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SINGAPORE: The body of the undergraduate who went missing at sea after a sailing training session on Thursday, was found on Saturday.The body of 22-year-old Levin Angsana was recovered about 300 metres off Raffles Marina - a short distance from where the accident happened - at about 7.30am.The SMU student and four other sailors were ...
SINGAPORE: Reports in recent years of fit and healthy young men collapsing and dying while exercising do not mean sudden cardiac deaths occur most in this age group.The reality is actually quite different, says Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Hawazi Daipi.Less than 3 per cent of sudden cardiac death victims were below 35 years old.In ...
SINGAPORE: Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo has said Singapore must not get involved in Malaysian politics.He gave this response when asked by the media if bilateral relations would be hit by the ongoing political turmoil in Malaysia.Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim have been dominating the headlines in the ...
SINGAPORE: Clarke Quay, a food and entertainment venue by the Singapore River, will have a new attraction next month.A 16-month S$1 million contract will see magician Ning and her partner JC Sum perform stunts twice a day, six days a week at The Arena, a club at Clarke Quay.The latest attraction is believed to be ...
SINGAPORE: The message to go green went into the heartlands on Saturday, with SWITCH - short for Simple Ways I Take to Change my Habits.The event kicked off in Toa Payoh where over 10,000 residents and families learnt how to make their daily habits more eco-friendly.[Source: CNA]
SINGAPORE: Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan has said his ministry will review the living donor transplant programme to see if there are any lapses, after a current case of organ trading wraps up in court.He is confident that this episode will not dent Singapore’s reputation as a medical hub.In the first case of its kind, ...
SINGAPORE: If you think toys and comics are child’s play, think again.Tens of thousands of fans flocked to the very first Singapore Toy & Comic Convention, which opened its doors on Saturday.Over 70 exhibitors from 10 countries are showcasing their products.Visitors can get their hands on the latest video games, pit their skills against each ...
SINGAPORE: Residents of Ang Mo Kio and Yio Chu Kang can soon look forward to a multi-million-dollar Active Ageing Centre aimed at promoting elderly well-being.Built at a cost of some 2.8 million Singapore dollars, the centre will be the first of its kind in the district.To be completed by the end of next year, the ...
SINGAPORE: Over the last decade, the cost of a cubic metre of reclaimed used water has gone down from 80 US cents to 20 US cents, and desalinated water from 1.50 US dollars to 50 US cents.Such dramatic reductions in the cost of water are the results of Singapore’s investments in research on water technology, ...
SINGAPORE: People from all ages came together for a game of paintball, the second leg of the Singapore Paintball Novice Series.Altogether, 14 teams from Singapore competed for the title of Champion and some S$4,000 worth of prizes.[Source: CNA]
[Source: CNA]SINGAPORE: NTUC Chief Lim Swee Say warned that stagflation is the worst case scenario Singapore can face at this time. During a visit to Sengkang West on Sunday, he added that this can arise if Singaporeans are unable to survive the high costs of living while facing a stagnating economy.Mr Lim observed that half ...
[Souce: CNA]SINGAPORE: Police have arrested a 26-year-old Sabahan man in connection with the murder of a 61-year-old Singapore Permanent Resident.Abdul Khalid Othman was pronounced dead inside a flat at Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8 on 21 June.Authorities tracked down the suspect to a hotel in the Geylang area.
[Source: CNA]SINGAPORE: There are nearly one thousand unionised companies in Singapore but only sixty companies have given the one-off special bonus as recommended by the tripartite National Wages Council.NTUC Secretary General, Lim Swee Say explained that not every company is having wage negotiations at this time.For now some 40,000 workers from the 60 unionised companies ...
The manager said he will look at the CCTV. But he still came back to me and told me he found NOTHING! He said he asked his people to search the whole WWW, but they found nothing.And thats it! End of their job. They even told my sister, some people even lost their things inside ...
The comprehensive tender was placed on the GeBiz website, the Singapore government’s one-stop e-procurement portal and had to be fully completed and submitted online with significant detail of how the CGs matched Temasek’s unique educational requirements.Green continued: “The Chyron LEX2 and Lyric PRO solution was selected as it proved to have the most …
SINGAPORE : A mammoth challenge in traffic logistics awaits even before the first Formula 1 car can whizz past on streets here.Over 12 days, from September 20 to the early hours of October 2, various roads in the Central Business District (CBD) will be closed to traffic at various times, TODAY has learnt.[Source: CNA]
I still remember vividly when I just stood up and walked away from this other telco a year back when they demanded many things from us solely based on ‘we are big and you are only a small startup’. Exclusive, no commitment, need 24/7 support, you get S$1 from the sales etc. We may be ...
SINGAPORE : Going for a movie is a relaxing activity for most, but for parents of those with intellectual disabilities, being in a cinema can be quite challenging.Some children with special needs are afraid of the dark and loud sounds, so watching a movie can be quite a traumatic experience for them. [Source: CNA]
Three more ‘lot to likes’ and then I will conclude for now. Learning a new metro system is always complicated; the ticketing and ground rules are invariable different from place to place. …
One of the rare “pre-65ers” to maintain a blog, some of Dr Lee’s infinite wisdom was immortalised on the Internet recently inside 85 posts that were made over the past year since April 200 …
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