A 20-year-old Singaporean man was sentenced to nine years’ jail and 12 strokes of the cane after raping three underage girls, aged 13 to 14, in the span of nine months in 2023. He faced five charges consisting of aggravated rape and sexual penetration of a minor. He pleaded guilty to three charge...
schools
Families should attend school open houses to hear from students and see if the school is a good fit.
Local
The initiative now covers more than 840,000 households across Singapore.
business
Salon owner Angel Song took in several affected barbers who have been her neighbours for years.
Local
SINGAPORE: On Thursday (Oct 29), the Ministry of Social and Family Development released the latest Domestic Violence Trends Report, which shows that the number of domestic violence cases remained elevated in 2025. There were a total of 4,686 new cases of child abuse, 1,920 new ca...
government
Analysts say Melaka could serve as a testing ground to see whether Bersatu can help Pakatan Harapan win over Malay voters ahead of Malaysia's next general election....
Local
Only about 20% of the 500 yearly search requests for a bone marrow donor eventually lead to a transplant.
schools
A new 1,600-unit BTO project next to Caldecott MRT station will be launched in November.
Local
The area's first BTO project, Toa Payoh Hillside, will offer about 1,600 flats in the November 2026 sales exercise.
safety
SINGAPORE: The Health Sciences Authority charged a 38-year-old man in court for suspected trafficking of e-cigarette cartridges containing etomidate, which is also commonly known as the ‘zombie cartridges’. The suspect was reportedly arrested by the authorities during an enforcem...
Local
SINGAPORE: While the increase in salaries for political officers in Singapore was announced almost two months ago, it is still a topic that appears to be very much at the top of Singapore Democratic Party Chief Chee Soon Juan’s mind. Dr Chee talked about it in a video he posted o...
