Hougang will not be “taken back” by the People’s Action Party (PAP), neither can it be bought over by offers of upgrading, says the Workers’ Party (WP)’s Png Eng Huat....>> full story.

Former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has cautioned that a key challenge to Singapore’s survival will be its shrinking demographic....>> full story.

The wife of the Ferrari driver involved in last Saturday’s fatal traffic accident in Bugis has apologised to families of the other victims....>> full story.

The Workers' Party (WP) is set to hire a new managing agent for the Housing and Development Board (HDB) estates in Aljunied and Hougang, constituencies won over in the May General Election. The company, FM Solutions and Services, which was … Continue reading →...>> full story.

Singapore's fundamental economic policy of welcoming global talent and investment will remain the same despite the landmark General Election in May, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Speaking to over 900 corporate bigwigs at the Economic Development Board's (EDB) 50th … Continue reading →...>> full story.

By Seah Chiang Nee TV star Zoe Tay, like a US investment billionaire before her, has joined a growing trend in Singapore's high pressure education system. The actress volunteered to work without pay at the elite Nanyang Primary School to … Continue reading →...>> full story.

SINGAPORE: Nut prices have risen across the board over the last five years, driven by the growing appetite of Asian consumers....>> full story.

SINGAPORE: Port group PSA International has signed an agreement with China's Tianjin Port Group (TPG) to strengthen ties and foster greater cooperation between the two organisations....>> full story.

SINGAPORE: It is all clear skies ahead on the outlook for Asian low cost carriers....>> full story.

SINGAPORE: Minister for Education Heng Swee Keat has urged parents to find out what primary schools in their neighbourhood have to offer....>> full story.

SINGAPORE: M1 said it has restored fibre services as of 3.15 pm, to the affected customers....>> full story.

SINGAPORE: The Singapore Police Force's new Community Policing System (COPS) was launched Sunday by the Minister in the Prime Minister's Office S Iswaran....>> full story.

世界多数国家都已在控制毒品泛滥的战役中落败，目前对失控的情况已是束手无策。新加坡为免成为另一败军，必须坚持严刑峻法，包括实行强制性死刑去打击可毁掉成千上万条性命的贩毒活动。...>> full story.

护士叫Missy，医生是“老君”，警察称“马打”，哮喘念“黑姑”。...>> full story.

教育部高级政务部长傅海燕说，大家近来对母语课题的反应和讨论，对母语教育来说算是打了一剂强心针，大家的反馈政府都会考虑。...>> full story.

SINGAPORE - Singapore mobile operator M1 today said there was a temporary disruption of its fibre services due to a technical difficulty on its fixed network. M1 said it has restored fibre services as of 3.15pm, to the affected customers....>> full story.

SINGAPORE - The Singapore Police Force's new Community Policing System (COPS) was launched today by the Minister in the Prime Minister's Office S Iswaran. COPS, which aims to improve the way Neighbourhood Police Centres (NPC) work with the......>> full story.

SINGAPORE - Eight people were injured in an early morning fire at a flat at Tah Ching Road in Jurong. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it received a call at 4.30am about the fire at Block 337B. The fire was confined to......>> full story.

(AFP) – 8 hours ago. GLASGOW — Indonesian ... And, in addition to these two previous names, there is also a Singapore family trust." Green's consortium would ......>> full story.

(AFP) – 9 hours ago ... Ovation Productions, the promoters of the Manila concert, told AFP its president ... After Manila, the tour heads to Bangkok and Singapore....>> full story.

By Emmanuel Parisse (AFP) – 10 hours ago ... Singapore has no tax on capital gains and Schumer said Saverin's decision "could help him duck anywhere ......>> full story.

Singapore has enjoyed decades of peace and stability but must always be prepared for contingencies, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong told residents in his Ang Mo Kio ward on Sunday.Related StoriesWant Primary 1 place? Suggest a long-term projectEarly morning fire at Tah Ching Road flat, 8 sent to hospitalImproving the lives of the elderly, a bedbug at a timeFirst Hair for Hope 2012 event kicks offSecure bike racks launched at Nee Soon South Constituency...>> full story.

