LTA awards Contract to Build Noise Barriers in Clementi, Eunos and Lakeside
[photo credit: Channel NewsAsia]The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded the contract to install 3.5km of noise barriers at nine locations to CKT Thomas Pte Ltd.LTA said that it had initially...
View ArticleMinLaw Announces Start of Protection from Harassment Act where Victims Can...
The ministries of Law and Home Affair announced today that the Protection from Harassment Act 2014, which was introduced to strengthen harassment laws in Singapore, is now in force. The Act will allow...
View Article5 Times More People Unable to Pay off Mortgages and Forced to Sell Property
The number of properties forced to be sold increased by five times last year as the number of bankruptcies increased as well.In 2013, there were only 32 forced sales listing but last year, this spiked...
View ArticleChan Chin Sing: Chee Soon Juan is a Nobody
Chee Soon Juan recently had two articles published in the Huffington Post talking about Singapore. However, it seems that the government has taken issue with Dr Chee going to foreign media and have now...
View ArticleLTA: We Want to Reduce Train Waiting Times in 2016
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is now saying that it want train waiting times to be shortened but any change will only take effect in 2016.LTA said today that it would be introducing a Tightened...
View ArticleHDB Land Parcel in Yishun Attracts Bids of $185.09 Million for 99 Year Lease
A land parcel for mixed commercial and residential use in Yishun along Yishun Avenue 4 was put up for sale and received bids as high as $185.09 million for the land which has a 99 year lease.The...
View ArticleThree Men Attacked Two Men with Parangs in Tanjong Pagar over a Filipino Hostess
Three man launched an attack on two men after the Filipino girlfriend of one of the three men made merry with a man from the other group and angered her boyfriend.Mohd Hamdan Noordin, 42, was with his...
View ArticleHigh Business Costs have Forced Companies to Close Down and Productivity to Drop
[photo credit: The Straits Times]More firms are retrenching their staff or closing down as the high business costs make it difficult for these firms to stay afloat or to even restructure. The National...
View ArticleDid Chan Chun Sing Admit that State-Controlled Media Censors Opposition Voices?
Did Social and Family Development Minister Chan Chun Sing admit that state-controlled media censors opposition voices?Yesterday, Mr Chan wrote a response to the Huffington Post to criticise them for...
View ArticleChan Chun Sing: We are Looking into Protecting Vulnerable Adults who might...
Minister of Social and Family Development Chan Chun Sing said that the ministry will explore how vulnerable adults can be protected if they are unable to take care of themselves.“In MSF when we draw up...
View ArticleCentury 21 CEO: There will be Enough Homes for 6.9 Million People in S'pore...
There is an oversupply of homes in Singapore but if we allow the homes already planned to be built to be completed, Singapore will be able to have enough homes to accommodate 6.9 million people.This...
View ArticleMan who Molested Stepdaughter for 3 Yrs Jailed 2 Yrs and Given 6 Strokes of Cane
A man who kept molesting his stepdaughter for three years was sentenced to two years in jail and six strokes of the cane last Friday.He started molesting her when in 2011. She was only 12 at that time...
View ArticlePM Lee: Next GE May See Smaller GRCs, More SMCs but We Will Keep the GRC System
In a wide-ranging interview with the media at the Istana, PM Lee spoke about many issues including what we might expect in the next election.PM Lee said that the elections are likely to still be a...
View ArticlePM Lee: We Need a New Formula for Singapore, But I'm Not Sure What it is yet
PM Lee Hsien Loong told reporters that he understands that Singapore needs changes but he was not yet certain on what exactly those changes should be.He said that politics will not remain static but he...
View ArticleLee Hsien Loong: S'poreans Still Want PAP to be Govt, God Help You if You...
The Singapore prime minister Lee Hsien Loong believes that Singaporeans want the PAP to be the government. "We are in a very unusual situation where there is a clear consensus for the ruling party, for...
View ArticleLee Hsien Loong: It's Tough to Keep Both the Economy Strong and Voters Happy
[photo credit: South China Morning Post]Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that there is "no alternative" to productivity growth and that the Singapore economy has to keep being open. He...
View ArticleTwo Cats Found Murdered in Telok Blanga
A family going out to breakfast on Friday were shocked to find that two of the community cats at Telok Blanga had been murdered.The family had been going out for breakfast as the coffee shop near their...
View ArticleRats Seen in Punggol Field, at Least 15 Burrows Spotted
It seems that Bukit Batok is not the only one with a rat problem as residents in Punggol have reported that there is also another infestation at Punggol Field near Block 106A.Residents report seeing at...
View Article53 Year old Man Arrested for Causing Oil Spill on Paterson Road
A 53 year old man has been arrested in relation to the oil spill which closed down Paterson Road in front of ION Orchard on Thursday.Police explained that the man was believed to have been driving a...
View ArticleChan Chun Sing is not Helping the PAP by making Personal Attacks on Chee Soon...
Minister of Social and Family Development must have been trying to discredit and paint Dr Chee Soon Juan in a bad light with the letters he wrote to both Huffington Post and Straits Times but instead,...
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