Straits Times Interactive - SINGAPORE

Welfare home gets $113k upgrade

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

WHAT can $113,000 buy? For some, a luxury watch or a car.

Pilgrimage to Mecca may cost more this year

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

MUSLIMS planning to go on the haj pilgrimage to Mecca may have to pay more this year than in previous years.

Police probe cycling row caught on clip

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

THE man had been cycling along Changi Coast Road when he got into a heated argument with two other cyclists there, apparently about who had the right of way.

Wanted: Young culture buffs

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

YOUNG people hold the key to helping South-east Asian countries cooperate better in the field of arts and culture, ministers from around the region have agreed.

Doc jailed 4 weeks over fatal crash

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

A DOCTOR involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident along Clementi Road two years ago was yesterday jailed for four weeks and banned from driving for five years.

Inside the secret garden of S'pore's orchid pioneer

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

TUCKED behind the Adam Road Food Centre is a secret garden: a compact nursery packed wall-to-wall with home-grown, prize-winning heritage orchids.

'Extend pay hike to non-union workers'

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

THE new recommendations by the National Wages Council (NWC) for low-wage workers should be implemented not just by unionised companies, but non-unionised ones too, Minister of State for Community Development, Youth and Sports Halimah Yacob said yesterday.

Youth group grants old folk's wishes

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

GIVEN Singapore's sweltering weather, 64-year-old Ong Siew Hong has one wish - a fan.

NLB to expand reading scheme

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

YOUNG children from low-income families can now enrol in a reading programme for up to five years instead of one previously.

Tip-top service, come rain or lost camera...

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

PUB technical officer Kamarudin Fadilah spent a night and the following morning last year trawling the Ulu Pandan River for a camera that was not even his.

Shaw Centre's shop tenants to move out

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

By CAROLYN KHEW

Novena Ville sold en bloc for $131m

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

TENANTS of a busy stretch of eateries in Novena are weighing their future after the Novena Ville site was sold to the Fragrance Group for $131.52 million.

Minds' milestones

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

1961: A group of philanthropists open Singapore's first special education school, Chin Pu Centre in Towner Road, to cater to intellectually disabled children.

Disabled to run new thrift shop

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

A THRIFT store with a difference will open at a void deck in Redhill next month.

Six revelations

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

1. Claws that drop

METAL claws that help to hold up the third rail supplying power to the trains have been dropping since the first MRT line was built in the 1980s. The cases were sporadic and often isolated.

Ahoy! Have fun learning Singapore's history

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Actor Pavan J. Singh, posing as a worker for the Island Adventures interactive exhibit at the National Museum of Singapore, instructing MacPherson Primary pupils (from right) Ashis Tamang, Uzawal-Sunwar and Krittin Ratthanavudh how to clean the deck of a ship. Island Adventures runs from today to July 22 and aims to make Singapore's history come alive through story-telling, interactive displays and role-playing activities. Visitors to the museum can enjoy free admission to Island Adventures today and tomorrow. ST PHOTO: TED CHEN

Fit airbags in all cars: Motoring body

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

THE Automobile Association of Singapore (AAS) yesterday called for all cars to be fitted with not just seat belts, but also airbags, to bring them in line with international standards.

Recalled breast milk bag declared safe

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

TWO months after a type of disposable plastic bag to store breast milk was recalled for suspected toxicity, the authorities here have declared it safe.

He's using TV ad to spur animal adoption

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

THE SPCA's efforts to promote animal adoption will get a boost when a television commercial is shown next month.

RWS levies bus charge to plug entry loophole

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

BUSES that pull up at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) will now have to pay $40 if their passengers have no intention of patronising its facilities.

Blogger's revenge gets mixed reactions

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

A DAY after blogger Xiaxue fought back against men who called her stupid and a prostitute online, her 'name and shame' approach has garnered mixed reactions.

Don't play in muddy fields, says MOH

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

RUGBY clubs will continue to use Turf City pitches, but will call off games if it rains, in the wake of advice from the Ministry of Health (MOH) to do so when the weather turns bad or the field is muddy.

MOH is investigating a suspected outbreak of microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis that affected about 150 children who took part in an international rugby tournament at Turf City last month.

Charged with helping loan shark

Thu, 24 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

A SINGAPORE Airlines cabin crew member was yesterday charged in a district court with assisting an unlicensed moneylender in his business.

Apex court rejects clan ouster appeal

Thu, 24 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

THE Court of Appeal yesterday dismissed a move by a Hainanese clan association here to oust its president and honorary secretary.

TCM physician sorry for SMSes to ex-patients

Thu, 24 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

A FORMER Eu Yan Sang sinseh placed a quarter-page public apology in The Straits Times on Wednesday for texting some former clients about his new private practice earlier this year.