The first Hair for Hope 2012 satellite event buzzed into life on Sunday at Changi City Point, in the first of a series of events aiming to raise $2.5 million for the Children's Cancer Foundation (CCF).Related StoriesWant Primary 1 place? Suggest a long-term projectEarly morning fire at Tah Ching Road flat, 8 sent to hospitalImproving the lives of the elderly, a bedbug at a timeSingapore must be prepared for contingencies: PMSecure bike racks launched at Nee Soon South Constituency...>> full story.

After years of battling the bedbug scourge, Dr Lily Neo, advisor for Kreta-Ayer-Kim Seng has got it down to a science. Related StoriesWant Primary 1 place? Suggest a long-term projectEarly morning fire at Tah Ching Road flat, 8 sent to hospitalSingapore must be prepared for contingencies: PMFirst Hair for Hope 2012 event kicks offSecure bike racks launched at Nee Soon South Constituency...>> full story.

联合早报记者蔡永伟报道，李显龙总理形容，后港区补选对人民行动党而言，是一场艰巨的选战，但会竭尽所能争取胜利。...>> full story.

希腊总统帕普利亚斯19日签署总统令，宣布解散议会并于6月17日举行新一轮议会选举。...>> full story.

新华社记者多方核实了解到，19日上午发生的湖南在建高速隧道爆炸事故造成20人死亡。事故发生时，隧道现场有24人，目前生还者中有1名重伤。...>> full story.

BERLIN (AFP) - As the spectre looms ever larger of a Greek exit from the euro zone, economists have been making highly complex calculations of how much that bombshell would cost - with estimates as high as US$1 trillion (S$1.28 trillion). ...>> full story.

HONG KONG (AFP) - Macau is still holding all the aces as the world's casino capital despite a slowdown in the Chinese economy, analysts said ahead of an international gaming expo in the former Portuguese colony. ...>> full story.

NEW YORK(AFP) - United States stocks slumped on Friday as Facebook's keenly awaited market debut disappointed, adding to bearish sentiment about Europe's financial woes. ...>> full story.

AFTER moving into what we thought was a peaceful and quiet estate - Bukit Panjang - our family was sorely disappointed. ...>> full story.

CHILDREN'S playgrounds today are very different from those in the 1980s. ...>> full story.

IT IS indeed encouraging that more motorists in Singapore are installing cameras in their vehicles ('More say aye to 'eyes' in vehicles'; Thursday). ...>> full story.

HELSINKI - Nokia is tearing through its cash reserves at an unsustainable rate, raising what some analysts say are serious questions about the struggling Finnish phone maker's ability to stabilise its finances in the months ahead. With the cost......>> full story.

SAN FRANCISCO - The historic initial public offering of Facebook did not go as planned yesterday, as the social networking company's sky-high valuation combined with trading glitches left the stock languishing near its offering price at the market......>> full story.

Hewlett-Packard's chief executive, Ms Meg Whitman, plans to cut 30,000 or more jobs next week, according to officials familiar with the plan. Her goal, they said on Thursday, is to spend the money she saves on increasing the efficiency of the company's......>> full story.

LONDON (AFP) - Chelsea's Champions League victory over Bayern Munich completed a miserable month for Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp, whose team will now be relegated to the Europa League next season. ...>> full story.

MUNICH, Germany (AFP) - Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech summed up their season as 'simply crazy' after his key saves helped the Blues win their first Champions League title in a dramatic penalty shoot-out. ...>> full story.

LONDON (AFP) - England striker Wayne Rooney is recovering from a minor injury but will be fully fit for his expected return during the group stages at Euro 2012, manager Roy Hodgson has revealed. ...>> full story.

