Wyndham enters into Singapore with 2 brands.

Wyndham Hotel Group announced the company's entry into Singapore with the opening of two properties: Ramada Singapore at Zhongshan Park and Days Hotel Singapore at Zhongshan ...

Archbishop William Goh officially takes over as head of the Catholic Church of Singapore

Archbishop William Goh has officially taken over as head of the Catholic Church of Singapore. This after Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Archbishop Nicholas Chia at noon in Rome, or 6pm Singapore time on Saturday. Archbishop Goh is in charge of the office "at the moment of the announcement", said the Apostolic Nunciature of Singapore in a statement last night. An inaugural ...

PA to recruit 1000 new immigrants to lead and volunteer at grassroots level by end-2014

The People's Association (PA) wants more new immigrants to lead and volunteer at grassroots level. Its chief executive director Ang Hak Seng said on Saturday that the association hopes to recruit 1,000 of them, to fill 300 spots as grassroots leaders and 700 volunteer positions by the end of next year. Mr Ang was speaking at this year's third Integration Carnival, an annual event to ...

New football programme to help underprivileged and at-risk youth

A football programme aimed at changing the lives of underprivileged and at-risk youth was launched on Saturday by the SportCares Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Singapore Sports Council. Called "Saturday Night Lights", the programme is held on Saturdays from 7pm to 11pm. It offers quality coaching, supper, and bus rides home - all at no charge - to about 90 youth. The coaches and ...

Vivian Balakrishnan to visit Chiang Mai for 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit

Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Vivian Balakrishnan (above) will attend the 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit (Apws) in Chiang Mai, Thailand. -- ST FILE PHOTO: DESMOND ...