SPH CEO LG Ng can’t stop decline in newspapers ad page count
It was reported on Sunday (18 Mar) that the advertisement page count of Singapore Press Holdings’ (SPH) Straits Times had slipped 12.7% year-on-year for 2Q in its financial year of 2018 (FY18). SPH's...
View ArticleCitizens raise safety and viability concerns on fines imposed on airlines...
In a Straits Times report dated 19 March, it was said that penalties will be rolled out in the coming months by Changi Airport to punish airlines that are not punctual. It is said that habitual...
View ArticleShanmugam: Public prosecutor does not intend to file any applications in...
Law Minister K Shanmugam told Parliament on Tuesday (20 March) that the public prosecutor does not intend to file any applications in respect of three directors currently serving time for criminal...
View ArticleSEAB studying option of scanning and marking answer scripts electronically
Senior Minister of State for Education Janil Puthucheary told the House on Tuesday (20 March) that the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (SEAB) is studying the option of scanning and marking...
View ArticleST now offers SkillsFuture approved English course amid decline in...
The Straits Times (ST) announced today (21 Mar) that the public can now use their SkillsFuture credits to take up ST's "English Masterclass" course, designed to help people improve their writing. It...
View ArticleNEA advisory on religious activities during Qing Ming festival
National Environment Agency (NEA) urges members of the public who observe religious activities such as burning of incense papers during the Qing Ming festival to do so in a considerate manner and keep...
View ArticleCigarette smuggling syndicate leader sentenced to 5 yrs 8 months’...
Singapore Customs and the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) have announced on Thursday (22 March) that the leader of a cigarette smuggling syndicate was sentenced by the State Courts on 22...
View ArticleTech giants grilled by Select Committee on their efforts to combat deliberate...
Parliamentary Select Committee on deliberate online falsehoods scrutinised social media giants by representatives of technology companies Twitter, Google, the Asia Internet Coalition, and Facebook over...
View ArticleST Editor: We report news fairly and objectively without bias – but publishes...
During a parliamentary select committee's hearing on Deliberate Online Falsehoods yesterday (23 Mar), Editor-in-Chief of Straits Times (ST), Warren Fernandez, assured the committee that ST reports news...
View ArticlePTC Chairman: Commuters spoken to were “quite happy to bear higher fares”
During Parliamentary debates in early March (7 Mar), Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan said that the fare formula for public transport is being reviewed in view of the upcoming infrastructure upgrades....
View ArticleST Editor: Online sites attack mainstream media to divert traffic and...
At a hearing of the Select Committee on Deliberate Online Falsehoods yesterday (23 Mar), SPH Editor-in-chief Warren Fernandez accused online sites of attacking mainstream media so as to divert traffic...
View ArticlePM Lee going all way out to please Fernvale residents in the forthcoming...
At a community event in Fernvale yesterday (24 Mar), Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced a new sports hub as well as community care facilities for the residents living in the area. Fernvale now...
View ArticleCarpark fee to be introduced to all national schools and junior college from...
Following a carpark policy review for schools, teachers at all national schools and junior colleges will have to pay when they park their vehicles on the school premises starting from 1 August. To park...
View ArticleMassive increase in premium rates for Medishield rider – SGs liable to be...
In Parliamentary debates earlier this month (Mar 2018), Senior Minister of State for Health Chee Hong Tat announced that new Integrated Shield plan riders must feature co-payment of at least 5 per...
View ArticleZaobao insinuates TOC as major source of “fake news” amongst socio-political...
In a media release yesterday (26 Mar), the official government feedback website REACH published findings of its poll on public "Attitudes towards Fake News". "Majority of respondents concerned with the...
View ArticleSingapore Court of Appeal clarifies certain aspects of personal consumption...
by Guo Rendi On 5th March 2018 (Monday), a three-judge Court of Appeal – comprising Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon, Judge of Appeal Andrew Phang and Judge of Appeal Judith Prakash – dismissed the...
View ArticleApplication by Li Shengwu to challenge AGC’s order dismissed by High Court
A High Court judge has dismissed an application by Li Shengwu, the nephew of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to challenge an order by the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) to personally serve him papers...
View ArticleLTA: Commencement of testing for future traffic management system
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has announced that it will be testing the efficacy of Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) camera systems and Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) beacons...
View ArticleMalaysia tables controversial fake news bill which imposes fines of up to...
Malaysia has tabled a wide-ranging Bill in Parliament to target any news, information, data and reports, which is or are wholly or partly false, whether in the form of features, visuals or audio...
View ArticleCompetition Commission of Singapore did not receive formal notification from...
The Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) stated that it has not received formal notifications from Grab and Uber regarding the acquisition of Uber's Southeast Asia business. According to Channel...
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