35 people evacuated after fire breaks out in East Coast house
[Straits Times] - 01/5/2025
Firefighters had to force their way into the house, which was vacant.
In Singaporean newspapers
A villager’s strut to success: How one young man striding around in high heels helped raise funds for his mother’s cancer treatment
CHINA: In the heart of Qingji, China’s southwestern Chongqing municipality, one young man is turning... The post A (…)
[The Independent] - 5/01/2025
Road-sweeping vehicles to replace manual cleaning in more private landed estates
A dozen private estates will join 33 estates where such vehicles have cleaned roads since 2019.
[Straits Times] - 4/01/2025
Welfare group appeals to residents after 6th rabbit rescued from Zhenghua park area since December
The group says it is still looking for two reported abandoned rabbits.
[Straits Times] - 5/01/2025
S’pore businessman and ex-wife cooked up sham to reduce assets for his second divorce: Judge
The judge declared that the sham agreements do not affect the ongoing divorce.
[Straits Times] - 5/01/2025
How to build good parent-teacher relationships in the new school year
Good parent-teacher relationships can boost a child’s confidence and holistic development.
[Straits Times] - 5/01/2025
PM Lawrence Wong to attend 11th Malaysia-Singapore Leaders’ Retreat
PM Wong and PM Anwar will witness the exchange of several bilateral agreements and MOUs.
[Straits Times] - 5/01/2025
More than 800,000 households have claimed latest tranche of $300 CDC vouchers
This makes up more than 60 per cent of the Republic’s 1.33 million Singaporean households.
[Straits Times] - 5/01/2025
Young Singaporean facing cancer hosts final art exhibit; his last-ditch at life
SINGAPORE: As a graphic designer, 31-year-old Mr Pow Jun Yang has always dreamed of holding... The post Young (…)
[The Independent] - 5/01/2025
Saving the sounds of Singapore’s nature spaces in outdoor podcast series
In 2024, ST released a four-part experimental podcast series that was recorded outdoors.
[Straits Times] - 4/01/2025
S’pore Red Cross goes the extra mile to take ill, injured foreign workers back to their families
Its volunteers and staff have accompanied 12 foreign workers on their journey home since 2019.
[Straits Times] - 4/01/2025
Mum didn’t know son was married: More sham marriages in S’pore in 2024
The increase was attributed to more foreigners wanting to extend their visit passes, said ICA.
[Straits Times] - 4/01/2025
