SINGAPORE: If you are a smoker, finding a spot to light your cigarette in Orchard Road will be more difficult from July next year, as the shopping belt will be transformed into a smoke-free zone,
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18,000 national servicemen to undergo counter-terrorism training each year from July
The move is part of a broader reorganisation of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) to tackle the threat of terrorism, and enable national servicemen to be deployed jointly with the Home Team in security operations.
Read moreBedok double murder: Maid arrested in Indonesia will not be sent to Singapore
SINGAPORE: An Indonesian maid suspected of murdering her elderly Singaporean employers in their Bedok Reservoir Road flat has been arrested, according to a report on Wednesday (Jun 28). Indonesia police news portal Tribrata News said
Read moreThai Smile airways whats behind the smile, Bad service and no support.,or help
Seats dont look like this checkk out the pictures below, A quick update. After a flight from Phnoen Penn to Bangkok passagers were left forced to stay on the plane while it filled up with
Read moreMinisterial committee didn’t share options it was considering for Oxley house: Lee Hsien Yang
SINGAPORE – The ministerial committee tasked with considering options for the 38 Oxley Road house did not disclose its considerations to the siblings of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Mr Lee Hsien Yang, PM Lee’s
Read moreCyberattack reaches Asia, new targets hit by ransomware
A new ransomware attack similar to WannaCry has reached Asia after spreading from Europe to the US overnight, hitting businesses, port operators and government systems. A terminal operated by AP Moller-Maersk at the Jawaharlal Nehru
Read moreThai Smile Airline makes passangers sit on plane for 20 Minutes full of smoke.
On a trip from Phnon Penn to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport, passangers where boarded onto the 4pm plane. All was well untill 5 minutes after we sit down the plane started to fill up with smoke. No
Read moreSingapore Michelin Guide 2017: 11 new one star eateries; Waku Ghin bumped up to two stars and Joel Robuchon Restaurant the only three stars
SINGAPORE – Eleven new restaurants have been awarded one Michelin star at a glitzy gala for the Singapore Michelin Guide held on Thursday (June 29) at The Fullerton Hotel. Waku Ghin, by celebrity chef Tetsuya
Read moreFirst commercial flight lands and takes off from Changi Airport’s Terminal 4, as part of trials
SINGAPORE – The first commercial flight landed and later took off from Changi Airport’s new Terminal 4 on Friday night, amid much buzz. In all, 180 passengers on board AirAsia flight AK9723 from Kuala Lumpur
Read moreBedok double murder: Money, valuables missing from elderly couple’s flat
Money and valuables were missing from the Bedok Reservoir Road home of an elderly couple who were murdered on Wednesday, reported Chinese newspaper Shin Min Daily News. Indonesian maid Khasanah, 41, a suspect in the
Read moreOff-peak public transport trial schemes extended to year-end, Public Transport Council to review the
SINGAPORE – Measures to promote off-peak travel will be reviewed by the Public Transport Council (PTC), the Ministry of Transport (MOT) said on Friday (June 23). Free Pre-Peak Travel was introduced in 2013 and Off-Peak
Read moreBedok Reservoir Road murder: Elderly couple found dead in second-floor flat
SINGAPORE – The police are investigating the double murder of an elderly couple at a second-floor unit at Block 717 Bedok Reservoir Road on Wednesday (June 21). At about 9.45pm, police officers were seen combing
Read moreNO NEW GO-GO BARS IN PATTAYA
Authorities have announced that “no new licences” for Go-Go bars are to be released for the foreseeable future. In addition to this news, Soi 6 bars have been told they cannot open until 18:00 in
Read moreMore activities at Safra Singapore Bay Run & Army Half Marathon to mark NS50
SINGAPORE – He has been training with his father since he was seven years old, but on Aug 20, Stevson Lim, 14, will participate in a race with him for the first time. “I’m very excited and
Read moreRigorous testing to ensure smooth operations when Changi Airport opens T4
SINGAPORE – Rigorous testing is being done to ensure smooth operations when Changi Airport’s Terminal 4 opens later this year. T4 will rely heavily on self-service options from check-in to aircraft boarding. So far, more
Read moreMan jailed four weeks for forcefully pushing police officer conducting investigations at pub
SINGAPORE – A drunk man pushed a police officer forcefully when he tried to leave the pub even as police were looking into a case of assault on a performing artiste. Manimaran Manikkam, 46, a
Read moreLondon terror attack suspect named, was born in Singapore
CARDIFF: A 47-year-old father of four, Darren Osborne, was named in the British press as the man arrested on suspicion of ploughing a van on Monday (Jun 19) into a group of Muslims in London.
Read moreForex trader sentenced to day’s jail, fine for offensive anti-PM FB post
KUALA LUMPUR: An online forex trader was sentenced to a day in prison and fined RM4,000 by the sessions court here today for uploading an offensive post on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to
Read moreNew laws against fake news to be introduced in 2018: Shanmugam
The “very serious” nature of fake news means that new laws to combat the phenomenon will likely be introduced next year, said Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam on Monday (19 June). This may involve
Read moreInvestigation links bomb suspect’s mistress to city blasts
Thai authorities have arrested a 62-year-old man in connection with a bomb attack at a military-owned hospital in Bangkok that wounded 24 people last month, the defense minister said yesterday. The May 22 attack at
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