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
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Push 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 more6 Singapore companies to establish partnership for KL-Singapore high-speed rail
SINGAPORE – Six Singapore companies have teamed up to bid for high speed rail projects, the companies and International Enterprise (IE) Singapore said on Sunday (July 2). The six companies are Clifford Capital, DBS, Sembcorp
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 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 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 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
Read moreUFC Fight Night Singapore returns – bigger and better
Fighters competing in the famed and intimidating Octagon ring, by Getty Images Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the world’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) organisation, is holding its first 2017 live event in Asia right
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