SINGAPORE: Hanshan Money Express Remittance, which was commended in a police ceremony in July for helping to foil a S$180,000 scam, has thwarted yet another attempt to fool a victim into sending money to swindlers. In
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Adelphi tenants cleanup Massage Palours
Next to the Supreme Court and St Andrew’s Cathedral, just steps away from Parliament, there used to be an area filled with sleazy massage parlours offering “specials” – code for sexual services such as erotic
Read moreComputer modelling to make Tengah town cooler
SINGAPORE – Computer simulations will help planners design all of Tengah – the first Housing Board town to be developed in two decades – to achieve lower temperatures and the best wind flow. This is
Read moreMalaysia bans school trips to Singapore, Philippines over Zika fears
KOTA TINGGI • Malaysia’s Education Ministry has imposed a temporary ban on school trips and other education-related visits to Singapore and the Philippines to prevent the spread of the Zika virus, according to Malaysian media
Read moreSingapore could experience slighty hazy conditions in next few days: NEA
SINGAPORE: There is a possibility that Singapore could experience slightly hazy conditions in the next few days if hotspot activities increase in southern Sumatra and the winds become unfavourable, said the National Environment Agency (NEA)
Read moreRowsley to acquire Ariva, a hotel management and consultancy firm, for about S$10.6 million
SINGAPORE – Singapore-listed Rowsley is further expanding its hospitality business with the acquisition of Ariva, a hotel management and consultancy firm. This comes about a year after the firm, which is controlled by Singapore businessman
Read moreTampines BTO flats expected to draw interest
The latest launch of new Housing Board flats includes two projects in the mature estate of Tampines, which experts expect to be popular. Yet, the hottest project as of 5pm yesterday was Buangkok Woods in
Read moreOlder freehold apartments below $1,000 psf are value-for-money buys
The demand for older freehold apartments and condominiums seems to have picked up in the first week of August, according to caveats lodged with URA Realis from Aug 2 to 9. More than half of
Read moreHAZE SITUATION UPDATE (29 AUGUST 2016)
Air Quality The 1-hr PM2.5 concentration over the next 24 hours is expected to stay in Band I (Normal). Overall, the PSI for the next 24 hours is forecast to be in the Moderate range.
Read moreZika Starts to Take Hold in Singapore
Singapore has confirmed 41 cases of locally transmitted Zika virus, mostly among foreign construction workers, and said it expected more cases to be identified. All but seven of those infected had fully recovered, the Health
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