Singapore News

SINGAPORE: An assistant manager, who received about S$32,000 for helping to defraud the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) of nearly S$12.2 million, was jailed 18 months on Thursday.

SINGAPORE: The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SDCF) and Mercy Relief signed a Memorandum of Intent (MOI) on Thursday to synergise their resources and networks for humanitarian cooperation to provide a quicker and more unified response during future regional disasters.

SINGAPORE: Singapore's Central Provident Fund Board has extended the Minimum Sum Topping-Up scheme to also benefit parents-in-law and grandparents-in-law.

SINGAPORE: Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean and US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Wednesday signed a Joint Statement on Supply Chain Security.

SINGAPORE : The first public forum on Vision 2030 - the government's long-term blueprint for Singapore sports - was held on Wednesday.

SINGAPORE : Thirty-five high-ranking government officials from China will undergo a new training course - called the Mayors' Programme by the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) - next month.

SINGAPORE: Singapore's foreign ministry said it is closely monitoring the situation following the earthquake off the coast of Aceh, Indonesia.

SINGAPORE: The trial of former Romanian diplomat Silviu Ionescu continued on Wednesday in Bucharest, with two Romanian witnesses called to stand.

SINGAPORE: More bus pooling services departing from housing estates to the city are on the way.

SINGAPORE: The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) and the police on Wednesday said they received 38 calls from the public about the tremors caused by the strong earthquake off Sumatra, Indonesia.

SINGAPORE : Some recruitment experts have said the proposed wage shake-up by Professor Lim Chong Yah earlier this week could blunt Singapore's competitiveness, if implemented.