The bridge of the Rapid Transit System (RTS) rail track will disrupt the city skyline along the Johor Straits due to its height, he said in an exclusive interview with the New Straits Times. The
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NDP 2017: Themed MRT trains to run until Aug 27
The NDP-themed trains will run until Aug 27, 2017. (Photo: Land Transport Authority) SINGAPORE: Four National Day Parade (NDP)-themed MRT trains were launched on Monday (Jul 17) morning to celebrate this year’s National Day. The trains
Read moreMaid who stole $54k in items gets 12 months in jail
32-year-old caught after posting pictures online of herself with employer’s valuables An Indonesian maid stole a Chopard ladies’ watch worth $35,000, a Celine snakeskin handbag that cost $7,500 and a pink Hermes crocodile skin wallet
Read moreFirst Re-Offer of Balance Flats exercise oversubscribed by almost 4 times
The Housing and Development Board’s (HDB) first Re-Offer of Balance Flats (ROF) exercise has been oversubscribed by about four times, with more than 5,500 applications received for the 1,394 flats on offer as of 5pm on Monday
Read moreLawyer Eugene Thuraisingam fined S$6,000 for contempt of court over Facebook post
File photo of lawyer Eugene Thuraisingam. (Photo: Eugene Thuraisingam LLP) SINGAPORE: Upset and demoralised on the day before his client was to be executed for drug trafficking, lawyer Eugene Thuraisingam put up a Facebook post
Read moreJapan marks 72 years since Hiroshima atomic bomb
People praying at Hiroshima’s Memorial Cenotaph yesterday for the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing. Japan is the only country to have suffered atomic attacks, which claimed 140,000 lives in Hiroshima.PHOTO: REUTERS TOKYO • Japan
Read moreCommittee recommends Founders’ Memorial to be at Bay East Garden
Gardens by the Bay – Bay East. (Photo: Gardens by the Bay/Facebook) SINGAPORE: The Founders’ Memorial committee on Monday (Aug 7) recommended that the site should be located at Bay East Garden, and be opened
Read moreHong Kong’s MTR faces $3.5m fine for 10-hour train delay
Hundreds of thousands of commuters left stranded by system breakdown HONG KONG • Rail service provider Mass Transit Railway (MTR) faces a fine of over HK$20 million (S$3.5 million) after a service disruption of over
Read moreHalimah Yacob: First female Speaker could make history again if elected as President
Speaker of Parliament and Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC MP Halimah Yacob. (File photo: TODAY) SINGAPORE: Mdm Halimah Yacob, who on Sunday (Aug 6) formally announced her intention to run in the upcoming Presidential Election, has been
Read moreASEAN foreign ministers express ‘grave concerns’ over North Korea’s missile tests
Opening ceremony of the 50th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum MANILA: Southeast Asian foreign ministers expressed “grave concerns” on Saturday (Aug 5) about rising tensions on the Korean peninsula stemming from long-range
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