While in Singapore to talk business and trade at the margins of the ASEAN and East Asia summits, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took some personal time to visit Fort Canning, specifically to pay respects to this great-great-great-great grandmother Esther Bernard, who was the daughter of the first British Resident and Commandant of Singapore, Major-General William Farquhar. Mrs Bernard’s mother …

The Legal Aid Bureau (LAB), which is under the purview of the Ministry of Law, will be introducing a new system next year to help connect lawyers to those in needy more efficiently. The LAB provides legal aid to low-income Singaporeans for civil proceedings. At the moment, the LAB offers cases individually to the private sector lawyers registered with the …

Graduates of National University Singapore (NUS) are some of the most employable students in the world, according to the latest Global University Employability Ranking. NUS students jumped six spots to make the top 10 of the worlds most employable graduates according to recruiters around the globe. The ranking, now it in its eight year, is published by the Times Higher …

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 …

A video shared on Facebook shows a ‘Smart Tray Return’ robot in a food court, moving around with completely empty with a worker just behind it, cleaning up the tables. The robot is supposed to be a positive addition to the food court scene in Singapore, to increase efficiency, but clearly the robot isn’t being used the way it should …

When it comes to deciding what to do next after high school, every student is familiar with that sense of uncertainty and anxiety. You’re on the precipice to the rest of your life and the decision of which university to apply for is a momentous one. Fortunately, there are plenty of professionals and education experts who are ready to lend …

With complaints, comes clapbacks. The LTA was quick to respond to public and media complaints over the enhanced security screening trials which were initiated at the Little India and Bedok stations yesterday. On their Facebook page, the LTA shared a minute-long video to counter claims that the screenings take up a lot of time and are causing massive queues, calling …

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) began the new security screening trials yesterday at MRT stations. The six stations selected for the trial include Little India, Bedok, Ang Mo Kio, Bukit Panjang and Yishun stations where some commuters are selected to walk through a metal detector and have their bags x-rayed. The new measures have already set off a collective groan …

DASTAK, Singapore’s first and only 3-day Hindi Theatre Festival, announced its 3rd year edition to be held in Singapore between 15th - 18 November 2018 (3pm & 8pm) at Blackbox, Goodman Arts Centre. The festival is supported by National Arts Council Singapore, Krescendo Communications and other local sponsors. DASTAK, which translates to ‘knocking’ in English, is a knock on the …