Brain cancer patient treated with off-label drug frets over costs when insurance coverage stops in April 2023
SINGAPORE – Mr Zhang Chang Hua is 42 years old and works in regional customer service for a multinational company. He and his wife, a […]
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Vaccination centres busier this week as more aged 50 and above go for booster shots
SINGAPORE – More people aged 50 and above have gone for their first as well as their second Covid-19 booster shots, as vaccination centres saw […]
Grandfather, 84, and granddaughter, 14, found dead in Bukit Batok
SINGAPORE – A 14-year-old girl and her grandfather, 84, were found dead at two locations in Bukit Batok on Thursday evening (June 23), said the […]
Drug-free after years of struggle, ex-gang member now helps drug offenders stay clean
SINGAPORE – Mr David Chong has spent 36 years of his life behind bars, having been in and out of prison more than 10 times, […]
Services at Immigration and Checkpoints Authority resume after power outage
SINGAPORE – Affected services at the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) Building have resumed operations as at 10.30am on Saturday (June 25). Earlier, the ICA said that […]
Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association pivotal in war on drugs: President Halimah
SINGAPORE – The Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association (Sana) has played a pivotal role in the fight against drugs, President Halimah Yacob said on Saturday (June 25). […]
Yishun knife attack: Man charged over allegedly using 26cm knife on couple
SINGAPORE – A man who allegedly attacked a couple with a knife at a housing block in Yishun on Thursday was charged in court on […]
Yishun knife attack: Man charged over allegedly using 26cm knife to attack 2 victims
SINGAPORE – A man who allegedly attacked a couple with a knife at a housing block in Yishun on Thursday was charged in court on […]
Pulau Ubin’s main village may have up to 90% of electricity from solar energy by 2023
SINGAPORE – By 2023, Pulau Ubin’s main village could have up to 90 per cent of its energy needs powered by the sun, thanks to […]
12 winning entries at Chinese radio scriptwriting contest
SINGAPORE – One winning script at this year’s Chinese Radio Drama Script Writing Competition was about a man who gets his wish to live forever […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on June 25
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Saturday, June 25. S’pore banks raise interest rates on loans for HDB flats
‘Last resort’ no more: ITE turned their lives around
SINGAPORE – Set up in 1992 to take in the academically weakest students, the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) has fought to shed its image […]
Falling in love with acting at ITE
SINGAPORE – As a teenager, Ms Siti Khalijah Zainal did not dare tell anyone that she wanted to be an actress. “I was too shy […]
He made his pitch and is scaling the heights of innovation
SINGAPORE – After Secondary 4, Mr Derrick Lee made a “pitch” to his family and teachers – to let him join the Institute of Technical […]
Giving students a sense of accomplishment
SINGAPORE – After nearly 30 years working in several industries, switching to the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) felt like a homecoming for Mr Thong […]
Slow learner sticks to her priority and nails the competition
SINGAPORE – As a young girl, Ms Shuner Villaneuva Leong was inspired watching her mother’s friends do pedicures and manicures for her at home. “It […]
Junior RSAF fighter crew get taste of flying with other aircraft in Exercise Red Flag-Alaska
SINGAPORE – In her three years piloting the Republic of Singapore Air Force’s (RSAF) F-15SG fighter jet, Captain Julie Lim never had the chance to […]
Parents unfazed by rise in Covid-19 cases as schools reopen on Monday
SINGAPORE – Parents of children returning to school on Monday (June 27) after the June holidays are not overly worried about the recent increase in […]
New committee for the welfare of security agents in S’pore to be formed by year-end
SINGAPORE – A new committee that will look after the welfare of security agents in the Republic will be formed by the end of the […]
Director of freight forwarding company who evaded paying over $1 million in GST fined $4.4 million, jailed
SINGAPORE – A sole director of a freight forwarding company was fined $4,419,000 and jailed eight months on Thursday (June 23) for fraudulently evading goods […]