PMO: PM Lee to make official visit to Vietnam from 21 to 24 March
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will be making an official visit to Vietnam from 21 to 24 March 2017 to reaffirm Singapore’s longstanding ties with Vietnam. Mr Lee will visit Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC)...
View ArticleFree-roaming chickens in Sungei Api Api area culled
There are only scattered groups of two to three chickens in the Sungei Api Api area now in Pasir Ris after the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) culled most of the free-roaming animals in their...
View ArticleSingapore ranked 26th happiest country in the world, falling four spots from...
Singapore is being ranked 26th out of 155 countries in the 2017 World Happiness Report, falling four spots from its 2016's rank. According to the report, the country has also dropped in its overall...
View ArticleMan arrested in series of milk powder thefts
Singapore Police Force (SPF) announced on Tuesday (21 March) that a 34-year-old man has been arrested for his suspected involvement in a series of milk powder thefts. Earlier this month, the Police...
View ArticleA man fell onto the roof of a garbage truck, pronounced dead by paramedics at...
A 51-year-old man was found motionless on the top of a garbage truck on March 21 at 10.40am. It is reported that the man fell from HDB Block 450F at Tampines Street 42. The unsuspecting crew completing...
View ArticleVivian Balakrishnan visits US to affirm robust and mutually beneficial...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has announced that the Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan met US National Security Advisor Lieutenant General H R McMaster on Tuesday (21 March) to...
View ArticleYee Jenn Jong: Sending the right signals
Former Non-constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) Yee Jenn Jong wrote in his blog on Tuesday (21 March) about the recent flyers that were released by the residents' committee's from the Fengshan...
View ArticleGrab to implement dynamic pricing starting from 29 March
Ride-hailing application provider Grab has announced that it will implement dynamic pricing, JustGrab, starting from next Wednesday (29 March), following approval granted by the transport authorities...
View ArticleAward-winning movie POP AYE to hit silver screen in April
Co-distributors Giraffe Pictures and Golden Village Pictures of the award-winning movie, POP AYE, has announced that the movie will hit silver screens in the Republic on 13 April. The Singaporean...
View ArticleJen Teo Pui Heng to be SEC’s Executive Director with effect from 27 March
Singapore Environment Council (SEC) has appointed Ms Jen Teo Pui Heng to be its new Executive Director with effect from next Monday (27 March) to replace Mr Edwin Seah, who was removed from his...
View ArticleTrio to scale Mount Everest with support from NTU and NIE
Three Singaporeans will begin their quest to climb Mount Everest on 26 March 2017, the first Singapore team attempt since 2009. In one of the world’s most dangerous expeditions, Dr Arjunan Saravana...
View ArticleMINDEF awards contract to ST engineering to produce and supply Next Gen...
Announced in a press release on 22 March, the Singapore Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) has awarded a contract to Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) for the production and supply of...
View ArticleSignificant portion of population remains unconvinced that water price hike...
A significant portion of the population remains unconvinced that the 30 percent increase in water price announced in Budget 2017 is reasonable. When asked if it was reasonable to increase water prices...
View ArticleTrumponomics fades
By Margaret Yang, CMC Markets US markets stabilised last night following a big pullback the previous day. Will Trumponomics continue to support this bull market? This is probably the biggest question...
View ArticleHong Kong customs to press charges against shipping company and captain of...
Hong Kong customs has announced that it intends to press charges against shipping company APL and the captain of the container ship which had transported the nine Terrex Infantry Carrier Vehicles (ICV)...
View ArticlePrice of formula milk in Singapore has gone up by nearly 40%
Just yesterday, it was reported that a man was arrested for his suspected involvement in a series of milk powder theft reported islandwide. It is also understood that he had intentions to sell the milk...
View ArticleSGX-listed companies to embrace e-communication for annual reports and other...
The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has announced that listed companies will soon be able to use electronic communication (e-communication) to transmit annual reports and other documents to shareholders. This...
View ArticleCompany fined $17,500 for failing to pay salaries to employees
Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has announced that Raycom Engineering & Aerospace Pte. Ltd. was convicted and sentenced to a total fine of $17,500 for failing to pay salaries to employees, in the State...
View ArticleTwo men arrested for suspected involvement in series of cases involving theft...
Singapore Police Force (SPF) has announced that it arrested two men aged 24 and 26, for their suspected involvement in a series of cases involving the theft of motorcycle parts. The Police said that it...
View ArticleBilateral meeting between Singapore and US, reaffirms deep and multi-faceted...
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan had a bilateral meeting with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson which focused on concerns to counter terrorism and violent extremism on Wednesday...
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