Police are looking for the man (pictured) to assist with investigations into a case of theft from an ATM machine located at 2 Changi Road, Shell Kembangan Station, on Aug 23, 2011. --PHOTO: ...
Two men were arrested on Tuesday for breaking into a flat at Hougang Avenue 8. On Wednesday, Feb 15, a resident at Hougang Avenue 8 reported to the police that a safe deposit box containing ...
SINGAPORE (AP) - Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) says it posted a loss during the fourth quarter as a glut of container ships and waning global trade undermined freight rates. NOL said in a statement on ...
This screengrab shows one of the RSAF's helicopters, the S-70B, displayed at the Singapore Airshow 2012. -- ST PHOTO: LEE JIA XIN/GURVEEN KAUR A country's air defence is one of its ...
By Goh Eng Yeow Wilmar reports that fourth quarter profits grew 57 per cent to US$500 million (S$627 million), while revenues rose 26.7 per cent to US$11.52 billion. For the quarter, earnings ...
Two women working for an African drug syndicate were arrested on Tuesday for trying to traffic 2.3kg of Ice through Singapore, the biggest haul this year. -- PHOTO: CENTRAL NARCOTICS ...
Actors performing a scene in Cooling Off Day, a play by Alfian Sa'at. The play chronicles the 2011 General Elections and provides a portrait of Singaporeans concerned about their role in ...
The Government has appointed Mrs Chua Siew San (nee Tan) as Singapore's next Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand and Mr V.P. Hirubalan as Singapore's next Ambassador to the Republic of ...
Resorts World Sentosa's operating profit for the three months to Dec 31 came in at $405.9 million, up 4 per cent from a year ago. -- ST PHOTO: MUGILAN ...
By Tham Yuen-C A man who allegedly molested a 9-year-old boy at a shopping mall was arrested on Tuesday. The 22-year-old is believed to have accosted the boy on Sunday at the men's ...
By Karamjit Kaur SIA Cargo has decided to cut capacity by 20 per cent after a prolonged dip in demand for air freight. The market has been weak for the last nine months and there are no signs ...
By Khushwant Singh The two women were staying at a shelter for victims of family violence when one of them told the other that wearing jewellery given to her by her ex-husband would bring her ...
(MENAFN) Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIA) said that due to ongoing weak demand and high fuel prices, the carrier reduced its cargo capacity by 20 percent, reported Reuters.The company added that the ...
New tourism developments and infrastructure has generated a tremendous amount of buzz in Singapore, resulting in a growth of 20.4% in April alone, totaling 938,000 visitors from around the world. ...
The Singapore Tourism Board announced its forecasts for the tourism industry for 2010: 11.5 to 12.5 million in visitor arrivals and $12.6 - $13.3 billion in tourism receipts. This optimistic ...
For 27-year-old Chng Xueru, founder of Dou Hua Zhuang, that was her mantra - even though she took a big pay cut when she quit her well-paying job as an offshore banking relationship manager to ...
my paper Wednesday, Feb 22, 2012 Mr Henry Tang, who filed papers on Monday to run for Hong Kong's highest political office, yesterday refuted latest newspaper reports that he had an alleged ...
Singapore: Political website apologised Wednesday to Singapore's prime minister for a posting that alleged nepotism in the appointment of the premier's wife as head of a state-linked ...
Lee Siew Ngan, the daughter of the founder of former mainboard-listed furniture firm Chuan Soon Huat Industrial, was fined $250,000 on Wednesday for market rigging. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI ...
By Elena Chong A youth who was involved in the Downtown East killing of a 19-year-old was the first in the 12-member group to plead guilty on Wednesday to a reduced charge. Jason Chew Wei ...
Operational hours for the Central Business District (CBD) taxi rule will be shortened and aligned with the full-day bus lane operational hours from March 1. -- ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN ...
The government and bus operators are injecting 800 buses into the transport system over the next few years and The Straits Times would like your feedback. -- ST PHOTO: MUGILAN ...
Former Workers' Party member and MP for Hougang Yaw Shin Leong wrote to the Clerk of Parliament on Feb 20 to say that he would not be appealing against his expulsion from the party. -- THE NEW ...
By Khushwant Singh A former youth programme coordinator was jailed a year and eight months on Wednesday for touching the private parts of a 14-year-old girl. Cheng Chin Shen, 31, was then ...
