• Regrettable that Todd family has decided to walk out on inquiry into Shane Todds death

  It is "regrettable" that the family of American researcher Shane Todd has decided to not to participate at the inquiry into his death, said Law and Foreign Minister K Shanmugam on Wednesday in a press conference. This is because the family could have answered questions about their allegations that have been contradicted by the State Counsel's investigations, he said. For ...

• Students fight it out in underwater robotics competition

  Three students from Outram Secondary School managed to design and build a robot capable of removing the most algae from aquariums while submerged, to clinch the top prize in Republic Polytechnic's 5th Annual Underwater Robotic Olympiad. -- ST PHOTO: LAU FOOK ...

• Police arrest suspects involved in a series of scrap metal theft cases

  Two men believed to be involved in a series of scrap metal theft cases have been arrested. The first suspect, a 46-year-old man, was detained at Jurong Shipyard on Tuesday at about 9.27 am when he attempted to leave the shipyard in a tipper truck. Thirty pieces of the scrap metal zinc anodes, valued at about $1,000, were discovered in his truck. He told the police about the involvement of ...

• Police arrest armed robber who allegedly targeted same convenience store twice

  A 47-year-old male has been arrested for his involvement in at least two incidents of armed robbery at a convenience store in Bukit Batok. The suspect entered the convenience store at Block 523 Bukit Batok St 52 at 1 am on Monday morning. Armed with a penknife, he robbed the staff of about $300 in cash and fled. Later that night, the suspect returned to the same store at about 11.30pm and ...

• Statements of Todd family given to police may be read out during inquiry

  The Todd family was not present for Wedneday morning's hearing. Shane's three brothers, (from left) John, Chet and (right back) Dylan, leaves the Subcourt with a witness, (centre, in suit) Ashraf Massoud. -- ST PHOTO: SEAH KWANG ...

• Retirement age of uniformed Home Team officers to be reviewed Iswaran

  Mr S. Iswaran, Second Minister for Home Affairs, mingles with members of the audience during the intermission at the Asian Conference of Criminal and Operations Psychology. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is in discussions with the Public Service Division to review the retirement age of uniformed Home Team officers, said Mr Iswaran. -- ST FILE PHOTO: EDWARD ...

• SAVH building gets free makeover from BCA and SCAL

  The 46-year-old building of the Singapore Association for the Visually Handicapped (SAVH) got one of its most extensive makeovers to date, much to the delight of those who use it. To top it off, the $30,000 renovation was sponsored by the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) and the Singapore Contractors Association Limited (SCAL). -- ZAO BAO ...

• New leadership programme for less-academically inclined students

  Tampines Secondary School students, who shared their experiences on the CCE Leadership Programme, take a bow after their presentation during the launch at Tampines Secondary School on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. The new leadership programme targeted at less academically-inclined students was officially launched on Wednesday by Education Minister Heng Swee Keat. -- ST PHOTO: KEVIN ...

• Montana parents quit Singapore inquest into sons death

  HELENA --The Veterans Affairs Montana Health Care System is preparing for a major renovation of its hospital at Fort Harrison, creating ...

• Nestle expands Singapore RD amid Asia market growth

  Photo from http://www.nestle.com.sg/ GENEVA -- Swiss-based global food giant Nestle said Wednesday that it had expanded its research and development operations in Singapore, amid robust Asian market growth. Nestle said that it invested almost 4.0 million Swiss francs (3.2 million euros, $4.1 million) to extend its research facility, and would this year add 20 jobs to the current team of 100. ...

• Aerospace training institute receives national certification

  Avionics lecturer Wong Sin Kiat, 60,(standing) guides Acting Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin as he tries out a flight simulator for a Boeing 737 at the opening ceremony of a new training complex at the Air Transport Training College on Wednesday afternoon. The Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) has certified the Air Transport Training College as a national continuing education and ...

• President Tony Tan lauds Singapore Red Cross work

  President Tony Tan (right) looks at handicraft made by the disabled from the Red Cross Home For The Disabled, while Mr Tee Tua Bah (red tie), Chairman of the Red Cross and Ms Rose Toh (2nd right) look on. Mr Tan was the guest of honour at the inaugural Singapore Red Cross (SRC) Awards on Wednesday where he handed out awards to outstanding volunteers and partners. A total of 24 volunteers and ...

• New association to fight illicit trade in excisable goods

  A new association to fight illicit trade in excisable goods was launched on Wednesday by the world's four largest international tobacco companies. Called the Digital Coding & Tracking Association (DCTA), it will promote international standards and digital technologies to help governments fight smuggling, counterfeiting and tax evasion. Behind this initiative are the British American ...

