After its highly anticipated launch in Singapore on Thursday, Amazon Prime Now’s delivery service continues to be unavailable. Prime Now stocks products according to a random stow systems. (Photo: Gaya Chandramohan SINGAPORE: The launch of
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Private home prices down for 15th straight quarter; pace of decline eases
Prospective buyers at a condominium showroom. (TODAY file photo) SINGAPORE: Private home prices in Singapore fell for the 15th straight quarter in the April to June period, although the pace of decline eased, according to
Read moreFewer layoffs, unemployment situation improves in Q2: Manpower Ministry
People crossing a street in Singapore’s central business district. (File photo: Ngau Kai Yan) SINGAPORE: Fewer workers were laid off and the unemployment situation for Singaporeans and residents showed signs of improvement in the second
Read moreZika cluster reported at Serangoon North Avenue 1
A female Aedes aegypti mosquito acquires a blood meal on the arm of a researcher at the Biomedical Sciences Institute in the Sao Paulo’s University, in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Jan. 18, 2016. (Photo: AP/Andre
Read more13 injured in Mount Alvernia shuttle bus accident on Braddell Road
The aftermath of a bus accident along Braddell Road on Wednesday (Jul 26). (Photo: Natasha Razak) SINGAPORE: Thirteen people were injured in an accident along Braddell Road on Wednesday (Jul 26) afternoon, said the Singapore
Read moreHundreds of Singapore and Malaysia investors duped of millions by property company
According to an ABC report, Macro Realty Developments Pte Ltd is controlled by Australian Veronica Macpherson (picture) and received over A$110 million (S$119 million), mostly from Singaporean and Malaysian investors ETALING JAYA – Singaporean police are investigating
Read more7 in 10 Singaporean seniors visited by Pioneer Generation Ambassadors
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
Read moreBuying 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 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 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 moreProperty-bound Singapore capital now prefers home turf
Only 34 outbound investment deals were done in H1 2017, against 144 in 2016. Primary-market property sales are up at home, as are en bloc sales THE capital flight to greener pastures abroad from
Read moreConstruction supervisor gets 11 years’ jail, 9 strokes for rape
A woman who had never left China was looking forward to her very first overseas holiday – to be with her husband who was working here. But nine days into her stay, the 44-year-old was raped
Read moreSuspect in Woodlands pellet-shooting incident arrested
SINGAPORE: A 49-year-old man suspected of firing pellets at cars at Woodlands has been arrested, police confirmed on Wednesday (Jul 19). In a media release, police said they were alerted to two cars that were
Read moreSex change prompts Singapore to annul marriage
KUALA LUMPUR — Singapore has annulled the marriage of a transgender woman and her partner, in a case that has sparked accusations of discrimination against the LGBT community. The unidentified couple were married as man
Read moreTaxi fares in Singapore are 20th cheapest in the world: Index
SINGAPORE: Taxi fares in Singapore are the 20th cheapest in the world, according to an index compiled by online used car dealer Carspring, which is based in the United Kingdom. The 2017 Taxi Price Index
Read moreTengah Air Base to be expanded; more than 80,000 graves exhumed, 4 farms to be acquired
SINGAPORE – About 80,000 graves and six farms occupying more than 106 hectares of land – about a quarter the size of Clementi town – will make way for the expansion of a military airbase
Read moreSingapore offers SAF assistance to counter terrorism in Philippines
SINGAPORE: Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen has offered the Singapore Armed Forces’ (SAF) assistance to counter the threat of terrorism in Philippines together with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the Ministry of Defence
Read moreDrug mule who transited in Singapore with 43 pellets of Ice gets 25 years’ jail and caning
Adri Anton Kalangie was sentenced to 25 years’ jail and 15 strokes of the cane after he pleaded guilty to importing not less than 249.99g of methamphetamine on Monday, July 17 2017 SINGAPORE – A
Read more11 injured in chemical leak incident at Kallang, SCDF at the scene
SINGAPORE – A chemical leak at a building in Kallang injured 11 people and prompted the Singapore Civil Defence Force to dispatch its Hazardous Materials (HazMat) officers to the scene, where the leak was contained within
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