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SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Transport will assess the bids tendered for the bicycle sharing service to serve the Jurong Lake District “carefully”, and to see if it will extend them to other towns, amid the
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More than 800 condo units were resold at a loss this year as economy slows An ultra-luxury apartment with a sea view at Sentosa Cove has made the largest loss in the property market
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Singapore and China have signed four cooperation pacts, including one for each of the three government-led projects, a day after inking 15 agreements on mainly commercial deals. Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean and Chinese
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SINGAPORE: Businesses will have to adopt certain measures to guard against security threats in a bid to boost public safety, as the Government announced its intent to amend laws to this effect this year. Speaking
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BUILT TO ORDER Could it be a sign that the Housing Board’s first Build-to-order (BTO) launch this year was on Valentine’s Day and that this launch is also the first time families can apply
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SINGAPORE: A new Defence Cyber Organisation (DCO) will be set up to monitor and defend the Singapore Armed Forces’ (SAF) networks around-the-clock from cyberthreats, Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen announced in Parliament on Friday (Mar
Read moreIt is likely that taxi commuters will soon have to pay fares which fluctuate according to demand. Transport giant ComfortDelGro, which controls over 60 per cent of cabs here, has informed the Public Transport Council
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SINGAPORE: Minister for Finance Heng Swee Keat delivers the Budget for 2017 on Monday (Feb 20) in Parliament. This is his first major speech since he recovered from a stroke he suffered last May. The
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Could a slice of sunshine be sliding its way back into the local private property market? Resale condominium prices have risen 1.1% in January and it’s a bigger increase than the 0.5% in the
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SINGAPORE – More inmates are securing jobs across various sectors even before their release, as employers show greater interest and support in hiring ex-offenders. Efforts to rehabilitate inmates through enhancing their employability have helped to
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SINGAPORE – A joint operation conducted in several Malaysian states last week yielded 27 arrested suspects believed to be involved in cross-border Internet love scam syndicates. The operation, which took place from Feb 6 to
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SINGAPORE – The National Parks Board (NParks) has completed a check of all the trees in Palm Valley in the Singapore Botanic Gardens and they are safe, it said in an update on Sunday (Feb
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SINGAPORE – Love cheats on the Internet fooled their victims into parting with $24 million last year, although the overall crime rate went down by 2.6 per cent. In 2016, crimes in seven categories, such
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New laws will protect marine and foreshore areas around islands, including the reefs Underwater life around the offshore Sisters’ Islands will now be better protected, after Parliament passed laws yesterday to designate the area as
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Consumers and businesses have voiced concerns about water rates being hiked, even if some acknowledge that there is a need to do so to curb wastage of the scarce resource. Restaurant Association of Singapore president
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SINGAPORE – HolyCrit organisers will be taking their night cycling event up a notch, with races at the Sports Hub on Saturday (Feb 11). It will be the first time anywhere a bike race is
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SINGAPORE – Despite the uncertainties in the global economy, Singapore hopes to secure inbound investments this year comparable to 2016’s figure, the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) said on Thursday (Feb 2). The investment promotion
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Rise in new private home sales volume The number of new private homes sold last year have risen on the back of declining prices in the primary private home sales market. Fighting against predictions of
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SINGAPORE – A smart bicycle helmet that was the brainchild of a Singaporean has won a prestigious international design award in Britain. The sleek gadget, studded with LEDs that automatically light up when a cyclist
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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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