• Minister of Justice discusses Judicial and Legal Cooperation with Singapore

  WAM ABU DHABI, May 22th, 2013 (WAM) -- Dr. Hadef bin Jowan Al Dhahiri, Minister of Justice, and K. Shanmugam, Singaporean Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Law discussed judicial and legal cooperation between the two countries at a meeting also attended by Mohammed Ahmad Hamel Al Qubaisi, UAE Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore, Mohammed bin Hamad Al Badi, Undersecretary of the ...

• PM Lee on Japan FTA Lets go for ambitious review

  Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (left) poses with Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Kantei, Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Singapore would like the ongoing review of its free trade agreement (FTA) with Japan to be an "ambitious review", and not one resulting in just minor adjustments, Mr Lee said in Tokyo on Wednesday, after meetings with its top leaders. -- ST PHOTO: LIN ...

• Office bullying video sparks outcry in Singapore

  SINGAPORE -- A Singapore company supervisor caught on video slapping a male intern is in trouble after the clip went viral on the web and sparked a public outcry. Police confirmed to AFP that a complaint had been lodged against the supervisor, who works at a software company, and the manpower ministry said it had also been alerted about the alleged case of workplace abuse. The 17-second ...

• SE Asia Stocks-Singapore up on earnings hopes Thai shares fall

  BANGKOK, May 22 (Reuters) - Most Southeast Asian stock markets rose to new highs on Wednesday on light to moderate volume and ahead of U.S. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony in Congress, with expectations of improved earnings forecasts supporting Singapore shares. Singapore's Straits Times Index was up 0.3 percent at 3,454.37, reversing Tuesday's fall, led ...

• Taiwans UMC sets up RD centre in Singapore

  TAIPEI (AFP) - Taiwan's United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), a leading microchip maker, Wednesday said it has spent $110 million setting up a research and development unit in Singapore.The unit will undertake R&D collaborations with local research institutes, such as Singapore's Institute of Microelectronics, the company said in a statement.UMC is the world's third ...

• Ex-engineer gets nine months for cheating two women of luxury handbags

  Goh Lee Yin arrives at the Subcourt for sentencing on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Goh was sentenced to nine months' jail on Wednesday for cheating two victims of $97,000 over the purchase of luxury Hermes handbags. -- ST PHOTO: SEAH KWANG ...

• Car COEs head higher in latest bidding for May

  Potential car buyers and members of the public at a Toyota showroom. Certificate of entitlement (COE) for cars ended higher at the latest tender Wednesday as the prospect of more changes that could lead to higher costs triggered a small buying frenzy. -- FILE PHOTO: NEO ...

• UPDATE 2-DBS-Danamon deal hinges on Singapores invite to Indonesian banks

  Wed May 22, 2013 5:25am EDT (Recasts, adds Indonesia bank law proposal, analyst quotes) By Saeed Azhar and Janeman Latul SINGAPORE/JAKARTA May 22 (Reuters) - Southeast Asia's largest bank merger now depends largely on cooperation between Singaporean authorities and Indonesian politicians. Indonesia's central bank gave Singapore's DBS Group Holdings Ltd its long-awaited approval on ...

• New leadership programme to help civil servants become specialists

  Office workers walk in Raffles Place on Nov 6, 2012. A new leadership programme was launched to help civil servants become specialists in their respective fields. -- ST FILE PHOTO: RAJ ...

• Bullying Singaporean boss deals office blows

  (5 mins ago) A Singaporean company supervisor caught on video slapping a male intern is in trouble after the clip went viral on the web and sparked a public outcry. Police confirmed to AFP that a complaint had been lodged against the supervisor, who works at a software company, and the manpower ministry said it had also been alerted about the alleged case of workplace abuse. The 17-second ...

• New E-exam for students taking this years A-level Mother Tongue Language B paper

  The Education Ministry will introduce "e-examination" for mother tongue starting from this year's A-level Mother Tongue Language "B" exam. For the first time, computer-based writing will be introduced. Some 300 junior college students under the Mother Tongue Language B programme will complete their functional writing on a computer, where they will type out either an ...

• Parents of dead American doubt honesty of Singaporean inquest prepare to head for home

  The parents of an American software engineer who believe their son was murdered last year in Singapore withdrew from the inquest today, saying they have no confidence in the island’s legal process. (Pictured, the brothers of American Shane Todd, John, left, and Dylan). Shane Truman Todd's body was found in his Singapore apartment by his girlfriend last June 24, and police have said ...

• Parents of US software engineer found dead in Singapore quit inquest saying its unfair

  SINGAPORE - The parents of an American software engineer who believe their son was murdered last year in Singapore withdrew from the inquest Wednesday, saying they have no confidence in the city-state's legal process. Shane Truman Todd's body was found in his Singapore apartment by his girlfriend last June 24, and police have said he killed himself. State counsel presented evidence of ...

• 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 ...

• STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-Earnings seen improving in H2 - Citi

  Wed May 22, 2013 2:11am EDT Singapore-listed firms are likely to see more earnings upgrades than downgrades in the second half of this year, as company results are set to improve with the city-state's economic growth expected to recover towards 2014, Citi said. First-quarter results still showed more misses than beats, but Citi expected the situation to improve in the second half, with large ...

• Pathologists testify young American found dead in Singapore killed self

  (1 hr ago) Two US pathologists said an American scientist found hanged last year on the island committed suicide and was not murdered as his family believes. Medical examiners David Fowler of Maryland and Valerie Rao of Florida testified as independent experts a day after the family of the late researcher Shane Todd walked out of a coroner's inquest in Singapore saying they had lost faith ...

• National Family Council reaches out to more young people with new youth sub-committee

  Mr Lim Soon Hock, chairman of the National Family Council, which launched new youth sub-committee on Wednesday at a media conference to unveil the committee's plans for this year's National Family Celebrations 2013. -- FILE PHOTO: LIM SOON ...

• Prosecution tried to establish close ties between City Harvest Church and Xtron

  On the fourth day of the City Harvest trial, the prosecution tried to establish that the church was closely connected to an external company, Xtron Productions, by church pastor Tan Ye Peng (centre). -- ST PHOTO: SEAH KWANG ...

• Exchange rate policy still relevant for Singapore monetary authority chief

  exchange rate policy remains Singapore's most potent tool against inflation, its government is relying more on special policy tools to nip bubbles in the bud before they form. The use of such macroprudential policies, including the recent property cooling measures, is becoming increasingly important in an era of cheap money, said Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) managing director Ravi ...

• SPH Foundation marks its 10th anniversary with a host of events

  Schoolchildren immersed in watching manatees swim inside the Amazon Flooded Forest at the River Safari on 3 April 2013. Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) Foundation will be marking its 10th anniversary this year by adopting the Amazon Flooded Forest, a key highlight at the River Safari, and by launching a series of programmes. -- ST FILE PHOTO: DESMOND ...

• SCDF dispatches fire engines for fire at factory Tuas Basin Link

  A fire broke out at a factory located at 37 Tuas Basin Link on Wednesday night. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) was alerted to it at 11.13pm and sent four fire engines, two red rhinos, five supporting vehicles and one ambulance to the location. Upon SCDF arrival, the fire was well alight and involved a production area of the factory that measured about 40m by 40m, SCDF said in a press ...

• Man accused of smuggling 21 puppies in car boot

  Koh Cheow Chuan, 28, was charged on Wednesday with importing 21 puppies without a licence and subjecting them to unnecessary suffering. -- FILE PHOTO: ...

• STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-Singapore banks rally running out of steam - Macquarie

  Tue May 21, 2013 11:00pm EDT Singapore banks' shares may be near the end of their rally as their first-quarter results represent a short-term top and business activity is expected to cool off in the coming quarters, said Macquarie Equities Research. "We believe the rally in Singapore bank stocks is looking tired and we would look to pare down holdings at current levels," Macquarie ...

• AVA explains monkey trapping video after public outcry

  THE Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) has responded to a public outcry over a YouTube video showing one of its contractors herding a wild monkey into a cage.Titled "How Singapore handles its wild macaques", the video last night garnered more than 4,000 views. In the video, workers armed with a water gun and grabber are seen dragging the animal into a small cage.Netizens appeared ...

• Singapore-KL high-speed rail link looking very attractive

  THE proposed high-speed rail link between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur is looking "very, very attractive", though further discussions on the finer details are needed, Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman said yesterday. In his first major press conference since the elections to outline the ministry's priorities, Datuk Seri Anifah said preliminary studies for the rail link are ...

• Take a virtual peek inside these places with Google Maps

  Google Business Photos uses Google's Street View technology to create 360-degree images of the interiors of shops such as (clockwise from top) the Fat Cow restaurant, bag retailer Crumpler's Ion Orchard store, and hair salon Truefitt & Hill. -- PHOTOS: SMAP ...

• Former interns say they worked in fear at software firm

  The software firm supervisor who is named only as Alan (above) allegedly hit the head of his younger subordinate and used vulgar language on him. According to Shin Min, the victim was an intern at the firm. -- PHOTOS: LIANHE ...

• Singapore Asia’s Politically Incorrect Success Story

  A city-state located at the tip of the Malay Peninsula with a population of 5.2 million, Singapore is arguably the most successful among the four "Asian Tigers" — a group that also includes Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea. When this former British colony became a fully independent country in 1965, its per capita gross domestic product (GDP) was a lowly $511. Today, that figure ...

• Singapore UAE to widen bilateral cooperation

  Singapore's Foreign Affairs Minister K Shanmugam and his United Arab Emirates counterpart Sheikh Abdulla Zayed Al Nahyan agreed on Monday that bilateral ties were excellent and there was scope to widen ...

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