Channel NewsAsia

Man arrested for suspected involvement in void deck fire
SINGAPORE: Police have arrested a 53-year-old man for suspected involvement in a case of mischief by fire at the void deck of a block along Yuan Ching Road.On May 19, a 31-year-old member of the public reported to the Police that someone had set fire...

IMDEX Asia 2013 attracted record number of participants, VIP delegations
SINGAPORE: The recently-concluded International Maritime Defence Exhibition (IMDEX) Asia 2013 attracted a record number of participants and VIP delegations for the three-day event.The naval defence show, which ended on May 16, had 9,072 trade visitor...

Myanmar parliamentarians in S'pore to study governance model
SINGAPORE: Parliamentarians from Myanmar are on a five-day visit to Singapore at the invitation of the chairman of the Singapore-Southeast Asia Regional Parliamentary Group, Cedric Foo.The 25-member delegation is led by member of the Lower House of P...

Football: Singapore looks forward to Atletico Madrid showcase
SINGAPORE: Football fans in Singapore are set to get a real treat of world class footballing skills this week.Newly-crowned Spanish King's Cup champions Atletico Madrid will take on a Singapore Selection side in support of Singapore businessman Peter...

Victim of workplace abuse files police report
SINGAPORE: Police said a report has been lodged with regard to an incident of physical abuse at the workplace.The report was lodged by the 29-year-old victim.This comes as the incident was filmed and uploaded on video-sharing site YouTube.The video d...

Office bully caught on camera
SINGAPORE: A 17-second video showing up an office bully is making the rounds on the Internet.An intern at the company caught the act and uploaded the video. He claimed his supervisor constantly bullies a co-worker in front of other colleagues.He said...

Public Service Week kicks off with Istana tea reception
SINGAPORE: Officers across all divisions of Singapore's Public Service were recognised on Monday with a tea reception hosted by President Tony Tan Keng Yam at the Istana.It is all part of the Public Service Week, an annual event to remind officers of...

Singapore GP launches "Rev Up Singapore" campaign
SINGAPORE: With four months left to the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix, race promoter Singapore GP has launched a "Rev Up Singapore" campaign.It features a slew of activities to bring fans closer to the race.One key highlight will be the Zone 1 Exp...

PM Lee to meet Japan's Abe on official visit
SINGAPORE: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will be in Tokyo, Japan on a four-day official visit, starting Tuesday.His trip is in conjunction with a conference on "The Future of Asia" organised by Nikkei Inc and the Japan Centre for Economic ...

More Singaporeans could re-enter workforce if firms adopt flexi-work
SINGAPORE: The Employer Alliance (EA) said hundreds of thousands of Singaporeans could re-enter the workforce and ease the nation's manpower shortage if more companies adopt flexible work arrangements.According to figures from the Manpower Ministry (...

DPM Teo Chee Hean to visit France to strengthen Interpol ties with SPF
SINGAPORE: Deputy Prime Minister, Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs Teo Chee Hean will be in France from May 21 to 24.During the visit, Mr Teo will meet the French Minister of Interior, Mr Manuel Valls and visi...

SMRT investigating root cause of recent rail crack incidents
SINGAPORE: SMRT will carry out a full investigation to determine the root cause of the two rail crack incidents that occurred on the North-South Line on April 29 and May 18 this year.The incidents caused delays for commuters.SMRT said its preliminary...

3 new primary schools to open for P1 registration this year
SINGAPORE: Three new primary schools will open for Primary One registration this year and take in students from 2014.The schools are Northoaks Primary in Sembawang, Alexandra Primary in Bukit Merah, and West Spring Primary in Bukit Panjang.The Educat...

Todd's supervisor denies influencing witnesses' evidence
SINGAPORE: On day six of a coroner's inquiry into the death of American researcher Shane Todd, the contents of a meeting among Dr Todd's colleagues regarding the statements they gave to the police were brought to the court's attention.Dr Patrick Lo, ...

120 stop-sale notices issued over unsafe children's products
SINGAPORE: SPRING Singapore has issued 120 stop-sale notices to companies whose children's products were found to be unsafe.SPRING said it focused its surveillance of the children's products market when the Consumer Protection (Consumer Goods Safety ...

Former accounts assistant takes stand in City Harvest trial
SINGAPORE: The trial of the six City Harvest Church (CHC) leaders resumed on Monday with a new prosecution witness on the stand.Former CHC accounts assistant Angie Koh Li Ching, 34, is the prosecution's second witness to testify in court.Six CHC lead...

Atletico Madrid set for Singapore kick-off
Singapore: Newly-crowned Spanish King's Cup champions Atletico Madrid have arrived in Singapore.Touching down at Changi Airport just past five on Monday morning, it didn't stop some die-hard fans and a dragon dance troupe from laying out a Singapore-...

Redouble efforts to make workplaces accident-free: PM Lee
SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Singapore needs to redouble efforts to make workplaces accident-free and that there is still room for improvement in the area of workplace safety and health in the country.Speaking at the launch of this ...

Singapore office bully caught on tape
UPDATE: Victim files police report

Govt does not rule out anti-discrimination labour laws: Tan Chuan-Jin
SINGAPORE: Singapore's Acting Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin said the government is not ruling out having anti-discrimination labour laws.At a conference on fair employment practices on Monday, he said legislation is a possible way to address prejud...

S'pore & Oman leaders discuss new ways to boost bilateral relations
SINGAPORE: The leaders of Singapore and Oman have reaffirmed the excellent state of bilateral relations.Singapore's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Law K Shanmugam had met Oman's Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yousuf Alawi Abdullah and Sec...