To promote healthy lifestyle among Singaporeans, NTUC FairPrice will offer two per cent discount on fresh fruits and vegetables every Wednesday until the end of the year.
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Prince Charles to visit Singapore, Malaysia and India
Britain’s Prince Charles will visit Singapore, Malaysia and India starting from October 31. He will meet the newly elected President of Singapore Halimah Yacob and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and also attend different events.
UK primary school doesn’t allow Sikh child to wear ‘kara’ with uniform
In another case of religious discrimination, a primary school in the UK has come under fire for banning an eight-year-old British Sikh pupil from wearing his ‘kara’ (silver bracelet) to school because it breaches the uniform policy.
Singapore government to control hate speech, extremist teachings
To protect Singapore from the threat of terrorism, authorities will be reviewing legislation and studying ways to counter the threat of hate speech and extremist teachings, said Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam in Parliament today.
Daring UAE woman saves life of an Indian driver
In a daring act, a courageous woman saved the life of an Indian truck driver in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from a fire following a horrific truck accident.
Bill for increasing legal smoking age from 18 to 21 introduced in Singaporean Parliament
To prevent young people from getting addicted to smoking, and concerned about their health, a bill raising the legal age of smoking from 18 to 21 years was introduced in the Singaporean Parliament.
Harsimrat Badal in US to rope in food giants for World Food India fair
India’s Food Processing Industries Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal is on a whirlwind tour to the US to lure investments and participation of global food giants in the upcoming World Food India 2017 in New Delhi.
Singapore’s multi-racial, multi-religious identity is its strength: DPM Teo
“Singapore’s multi-racial, multi-religious identity is its strength,” said Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean while speaking today at a lunch for members of the Religious Rehabilitation Group (RRG), Inter-Agency Aftercare Group, and other community leaders and volunteers to thank them for their
Malayalees are significant part of Singapore Indian community: PM Lee
“The Malayalees are a small but significant part of the Singapore Indian community,” asserted Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong while speaking on the occasion of 100th anniversary of the Singapore Malayalee Association.
Prize-winning author Aravind Adiga, two other NRIs shortlisted for UK prize
In new news from the literary sector in the UK, Booker Prize-winning author Aravind Adiga’s latest novel Selection Day has been shortlisted for an annual South Asian literary award worth USD25,000.
