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'Rest easy Boss, we will not let you down'
To those privileged to have served him, Mr S R Nathan will forever be The Boss, said ambassador-at-large Bilahari Kausikan yesterday at a remembrance ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)....
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A social worker at heart who always tried to help, say community leaders
Mr S R Nathan was at heart a social worker, leaders of self-help groups said yesterday."He was happiest when he was in the company of fellow social workers, and he was engaged in trying to help all the...
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Zombies break box-office record
South Korean movie Train To Busan is as resilient as the zombies it portrays - it has clawed its way to the top of the local box office and become the highest-grossing Korean movie in Singapore to...
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Elderly health costs to rise tenfold by 2030: Report
Elderly healthcare costs in Singapore are projected to rise tenfold over the next 15 years to more than US$49 billion ($66 billion) annually, according to a report.This means an average of US$37,427...
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Singapore's top 100 brands grow in value to $56 billion
Image:Â Category:Â NewsBusinessPublication Date:Â Thursday, August 25, 2016 - 15:00Keywords:Â brandsDBSSingapore AirlinesExternal URL:Â Singapore's top 100 brands grow in value to $56 billionSend to mobile...
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New moves to raise audit standards
Image:Â Category:Â NewsBusinessPublication Date:Â Friday, August 26, 2016 - 17:00Keywords:Â auditACRAaccountingExternal URL:Â New moves to raise audit standardsSend to mobile app:Â Byline:Â Marissa LeeSource:...
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People from all walks of life line up for final bow
on SPH Brightcove*/ Â Mr S R Nathan spent his early years in a long and distinguished career in public service fighting for the rights of workers.It was fitting then that 700 unionists from the labour...
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Schoolings in no hurry to pick next course of action
Joseph Schooling might be in for more schooling once he completes his degree at the University of Texas at Austin (UT) in two years' time.The 21-year-old, who began his junior year this week, is...
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A president with the personal touch
It was 12.30pm. The temperature outside, according to Siri on my iPhone, was 32 deg C.An elderly Chinese busker stood outside exit B of City Hall MRT station, a black tote slung around his neck. He...
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Michelle Chia has the jitters on TV show
Singapore host Michelle Chia co-owns an investment firm, dabbles in property and is well-versed in her personal finances.Despite that, the 40-year-old felt the pressure when taking on her latest...
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Leading the Laju mission was one of S R Nathan's key contributions
on SPH Brightcove*/ Â In the long and remarkable career of S R Nathan, the Laju hijack of 1974 had all the ingredients of a thriller movie, with the future president of Singapore playing a starring...
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2 Singaporeans in senior posts at AIIB, another to join soon
Image:Â Category:Â NewsBusinessPublication Date:Â Friday, August 26, 2016 - 15:00Keywords:Â businessAIIBExternal URL:Â 2 Singaporeans in senior posts at AIIB, another to join soonSend to mobile app:Â Byline:...
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28 months' jail and caning for stabbing wife's lover
A 41-year-old aircraft technician, overcome with rage when his wife moved in with a younger man, met the pair - then stabbed his love rival with a metal file that he had sharpened in his...
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Aiming for balance between content creators, consumers
The virtual private network (VPN) is a neutral technology with many different and legitimate uses ("Why block overseas content from willing subscribers?" by Mr Eric J. Brooks; Thursday, and "Include...
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Family, friends attend private cremation service
After thousands of people had paid their respects to former president S R Nathan, his family and friends bade him a final farewell in a private cremation service at Mandai Crematorium yesterday.Among...
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F J Benjamin reports loss on heels of share price surge
Image:Â Category:Â NewsBusinessPublication Date:Â Saturday, August 27, 2016 - 15:00Keywords:Â fashionretailersExternal URL:Â F J Benjamin reports loss on heels of share price surgeSend to mobile app:...
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S R Nathan: A true Singapore hero goes to his well-deserved rest
And so ends the 92-year-long journey of Mr SR Nathan, who ran away from home at age 16 and ended up in the Istana six decades later as the nation's sixth president.The thousands of Singaporeans who...
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Sleepy town slowly getting its groove back
For most of the last century, nothing much changed in sleepy and laid-back Kluang, which was once Johor's second most prosperous town after the capital Johor Baru.In the 1970s and 80s, Kluang seemed to...
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ISP interconnection fees will not be regulated, says IDA
The local authorities will not interfere with interconnection fees that smaller Internet service providers (ISPs) pay to the two major telcos here, saying that consumers have not been harmed.The...
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Wedding nightmare: Wedding planner fired after allegedly pocketing couples'...
Some couples who signed up for packages with a popular wedding company were shocked last Saturday when they saw an advertisement stating that a long-time employee of the firm was no longer working...
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