by BankBazaar.sg The joy of having a child is immense and indescribable. However, it comes at a cost. As your child starts to grow by the day, the thought of sending them to a childcare centre will soon surface. Sometimes, it is to facilitate them to learn how to live in a group. Other time, it is because of a need …

SBS Transit shared in an announcement on Wednesday that free Wi-Fi will be made available on board 300 buses which serve the 18 bus services that are part of the Bukit Merah Bus Package starting from February 2019. The 18 SBS Transit bus Services under the Bukit Merah Bus Package are 5, 16, 57, 93, 120, 121, 122, 123/123M, 131/131M, 145, 160, …

A 35-year-old man who is believed to have committed a rash act endangering the life of a police officer and for suspected drug trafficking was arrested. The Singapore Police Force (SPF) revealed in a press release on Wednesday (14 November), a Traffic Police officer stopped a car along Geylang Road to conduct an enforcement check on 12 November 2018 at about …

Fee benchmarks for private sector professional fees for common surgical procedures has been announced by the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Wednesday (14 November). The ministry stated that the benchmarks will guide private sector healthcare providers in charging appropriately and enable patients and payers to make more informed decisions. The benchmarks were developed by the Fee Benchmarks Advisory Committee chaired …

Train services along the North South Line were disrupted this morning (14 Nov) since around 5am and passengers still experienced delay after 8am. While this disruption was occurring, the Bukit Panjang LRT (BPLRT) also broke down about 7:20am. The BPLRT train delay also affected commuters after 8am. And at about 11:30 am, information was also posted on social media platforms …

In a media report yesterday (13 Nov), a Singaporean male doctor, Ler Teck Siang, who submitted his own blood sample in place of his HIV-positive boyfriend’s, to help the American get an employment pass here, has been sentenced to two years’ jail. Ler was jailed for abetment of cheating and for giving a false statement to a public servant. His …

Following its refusal to take down a post by States Times Review (STR) which contained allegations of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong involvement in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), social media giant Facebook has revealed the reason behind its course of action. Responding to queries from Channel NewsAsia, a spokesperson for Facebook said: “We have a responsibility to handle any …

Yesterday, Vulcanpost.com published an interview it had with NTUC Foodfare CEO Perry Ong (‘NTUC Foodfare CEO Claims Social Enterprise Hawker Centres Remain An Affordable Option For Hawkers’,13 Nov), regarding his response to the current brickbats social enterprises are receiving from the public. Ong explained that social enterprise is not a charity. “Social enterprise is not about maximising profits, but it …

The construction of a third bridge linking Singapore and Malaysia will be among several mega projects slated to begin next year, said Chief Minister of Johor Osman Sapian. The Chief Minister said on Sunday (12 Nov) that the third bridge, which will replace the 95-year-old Woodlands-JB Causeway “may or may not be crooked as we have yet to finalise the …

These past couple of days in Singapore have been particularly wet, with the heavy downpour causing flash floors in several areas. First hit was Choa Chu Kang and Bukit Batok in western Singapore on 10th Nov. And just yesterday, the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) and Lorong 23 Geylang were flooded as well with other areas in the central and southern …