SINGAPORE: The 2008 Paralympic Games have just kicked off in Beijing and Singapore hopes for another medal or better in the international sports arena. More »
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) said wars these days are moving increasingly from jungles to more of an urban environment. So it has opened its first urban training facility, which every soldier in the country will have a chance to go through. More »
SINGAPORE: Police have arrested a 20—year—old foreigner in connection with the death of a 21—year—old Sri Lankan woman in a hotel at Lorong 18 Geylang on Thursday. More »
BEIJING : Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng met Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in Beijing on Friday. More »
SINGAPORE: To support the development of the SAF’s urban operation capabilities, a new training facility has been developed. More »
SINGAPORE : Four tourist attractions from Singapore have received a 3—star rating from Michelin, the renowned French lifestyle surveyors. More »
SINGAPORE : Twenty—eight new cases of chikungunya fever have been detected since the last update on August 25. More »
SINGAPORE : Some of Singapore’s best teachers have been recognised in the biennial Caring Teacher Awards. More »
SINGAPORE : Not all of the six new Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantries need to be switched on in November. Transport Minister Raymond Lim offered this little nugget of hope to motorists at a talk to the Press Club on Friday. More »
SINGAPORE : Information, Communications and the Arts Minister Lee Boon Yang has appointed 11 new members to the National Arts Council (NAC) for a two—year term from 1 September 2008 to 31 August 2010. More »