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Tears as bone marrow recipient meets donor
Ms Deshi was an ambitious flight attendant living the jet-setting life when she started to get bruises on her body that would not fade.Worried, she went for a check-up in January last year and was...
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Google founders visit Singapore
Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin found their way to Singapore yesterday in their search for answers about the city-state's development.The creators of the ubiquitous search engine, who were...
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What to do on Saturday: Play with junk for a day
Take your children tomorrow to a playground that looks like a junkyard in Baghdad Street - trust the organisers, they say they know what they are doing.Parenting organisation and social enterprise...
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Ex-Singapore Swimming Club president made bankrupt
Former president of the Singapore Swimming Club (SSC) Freddie Koh Sin Chong was made bankrupt yesterday for owing the club an estimated $2.26 million.The amount comprises judgment debt, interest and...
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Hang out at car-free Mount Faber on Saturday
Supporters of Car-Free Sunday SG now have a new pedestrianised zone to play at.The car-free event wrapped up last month after a six-month trial in the Central Business District and Civic...
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Moody's flags 3 local banks' exposure to oil and gas sector
Provisions made for likely losses from loans to oil and gas sector may not be enoughRatings agency Moody's said the three local banks may not have made enough provisions against potential losses from...
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Yang Ying wants to 'give up' testifying
SINGAPORE - A former tour guide on trial for misappropriating money from a rich widow had a moment of panic in court on Friday (Aug 5) and asked for permission to "give up" testifying.Yang Yin, a...
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Dead maid's brother to take body home
When Mr Pau Sian Mung arrived in Singapore on Wednesday, it was the first time he had been outside of his native Myanmar.The 32-year-old is here to arrange to take back the body of his younger sister,...
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Man jailed for theft of gym equipment
A technician who stole $32,700 worth of treadmills, cross-trainers and bicycles from the gym-equipment supplier he worked for was jailed for 10 months yesterday.Suhaime Jamin, 48, is the third employee...
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Opening of two mega childcare centres delayed
The opening of two mega childcare centres in areas with high demand for the service has been delayed.Initially slated to open by the third quarter of this year, the centres in Jurong West and Sengkang...
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Demonising racist netizens not fruitful: Academics
Singaporeans need to move away from knee-jerk punishments and public shaming of individuals who make racist or xenophobic comments online, several academics said yesterday.While such people should be...
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E-bus to play public route in trial lasting six months
An electric bus will be tested out for the first time in Singapore on a public route, in a pilot which could see more of such green vehicles being used for mass transport.The Land Transport Authority...
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Soon: New way to settle telco disputes
Have a problem with your phone bill, but don't want to butt heads with your telco or take the matter to court?Another option may soon be coming your way.The Ministry of Communications and Information...
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New protocol for lawyers behaving badly
Lawyers booked for inappropriate conduct in court may have to agree to training or counselling by a senior lawyer as part of a new protocol worked out by an ad-hoc study committee.The arrangement to be...
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Dog daycare, linked to disease, re-opens
A daycare centre for dogs re-opened its doors to canine boarders on Thursday after a month-long closure to stem what was believed to be an outbreak of a serious bacterial infection.The Agri-Food and...
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Law proposed to protect vulnerable adults' identities
A law to protect the identities of vulnerable adults involved in abuse or neglect cases is being proposed by the Government.These adults, once made known to the director of social welfare, will be...
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Navigating through new CPF options
Change is afoot at the Central Provident Fund (CPF) scheme with the two new options announced on Wednesday.While the new options may take two years or more before they are available, other CPF...
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More retirement solutions
That the advisory panel set up to look into possible improvements to the Central Provident Fund (CPF) has finally completed its study after missing its initial deadline of mid-2015 underscores the...
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Beijing to S'pore: Respect China's position on South China Sea issue
The Chinese government has asked Singapore to "respect"China's position on the outcome of a recent ruling by an international tribunal and a consensus Beijing said it has reached with ASEAN.In a...
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Hoarding in the spotlight
Growing awareness of the problem has led to more cases being reported in SingaporeA middle-aged man had to be taken away from his home last year as volunteers cleared piles of trash from his Housing...
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