SINGAPORE – Two people were injured on Friday evening (Oct 23), after a car crashed into Ulu Pandan Community Club (CC) near Buona Vista. The police said on Saturday that they were alerted at about 6.40pm on Friday to an accident involving a car at 170 Ghim Moh Road – the address of the CC. The... » read more
SINGAPORE – Singapore is considering using carbon credits to help it reduce its carbon footprint. In response to queries from The Straits Times, a spokesman for the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said on Wednesday (Oct 20) that Singapore’s priority is to reduce its emissions through encouraging industrial energy efficiency and adopting emissions reduction... » read more
SINGAPORE – HDB resale prices hit a record-high in the third quarter and saw the fastest nine-month climb in more than a decade, going by data released on Friday (Oct 22). Resale prices rose 2.9 per cent in July-September from the previous three months, higher than HDB’s flash estimate of 2.7 per cent, to exceed... » read more
SINGAPORE – Singapore Airlines (SIA) will be expanding its capacity with Sydney with the Airbus A380 returning to the Australian city on Dec 1, SIA said on Friday (Oct 22). The announcement comes after Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday that final stages of concluding a quarantine-free travel bubble with Singapore could be... » read more
SINGAPORE – An employee of Foot Locker allegedly received more than $12,000 in bribes in exchange for confidential information on limited-edition sneaker releases and discounted shoes. Xavier Goh Yixuan, 30, an assistant store manager at the sneaker store, is accused of accepting rewards totalling $12,189 on 36 occasions from Meng Fanxuan, 27, and two other... » read more
SINGAPORE – Singapore households can register their interest in collecting a bottle of StayWell mouth gargle from Nov 15, said Temasek Foundation on Thursday (Oct 21). The povidone-iodine gargle, which kills germs that cause sore throat, will be distributed under the foundation’s Stay Prepared initiative, which aims to reduce the spread of illnesses. Interested households can... » read more
SINGAPORE – A Singaporean has been appointed as the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) chief information officer (CIO) and information technology department director. Ms Shirin Hamid is expected to assume her new role on Jan 4 next year and will succeed Mr Edward Anderson, who left the fund in June. A press release by the IMF... » read more
SINGAPORE – Close to 70 Housing Board flats for seniors in a second “vertical kampung” in Yew Tee will be launched for sale in next month’s Build-To-Order sales exercise. Yew Tee Integrated Development, which is the project’s working name, will also house Chua Chu Kang’s first hawker centre, a polyclinic, a community club, a kidney... » read more
SINGAPORE – From Friday (Oct 22), around 1,000 postmen will be delivering 10 antigen rapid test (ART) kits to every Singapore household. The Ministry of Health (MOH) will mail them via SingPost, making it more convenient for the public to test themselves regularly at home. This distribution exercise – the second of its kind – comes... » read more
SINGAPORE – Leading taxi operator ComfortDelGro has introduced a paid insurance scheme against accidents and Covid-19 for passengers who book a fixed-fare cab via its phone app. For 30 cents per ride, passengers using ComfortRide – the taxi giant’s equivalent of non-metered fares offered by private-hire companies – are covered for accidents which result in... » read more
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s first and oldest satellite town Queenstown will be carved out as a health district in a pilot programme to support residents to lead healthier and more productive lives. This will be done through more integrated planning and design of the estate and more community-driven programmes, said National Development Minister Desmond Lee on... » read more
SINGAPORE – About 250 passengers landed at Changi Airport and entered Singapore on Wednesday (Oct 20) morning, arriving on the first two flights under the expanded quarantine-free travel scheme for travellers vaccinated against Covid-19. Flight SQ329 from the Netherlands, operated by Singapore Airlines (SIA), touched down at about 6.35am with about 80 Singapore-bound passengers on board.... » read more
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Wednesday, Oct 20. Pandemic of online misinformation on Covid-19 takes its toll Should confusion remain, public should trust credible scientists and authorities rather than social media: Experts READ MORE HERE 7 more Covid-19 deaths in Singapore; 3,994 new infections All except one unvaccinated case had... » read more
SINGAPORE – From the use of ivermectin to credible-sounding organisations, websites such as Truth Warriors cite a variety of sources including studies and organisations helmed by doctors and physicians. However, as The Straits Times has learnt, these sources and their claims are shrouded in controversy. One such claim that has gained tremendous international attention is... » read more
SINGAPORE – Employees who made claims for owed salaries or wrongful dismissal between April last year and March this year managed to recover $13 million in total from their employers. About 93 per cent of the 4,556 employees who made claims fully recovered their salaries or received compensation from their employers. Their cases were resolved... » read more
SINGAPORE – In managing the Covid-19 pandemic, Singapore did not take a purist “zero-Covid” or “living with Covid” approach, but adopted an eradication strategy when the population was vulnerable before opening up progressively after vaccination had given Singaporeans a protective shield. Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said this on Monday morning (Oct 18) in his... » read more
SINGAPORE – An orally consumed anti-cancer drug known as Bexarotene offers new hope to patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) – an aggressive form of breast cancer that appears more frequently among women below 40. This drug has been found to be able to tame highly aggressive and invasive breast cancer cells by converting them... » read more
SINGAPORE – A new initiative to create training and employment opportunities for persons with disabilities in human resource (HR) services is one example of how employers can promote inclusive hiring, said President Halimah Yacob on Friday (Oct 15). To be commissioned in the first quarter of next year, the HR Power Bank initiative by Human... » read more
SINGAPORE – A Singapore permanent resident who arrived at Changi Airport on July 14 allegedly lied on his declaration form for opt-out travellers so that he could serve his stay-home notice (SHN) at home. Taiwanese Lu Yi Yin, 48, is said to have declared that he would be occupying his home alone or with household... » read more
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s revised carbon tax rate for 2024 will be announced in next year’s Budget, which will also indicate what to expect up to 2030. Speaking at the 35th Singapore Economic Roundtable on Friday (Oct 15), Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said the Republic’s carbon price today is too low. This is why the Government... » read more