SINGAPORE, May 18 - Asia's naphtha price hovered at a five-month low on Friday at $878.50 a tonne while margins fell nearly 20 percent from a week ago, hitting ......>> full story.

SINGAPORE, May 18 - Asian low sulphur diesel premiums spiked to a one month high on the back of firm demand from India, industry sources said on Friday. ......>> full story.

SINGAPORE, May 18 (IFR) - The street is ready to throw the towel. This ... screens. "No one is buying anything," said a trader in Singapore. ......>> full story.

Ultra-affluent families are moving assets to Singapore by setting up family offices — private companies that manage the trusts and investments of rich households. ...>> full story.

The move by Temasek Holdings to invest in Industrial and Commercial Bank of China takes the firm deeper into the Chinese banking industry, which now holds four of the world’s top 10 banks. ...>> full story.

Some professors worry about opening a college in such a restrictive nation. Administrators say there was plenty of time to object. ...>> full story.

Singapore Airlines, which just reported its first quarterly loss in two years, said it will end service to Abu Dhabi and Athens in October because of the weak performance of both routes. ...>> full story.

Sales of new private homes in Singapore rose in April to a near three-year high, as transactions exceeded 2,300 units for an unprecedented third straight month amid resilient demand in the city-state's property market. ...>> full story.

Procter & Gamble is moving its global beauty, skin, cosmetics and personal-care unit to Singapore from Cincinnati. ...>> full story.

The Brazil-born billionaire renounced his U.S. citizenship last year and is now a permanent resident of Singapore.'' I am obligated to and will pay hundreds of millions of......>> full story.

'' This is certainly great news,'' Rosita D'Souza, a Singapore-based credit analyst at Elara Capital Plc, said in a phone interview. D'Souza said the new loan combined with......>> full story.

Prices are as of 5 p.m Singapore time and are calculated from quotes obtained from three brokers. Swap Prices = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =......>> full story.

Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin caused a stir recently by moving to Singapore and renouncing his U.S. citizenship. In so doing he halved the income tax rate on his future income, from 39.6% in the U.S. to 20% in Singapore. He eliminated tax on his future capital gains �”�the U.S. taxes capital gains at 15%, but [...]...>> full story.

After several weeks of declining stock prices, major averages are now close to major support. This relentless selling should be followed by some significant buying, but MoneyShow's Tom Aspray recommends that you stick with high-quality stocks that are performing better than the overall market. It has been a punishing last six weeks or so in the stock market. The selling was pretty relentless all week, and early rally attempts fizzled quickly. I have been noting the deterioration in the technical picture since late March, when I warned: "The risk of a deeper correction remains high." Stocks continued to act pretty well during the month of April, but as the month came to a close, the enthusiasm over the earnings of Apple (AAPL) made me even more nervous about the market's prospects. Adding to my concern were the upcoming elections in Europe, which had me wondering "Will Europe Spoil Apple's Party?" Now that the markets have answered the question, what can we expect in the coming months and what should investors be doing?...>> full story.

Since its inception almost 20 years ago, The Food Network has drastically altered the career path for someone with, or without, a degree in culinary arts. Some may even go as far as to say that The Food Network has done more for chefs than ESPN has done for sports anchors (well maybe not Keith [...]...>> full story.

Business leaders in Singapore, where top-end banking, healthcare and student facilities have long attracted the elite from Myanmar, are now heading in increasing numbers in the opposite direction to scout out the new opportunities in the former military-run country. - Megawati Wijaya...>> full story.

Bangladeshi exporters have lost their sole direct shipping service to China, as Singapore-based Pacific International Lines discovers that the Chinese just don't want enough of the South Asian country's products. Meanwhile, the cost of using remaining indirect services is rising. - Syed Tashfin Chowdhury...>> full story.

Singapore's Ministry of Manpower was quick to step in to make sure that striking migrant workers obtained unpaid back wages, but similar employees are on their own when "agents" and "repatriation companies" squeeze their wages and grab their savings. - Kalinga Seneviratne...>> full story.