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April 02, 2014 7:37 AM In what would be a first for land-scarce Singapore, industrial landlord JTC is exploring the possibility of erecting buildings, walkways and communal spaces above major roads.         ...

April 02, 2014 7:43 AM There are at least a thousand Singaporean managers in hotels and restaurants in China and the Middle East, and the man- power-starved hospitality sector here is eyeing them hungrily.         ...

April 02, 2014 7:50 AM Singapore's freshly revamped wireless network got off to a good start yesterday, attracting more users than it had last year.         ...

April 02, 2014 7:55 AM The National Parks Board (NParks) assistant director accused of lying to auditors over the $57,200 purchase of 26 Brompton bicycles did not break the law even if his actions might have been "morally reprehensible", a court heard yesterday.         ...

April 01, 2014 3:54 PM A man, 29, thought he could avoid paying the replacement fee for losing his NRIC by lodging a police report and claiming to be a victim of snatch theft. Now he is in the soup and investigated for making a false report instead.         ...

April 01, 2014 4:38 PM Parliament's public accounts watchdog has expressed concern in a report on Tuesday that despite recent efforts to enhance procurement rules in the public sector, some organisations were not still not diligent enough in ensuring compliance.         ...

April 01, 2014 11:42 AM The Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Practitioners Board will have a new chairman from April 1.         ...

April 01, 2014 11:47 AM A doctor has been fined $15,000 by the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) for performing eyebag surgery even though he was not qualified to do so.         ...

April 01, 2014 11:53 AM A 56-year-old man who uploaded six nude photographs of his former girlfriend to social networking site QQ was on Tuesday sentenced to six weeks in jail.         ...

April 01, 2014 12:18 PM Around 800,000 Singaporean households living in Housing Board flats will get about $80 million in service and conservancy charges (S&CC) rebates this year, with the first tranche of the rebates being disbursed this month.         ...

April 01, 2014 12:25 PM A sixth man to plead guilty to his role in the Little India riot on Dec 8 last year was jailed 18 weeks yesterday.         ...

April 01, 2014 12:33 PM A free 13-page guidebook has been launched by the Manpower Ministry (MOM) to help firms cope with the labour law changes taking effect today.         ...

April 01, 2014 12:38 PM The National Community Leadership Institute (Nacli), the leadership training arm of the People's Association, started the celebrations of its 50th anniversary with the launch of the Nacli Heritage Wall and Nacli Heritage Trail on Tuesday.         ...

April 01, 2014 12:47 PM Singapore's air quality readings have been updated from Tuesday to include fine particles, so the Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) levels now looks higher than before.         ...

April 01, 2014 8:28 AM MORE of Singapore's new dialysis patients are turning out to be Malays, a worrying trend that has driven the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) to take action.         ...

April 01, 2014 8:28 AM MOST runners would run a marathon a year, but for Gerrard Lin, today would mark the completion of his 31st marathon in 31 days.         ...

April 01, 2014 8:28 AM FOR more than two years, a team of artisans from China stared at 200 faceless figurines.         ...

April 01, 2014 8:31 AM A group of elderly folk in Singapore needs help and their woes are "a gap that can be plugged", according to a study.         ...

April 01, 2014 8:31 AM A 21-year-old woman who stole her mother's bank card to help pay off her boyfriend's debts was yesterday sentenced to two months in jail.         ...

April 01, 2014 8:31 AM A Nepalese man who visited the two casinos here and marked playing cards to increase his chances of winning was yesterday sentenced to five months in prison.         ...