SINGAPORE: Singapore's largest donation portal, SG Gives, has seen a 46 per cent increase in total donations in 2011, compared with 2010.

SINGAPORE: The Institute for Infocomm Research (I²R), a research institute of Singapore's Agency for Science and Technology Research (A*STAR), will set up a joint laboratory with Baidu, Inc., the leading Chinese language Internet search provider.

SINGAPORE: Police have arrested two men for suspected involvement in loansharking activities.

SINGAPORE: Four foreign Heads of Mission presented their credentials to President Tony Tan Keng Yam in separate ceremonies at the Istana on Thursday.

SINGAPORE: Police have arrested a 30-year-old Malaysian woman who's believed to have stolen S$22,000 from a man at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS).

SINGAPORE: A project to help companies raise awareness and cultivate environment-friendly habits in the workplace is making a renewed push to spread the "green" message.

SINGAPORE: Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean urged global leaders and environmentalists to explore how to develop a clear set of dispute settlement mechanisms in the oceans.

SINGAPORE: International business school, INSEAD, will offer a Master in Finance degree for experienced financial industry professionals who want to advance their competitive and management skills in the financial sector.

SINGAPORE: Stricter health warning labelling to the outer packaging of tobacco products will take effect from 1 March 2013.

SINGAPORE: Socio-political website TR Emeritus (TRE) said it has received a letter from the lawyer of Mr Lee Hsien Yang, asking it to remove an allegedly defamatory comment posted by one of its readers about him.

SINGAPORE: All eyes at the Tanah Merah Country Club will be on Yani Tseng where the Taiwanese sensation will begin her title quest at the US$1.4 million (S$1.76 million) HSBC Women's Champions tournament from Thursday until Sunday.

SINGAPORE: Affordable psychological and counselling services may be just a short distance away for students and residents in the western part of the island.

SINGAPORE: The government's move to spend S$1.1 billion over the next 10 years to fund the purchase of 550 SBS Transit and SMRT buses has sparked concerns among some Singaporeans.

SINGAPORE: Building a fair and inclusive society topped the number of responses with 40 per cent of all inputs received by the national feedback unit REACH on this year's Budget.

SINGAPORE: Channel NewsAsia will bring together some of the region's thought leaders in a debate series that is set to give viewers a new perspective on challenges facing Asia.

SINGAPORE: There has been a significant increase in the cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD).

SINGAPORE: Some social workers have said many senior citizens are not aware of the government's policies for the elderly.

SINGAPORE: Singapore's anti-drug enforcement agency, the Central Narcotics Bureau has foiled an attempt by an African syndicate to traffic 2.3 kilogrammes of 'Ice' through Singapore.

SINGAPORE: Police have arrested a 22-year-old man suspected of molesting a nine-year-old boy in the toilet of a shopping centre.

SINGAPORE: A former youth programme coordinator has been sent to jail for 20 months for having sexual relations with a minor.