Cops arrest three for scuffle during Thaipusam festival
THREE Singaporean men have been arrested over a scuffle that broke out on Tuesday evening during the annual Thaipusam procession. Police said organisers had asked a group of people to stop playing traditional Indian drums as it was not allowed under .
New Lego certified store opens at Suntec City Mall
SINGAPORE - Lego fans will be delighted to know that a new Lego certified store has opened in Singapore at Suntec City Mall. Located on the third level of Suntec City Mall Tower 3 and taking over the existing premise of Bricks World, the store is a .
Local street dance group wins international title
SINGAPORE - Local street dance group did Singapore proud when it won an international street dance title earlier this month. The group NRA Legacy, made up of the alumnus of Ngee Ann Polytechnic, beat other international acts to win the title in the .
More Housing Board residents to benefit from solar power
SINGAPORE - Residents in some 680 Housing Board blocks in four residential towns, including Jurong East and Marine Parade, will be able to tap the suns energy for their electricity needs by 2016. And, for the first time, the Housing Board would not.
1MDB moved $1.5 billion from Cayman Islands to Singapore
KUALA LUMPUR - A sum of US$1.103bil (S$1.5 billion) that was previously parked in the Cayman Islands by 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) has been transferred to Singapore, said Finance Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. The remaining .
Some Malaysians borrowing cash to join ISIS
A suspect who is a civil servant was among the three arrested by the Malaysian police for suspected links with the Islamic State (ISIS) group. They have been funding Malaysians to head to Syria since the middle of 2014.
Tennis: Murray urges Aussies to give Kyrgios time
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Engineering Board elects new president
SINGAPORE - The Professional Engineers Board (PEB) has elected Mr Ho Siong Hin as its new president for the next three years, announced the Ministry of National Development today. Mr Ho, who is the Commissioner for Workplace Safety and Health at .
Eco-village to take root in Kallang Park
Mr Leong Kwok Peng, the Nature Society (Singapore) vice-president, added that the partnership is a big step forward for civil society here. It breaks new ground. Hopefully more such partnerships can be done in nature conservation and heritage, he said.
2 travel fairs on different dates in March 2015
The National Association of Travel Agents Singapore (Natas) will hold its next travel fair earlier, to avoid a clash with a rival fair. The Natas fair will take place from March 6 to 8 at the Singapore Expo, three weeks earlier than previously.
Nurse put on admin duties pending police investigations: TTSH
The nurse from TTSH is currently under fire for the inappropriate comments he made in a recent Facebook post which went viral on social media in Singapore. In the Facebook post, he allegedly called Singaporeans loosers in their own country, and said.
Indonesian editor faces blasphemy accusation over IS cartoon
JAKARTA - Police in Indonesia have named the editor-in-chief of its largest English-language newspaper a suspect in a blasphemy case, the newspaper said in a statement, over a cartoon depicting the Islamic State militant group. The media in Indonesia, .
Excavation of treasure in Pulau Nangka to continue
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Idris Haron is convinced that the treasure was there in a cave on the island and it was worth billions of ringgit. I have seen the pictorial evidence of the treasure inside several chambers of the cave and am positive that.
Free ads for non-profit groups on Google
But do the same on Google, and the first item on the search page is usually a link to Our Better World (OBW), a website started by the Singapore International Foundation (SIF) to showcase inspiring stories. The reason for the different results is that.
Man charged in Tampines murder case
Zheng had moved into the five-room flat only two hours earlier when the other tenants inside said they saw him running out of the closed bedroom with a knife, partially wrapped in paper. He went to nearby Block 505, where he stabbed himself while on a .
Doyenne of Spore publishers, 65, dies
She moved to SNP International Publishing in 2002 and, six years later, helmed Singapore Press Holdings publishing division, Straits Times Press. Major titles under her aegis include Lee Kuan Yew: Hard Truths To Keep Singapore Going (2011) and this .