UAE Singapore discuss global development

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Singapore have held talks over international development. The talks were held between UAE's minister for international cooperation and development, Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid al-Qasimi and visiting Singaporean minister for foreign affairs K. Shanmugam and his delegation. Both sides discussed ways to support efforts in international development, stimulating the ...

Indian lorry driver jailed in Singapore

An Indian lorry driver has been jailed by a court in Singapore for causing the death of one person and injuring 14 others due to negligence while driving. Periyasamy Jayaprakash, 25, pleaded guilty to causing the death of Mathialagu Kathiravan, 19, when his lorry collided head-on with another lorry on the Tanah Merah Coast Road here in the morning of July 3 last year, the Straits Times reported ...

ComChest sets another record fund-raising target of $85.9 million for this year

ComChest's donation boxes in supermarkets. The Community Chest (ComChest) kicked off its annual fund-raising drive on Wednesday by announcing another record fund-raising target of $85.9 million for this year. -- ST FILE PHOTO: NG SOR ...

Heng Chee How condemns alleged physical abuse of worker at IT company

NTUC deputy secretary general Heng Chee How speaking at the annual fair employment conference organised by the Tripartite Alliance on Fair Employment Practices. Physical abuse of workers by their bosses cannot be condoned in Singapore, said NTUC deputy Secretary-General Heng Chee How in a post on his Facebook page on Wednesday. -- ST FILE PHOTO: JAMIE ...

City Harvest defence tries to show church-linked company was viable business

Church founder Kong Hee and his lawyer (right) Edwin Tong, arrives at the Subcourt on the fifth day of trial on May 22 2013. Defence lawyers for the accused in the City Harvest trial tried to show on Wednesday morning that church-linked company Xtron Productions was a viable business. -- ST PHOTO: SEAH KWANG ...