Haze takes toll on alfresco dining, buskers as foot traffic and earnings fall
Sales at some restaurants have fallen by as much as 70 per cent, while buskers tell CNA of dwindling crowds and earnings as the haze keeps people indoors.
Sales at some restaurants have fallen by as much as 70 per cent, while buskers tell CNA of dwindling crowds and earnings as the haze keeps people indoors.
safety
The son of the 77-year-old woman who died after being hit by a minibus and dragged for 1.5km said she must have been in "great pain" at the time. The woman was found along the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) on Oct. 16 and pronounced dead at the scene. The police later said the woman...
library
Mountbatten Member of Parliament (MP) Gho Sze Kee recently paid a visit to the family of her Town Council contractor’s cleaning supervisor, who had travelled to Singapore from Bangladesh. In a Facebook post on Oct. 17, Gho shared that the estate had become “noticeably cleaner” si...
safety
The fire, which involved contents placed outside a unit on the 10th floor, was put out using a water jet.
safety
In 2015, major retailers removed Asia Pulp & Paper's products from shelves because of alleged links to fires that caused severe haze.
safety
A 38-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly stealing a money box from a wedding reception at a hotel along Beach Road. The money box contained "ang pows", red packets containing cash amounting to around S$2,000. In a press release, the police said they were alerted to the...
News
The team is confident that the first phase of a human clinical trial will be in five years.
business
SINGAPORE: As it turns out, a number of Singapore’s top officials are out of the city-state on official business at the same time. On Sunday (Oct 18), Prime Minister Lawrence Wong landed in Doha for his first state visit to Qatar, having been invited by the Emir, Sheikh Tamim Bin...
Local
Zhang Ruisheng used about S$10.4 million to pay for the purchase price and stamp duty for a property in Sentosa Cove.
schools
The internships will be offered over the next three years to eligible Information and Digital Technologies students from the Institute of Technical Education, polytechnics and autonomous universities....
safety
A 53-year-old male motorcyclist and a 56-year-old female car passenger were taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
Local
Each plot costs $65.40 a year for a period of up to three years.
