Businesses at Chinese New Year festive bazaars have been hit this year by a triple whammy – wet weather, a poor economic outlook and the festival’s proximity to the Gregorian new year. Mr Ang Cheng
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Heavy rain causes flash floods in Tanjong Pagar area on Monday morning
SINGAPORE – Heavy rain on Monday (Jan 23) morning resulted in flash floods in the Tanjong Pagar area. National water agency PUB said on Facebook that floods occurred at Craig Road, Tanjong Pagar Road and
Read moreSingapore Upper Thomson Road hit by flash flood again
When it poured at around 3.30pm yesterday, the parking area in front of several shops along Upper Thomson Road was submerged in shin-deep waters. Photos and videos posted on social media showed vehicles with up
Read moreSingapore passport is the world’s second-most ‘powerful’: 2017 Passport Index
SINGAPORE – Singaporeans are holding on to the world’s second-most “powerful” passport, according to a worldwide ranking for passports. Singapore was joint-second with Sweden, with a visa-free score of 156, while Germany took the top
Read moreKim San Leng Food Centre in Bishan fined $1,100 and suspended for a day due to rat infestation
SINGAPORE – The Kim San Leng Food Centre at Bishan Street 13 will be suspended on Friday (Jan 20) due to a rat infestation, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said. The popular food centre was
Read moreSingapore’s forgotten age of innovation
SINGAPORE: Long before there was Changi Airport, aviation legend Amelia Earhart described stopping over at “an aviation miracle of the east” – a “magnificent new $9-million airport, the peer of any in the world”. The
Read moreBusinessman ordered to pay $2m in casino losses
Amount is believed to be highest single sum owed that MBS got back in court last year K.C. Vijayan Senior Law Correspondent A premium casino player who once won US$2 million (S$2.9 million) at a
Read moreMore caught on camera driving against traffic flow
At least five motorists recorded doing so by in-car cameras in past three weeks Over the past three weeks, there have been at least five known cases of motorists driving against the flow of traffic.
Read moreRaffles Country Club to make way for KL-Singapore High-Speed Rail
SINGAPORE: The 143-hectare Raffles Country Club site in Tuas will be acquired by authorities to make way for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail project. The club announced the move on its website on Wednesday (Jan
Read moreSingapore’s economy grows 1.8% in Q4; 2016 GDP at 1.8%
SINGAPORE: The Singapore economy expanded at a faster-than-expected 1.8 per cent on a year-on-year basis in the final three months of 2016, according to advance estimates released by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI)
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