MediShield Life and Integrated Shield Plans
SingaporeSunday, July 12, 2015 - 08:00Q&A: MediShield Life and Integrated Shield PlansSalma KhalikThe Straits Times What exactly is MediShield Life?
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A taste for local products
Malaysia's buzzing cities, picturesque islands and mouth-watering delicacies have drawn all manner of Chinese tourists, who make up the third-largest group of visitors, after Singaporeans and...
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Stem spread of tattooing trend in Singapore
Tattooing is gaining popularity among young Singaporeans.In many public places, we often come across adolescents proudly displaying their tattoos.In the past, tattoos were associated with triads,...
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Don't be red-faced over rosacea
A 25-year-old woman, who came to see me recently, said her friends and family had been asking her the same question of late: "Why is your face so red?"June, as we shall call her, was starting to find...
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Last islanders on St John's to leave by new year
The last four occupants on St John's Island will have to move to mainland Singapore by the new year.Two of them, Madam Fauziyah Wakiman, 65, and Mr Supar Saman, 67, work for the island's managing...
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The rupee squeeze
For the past month, Ms Shakuntala Devi and her family of five survived by borrowing, bartering or even foraging in their fields for food.Ms Shakuntala, 44, has money - but it is in a bank and she has...
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Baseball: Lockdown over baseball hits students in Singapore
He was given three days to vacate the office, leaving him in the lurch while he is still owed about 100 million rupiah (S$10,700) by baseball facility The Hit Factory (THF), which began operations in...
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Bolt film engages, but not in the running for greatness
The fastest human of 7.4 billion of his species is a man with a burden.It isn't fame or expectation, but something dull and literal and noisy and rustic.It's a sort of metal trolley with weights on it...
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Bosses less optimistic of business in Q1 next year: Survey
Business confidence has taken a turn for the worse, with bosses worried about the global economy, higher costs and financing difficulties.The Business Optimism Index (BOI) for the first three months of...
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He takes six different medicines every day
Taking medicine is no straightforward matter for people who have several chronic ailments.They may have to take multiple pills at different times of the day and in varying dosages.There is also a...
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