SINGAPORE: While out hunting Pokemon at Woodlands Waterfront Park on Sunday, netizen Azmi Suarez got more than he bargained for when he came across the body of a dead woman. Azmi posted photos of his
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Ban on point-of-sale display of tobacco products
SINGAPORE – The point-of-sale display ban on tobacco products – approved in Parliament in March – takes effect on August 1, 2017. Retailers have a one-year grace period before the ban goes into effect, a joint statement
Read moreForeigners’ pay: Balance needed
From next year, the qualifying salary for foreign professionals to be hired on Employment Passes (EPs) will be raised. Such workers will need to be paid at least $3,600 a month if firms want to
Read morePow Sing Restaurant at Serangoon Gardens suspended as 29 cases of gastric flu surface
SINGAPORE – Several cases of gastroenteritis reported at Pow Sing Restaurant are being investigated, the authorities said on Wednesday (July 13). Commonly known as gastric flu, the illness can cause diarrhoea, vomiting, fever and abdominal
Read moreSingapore Airlines introduces upgrade bidding system for invited travellers
SINGAPORE – Singapore Airlines (SIA) has introduced a new bidding system for seat upgrades which will be available to invited customers, the airline said this week. Customers who have booked tickets in Economy class can
Read moreHow Brexit affects Singapore
Brexit will have little immediate impact on Singapore but longer-term impact from UK companies’ scaling down, or the EU slowing down, can be expected Britain is only No. 22 on the list of Singapore’s trading
Read moreGlobal stocks rise, safe havens retreat as Brexit worries ebb
Global stocks rose sharply on Monday and sterling strengthened broadly while safe-havens including the yen and gold retreated, after polls showed support for Britain staying in the EU regaining momentum before Thursday’s referendum. Sterling has
Read moreSingapore cuts same-sex kiss from Les Miserables
A kiss between two male actors in the musical Les Miserables in Singapore has been removed from the show, after complaints from the public. The scene involved a brief peck on the lips during the
Read moreThai king receives ‘satisfactory’ heart treatment, palace says
BANGKOK (REUTERS) – Thailand’s 88-year-old king, the world’s longest-reigning monarch, has received treatment for narrowing of the heart arteries with “satisfactory results”, the Royal Household Bureau said in a statement on Tuesday (June 7). King
Read moreSingapore Driver crashes car into railtracks.
Singapore car crashed onto Causeway railway tracks; train service between Singapore and Malaysia disrupted for an hour. SINGAPORE – A Singapore-registered car crashed onto the railway tracks on the Causeway on Monday (June 6) morning,
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