By Elena Chong A man who punched a parking warden on the face was fined $2,000 on Wednesday. Seah Kok Hor, 57, then a delivery driver, admitted to hurting Mr Anwar Sam Samat, 36, at the ...
By Elena Chong A court on Wednesday annulled a five-year driving ban on a cyclist who caused the death of a motorcyclist in a traffic accident. Shohel Abdul Bayes, 35, a Bangladeshi worker, ...
Mr Richard Wan (above), was served with a lawyer's letter asking that TRE apologise and take down a post that alleged cronyism in the appointment of Madam Ho Ching as the chief executive ...
Metal clips (above) are found in pairs at 0.7m intervals along MRT tracks. They secure the rail to the horizontal wooden sleepers beneath it. One such clip fell from the 8m-high train viaduct ...
Professor Yeo Tiong Min (left) will take over as dean and Professor David Llewelyn will become deputy dean of the SMU School of Law. -- ST PHOTO: RAJ ...
AsiaOne Thursday, Dec 22, 2011 The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) today released three residential sites at Bedok South Avenue 3, Jervois Road and Boon Lay Way for sale to provide ...
The New Paper Thursday, Dec 22, 2011 SEVERAL minutes after their conversation, he heard shouts of "robbery". Sales executive Terry Hung, 26, saw two women, one of them pregnant, ...
The New Paper Thursday, Dec 22, 2011 HE WAS in the middle of a business meeting in China when he received a phone call from his daughter. In between sobs, she told him a piece of news that ...
The New Paper Thursday, Dec 22, 2011 ABOUT 30 children were present in the classroom, heads bent over books while listening intently to their tutor as she barked out her instructions. A ...
my paper Thursday, Dec 22, 2011 Cashier tills are ringing not just at retail stores this Yuletide season. The Christmas cheer that carolling groups spread as they sing from hotel lobbies to ...
my paper Thursday, Dec 22, 2011 The Boys' Brigade (BB) has managed to fulfil all the wishes of its more than 29,000 beneficiaries, the highest number in the 24-year history of its ...
my paper Thursday, Dec 22, 2011 Complaints about a road divider in Bugis have resurfaced, almost four years after the problem was first highlighted by my paper. Back then, pedestrians griped ...
my paper Thursday, Dec 22, 2011 FROM today, commuters can expect shorter waiting times as SMRT increases train frequency on the North-South Line. SMRT said yesterday that waiting times would be ...
English and Malay Newspapers Division awards winners from The Straits Times. From left to right, Mr John Lui for Commentary of the Year; Ms Tan Hui Yee for Feature of the Year; Ms Lim Kai Li and Ms ...
By Magdalen Ng Some banks are acting early to implement a security measure designed to guard against card fraud where a credit or debit card is stolen before the customer receives it in the ...
By Elena Chong, Courts Correspondent A cyclist was fined $6,000 on Tuesday for causing an accident that left a man dead. Bangladeshi worker Shohel Abdul Bayes, 35, was also banned from ...
Mr Lim, chairman of MacPherson Community Club's photography club, getting ready to take a portrait photo of Madam Chombi Ismail, 79. About 60 needy seniors have had their photos taken so far. ...
By Karamjit Kaur, Aviation Correspondent Changi Airport got off to a flying start for the year, with 4.24 million passengers handled last month. This figure, 12 per cent more than in the ...
A steaming onsen (hot spring) in Nagano, Japan. The Japan National Tourism Organisation has lined up a slew of carrots to woo Singaporeans at the Natas fair. -- PHOTO: JNTO The Japan National ...
About one in four patients fails to show up for appointments at specialist hospital clinics. With the free mobile app, patients can view, change or cancel appointment dates easily. -- ST PHOTO: TED ...
By Amanda Tan & Jermyn Chow Installing LCD screens or spiffy sound systems in cars may raise the fun factor in driving but safety experts caution that they could distract drivers. Falling ...
The boy is about 1.4m tall, has fair complexion and is of small build. -- PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE Police are seeking information about a 13-year-old boy who went missing four days ago. ...
By Cheryl Ong An expert panel has suggested that all children should be screened for disability or developmental problems before the age of three. It also called for children with special ...
