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April 07, 2014 3:11 PM Websites that mainly offer pirated content - which could include well-known file-sharing site The Pirate Bay - might be blocked by all Internet service providers here in the future. ...

April 07, 2014 3:36 PM When dealing with the threats of today, the government's efforts alone are not enough, Second Minister for Home Affairs and for Trade and Industry S. Iswaran said on Monday. ...

April 07, 2014 5:04 PM The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) launched on Monday a book charting the story of its predecessor, the Nanyang Technological Institute (NTI). ...

April 07, 2014 5:09 PM A Singapore Institute of Management student who held down a taxi driver and punched him in the face repeatedly was jailed for three weeks on Monday. ...

April 07, 2014 1:16 PM Most people in Singapore prefer gas-operated stoves even though electric ones may be easier to use and clean, a new survey has found.         ...

April 07, 2014 2:14 PM A social media campaign was launched on Monday to encourage victims and friends of victims to speak out against bullying.         ...

April 07, 2014 2:26 PM PUTRAJAYA: Tuas West and Jurong East are two locations being considered for the Singapore terminal of the proposed high speed rail linking Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday.         ...

April 07, 2014 7:08 AM The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority of Singapore (ICA) is working on a portable electronic device which could be used to check the passports of ship passengers and make the current system more efficient.         ...

April 07, 2014 7:10 AM Fewer divorcees have been defaulting on maintenance payments since landmark amendments were made to the Women's Charter three years ago.         ...

April 07, 2014 7:17 AM Several uniquely Singaporean crabs are going to get help in making babies.         ...

April 07, 2014 7:22 AM Sergeant Hizar Zahir regularly has to be crane-lifted onto an oil rig in a metal basket or climb onto a moving ship on a rope ladder.         ...

April 07, 2014 10:27 AM Prominent plastic surgeon Dr Woffles Wu who was fined $1,000 in 2012 for getting an employee to take the rap for a speeding offence has been suspended from practice for four months, said the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) on Monday.         ...

April 07, 2014 11:48 AM Resale prices of Housing Board flats edged up 0.3 per cent in March from a month before, according to Singapore Real Estate Exchange flash figures on Monday. But they were still 4.9 per cent lower than the same time last year.         ...

April 07, 2014 12:02 PM Alleged match-fixer Eric Ding Si Yang chose not to give evidence in his own defence, as his long-running corruption trial resumed on Monday.         ...

April 07, 2014 12:12 PM Singapore Airlines will fly the Airbus 380 superjumbo to the Indian cities of Mumbai and New Delhi from May 30.         ...

April 07, 2014 12:29 PM A new $15-million fund will be set aside to develop tourism associations, said the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) on Monday.         ...

April 07, 2014 12:33 PM A former retail executive of SingTel who misappropriated $100,088 worth of mobile phones from her employer over two years was jailed for 18 months on Monday.         ...

April 06, 2014 2:15 PM With many twists and turns, the mystery of MH370 continues to baffle and frustrate.         ...

April 06, 2014 2:34 PM Police have arrested a 22-year-old male for causing nuisance and assaulting the staff of a major shopping mall along Syed Alwi Road in Little India.         ...

April 06, 2014 2:36 PM The burning of joss sticks and incense papers during this year's Qing Ming festival has resulted in five times more fires than last year.         ...