Clement Yong

clementy@sph.com.sg

48 cases of falling windows in first 11 months this year

Dec 13, 2019, 5:00 am
ECA International's regional director for Asia, Mr Lee Quane, said the strong Singapore dollar saw the Republic surpass Seoul and Shanghai in this year's ranking of the most expensive cities for expats.

S'pore ranked 13th most expensive city in the world for expatriates

Dec 13, 2019, 5:00 am
DFS Group, which has been selling liquor and tobacco at Changi Airport for 38 years, chose not to renew its lease in August, although its luxury concessions such as T Galleria by DFS Singapore in Scotts Road (above) will continue. Beauty retailer Sas

Why Home-Fix, four firms shutting stores: Retail woes hard to fix

Dec 13, 2019, 5:00 am

Singapore climbs 2 spots to become 7th most expensive city in Asia for expats; Hong Kong at No. 3

Dec 12, 2019, 5:30 pm

Home-Fix closes brick-and-mortar shops: 5 other retailers that shuttered stores in recent years

Dec 12, 2019, 1:40 pm

Lack of maintenance is top reason most windows fell from Jan-Nov; home owners surprised by penalties

Dec 12, 2019, 1:00 pm
GrabFood giving out smart helmets to delivery riders who turned up for its engagement event yesterday at The Grassroots Club in Yio Chu Kang. ST PHOTOS: ONG WEE JIN

New training scheme to help delivery riders switch to e-bikes

Dec 12, 2019, 5:00 am
Firefighters using water jets to douse the flames. SCDF deployed 34 emergency vehicles and 130 firefighters. A total of 10 water jets and three unmanned firefighting machines were used to put out the fire. PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO The scene after the fir

Firefighters battle massive blaze at Tuas industrial site for 6 hours

Dec 12, 2019, 5:00 am

3,000 blood donors needed as stocks run low

Dec 12, 2019, 5:00 am

5 people from 3 companies charged after tricking WDA into issuing $72k in training grants

Dec 11, 2019, 3:05 pm

Training course for food delivery riders switching from e-scooters to e-bikes following footpath ban

Dec 11, 2019, 2:55 pm

1,500 blood group O, 750 type A and 750 type B donors needed over next 3 weeks as stocks run low

Dec 11, 2019, 11:55 am

‘Spreading along the drains’: Football field-sized fire at Tuas industrial waste site put out after 6 hours

Dec 11, 2019, 8:49 am
An artist's impression of the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority's new Integrated Services Centre (left) next to the existing ICA Building in Kallang Road. The carpark next to the ICA Building will make way for the 10-storey centre.

Carpark next to ICA Building to close on Jan 1

Dec 11, 2019, 5:00 am
Black fumes billowing (far left) from the three-storey house at 7 Peakville Terrace in Bedok on Sunday. Firefighters used a water jet to put out the fire, involving items on the top floor (left). PHOTOS: LIANHE WANBAO, LIANHE ZAOBAO

3 taken to hospital after fire in Bedok terraced house

Dec 11, 2019, 5:00 am

3 people taken to SGH after fire breaks out at Bedok terraced house

Dec 10, 2019, 5:00 pm

Carpark next to ICA Building to close in 2020, new Integrated Services Centre to replace it

Dec 10, 2019, 2:30 pm
Written by former deputy editor of The Straits Times Alan John, the book recalls the life of the first polar bear born in the tropics "with love and fond memories".

Homage to Inuka is top children's book

Dec 9, 2019, 5:00 am

The Straits Times News Tablet: A clean and breezy reading experience

Dec 9, 2019, 5:00 am

49-year-old man arrested for allegedly stealing beer

Dec 8, 2019, 2:09 pm

Straits Times Press book on polar bear Inuka wins children category of Popular award

Dec 8, 2019, 1:00 pm

Why learn a language? It's more than just about economics

Dec 8, 2019, 5:00 am

DBS wins inaugural social enterprise award

Dec 7, 2019, 5:00 am

About 3,450 warnings issued to PMD riders since footpath ban

Dec 6, 2019, 5:00 am
A tree that fell in Old Upper Thomson Road on Wednesday, narrowly missing a jogger. NParks said it has a "rigorous regime" of inspections and pruning as well as post-storm checks, and checks are intensified during periods of adverse weather. PHOTO: S

Fewer than 400 tree incidents recorded this year

Dec 6, 2019, 5:00 am