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Some banks censured by MAS say they will comply with requirements
SINGAPORE: Some of the banks that have been censured by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for internal control deficiencies told Channel NewsAsia that they will comply with requirements set out by the central bank and supported initiatives to...

Employment data highlights two more issues: Tan Chuan-Jin
SINGAPORE: Acting Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin has commented on the latest employment numbers released on Friday by the ministry.In a posting on his Facebook page, he noted that this latest set of data highlights two more issues that the ministry ...

Town planners should be "more creative": former HDB chief
SINGAPORE: Former HDB chief Dr Liu Thai Ker said planners should be more creative in planning new towns.Dr Liu was speaking in Bilbao, Spain, at the World Cities Summit.Three new HDB towns will be built in the next few years in Bidadari, Tengah and T...

LTA completes dedicated cycling path network in Tampines
SINGAPORE: Tampines is now the first HDB town to have a complete network of dedicated cycling paths linking up the estate.As part of the National Cycling Plan, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) has completed a 6.9-kilometre cycling path in Tampines....

Two penalised for evading taxes, GST offences
SINGAPORE: Two partners caught for income tax and good and services tax (GST) offences were ordered to pay back taxes and penalties of over S$2.3 million.One of them was jailed for two weeks.Teo Chwee Guan, the 55-year-old partner of Chwee Guan Joss ...

S'pore, S Korea reaffirm bilateral & economic ties
SINGAPORE: Singapore and South Korea have reaffirmed bilateral and economic ties.Singapore's Foreign Affairs Minister K Shanmugam had met his visiting South Korean counterpart, Yun Byung-se, on Friday evening.Mr Shanmugam hosted Mr Yun to dinner.Mr S...

Football: Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville & Nicky Butt meet fans in S'pore
SINGAPORE: Over a thousand die-hard Manchester United fans thronged the D'Marquee arena in Downtown East to meet three of the club's legends.Singapore's Red Devil army marched into the venue over an hour before Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville and Nicky Butt...

Labour movement holds silent walk during Our Singapore Conversation session
SINGAPORE: Some 50 people took part in the labour movement's Our Singapore Conversation session on Friday evening.There was a twist to the session - it started with a silent walk along parts of Marina Bay.Participants took a trip down the memory lane...

Motorsports community worry for future of sport after Motorsports Hub no-go
SINGAPORE: The no-go for Singapore's Motorsports Hub spells a loss to the motorsports community.The Singapore Sports Council said on Wednesday it will not proceed with the re-tender for the site in Changi.The announcement comes at a time when the mot...

Number of reported dengue cases in 2013 nears 10,000 mark
SINGAPORE: The number of reported dengue cases in Singapore this year is almost hitting the 10,000 mark.As of 3pm on Friday, 9,960 people have been hit by the disease. 42 new cases were reported on Friday alone. 661 have been reported this week so fa...

PSI reading climbs in S'pore but remains within moderate range
SINGAPORE: The haze has returned to Singapore. The PSI reading, which measures the haze, was at 54 at 7am in Singapore. It climbed to over 85 after 2pm. At 7pm, it dipped to 82.Any reading above 100 is considered unhealthy.The National Environment Ag...

Nine suspects arrested for vice activities in Orchard
SINGAPORE: Police have arrested nine people - seven women and two men - around Claymore and Orchard Road for suspected involvement in vice activities.They were arrested during a five-hour operation conducted between June 13 and 14.The operation was c...

Some JEM tenants expect compensation from developer
SINGAPORE: Some tenants of the new JEM shopping centre in Jurong East are expecting compensation from the developer after numerous opening delays.The mall was slated to open on Tuesday but this was postponed due to the lack of fire safety permits for...

MAS reprimands 20 banks after review of rate-setting processes
SINGAPORE: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has censured 20 banks in Singapore, after completing a year-long review of their rate-setting processes.Singapore's central bank also wants to introduce a new regulatory framework to criminalise an...

Public funds to be made available for commercial childcare operators
SINGAPORE: Commercial childcare operators will soon be able to tap government funds to grow and improve their programmes.In an exclusive interview with Channel NewsAsia, Acting Minister of Social and Family Development Chan Chun Sing revealed a new C...

AGC sends warning to filmmaker for contempt of court
SINGAPORE: The Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) has sent a warning to filmmaker Lee Seng Lynn, for posting online videos which contained allegations made by ex-SMRT bus drivers.In a statement released on Friday afternoon, the AGC said it has issued ...

JEM tenants want compensation for opening delays
Tenants say the delay had made them incur unncessary material, labour and advertising costs.

Public-spirited citizens disarm & detain armed robber
SINGAPORE: A 28-year-old man who robbed a 20-year-old female victim at knife-point along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6 was disarmed and detained by three public-spirited citizens.On 13 June 2013 at about 9.50 pm, the victim was walking along the pavement when ...

K Shanmugam in Bali for Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Minister for Law and Foreign Affairs K Shanmugam on Friday met his counterparts from East Asia and Latin America to discuss how to bring the two regions closer together, as well as ways to expand cooperation between Singapore a...

Former Maris Stella principal jailed 5 months
SINGAPORE: The former principal of Maris Stella High School was sentenced to five months' jail on Friday after being found guilty in April of misappropriating S$67,700 from the school's chapel building fund.The 66-year-old misappropriated the funds b...

Singapore air quality nears 'unhealthy' range as PSI rises
UPDATE: PSI hit a high of 88 at 3pm

21-year-old jailed, caned for sexual offences
SINGAPORE: A 21-year-old man has been given a three year and one month jail term and six strokes of the cane for having sex with a minor, outraging the modesty of another minor, and theft.Dominic Lim Shan Jun got acquainted with a 13-year-old girl on...

4% interest rate on Special, Medisave accounts for Q3 2013
SINGAPORE: CPF members will continue to receive an interest rate of 4 per cent on their Special and Medisave Accounts (SMA) from 1 July to 30 September.This is in line with the government's announcement made in September 2012 to maintain the 4-per-ce...

Job vacancies up, unemployment low: MOM
SINGAPORE: Job vacancies in Singapore rose in the first quarter of this year while unemployment remained low, revealed a report released by the Ministry of Manpower on Friday.Singapore’s seasonally adjusted overall unemployment rate stayed low at 1.9...