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SINGAPORE – A team from Alexandra Hospital (AH) is testing if using wearable fitness devices alone can change lifestyle habits, or if there is a need for a human health coach to nudge people regularly. The pilot programme, called Activation, is a ...

The changes are necessary to strike a balance between deterrence and proportionality, says the Home Affairs Ministry.

SINGAPORE - A Korean gift certificates vendor that is allegedly owed nearly 76 billion won (S$72.3 million) in debt is seeking to wind up beleaguered online marketplace Qoo10 in Singapore’s High Court.

WHETHER Singapore chooses to join a specific multilateral bloc or grouping must be carefully considered and guided by its national interests and the fundamental objectives of its foreign policy, said Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan on Monday (Nov 11) in Parliament.

Professor Muhammad Yunus, Chief Advisor to Bangladesh's Interim Government, called on Singapore to assist in recovering billions of dollars laundered from Bangladesh and to work together on reducing ...

There were 750 million-dollar flats in the first three quarters of 2024. According to an OrangeTee report, in the third quarter of this year, a record 331 HDB flats were sold for a million dollars, up ...

It’s at the lower end of the original projections at the start of the year. According to the Ministry of Law, there were 3,227 bankruptcy applications made in the first eight months of 2024, 23.3% ...

SINGAPORE businesses are keeping a watchful eye on how US President-elect Donald Trump’s second term in the White House could impact global trade policies and business costs. “We’re closely monitoring ...

Next year, the SkillsFuture movement will be 10 years old. Over the past decade, continuing education and training (CET) has become a national priority driven by advancing technology and intensifying ...

SINGAPORE — The 37-year-old Singaporean Sinhalese man who was arrested for stabbing a priest at a church in Bukit Timah on Nov 9 had done so with a folding knife during communion, said the police in the wee hours of Nov 10. The police said during a press ...

The airline signalled that pressure will continue as competition remains tough. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Science & Technology Undergraduate Scholarship for international students offered to support outstanding students from Asian countries (excluding Singapore). The NUS International

SINGAPORE – A city of “future past” is how Italian author Paolo Giordano described Singapore, an unexpectedly honest assessment when asked for his first impressions. Meet The Author: Paolo Giordano was among the first events at Singapore Writers ...

Britain’s Mark Cavendish signed off in style with victory in the Tour de France Criterium in Singapore on Sunday, claiming his 166th win of a glittering career. The most successful sprinter in cycling history, who wore No.35 to mark his Tour de France ...

"We've survived one Trump presidency, so we'll likely be able to do it again." The post People in Singapore Weigh In on Trump’s 2024 Victory—and Whether We Should Care at All appeared first on RICE.

Police said they did not think the attack was an attack of terrorism, while the priest was sent to hospital in ‘stable condition’.