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SINGAPORE: Police have arrested a man who passed himself off as a cop. The 27—year—old suspect is believed to have committed theft and molest in Circuit Road. On February 6, the suspect approached two young victims in the area and identified himself as a police officer by flashing a card. He directed the victims to [...]
Elderly people (back to camera) doing exercises SINGAPORE — More social services are needed as Singapore’s population ages and demands evolve. Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, Chan Chun Sing, said this on the sidelines of a seminar on Thursday. Mr Chan said the government will need to share and educate the public [...]
SINGAPORE: A body was found under the flyover at the junction of Kampong Java road and Cavenagh Road on Thursday evening. Police said they were informed at 5.56pm. The body is believed to be that of a male Indian. Police said the body is not decomposed. CID officers and forensic officers were at the scene [...]
Mr Heng Swee Keat. WASHINGTON DC: The Singapore education system believes in continuous improvements to stay updated with societal needs, even as educational experts from the United States gave it a stamp of approval during a panel session at Thursday’s Singapore Conference. In the session titled, “Partnerships in Education: Preparing Students for a 21st Century [...]
Singapore Parliament house. SINGAPORE: With more opposition MPs in Parliament, there are concerns debates will become more partisan. NMP—designate Assistant Professor Eugene Tan from the Singapore Management University, said some “partisan—sparring” was already seen in the recent debate on political pay. Asst Prof Tan, who has expressed interest in speaking about issues concerning pre—school education [...]
Turf City SINGAPORE: In the latest twist to the tenancy woes at Turf City mall, sub—tenants may have to vacate their shops despite an earlier High Court order, which allows them to stay while the mall’s master tenancy change hands. They were told on Friday that the current master tenant, Singapore Agro Agricultural, has made [...]
Credit cards SINGAPORE: Credit Bureau Singapore said the number of credit card holders aged 21 to 29 have shot up by nearly 50 per cent over the past four years. They now total 150,667. However, this group is also seeing a bigger jump in those not paying in full. From 2008 to 2011, the bureau [...]
Steve McMahon, First XI head coach, observing the amateur footballers during the trials. SINGAPORE: More than 1,400 hopefuls turned up at the trials for MediaCorp TV’s first reality show on football, First XI. Dribbling, passing, shooting, and the beep or fitness test, which proved to be the hardest for the hopefuls. These were the skills [...]
Beneficiaries of HCA Hospice Care mingling and dancing with MediaCorp artistes and volunteers. SINGAPORE: It was a Lunar New Year celebration for the beneficiaries of HCA Hospice Care, MediaCorp’s adopted charity. Beneficiaries were treated to a time of song and games, and even got to mingle and dance with MediaCorp artistes. They also enjoyed a [...]
Singapore Parliament House. SINGAPORE: A Parliamentary committee has selected nine Singaporeans for its next batch of Nominated Members of Parliament (NMPs). This is the maximum number allowed under the scheme, which was introduced in 1990, to allow non—partisan citizens to enter Parliament and add diversity of voices. The Clerk of Parliament said the Special Select [...]