ICA arrested seven men for unlawful entry to Singapore
Seven men were arrested for illegal entry into Singapore by the Police Coast Guard yesterday. The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) and Coast Guard took notice on five swimmers in the sea off...
View ArticleGovernments state number of Zika-infected citizens in Singapore
The Ministry of Health (MOH) in its press release on Wednesday (31 August) had announced that another 33 people were diagnosed with Zika virus infection as of today (31 August) making the total number...
View Article“IKO Oats Cracker with Muesli” recalled due to small piece of plastic wire found
The Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA) has announced a recall of “IKO Oats Cracker with Muesli” and advises consumers who have purchased the product not to consume it. AVA issued a press...
View ArticleMobile network to be shut down at four stations for CCL testing
Mobile networks for Circle Line (CCL) will be momentarily shut down for the investigation of the intermittent signalling issues that have plagued the line for the entire week. At around 6.45 pm, SMRT...
View ArticleAnother 38 cases of Zika virus infection confirmed, total confirmed cases now...
Ministry of Health (MOH) has just issued a press release which states that as of 12 pm of 2 September, another 38 new cases of locally transmitted Zika virus infection found in Singapore, bringing the...
View ArticleConcerns on Zika virus infection for pregnant women voiced at PM Lee’s Facebook
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had earlier wrote on his Facebook page on Friday that many of people are closely following the news on the local Zika cases. He said that the government had been tracking...
View ArticleTwo men suspected of robbing S$10,000 in Hougang arrested
The Police has arrested two men for suspected robbery at Hougang and charged in court today. On Tuesday (30 August), a 62-year-old man reported that he was robbed of a S$10,000 cash, a gold chain, and...
View ArticleNetizens question govt’s actions on the control of Zika virus infection
As of 12 pm on 2 September, as much as 189 cases were reported by the Ministry of Health (MOH) and National Environment Agency (NEA), two of the confirmed cases were pregnant women. Prime Minister Lee...
View ArticleNTUC FairPrice launches “‘The Trolley Enforcement Project’” to solve its...
Supermart chain, NTUC FairPrice launches new initiative in attempt to resolve its long-standing problem of trolleys being removed by customers without returning by placing enforcement officers at the...
View ArticleEU Lawmakers is trying (again) to make Google Pay for Google News
The European Commission (EU) is proposing a law that would let news publishers across the EU charge companies like Google for reproducing parts of their articles. Fortune News reported on 31 August,...
View ArticlePAP Chairman rejects idea that PAP’s selection process for Prime Minister is...
Chairman of People's Action Party (PAP), Khaw Boon Wan wrote that the next Prime Minister, if it is from the PAP, will be chosen by its next generation of leaders from among themselves. This was...
View ArticleNUS #11 among Asia’s most innovative universities
In its press release on 31 August, the National University of Singapore (NUS) announced that NUS had been placed 11th in the inaugural Reuters Top 75 – the Asia’s Most Innovative Universities ranking....
View ArticleSCDF deployed in response to gas leak at 3 Jalan Samulun
Singapore Civil Defence Force(SCDF) had earlier announced on its Facebook page that it was called for assistance to a gas leak incident at 9.20 am today (4 September). It deployed 3 fire engines, 4...
View Article27 new cases of Zika virus infection, with Joo Seng Road as potential new...
The Ministry of Health (MOH) announced that as of 12 pm, 4 September, it had confirmed another 27 new cases of locally transmitted Zika virus infection, bringing the number to 242 cases. The statement...
View ArticlePM Lee Hsien Loong drops strong hints that Govt will ensure next President to...
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong shared his thoughts about the proposed changes in the Elected Presidency in a Mediacorp broadcast on Sunday (4 September), citing heavily on the joint survey conducted by...
View ArticleOnly silent majority agrees with PM Lee on due changes to elected presidency
Hardly anyone online seems to agree with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's view that there is a need to ensure a minority President is to be elected in the upcoming or future Presidential Election. PM...
View ArticleMOH announced 16 new cases of locally transmitted Zika virus infection
The Ministry of Health (MOH) and the National Environment Agency (NEA) stated that they had found another 16 new cases of locally transmitted Zika virus infection as of 12 pm on 5 September, bringing...
View ArticleDr Tan Cheng Bock agrees with PM Lee about the ideal Presidential Candidate
Dr Tan Cheng Bock wrote on his Facebook page on Monday (5 September) that he is in a full agreement with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's point about ideal President candidate. During the interview...
View ArticleOops but Sports Hub does it again
By Kannan Raj These days, it has become unthinkable for the Singapore Sports Hub to get past an event without facing an online assault the day after for one failure or another. On Saturday 3 September,...
View ArticleDengue cases hiked to 311 cases during the past week
The National Environment Agency (NEA) reported that the cases of Dengue had hiked between 28 August to 3 September 2016, with 311 cases of dengue being diagnosed, bringing the total number of the cases...
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