Initiated by the Singapore Council of Women’s Organisations (SCWO), which marks its 45th anniversary this year, the Women’s Hall of Fame celebrates progress in gender equality and recognises inductees’ contributions to Singapore’s history, society, and progress.
Category: Singapore
Singapore leaders mark 10th death anniversary of founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew
March 23, 2025, is the 10th death anniversary of Lee Kuan Yew. He died on March 23, 2015, at the age of 91, after being ill with severe pneumonia.
Restaurateur Deepali Ray gives Singapore a tasty serving of Kolkata-style cuisine
After Tangra Chinese Restaurant, food entrepreneur Deepali Ray opened Kolkata Beckons to connect Singapore with authentic Bengali cuisine, so that lovers of Kolkata food do not miss anything.
Digital arrest: Frightening and painful scam that robs victims of their life’s savings
With several cases reported from Singapore and India recently, the modus operandi of digital arrest is to make victims believe that they are under the scanner of law enforcement and that they must fully “co-operate with the police” in order to avoid criminal prosecution. As expected, this “co-operation” involves handing over financial control to the scammers, after which the victim is bled dry.
Indian-origin Singaporean NS defaulter to serve 14 weeks in jail after appeal dismissed
Nagesvaran, who was born in Singapore, left for India with his mother and sister in 2004 when he was seven years old. The court was told that his Singaporean father had abandoned the family, reported The Straits Times newspaper.
Singapore preps for 2025 hot season, weighs options of home-based learning, cool spaces for communities
Air-conditioned spaces distributed across neighbourhoods will provide relief to those who have no AC at home, or need a cooling break during their work day. “The plan is for these locations to be situated across or spread around Singapore so there is easy access to these facilities,” said the Mercury Task Force.
India and Singapore to explore green digital shipping corridor for global trade
India’s Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, is leading the charge for this collaboration, with a focus on enhancing green shipping and digitising India’s ports to make the nation a global maritime leader.
Singapore: PUB warns of flash flood risk amid heavy rain forecast
PUB has warned that the intense rainfall could overwhelm drains and canals, causing temporary flash floods in some areas.
375kg of cannabis, some of it headed for Singapore, seized in Thailand and 13 foreigners arrested
Some of the foreigners were drug mules — people hired to carry narcotics, while pretending to be regular travellers — and their reward was going to be payment or debt repayment, according to information released by the Thai authorities.
V D Chafekar appointed executive director of ReCAAP ISC
Chafekar is to assume the post of ED for a three-year term from April 1 to March 31, 2028, the 19th Governing Council Meeting of the ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ISC) said on Friday.
