Remote Gambling Act that takes effect on Feb 2 will not affect gaming...
Singapore poised to block all roads to unlicensed gambling websitesBy Lim Yi Han and Aw Cheng Wei, The Straits Times, 29 Jan 2015FROM Monday, punters in Singapore will no longer be able to access a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
S'pore's SEA Games budget: $324.5m
Organisers hope event will leave legacy of a sports culture in countryBy Jonathan Wong and May Chen, The Straits Times, 29 Jan 2015SINGAPORE will spend $324.5 million to host the SEA Games in June, but...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Singdollar gets surprise tweak as oil changes the landscape
It will appreciate slower as inflation eases; interest rates tipped to riseBy Chia Yan Min, The Straits Times, 29 Jan 2015IN A surprise move, the central bank has acted months ahead of its scheduled...
View ArticleClik here to view.
'Fear and paralysis' in Taiwan's policymaking
Ex-minister warns about reluctance to make correct but unpopular decisionsBy Li Xueying, Regional Correspondent In Hong Kong, The Straits Times, 29 Jan 2015IN TAIWAN, 1,000 litres of tap water cost...
View ArticleClik here to view.
PM Lee calls for clean, not cleaned, city
PM reacts to meadow of trash that music fans left behindHelp S'pore progress from cleaned city to truly clean, he postsBy Rachel Chang, Assistant Political Editor, The Straits Times, 29 Jan...
View Article15th Social Service Office officially launches in Serangoon
By Nadia Jansen Hassan, Channel NewsAsia, 29 Jan 2015The 15th Social Service Office (SSO) in Singapore was officially launched on Thursday (Jan 29) by Mr Seah Kian Peng, Adviser for Braddell...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Volunteers may act for mentally incapacitated
New scheme lets them help manage finances for those unable to do soBy Janice Tai, The Straits Times, 30 Jan 2015A NEW scheme where volunteers help to make financial decisions for people who can no...
View ArticleWhy it's wise to steer clear of stem cell clinics
By Andy Ho, Senior Writer, The Straits Times, 30 Jan 2015TENNIS star Rafael Nadal, who crashed out of the Australian Open this week, was reported in late 2013 and again late last year as having...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Do S'pore neighbourhoods risk death by cappuccino?
By Pow Choon Piew, Published The Straits Times, 30 Jan 2015BY ALL accounts, gentrification should not exist in Singapore, at least not in the conventional sense of the term, which refers to the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Big spike in cyber scams drives up crime stats
TODAY, 30 Jan 2015A startling three-fold jump in the number of cyber-cheating cases drove up the total number of crimes here for the first time since 2009, the police’s latest annual crime statistics...
View ArticleClik here to view.
20 new speed cameras to be installed at 11 locations from March
Beware: Digital speed traps aheadPolice hope they do for speeding what cameras did for running red lightsBy Danson Cheong, The Straits Times, 30 Jan 2015DIGITAL red-light cameras have made drivers more...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Parliament Highlights - 29 Jan 2015
Parliament passes MediShield Life Scheme BillBy Leong Wai Kit, Channel NewsAsia, 29 Jan 2015Parliament on Thursday (Jan 29) passed the MediShield Life Scheme Bill, which will provide universal...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sengkang plot not for commercial columbarium: Khaw
By Lester Hio, The Straits Times, 30 Jan 2015NO COMMERCIALLY-driven columbarium will be built on land set aside for a Chinese temple, National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan told Parliament...
View ArticleClik here to view.
MediShield Life Scheme Bill Passed Into Law
Bill passed, making health insurance for all a realityGovt to subsidise at least 90% of any premium increase in first yearBy Rachel Chang, Assistant Political Editor, The Straits Times, 30 Jan 2015WITH...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bone marrow donors honoured as heroes at event
Non-profit group aims to recruit 50,000 potential donors within three yearsBy Andrea Ng, The Straits Times, 31 Jan 2015SENIOR manager Dave Eng was 33 and had just become a father in late 1994 when he...
View ArticleMalay/Muslims mark jubilee with SG50Kita events
They include youth programme, fund-raising and community projectsBy Olivia Ho, The Straits Times, 31 Jan 2015THE Malay/Muslim community will spearhead a series of programmes called SG50Kita to get...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hacker who called himself 'The Messiah' jailed 4 years and 8 months
By Ian Poh, The Straits Times, 31 Jan 2015A HACKER who called himself "The Messiah" was jailed for four years and eight months yesterday, after pleading guilty last week to 39 charges of computer...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New alcohol laws passed - drinking in public places banned from 10.30pm to 7am
New alcohol laws aimed at those who cause troubleRules effective from April 1 not meant to prevent peaceful drinking: IswaranBy Lim Yi Han, The Straits Times, 31 Jan 2015ISLANDWIDE curbs on late-night...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The top global risk - water
By Cecilia Tortajada And Asit K. Biswas, Published The Straits Times, 31 Jan 2015THE World Economic Forum (WEF) has just published its 2015 Global Risk Report. This is the 10th year of this global...
View ArticleSPD Youth Aspiration Award 2015
Hard work and talent helps youth with dwarfism go from ITE to polytechnicBy Amelia Teng, The Sunday Times, 1 Feb 2015Abandoned by his father, and made fun of in school, Mr Muhammad Diroy Noordin never...
View Article