According to a friend of the deceased, the latter slept rough in the Hamilton Road area and came to Singapore from Ipoh in the 1980s.Continue Reading
The Friendly Streets initiative is expected to be piloted in Ang Mo Kio, Bukit Batok West, Tampines, Toa Payoh and West Coast by 2025, and may be expanded to other neighbourhoods in future.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: Transport operator SMRT has filed a police report after a boy allegedly blocked an MRT platform door at Jurong East station, delaying the train on Tuesday (Feb 28). At about 5pm, a commuter on the east-bound station platform “deliberately prevented a platform screen door from closing”, SMRT Trains president LamContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: Following a record-breaking end to the month, the rainy weather in Singapore is expected to persist, with temperatures dropping to the low twenties. The Meteorological Service Singapore on Friday (Mar 3) forecast “periods of showers, heavy at times” to take place between Friday and Saturday, with another monsoon surge expected to affectContinue Reading
While mass pro-democracy protests have scaled down across Thailand, the crackdown on child political activists continues. Now, a legal rights group says the juvenile justice system is violating the rights of minors
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The Election Commission (EC) may be asked to rule on whether the involvement of the Progressive Movement’s core figures in the Move Forward Party (MFP)’s campaign constitutes a violation of election campaign rules.Continue Reading
TERRORISM, SELF-RADICALISATION A THREAT At the G20 meeting, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan also touched on other transboundary issues threatening Singapore’s security, such as illegal drugs and terrorism. “Some of you may be aware that Singapore has one of the strictest laws, the harshest penalties for illegal drugs. Drugs are a nationalContinue Reading
An investigation will be launched into an MP who allegedly played cards for money at his office in parliament.Continue Reading
The winner of the Asian Wave in 2012 will perform in Singapore as part of her Journey To The Future tour. Continue Reading
Whether you’re in the mood to party or chill, get whisked away to Tokyo or NYC, you can always count on the watering holes in Clarke Quay.Continue Reading