Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong with PG Ambassadors at the appreciation luncheon. (Photo: Junn Loh) SINGAPORE: As of June this year, 7 in 10 Singaporean seniors above 65-years-old have been visited by Pioneer Generation (PG) Ambassadors
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Buying your way to a degree: Singapore-based ghostwriting services target students online
Singapore-based ghostwriting services are available a dime a dozen on Carousell. (Photo: Howard Law) Some cite years of experience helping students, while others say they are students from elite schools looking to earn some extra
Read moreWhy is Hong Kong’s cross-border rail link causing such a fuss?
Everything you need to know about the furore around joint border checkpoints at the terminal of the high-speed rail link to Guangzhou, The plan to have mainland immigration officials working, and enforcing mainland laws, at
Read moreCrop map being drawn to cope with Mekong Delta climate change
Farmers till a field in the southern city of Cần Thơ. Scientists are compiling a crop map for the Mekong Delta to counter the growing climate change impact in the region. — VNA/VNS Photo Duy
Read moreMan attacked by Phuket Town monkeys
Officials have long warned against feeding the monkeys on Toh Sae Hill in Phuket Town. Photo: The Phuket News / file The man, who Kusoldharm Foundation rescue workers said did not give his name, was
Read moreIndia court hears 10-year-old rape victim’s abortion plea
India’s Supreme Court has ordered doctors to examine a pregnant 10-year-old rape victim whose parents want permission for her to abort her baby. The child is reported to be 26 weeks pregnant and doctors say
Read moreSaudi diplomat who molested hotel intern loses appeal
The High Court dismissed as “completely unmeritorious” an appeal by a Saudi Arabian diplomat against his conviction and sentence for molesting a hotel intern while he was here on holiday with his wife and three
Read moreFUNNY SINGLISH EXPRESSIONS FOR VISITORS TO SINGAPORE
As soon as I moved to Singapore I started using the word “lah” at the end of every sentence. What does it mean? Not sure. It is a word designed to place emphasis but you
Read moreAfter deadly collapse, more cracks found at viaduct sections
Rows of metal supports have been erected to support parts of an incomplete Upper Changi Road East viaduct after cracks were found during an investigation looking into the deadly collapse of a section last week.
Read moreSingaporean comic book artist Sonny Liew wins big at 2017 Eisner Awards
Singapore Illustrator and graphic novelist Sonny Liew came away with three prestigious Eisner Awards, including the coveted Best Writer/Artist. The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards – aka Eisners – are known as the Oscars of
Read moreWhat’s beautiful about this approach is that a great environment is a self-reinforcing one: All of these efforts support one another, and together create an organization that is creative, fun, hardworking, and highly productive,” he
Read moreJack Focus Maid Agency
Dishonest, bad service from jack focus maid agency Contact information: Singapore jackfocus.com.sg Had a bad experience hiring a maid from them. Avoid at all cost! They will use pushy tactics to get you to hire
Read moreCop nabs bad guys twice while off-duty
When police officer Shahizwan Shah Budin, 28, finished his shift at the Changi Neighbourhood Police Centre (NPC) on June 30, he didn’t realise he would still have work to do. The officer heard an elderly
Read morePatience pays off for lucky Ronaldo fans
Clad in a white Real Madrid jersey, Jonathan Cheong waited for more than two hours at the Thomson Medical Centre yesterday morning, hoping to catch Cristiano Ronaldo and secure an autograph on his top. The
Read moreSingapore a potential target for ISIS-linked attacks: report
Singapore a potential terror target by Muslim militants emboldened by Marawi conflict, says report Singapore is a potential target for the terror network fighting Philippine forces in Marawi as it may be prepping Muslim militants
Read morePattaya’s shame! Man electrocuted in the street right outside district chief’s house
Pattaya’s shame! Man electrocuted in the street right outside district chief’s house A 54 year old visitor to Pattaya has been electrocuted by a hanging wire right outside the Bang Lamung district chief’s house. The wire was
Read moreMaradona to visit Kolkata for a two-day trip in September
KOLKATA: Argentine legend Diego Maradona is set to kick off the football carnival in India during his September 18-19 visit, about a month ahead of the City of Joy’s historic date with FIFAU-17 World Cup
Read moreClubs with jackpot machines to face tighter regulations to guard against problem gambling
Clubs operating jackpot machines will come under more restrictions in order to get a permit to run such facilities, announced the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday (Jul 20).SINGAPORE: Clubs operating jackpot machines will come
Read moreMan jailed for smuggling chewing tobacco, first conviction under amended law
SINGAPORE: A 32-year-old Singaporean man was sentenced to four weeks’ jail on Thursday (Jul 20) for smuggling into Singapore chewing tobacco products with a street value of about S$9,200. Kavinthiran is the first person to
Read moreMagnitude 5.8 quake hits off Japan’s Honshu
SYDNEY: An earthquake with an initial magnitude of 5.8 hit northeast of Tokyo off Japan’s main island of Honshu on Thursday (Jul 20), the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) and the USGS reported. The quake,
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