The Straits Times News In A Minute: Dec 18, 2014
In todays News In A Minute, we look at former China tour guide Yang Yin being slapped with another 15 charges for cheating and commercial breach of trust, facing a total of 349 charges. -- PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM RAZORTV .
Interactive 3-D map of Singapore to be ready by 2017: National Research.
Singapore Land Authority (SLA) is in charge of the modeling of Virtual Singapore with Infocomm Development Authority providing technical expertise. Work begun last year with the SLA collecting landscape information using laser-scanning technology from .
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Perdaus marks 50 years, turns focus on family bonds
It is but the latest in what has been an ever-evolving set of tasks for the organisation which was set up 50 years ago to instil greater awareness of Islam in the wider community. Speaking yesterday at its 50th anniversary celebrations, Senior Minister.
Night Safari adds two more cubs to its pride of endangered lions
SINGAPORE - Two more endangered Asian lion cubs were born in the Night Safari in September, bringing the total number of offspring from the parks resident lions to a dozen. Asian lions are a sub-species of the African Lion and only about 300 of them.
More fathers taking up paid leave benefits
On Wednesday, Minister in the Prime Ministers Office Grace Fu released figures on take-up rates of childcare leave. She noted that the gap between mens and womens take-up rates for this has narrowed in the past five years. It was 10 percentage.
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Gas leak discovered near Lau Pa Sat; food centre closed for 2 hours on Tuesday.
Commenting on the incident, SP PowerGrid said that a response team deployed to the site found that excavation works in the vicinity had damaged an underground gas pipe. It added that gas supply to the area was not affected, and repair works to the .
The Straits Times News In A Minute: Sept 29, 2014
In todays News In A Minute, we look at Minister of State for Trade and Industry Teo Ser Luck calling on blogger Roy Ngerng to apologise for disrupting the performance of the special-needs children at Hong Lim Park. -- PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM .
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Singapore one of few countries to ban shisha: 10 things banned in other.
A customer smokes a shisha or hookah pipe at a cafe on Bussorah Street on Nov 4, 2014. Singapore appears to be alone in its ban on shisha, the sweet-smelling tobacco product that is smoked socially in several parts of the world. -- PHOTO: ST FILE.
Dig into past uncovers 700-year-old artefacts
The old shoreline of Temasek, stretching from Empress Place to Beach Road, is a treasure trove of 700-year-old artefacts once owned by ancient inhabitants of the island we now know as Singapore. An archaeological dig - the largest since such.
Haze hit unhealthy range on Monday morning; PSI 111 at 7am
The National Environment Agency Pollution Standards Index readings crossed over into the unhealthy range in the early hours in the morning. The 3-hour PSI was 102 at 1am and continued to rise through the night. By 6am, the PSI hit 113 but fell slightly.
More wet weather ahead after weekend deluge
The PUB also noted that water levels had risen above 90 per cent in canals at Leng Kee Road and Prince Philip Avenue, with a high flood risk. Though the water levels fell back below the 90 per cent mark shortly afterwards, the high flood risk remained.
New Jurong pedestrian mall J Link opens
It also has several unique public spaces for residents and visitors to take part in community activities or gather with their families and friends. These include a pavilion with a green roof, called Canopy, where an outdoor movie screening has already.
Man jailed and fined for handing over ATM cards to help loanshark in his business
In early December, Tupaz handed over two ATM cards, including a POSB ATM card linked to his account, to the man at the void deck of Block 416, Bedok North Avenue 2. Tupaz also gave the corresponding PIN to Darren, who promised to pay him $200 a .
After the O levels: Taking the private school route to a degree or diploma
PSB Academy in Tiong Bahru said O-level student enrolment for its diploma courses has remained steady, average exceeding 1,000 students yearly, for the past three years. At Management Development Institute of Singapore, about 300 O-level holders .
Little India Riot: One Year Later - The night that changed Singapore
SINGAPORE - Every Sunday, from the living room of his third-floor Housing Board flat in Little Indias Buffalo Road, Singaporean Jumani Hori can see foreign workers playing cricket on a grass patch along Tekka Lane, and hear the hubbub of conversation.
ESM Goh Chok Tong: Good that Muslim leaders have condemned Paris terror.
SINGAPORE - The recent terror attacks in Paris can cause misunderstandings to develop between Muslims and non-Muslims, and it is good that Muslim leaders around the world have come out to condemn the terrorists. Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok .