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
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Trump, 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
Read moreMore young singles do not intend to marry and more have not dated seriously: Marriage and Parenthood survey 2016
SINGAPORE – Most of Singapore’s young singletons intend to marry and most married couples plan to have children, though challenges to get more hitched have risen. A latest government survey of nearly 3,000 singles aged
Read moreNew project launched to support terminally ill patients who want to die at home
SINGAPORE – After fighting for her life for three months in a hospital, all Ms Noorhizah Abdul Rahman wanted to do was to go home. Her body was breaking down and doctors said there was
Read moreION Orchard fined S$15,000 over customer data breach
SINGAPORE: The company that manages ION Orchard was on Thursday (Jul 6) fined S$15,000 by the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) over a breach involving the personal data of its customers. In the incident, which
Read morePM Lee shares siblings’ wish not to carry on Oxley Road dispute in public
But PM Lee Hsien Loong says he could not agree to an earlier demand from his siblings to call off the debate in Parliament and to disband the ministerial commitee, saying it would have been
Read moreCompany director found guilty of GST evasion worth more than S$35,000
SINGAPORE: A director of robotic ice cream kiosk company Robofusion has been sentenced to six weeks in jail and charged with a penalty of about S$107,000 for assisting the company in evading Goods and Services Tax (GST). The Inland Revenue
Read morere National Day Parade 2017 to feature 300 unmanned drones
SINGAPORE: Three hundred unmanned drones will take to the skies at the National Day Parade (NDP) for the first time in the parade’s history, organisers said on Thursday (Jul 6). It will be Southeast Asia’s
Read moreFirst-timers and returners at Sungei Road market’s this weekend
The first time he visited the Sungei Road Flea market was in 1973, but graphic designer Jeffrey Goh remembers it like it was yesterday. He was a primary three student when his mother brought him
Read moreBoxer Rizan making up for lost time
Once a trailblazer for local pro boxing, 38-year-old will vie for belt for first time next month. Mohamad Nor Rizan was once a trailblazer in professional boxing in Singapore. But, as he approaches his 39th
Read moreResidents surprised by ‘drug house’ in HDB flat as 3 arrested
Three men who allegedly broke into an empty flat in Toa Payoh and used it as a “drug house” have been arrested. The men had been seen entering the unit several times in the past
Read moreMOH may make it mandatory for private sector to join national health database
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has been trying for years to get the private sector on board the National Electronic Health Records (NEHR), with little success. Now, it might take off the velvet gloves and
Read moreJurong West HDB lift suspended for further investigation after accident injures one: BCA
SINGAPORE – The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) has issued a notice to suspend a lift at Block 542 Jurong West Avenue 1 for further investigation after one person was injured when it dropped suddenly
Read moreESPN analyst calls Pacquiao-Horn result ‘garbage’
Jeff Horn of Australia celebrates his win over Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines. Dan Peled, AAP via REUTERS A crime took place in Brisbane, Australia and Manny Pacquiao ended up as the victim, according to
Read moreBags lost after tour bus strands passengers at Malaysia customs
SINGAPORE – About 20 bus passengers returning from Malaysia have alleged that the tour bus they were on drove away with their belongings, a report said. The travellers who are from Singapore were left stranded
Read moreBlood bank staff member diagnosed with TB but donors not at risk: MOH
SINGAPORE – A staff member at the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) blood bank at Outram Park has been diagnosed with active tuberculosis, prompting other staff to be screened for the infection. The Health Ministry’s (MOH)
Read moreCycling path network that connects Jurong East, Chinese Garden and Lakeside unveiled
SINGAPORE – The latest cycling path network, a 15km stretch that connects Jurong East, Chinese Garden and Lakeside, was unveiled at Jurong Lake District on Saturday (July 1) morning. The network makes the district the
Read moreOrchard Road to go smoke-free by 2018; no new smoking areas at F&B outlets islandwide
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,
Read more18,000 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.
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