Greater need for Singaporeans to have fire safety skills amid rise in number of home fires
Minister Edwin Tong highlights the need for fire safety awareness due to rising residential fires, which increased from 1,990 in 2024 to 2,050 in 2025.
Isabelle Liew
What needs to happen next for the Singapore government to acquire Lee Kuan Yew family home?
Preserving and acquiring the site means it cannot be redeveloped for residential, commercial or other private uses, said the Singapore Land Authority and National Heritage Board.
Alarm clock sounds disrupt Singapore neighbourhood up to 8 times a day for over a month
Residents reported the noise, which impacted work-from-home arrangements and caused sleep disturbances, with police reports filed.
Residents’ satisfaction down in 13 out of 17 areas of Singapore’s HDB living, including cleanliness, noise, privacy
Decreased satisfaction may reflect noise and cleanliness issues and the lack of civic consciousness, exacerbated by remote working and smaller flat sizes.
AI interest group in Singapore aims to launch programmes for all ages to use the technology
The group, called Good Robot, will collaborate with organisations such as AI Singapore to hold outreach programmes and talks “so that we can all future-proof our careers in the…
Initiatives to reduce air-con energy usage to be trialled at South Beach Tower: BCA
Air-conditioning can account for about half of total energy usage in such buildings, and the authority is supporting research and innovation solutions that enhance the efficiency…
Staff, jockeys fret over fate of Turf Club’s more than 100 resident cats
As employees and jockeys grapple with uncertainty over the Turf Club's announced closure, there is also a cloud over what will happen to these felines.
At least $17.6 million lost by over 1,000 Singporeans to job scams since January
The police warned of a job scam variant where victims would receive unsolicited messages asking them to participate in a survey or market research, and to answer a few questions.
About 2.5 million Singaporeans to get up to $700 in December under support packages: MOF
The first tranche of money, which includes other benefits, will be disbursed from December 2022 to February 2023.
Singapore coffee shop sold for record S$41.68m
The sale is leading some tenants to think about terminating their rental agreements.