Caldecott Queen Zoe Tay gave birth to her third son at about noon on Wednesday. Channel News Asia reports that Tay, 42, who has two sons — Brayden, five, and Ashton, three — experienced bleeding at 9am earlier in the day due to a blood clot. Tay’s husband and Republic of Singapore Air Force pilot, Philip Chionh, rushed his wife to hospital and made the decision to send her into the operating theatre to undergo a Caesarean operation for the […]
A 1,668 sq ft HUDC unit at Block 315 in Shunfu Road has been sold to a Singaporean buyer for around $1.1 million, in a transaction that was approved in July before the implementation of the property cooling measures. The unusually high price tag, which translates to around $659 psf is a record for this type of project, which has already been phased-out. “The buyer was willing to pay a premium for this unit because it’s in very good condition, […]
MRS Lee Kuan Yew, wife of Minister Mentor, died today at home at 5.40 pm at age 89, said the Prime Minister’s Office on Saturday. The wake for Madam Kwa Geok Choo, mother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, will be held at Sri Temasek, official residence of the Prime Minister at the Istana grounds on Monday and Tuesday. Visitors can can pay their last respects from 10am to 5pm on Monday and Tuesday. A private funeral will take place […]
With the $11.8 million he allegedly took from conspiring with a colleague to cheat the Singapore Land Authority (SLA), Koh Seah Wee, a former SLA deputy director, bought two flashy cars for his wife and mother-in-law. He gave his wife Yeing Nyok Sea, 38, a $1.6 million Lamborghini and his mum-in-law Kok A Mui a $300,000 Mercedes Benz coupe. He is also believed to have used the money to buy property and invest in unit trusts and other financial products […]
Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr Balaji Sadasivan, passed away early on Monday morning after a battle with colon cancer. He was 55. News of his death was broken by Foreign Minister George Yeo on Twitter and Facebook, who said he ”mourns the passing away of dear friend and colleague Dr Balaji Sadasivan”. Dr Sadasivan, a former neurosurgeon from Gleneagles Hospital, had undergone surgery two years ago to remove a cancerous tumour from his colon. In 2001, he […]
Google is 12 years old today. The search engine giant celebrates its 12th birthday and greets its visitors by a picture of a birthday cake that scribbles Google’s name on its face with a candle placed for the letter “L” of Google. The eye catching Google Doodle is designed by Wayne Theibaud reproduced with the permission of VAGA, Visual Artists and Galleries Association. Wayne, the 89-year old artist from Los Angles, is a famous artist who is associated with the […]
By Ion Danker – September 26th, 2010 Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says Mas Selamat Kastari’s return to Singapore was not part of the recent Points of Agreement (POA) discussions with Malaysia. Speaking on the sidelines of the US-ASEAN Leaders meeting in New York, PM Lee told Channel NewsAsia, “We are grateful for their co-operation and help throughout this operation. And we hope that through this co-operation, we will be able to work together and make both Singapore and Malaysia […]
Google allow their employees to spend 20% of their time on new project ideas. Pretty sweet, right? The latest output from this policy is something that will probably save you 100% of your time finding out about the latest product launch from Google. It’s called Google New and it’s basically a pretty portal which highlights the latest product updates. searchenginewatch.com
Agence France-Presse (AFP) By Elena Torrijos – September 22nd, 2010 The prime pieces of land Singapore will give a Malaysian-led consortium to resolve a long-standing dispute is worth up to seven billion Singapore dollars (5.25 billion US), a leading property analyst said Tuesday. The parcels, located around Singapore’s glamorous Marina Bay, were ceded in a land swap agreed Monday under which Malaysia will give up property it has owned inside Singapore as part of a railway dating back to British […]
A Senior Vice President of Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) has been sacked for receiving illegal payments and misappropriating shopping vouchers for the promotion activities of the Straits Times handled by his unit to which he voluntarily admitted, the Straits Times reports. In a brief statement released by SPH, it said that “Mr Peter Khoo Chong Meng, 45, senior vice president in the English and Malay Newspapers Division, is being investigated by police.” It is not known how the scandal came […]