SHARES of Singapore Telecommunications rose 0.65 per cent in early trade on Monday after a British newspaper report that the firm was considering a bid for Cable & Wireless Worldwide.
Some 1.6 million shares had …

A SINGAPORE business mission, with representatives from 25 companies and government officials, will visit four cities in Zhejiang, China, from Tuesday to Friday.
The delegation will be led by Mrs Lim Hwee Hua, Minister in the …

A NEW Academy of Singapore Teachers has been set up to champion the ethos of the profession and foster a culture of professional pride.
It was launched by Education Minister and Second Defence Minister Ng Eng …

EDUCATION Minister and Second Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen will visit the US and Canada from Tuesday to Sept 16.
In Washington, he will meet Mr Arne Duncan, US Secretary for Education, as well as …

ABOUT 7,600 people braved yesterday’s morning rain to take part in the Yellow Ribbon Prison Run, in support of the message of acceptance and reintegration of former offenders.
Among the 180 former offenders who also pounded …

OFTEN, bread was Mr Yeo Cheng Fu’s ‘best friend’ at most meals.
‘But it wasn’t that bad. At least it was bread with kaya,’ recalled the 22-year-old with a chuckle, of the tough times of his …

BUOYED by a strong property market last year, the taxman collected .9 billion in tax for financial year 2009/10, 0.2 per cent more than the previous year, according to the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore …

THE President has appointed Mr Alan Chan Heng Loon as a member of the Public Service Commission (PSC) from Monday, for a five-year term in the first instance.
With the latest appointment, PSC now has 12 …

THE restrictions imposed on 140 horses following a case of Strangles at Kranji were lifted on Monday after test results from the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) returned negative.
Trained by Brian Dean, Alvin Tan and …

THE Straits Times student newspaper IN has won the top award for ‘Newspapers in Education’ given by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers.
It clinched the World Young Reader Prize 2010, which recognises the …