Singapore News

SINGAPORE : Lucien Wong has been appointed as a new member of the Advisory Board to the National University of Singapore's (NUS) Law Faculty, from May 1.

SINGAPORE : Singapore and Malaysia are enhancing cooperation to develop even more leaders in the area of education.

SINGAPORE : The number of warning letters issued on killer litter has been going down over the past two years.

SINGAPORE: Singapore's security agencies believe escaped Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) detainee Mas Selamat Kastari is still in Singapore, according to the best available information, Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng said in Parliament on Monday.

SINGAPORE: The Committee of Inquiry (COI) that was formed to look into Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) leader Mas Selamat Kastari's escape has recommended that a new detention centre for internal security detainees be built in Changi Prison.

SINGAPORE: Officers responsible for Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) detainee Mas Selamat Kastari's escape from the Whitley Road Detention Centre (WRDC) will be disciplined and penalised, Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng said in Parliament on Monday.

SINGAPORE: Deputy chairman of International Enterprise Singapore, Sunny Verghese, will take over from Euleen Goh as chairman of the board on Tuesday.

SINGAPORE: A confluence of three critical factors led to security lapses that resulted in Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) detainee Mas Selamat Kastari's escape from detention in February.

SINGAPORE: The Public Transport Council (PTC) has set a new service standard for buses running feeder services, stating that 85% of such bus services should run at intervals of no more than 10 minutes during weekday peak hours.

SINGAPORE : For years, English and officially-termed "Mother Tongues" ruled the classrooms, while dialects - such as Hokkien or Hakka - languished at home, in private conversations, perhaps used occasionally when communicating with one's elderly grandparents and neighbours.

SINGAPORE: 17 SBS Transit bus services will be temporarily diverted due to road closure for the JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge Singapore 2008 on 23 April from 2.30pm to 8.00pm.

SINGAPORE: Senior Minister of State for Education and Information, Communications and the Arts Lui Tuck Yew will attend the 3rd Asia-Europe (ASEM) Culture Ministers' Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 21 to 24 April.

SINGAPORE: Strengthening Singapore dollar has helped to manage rising costs as Singapore is dependent on imports, said Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean at a Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC event on Sunday.