Schools on parade after PSLE results
When choosing a secondary school, Aasmiya Mohamed Tahriq, 12, is considering three key points: the school's cut-off point, proximity to her home, and whether it offers her mother tongue.She said: "My...
View Article8 places for the best bak kut teh in Singapore
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View ArticleSo much to fix in Singapore football after Suzuki Cup debacle
When a football campaign ends prematurely and the beaten team return with their tails between their legs, the finger-pointing starts.It is par for the course. There is often a villain or two who bear...
View ArticleIllegal fruitseller tried to intimidate NEA officers
The National Environment Agency (NEA) told The New Paper that the fruit seller who repeatedly set up illegal stalls around Singapore, was caught several times and issued with a notice to attend court...
View ArticleOrchard Plaza fight: Victim kicked, punched for 3 minutes
Man, 28, lands in hospital after fight at Orchard Plaza. One told us she was no stranger to bloodstains.Three others said vomit, footprints, cigarette butts and spit were a common sight.All four work...
View ArticleProbation for teen who posted girl's nude photos
He first convinced a 14-year-old girl to send him nude pictures and videos of herself, and later uploaded the obscene material on Facebook.She found out and pleaded with him to take them down.His...
View Article5 ways you didn't know you could reuse your pasta water
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View Article10 best places for prata in Singapore
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View ArticleNTU student who dies from freak accident in Slovakia helped others even in death
In life, he was known as someone who was always helpful.And so it was also in death.Nanyang Technological University (NTU) undergraduate Justin Tan Honng Tze, 23, died on Friday after a freak accident...
View Article60-year-old man jailed for lashing out at 2 strangers at Boon Lay MRT
He used an umbrella to attack a woman, and when a passer-by tried to restrain him, Victor Michael Loo Lay Pin bit the man and spat at him.Yesterday, Loo, 60, was jailed two weeks after pleading guilty...
View ArticleHalimah Yacob: Jobseekers must be willing to change
That was Madam Halimah Yacob's wake-up call to those who have lost their jobs amid the economic uncertainties."I know it's really very challenging, if you've been an engineer for years, to try to move...
View ArticleFirst female president? No comment for now, says Halimah Yacob
She has been touted as someone who could make history by becoming Singapore's first female president. But Madam Halimah Yacob, 62, simply laughed when the topic was brought up."I think it is still a...
View ArticleFootball: Sundram rejects defensive tag
Lions coach rues missed chances, says he had the best squad available at Suzuki Cup.His Lions were booted out of the AFF Suzuki Cup at the first hurdle, with a solitary point - and goal.And V...
View ArticleForeign worker heroes honoured
Retiree Connie Tan was reading at her home in Sunset Place, Clementi, when she saw lightning strike outside her window.When she checked a while later, she realised that a room on the third storey of...
View ArticleHe is allegedly paid by Zam Zam boss to slash rival
The owner of Singapore Zam Zam allegedly hired a secret society headman to slash a rival's face, a court heard.Zackeer Abbass Khan, 45, the owner of the well-known murtabak restaurant in North Bridge...
View ArticleJob lets her leave early for dialysis
She has been through at least a dozen operations, considers the hospital her second home and attends dialysis sessions thrice a week.But Miss Nadia, 28, a petite and spunky woman, does not let her...
View ArticleSingapore and Myanmar ties to improve
Singapore and Myanmar will begin discussions on a bilateral investment treaty and avoidance of double taxation, in a sign of growing economic ties between the two countries.This move will send a...
View ArticleEnjoy local dishes on this free tour
This newspaper is not the only good thing you can get for free.At Ion Orchard, you can enjoy food, history and the arts for free too.Plus, if you are a tourist, you can get a $5 voucher to use at the...
View ArticleSheng Siong chief executive says kidnap sentence is fair
Take my life, but don't harm my son - that was what Sheng Siong supermarket chief executive Lim Hock Chee's mother, Madam Ng Lye Poh, told her kidnappers after she was abducted in January 2014.Mr Lim...
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