JB's largest mall to have shops, homes and serviced apartments
Johor Baru's largest mall is being built by Capital City Group, which is listing on the Singapore Exchange via a reverse take-over of marble producer Terratech Group.Due to open early next year,...
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View ArticleNot a good year for bonuses, raises
Planning to buy that big ticket item with your year-end bonus? You might want to wait until you know how much you are getting.Bonuses are likely to be stagnant or lower, and fewer employees will...
View ArticleShe's in paradise after Coldplay reposts her photo
When she spent about eight hours making Coldplay-inspired macarons, Miss Priscilla Loh never imagined that the British band would repost her photo on their Instagram page, saying her creations were...
View ArticlePolice officers save two-year-old boy
Police Senior Staff Sergeant Mohamad Azhar Abdul Aziz, 30, was handling a complaint from a member of the public on March 18 when an elderly woman dashed into the Sengkang Neighbourhood Police Centre...
View ArticleHardest thing is to let go of great ideas
Mention "game designer" and you would likely imagine massive computer set-ups - huge screens with many windows open, each configuring a certain aspect of a playable character or an open world.But...
View ArticleGetting personal about her fitness career
"It is not a real job.""You will not last long.""If I look the way you do, I am sure I will get all the jobs."These are some of the many discouraging comments Ms Laila White, 50, had to face. She has...
View ArticleElderly need to be vaccinated too
Pneumonia is said to be an old man's friend - it accompanies him to the end of his life.But as the third leading cause of death here, the lung infection can hardly be considered a friend, said Dr Leong...
View ArticleLaw may be reviewed to counter fake news
As the scourge of fake news takes hold across the globe, Singapore is seriously considering how to deal with it.Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam told Parliament yesterday: "They can cause harm to...
View ArticleLaw amended to crack down on complex cybercrimes
People who use or trade personal information obtained illegally can now be charged with an offence even if they did not perform the hacking to retrieve the data, after changes to cyber security laws...
View ArticleRude awakening for 3 Romanians
Police have arrested three Romanians - two men and a woman who entered Singapore on March 29 on social visit passes - for their suspected involvement in at least 12 cases of theft.Preliminary...
View ArticleHougang MRT bag scare 'handled correctly'
It was prudent and necessary for the police and SBS Transit to react the way they did after an unattended bag was found at Hougang MRT station on Sunday afternoon, security experts said.A 39-year-old...
View ArticleSentosa condo unit auctioned off at $6.6m loss
A former condo unit owner took a hammer blow like no other in the first quarter when a bank auctioned off his high-end property at an estimated $6.6 million loss.The 4,069 sq ft condo apartment at...
View Article2014 winner walks runway at London Fashion Week
In less than three years, Diya Prabhakar has gone from strutting down the runway on the New Face stage to a much bigger one - modelling for multiple labels at London Fashion Week 2017 (LFW) in...
View ArticleTechnology is 'critical in fight against terrorism': Shanmugam
The mindsets and operation methods of terrorists are changing, Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam said yesterday."Terrorists are no longer interested in taking hostages," he said."They want to...
View ArticleTerror attacks unpreventable, but it's how we react that counts: experts
Terror attacks cannot be prevented totally, but what matters is never to stop trying and learning how to respond when they do happen, terrorism experts at the Milipol Asia-Pacific homeland security...
View ArticleNo texts and mails after 5pm for these teachers
At West Spring Primary School, teachers are banned from replying to work-related e-mails and texts before 7.30am and after 5pm on weekdays, as well as over the weekend.They also get two days in the...
View ArticleCracks in this Shell but it holds
You could be forgiven for thinking this year was a contest between films which can cause the most outrage.In that regard, Ghost In The Shell (or GITS) is doing pretty well. But as an actual movie?The...
View ArticlePTC begins review of public transport fare formula
The Public Transport Council (PTC) has begun a review of the formula it uses to adjust bus and train fares.The review will assess "the effectiveness of the current fare adjustment formula and mechanism...
View ArticleHigh PSI level raises risk of cardiac arrest
When haze is blown into the country, a strong burning smell is not the only thing Singaporeans should be concerned about.Poorer air quality is linked to an increased risk of cardiac arrest occurring...
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