Clik here to view.
13 first-timers among new principals at 61 schools next year
Sixty-one schools will be getting a new principal next year as part of the Ministry of Education's (MOE) annual reshuffle exercise.Of these schools, 13 will have principals who have been appointed for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
LTA inks agreement with German engineering firm
Singapore's drive to improve rail engineering standards and rail reliability got a boost yesterday with two new initiatives.The Land Transport Authority (LTA) yesterday signed an agreement with a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CDL sells stake in Summervale Properties in $978m deal
City Developments (CDL) has completed a complex financial deal that will allow it to avoid hefty penalties that were looming over unsold units at its Nouvel 18 luxury condominium near Orchard Road.The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
From school dropout to top entrepreneur
A 54-year-old former carpenter and secondary school dropout will represent Singapore on the world stage at the EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year event in Monaco next June.Mr David Low, chairman and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New global hub to help scale up halal food exports
A hub to help firms get a slice of the global halal food market is being set up here, said Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam last night.Speaking at a charity gala dinner held by the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Where did my favourite biscuits go?
Reader Yan Chui Ping wrote in to ask about Chicken In A Biskit.She said: "Where did our favourite childhood snack Chicken In A Biskit go? We can no longer find it in major supermarkets."Food writer...
View ArticleClik here to view.
'Angel gowns' for grieving parents who lost their child young
When Mrs Rosalind Tong's premature baby girl died in 2011, she and her husband had the heartbreaking task of finding an outfit to cremate her in.The hospital had wrapped their daughter in a white cloth...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Capturing special moments of people with special needs
Tokyo-based Singaporean portrait photographer ND Chow has shot big names such as Hollywood's Tom Hanks and symphonic conducting legend Seiji Ozawa.Last week, however, Mr Chow returned to Singapore for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Elderly woman killed in accident near Clementi Mall; taxi driver arrested
SINGAPORE - A female pedestrian was killed in an accident along Commonwealth Avenue West on Sunday (Oct 23) morning.Eyewitnesses said the accident, which involved a taxi, occurred near Clementi...
View ArticleClik here to view.
S.H.E star Ella Chen is 3 months pregnant, shares her news with bandmates by...
TAIPEI - Singer-actress Ella Chen of pop group S.H.E has announced that she is three months pregnant.The 35-year-old shared her news in dribs and drabs, starting with photos she posted on Facebook and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Salma Hayek says Donald Trump placed fake story about her in magazine after...
As the list of women making sexual allegations against United States presidential hopeful Donald Trump grows, the highest-profile name yet has spoken out about an encounter with the billionaire: Salma...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Alleged molester gets beaten up by fellow bus passengers in China
DALIAN - An alleged molester who tried to attack his victim on a bus had the tables turned on him when other passengers beat him up instead.The man, surnamed Di, allegedly molested two women on a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
16 female MPs don saris for Tamil Murasu Deepavali special
SINGAPORE - Parliamentarians often dress in sombre tones in their work as lawmakers.But 16 female members of Parliament (MPs) ditched their regular power suits and outfits for colourful Indian saris...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Caught on CCTV: Two-year-old struck fatally by car in China as mother is...
YUEYANG - A mother preoccupied with her mobile phone in China let her two-year-old daughter wander ahead - only to see the little girl fatally struck by a car.The incident, which took place in Yueyang,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
TCM can play role in meeting healthcare challenges of ageing population: Gan...
SINGAPORE - While Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is complementary to mainstream medicine in Singapore, it can play an important role in meeting the healthcare challenges of the Republic's ageing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
President's Star Charity raises record $7.37 million for 58 charities
Actress Zoe Tay performed a peacock-themed dance at the 17th President's Star Charity show on Sunday night (Oct 23), which raised a record $7.37 million, nearly $1 million more than last year.Proceeds...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mee rebus from an heirloom recipe
I often go to Geylang Bahru Hawker Centre to get my fix of hawker fare. There, I play a game of Eeny Meeny Miny Moe in choosing what to eat as many stalls serve really good food.Time flies and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mukbang, an online social trend that is eating the world
Mukbang, an online social trend that is eating the worldGeorgie and Darren Spindler, a couple from the United Kingdom, are sharing their usual vegan breakfast of vegan sausages, broccoli and rice. They...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Clik here to view.