Singapore News

SINGAPORE: With Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) hitting epidemic levels here, a vaccine against the virulent EV71 strain of the disease took a step closer to the market on Monday.

SINGAPORE: According to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey released on Tuesday by employment services firm Manpower Singapore, employers expect the hiring pace to remain bright for the next three months.

SINGAPORE: Singapore's Edmund Sim has broken a long-standing national record in the men's 20-kilometer (km) race walk.

SINGAPORE: One cent coin is no longer in circulation and most goods and services are charged in whole figures to reduce the hassle of consumers not having enough loose change for payment.

SINGAPORE: Funds collected by the Singapore Red Cross after the March 11 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami in 2011 will be used to build a multi-purpose hall in Iwate Prefecture.

SINGAPORE: Former Minister Lee Kuan Yew expressed sadness in the death of Singapore's former Attorney-General, Mr Tan Boon Teik.

SINGAPORE: Indonesian army chief of staff General Pramono Edhie Wibowo was conferred Singapore's prestigious military award, the Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera) or Meritorious Service Medal (military) by Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen on Monday.

SINGAPORE: Credit card customers in Singapore have reported suspicious transactions charged to them through iTunes, an online Apple application store.

SINGAPORE: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will be in Bogor, Indonesia on Tuesday for a Leaders' Retreat with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

SINGAPORE: Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean is making a four-day visit to Doha, Qatar from March 12 to 15.

SINGAPORE: The Education Ministry has published the results of the 2011 Graduate Employment survey, which polled 12,998 graduates from the three public-funded universities.