By Jessica Lim The National University of Singapore (NUS) has ordered a student Christian group to cease all activities on campus, after it came under fire for its insensitive remarks about ...
The issue of limited transport options for the disabled came under the spotlight last year when SMRT Taxis said it was withdrawing its fleet of London cabs. The announcement triggered an outcry from ...
Commuters trying to board shuttle buses provided by SMRT at Bishan MRT station after a breakdown in MRT services on the North-South Line on Dec 15, 2011, left passengers stranded. -- ST PHOTO: ...
2/21/2012 7:16 PM ET (RTTNews) - The Singapore stock market has closed higher now in three straight trading days, collecting almost 50 points or 1.6 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index ...
AsiaOne Wednesday, Dec 21, 2011 SINGAPORE - Police have arrested four men and nine women, ages 26 to 58, for suspected involvement in loansharking activities. During an 8-hour islandwide blitz ...
The Business Times Wednesday, Dec 21, 2011 Singapore - The days of virtually unlimited mobile data usage are numbered. SingTel will be launching Singapore's first fourth-generation (4G) - ...
AsiaOne Wednesday, Dec 21, 2011 SINGAPORE - A survey revealed that 66 per cent of Singaporeans are happiest with their current access to information of global news and trends. Of the 200 ...
AsiaOne Wednesday, Dec 21, 2011 SINGAPORE - To celebrate the New Year, StarHub will be offering free access to over 140 TV channels. Viewers will have free access to channels ranging from world ...
SINGAPORE - Premiums for certificates of entitlement (COEs) for cars continue to fall across all categories in December's second bidding exercise. The biggest drop was registered in the ...
AsiaOne Wednesday, Dec 21, 2011 The Media Development Authority (MDA) has award SPH Unionworks the FM92.0 radio frequency for the launch of a new English station. The free-to-air commercial ...
Above picture: Minister of State for Trade and Industry Lee Yi Shyan (right) and other members of the Retail Price Watch Group (RPWG) visiting an NTUC FairPrice outlet in Bedok on 25 February ...
AsiaOne Wednesday, Dec 21, 2011 The SMRT bus driver who was ferrying the passenger when she fell and hit her head has been suspended. The driver is a Singaporean who has been an SMRT service ...
The New Paper Wednesday, Dec 21, 2011 THERE is one thing Lim Itthiphat,11, desires above all the material things anyone can give him for Christmas. "I want Singapore citizenship," ...
The New Paper Wednesday, Dec 21, 2011 Just how unlucky can one man get? A 52-year-old insurance agent, who gave his name only as Mr Tong, ended up stuck inside an MRT tunnel not once, but ...
AsiaOne Wednesday, Dec 21, 2011 Increased efforts to round up stray dogs at Punggol Waterway by authorities have been met with protests by animal lovers. The trapping and culling efforts were ...
Russia, South Korea and Singapore signed a cooperation deal on developing nanotechnology Thursday.A memorandum of understanding signed Thursday on the sidelines of the 2011 St. Petersburg ...
By Daryl Chin A 32-year-old man believed to be involved in a number of housebreaking and theft cases has been arrested near Selegie Road on Tuesday. After extensive ground enquiries and crime ...
By Lin Zhaowei A new undergraduate scholarship that is aimed at developing future Singaporean leaders in various strategic sectors was announced on Tuesday. The Singapore-Industry ...
English and Malay Newspapers Division awards winners from The Straits Times. From left to right, Mr John Lui for Commentary of the Year; Ms Tan Hui Yee for Feature of the Year; Ms Lim Kai Li and Ms ...
By Elena Chong A debtor turned runner was sentenced to 30 months' jail and 15 strokes of the cane for conspiring with others to harass others on behalf of an unlicensed moneylender. Chua ...
Maids across the world face hardships. SINGAPORE: A 26-year-old Indonesian maid was reportedly raped by a neighbor, then slashed with a knife and thrown from a second-storey flat in Singapore, ...
The Nation/Asia News Network Tuesday, Feb 21, 2012 THAILAND - An HIV-positive taxi driver has been arrested for robbing and raping many of his passengers in Bangkok. Kaew Sangmuang, 43, claimed ...
The abuse started soon after the maid came to work for Norhanita Sulaiman in February 2010. The ill-treatment became more vicious and Ms Siti Musyarofah had to seek help from a neighbour four months ...
