No change in number of dengue infected cases for three weeks
National Environment Agency (NEA) has announced that there were a slightly hike in numbers on dengue cases this week which saw 86 patients diagnosed. This weekly figure is only a case higher than last...
View ArticleNKF terminated CEO Edmund Kwok due to “personal indiscretion”?
The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) announced in a press release the Chief Executive Officer, Mr Edmund Kwok has been terminated with immediate effect and a three-member executive committee (exco) is...
View ArticleNigerian national set to be hanged at dawn tomorrow for trafficking of...
Chijoke Stephan Obioha, a Nigerian graduate who first came to Singapore for a football trial, is set to be hung at dawn tomorrow after the Court of Appeal dismissed an Urgent Criminal Motion filed by...
View ArticleSingapore to expect thundery showers in November
Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) has announced that members of the public should expect higher rainfall in November. It said for the rest of November 2016, the wet weather experienced in the...
View Article‘Secret’ Service: Roman Catholic Prison Ministry (RPCM) withholds details...
Chijioke Stephan Obioha, Nigerian who was first arrested in 2007 for trafficking Marijuana, was hung at dawn yesterday in Changi Prison. After his last ditch criminal motion was thrown out by the Court...
View ArticleElderly woman found dead in Kallang River
An elderly woman was found dead, floating on the Kallang River early on Monday (21 Nov). A member of public who was taking his morning walk near the river, saw the body floating in the water while he...
View ArticleNumber of dengue infected cases continues to drop in Singapore
Dengue cases dropped as only 72 cases were diagnosed between 13 and 19 November according to the figures by the National Environment Agency (NEA). This weekly figure is 12 cases fewer than last week....
View ArticleSingapore designed armoured fighting vehicle impounded by Hong Kong Customs
According to a report by FactWire, a watchdog news organization in Hongkong, states that Hong Kong customs have held a batch of armored fighting vehicles (AFVs) that was shipped into Hong Kong, and...
View ArticleMinistry of Defence acknowledges seized armored vehicles in Hong Kong belong...
Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) has announced that the shipment of Terrex Infantry Carrier Vehicles (ICVs) and associated equipment that has been seized by the Hong Kong customs belong to the Singapore...
View Article5,000 bags of trademark-infringing rice imported from India seized
Singapore Customs has seized over 5,000 bags of trademark-infringing rice from a shipment that was imported from India to Singapore on Thursday (24 November). It said that the proprietor of the...
View ArticleSAF team en route to Hong Kong to address security of equipment held by Hong...
In the latest update to the incident where nine Terrex Infantary Carrier Vehicles (ICVs) of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) were detained by the Hong Kong customs, SAF said that officials from its...
View ArticleClaims from road traffic, industrial accidents to be raised from 1 December 2016
The Supreme and State Court have announced that the State Courts’ jurisdiction for claims arising from road traffic accidents and claims for personal injuries resulting from industrial accidents will...
View ArticleCuba’s leader of revolution, Fidel Castro, dies at 90
Fidel Castro, revolutionary leader of Cuba has died at the age of 90. He had been in poor health since an intestinal ailment nearly killed him in 2006. The news was announced by his successor as Cuban...
View ArticleRecall of Infant Brown Rice Si Shen Powder due to discovery of a piece of...
Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) has announced that it had received a feedback from a member of the public on 23 November 2016 about a piece of wire mesh that was found in a tin...
View ArticleChina lodges protest with Singapore over military relations with Taiwan
China lodged a protest with Singapore after nine armored infantry carrier vehicles (IFVs) from Singapore along with other equipment were seized by Hong Kong customs on 23 November. "China has already...
View Article23-yr-old man arrested for suspected involvement in slashing incident at...
A 23-year-old man was arrested on Sunday (27 November) due to a slashing incident involving a 28-year-old man. According to The Straits Times, the victim, Mr Yeo Zhen Jie, had a terrible wound on his...
View ArticleChief of Army: Stopover at Xiamen, a purely commercial decision taken by APL
Chief of Army Major-General (MG) Melvyn Ong stated at a media briefing at Choa Chu Kang Camp on Tuesday (29 November) that there was nothing unusual about the nine Terrex Infantry Carrier Vehicles...
View ArticleVivian Balakrishnan: Singapore will not allow any single issue to hijack...
Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan has stressed that Singapore will not allow any single issue to hijack its longstanding, wide-ranging relationship with China. Dr Balakrishnan, who was...
View ArticleRSAF to deploy military blimp to enhance its aerial and maritime surveillance...
The Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) has announced that the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) plans to deploy an aerostat to complement the Singapore Armed Forces' (SAF's) suite of sensors to identify...
View ArticleFatal car accident involving NTU exchange student in Slovakia
A Nanyang Technological University (NTU) student died in Slovakia last Friday (25 Nov), NTU said in a statement released on Tuesday. Justin Tan Honng Tze (23) was driving a rented car during a storm in...
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