Electric vehicle battery flat? Mobile charging vans to the rescue
2022-10-20
One service provider’s 10-minute charge can last about 30km, roughly the distance between Raffles Place and Changi Village.Continue Reading
More than 600 appeals for waiver of 15-month HDB resale wait-out period: Desmond Lee
2022-10-20
The wait-out period was one of several property cooling measures that were introduced on Sep 30.Continue Reading
Man fined for abandoning cat he brought with him from Hong Kong, after it attacked other pets
2022-10-20
SINGAPORE: A man was fined S$2,500 by a court on Wednesday (Oct 19) for abandoning his pet cat by leaving it at a lift lobby in Bukit Batok. Lau Wai Hung, 43, pleaded guilty to one count of breaching his duty of care as an animal owner by permanently abandoningContinue Reading
Singapore’s household debt situation ‘healthy’, with low non-performing home loans: Alvin Tan
2022-10-20
The proportion of non-performing mortgages among financial institution loans has remained low at 0.3 per cent.Continue Reading
Pre-schools required to secure premises, be prepared to handle emergency evacuation during crises: Sun Xueling
2022-10-20
Two Members of Parliament had raised the issue of security in pre-schools in the wake of an assailant’s mass attack on children in Thailand earlier this month. Continue Reading
Bills to repeal 377A, amend Constitution to protect definition of marriage tabled in Parliament
2022-10-20
Mr Lee had said in his National Day Rally speech that attitudes towards homosexuality have shifted considerably, and while Singapore remains a broadly conservative society, gay people are now better accepted, especially among younger Singaporeans. “Most people accept that a person’s sexual orientation and behaviour is a private and personal matter,Continue Reading
Indonesia bans all syrup medicines after death of 99 children
2022-10-20
It follows a cough syrup scandal in The Gambia which has been linked to the deaths of nearly 70 children.Continue Reading
Man resold S$153,000 of his company’s meat products after failing to be reimbursed, gets jail
2022-10-20
On his employer’s instructions, the man hired three part-time workers and paid them first, but was not immediately reimbursed for their salaries.Continue Reading
Bivalent vaccines for 18-49 age group to come later in 2022, as Singapore secures more supplies: Ong Ye Kung
2022-10-20
The bivalent Moderna/Spikevax vaccine was rolled out on Oct 14. Continue Reading
ICA to deploy additional generators as backups during future maintenance periods to avoid power outage
2022-10-20
Minister of State for Home Affairs Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim was addressing questions about the power failure at Woodlands Checkpoint on Oct 9 which caused delays with immigration clearance for several hours. Continue Reading