TOP OF THE NEWS
The latest Ministry of Manpower job vacancies report shows there were 53,100 jobs up for grabs as at end-September last year. There was a shortage of software, Web and multimedia developers, and more openings for professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMETs).
TOP OF THE NEWS
Singapore hopes Asean countries will be able to agree on a code to manage unexpected encounters in the air by October, as such a move will help manage security threats arising from territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
This was raised by Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen yesterday, a day after the Asean defence ministers' meeting.
WORLD
The United States is set to unveil its "toughest and most aggressive round" of economic sanctions on North Korea as part of its drive to squeeze-dry revenue streams into the country, US Vice-President Mike Pence (above) said yesterday. He also warned the world not to be seduced by Pyongyang's charm offensive at the Winter Olympics, which opens tomorrow.
WORLD
The divorce trial of jailed former Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, better known as Ahok, has entered its second week.
Yesterday, his wife, Madam Veronica Tan, submitted an affidavit declaring that she does not wish to appoint a lawyer nor attend any of the hearings.
OPINION
It is Singapore's Year of Climate Action. But closer coordination between green groups and the Government is needed for the campaign to get off the ground, says Environment Correspondent Audrey Tan.
HOME
Traffic fatalities fell to a record low last year, but the number of elderly jaywalkers involved in accidents has increased by 19 from 2016 figures. The Traffic Police said 122 people died in road accidents last year, of which 13 people aged 60 and over died while jaywalking.
HOME
Car-related grouses made up 15 per cent of the 15,744 complaints to the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) last year, topping the list for six years running. Complaints about cars with defects have also risen for three years in a row.
BUSINESS
City Towers, a freehold development in Bukit Timah Road, has been sold for $401.9 million. Each owner stands to receive between $2.78 million and $11.5 million from the sale.
SPORT
Yesterday's Schools National B Division tennis finals saw both the boys' and girls' title holders dethroned.
Led by Timothy Lim, Raffles Institution battled hard to outlast two-time defending champions Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) 3-2, while the highly fancied Methodist Girls' School ran out 4-1 winners over Raffles Girls' School.
LIFE
James Foley, who directed the last two films in the Fifty Shades trilogy, said women told him what they wanted to see, especially in the sex scenes.
"Ever since people found out I was going to be doing it, I heard from every woman. Women driving taxis and Uber told me," he says.
VIDEO
Singaporean of the Year
A doctor and the healthcare charity he co-founded beat nine other finalists to win The Straits Times Singaporean of the Year award for 2017. str.sg/owBM
VIDEO
Man behind the wheel
Though he is not a rich man, Mr Tan Leng Buck, 68, can claim to have been behind the wheel of many cars. str.sg/owuf
