SINGAPORE: The National Environment Agency (NEA) on Tuesday (Jul 11) said it will start licensing general waste disposal facilities from August. These facilities are defined as those that receive, store, process or treat general waste
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2 arrested after 41-year-old man found dead in Geylang
SINGAPORE: Two Bangladeshi men have been arrested in connection with the death of a 41-year-old man in Geylang on Sunday (Jul 9). The suspects, aged 30 and 34, were arrested separately on Sunday and Monday,
Read moreInquiry: Woman killed by bus after missing component caused brakes to fail
Vehicle was missing a component; coroner calls death a ‘tragic traffic misadventure’ When he realised that the brakes on his vehicle had failed, a private bus driver mounted a kerb to avoid a crash with
Read moreBe the next Miss Universe Singapore
HOW TO ENTER Register online for Miss Universe Singapore 2017 at www.missuniversesingapore.com.sg by July 10. The event is organised by The New Paper and Miss Universe Singapore Organisation B.V. requently ASKED QUESTIONS We have complied a list
Read morePush for Singaporeans to eat healthier hawker food
Health Promotion Board draws up list of shop-bought dishes under 500 calories. Four in 10 hawker stalls will sell at least one healthier dish by 2019, if the Health Promotion Board’s (HPB) latest effort to
Read morePacquiao backs call for review of Horn decision
Manny Pacquiao has backed a call asking the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) to review the controversial points decision that saw Australia’s Jeff Horn capture the Filipino great’s welterweight world title in Brisbane on Sunday. Horn
Read moreMan killed in Uber accident along Xilin Ave, driver arrested
SINGAPORE: A 31-year-old man was killed when an Uber car skidded and crashed into a tree along Xilin Avenue early on Sunday morning (Jul 9). Police said they were alerted to the accident, which took
Read moreSwimming: Schooling clocks world’s 2nd fastest 100m fly this year
TEXAS: Singapore’s Olympic swimming champion Joseph Schooling has given the perfect response to his main rival Caeleb Dressel ahead of the FINA World Championships in Budapest. Schooling clocked 50.96s to win the 100m butterfly finals at
Read moreTrump, PM Lee hold first bilateral meeting at G20 summit
HAMBURG, Germany: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and US President Donald Trump held their first bilateral meeting on Saturday (Jul 8), on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Hamburg. Both leaders reaffirmed
Read more52-year-old Taiwanese man charged with receiving $150,000 in stolen cash
SINGAPORE – A Taiwanese man, suspected of involvement in scams where a police officer was impersonated, was charged in court on Saturday (July 8). Huang Ying-Chun, 52, stands accused of dishonestly receiving stolen property. According
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