The sentences of all six former City Harvest Church (CHC) leaders have been reduced after the High Court ruled in favour of their appeal on Friday (April 7). The CHC Management Board released a statement, saying that the church was “deeply saddened” by the decision of the courts, but they “thank God
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Singapore will be haze-free this year: Sumatra Governor
Transboundary haze, a long-standing problem in South-east Asia. It is largely caused by the drainage of carbon-rich peatland, as well as fires started by farmers and companies to clear land for agriculture and industrial plantations. Despite forecasts of a hotter and longer dry season this year, the
Trade a bigger concern with US than security: Ng Eng Hen
Trade is “slightly more of a concern” than security in Singapore’s relationship with the new U.S. administration, Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said on Thursday (April 6) after a meeting with his U.S. counterpart in Washington. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said previously that U.S. President Donald
Two foreign firms to help unemployed professionals get jobs in Singapore
There is a silver lining for the unemployed professionals of Singapore as the government has hired two private sector employment agencies to help them find work, announced Singapore Workforce (WSG) on Thursday.
Holmusk partners with NHCS to improve care for heart failure, coronary artery disease
Holmusk has embarked on a three-year partnership with National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS) to improve care for heart failure and coronary artery disease using big data analytics to build better predictive models that can be validated for use in the treatment.
Imam has shown sincere remorse, says this was a precious lesson
Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam met Nalla Mohamed Abdul Jameel for breakfast on Wednesday (April 5). He expressed appreciation for the imam’s sincerity in apologising for the offensive remarks he had made against Jews and Christians.
Sarab says Make it Snappy: Prawn Mousseline on Sugarcane Skewers
The seventh episode of Sarab says Make it with Snappy brings the flavour of Vietnam to your platter.
Women in Singapore fourth most dissatisfied with employers
Women in Singapore are among the most dissatisfied with their employers, but they are also unlikely to do anything about it. This is according to recruitment firm Randstad’s latest Workmonitor research report for first quarter of 2017. The research surveyed 34 countries.
NTU ranked third among world’s top young universities
The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) was ranked third among the world’s top young universities for 2017, according to the London-based Times Higher Education. The university had dropped one position from last year. NTU was the only university from Singapore in the top ten.
Review of bilateral FTA unaffected by foreign manpower concerns: India
The Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on April 5 that a review of its Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement with Singapore is going ahead. Singapore’s foreign employment policies are a concern to India as they contravene the bilateral free trade agreement. However, the review of
