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2 weeks ago | 
thestar.com.my | Marina Lopes |Angelica Ang
WASHINGTON: The news arrived quietly on his mobile phone, that Harvard University has been barred from enrolling international students. This means his ability to finish his degree there, the culmination of a lifetime of work, is now in jeopardy. The student, who declined to give his name given the sensitivities involved, is one of over 150 Singaporeans enrolled at the university.
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1 month ago | 
straitstimes.com | Shabana Begum |Vihanya Rakshika |Angelica Ang
SINGAPORE - Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has led his PAP team in Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC to a win against the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) with 73.46 per cent of the votes, in his first election as prime minister. This marked an improvement from 2020 when his PAP team defeated SDP with 63.18 per cent of the votes, and from 2015, when PAP won by 68.73 per cent.
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1 month ago | 
sg.news.yahoo.com | Shabana Begum |Vihanya Rakshika |Angelica Ang
The PAP's Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC candidates (from left) Hany Soh, Zaqy Mohamad, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and Alex Yam thanking their supporters at Yio Chu Kang Stadium on May 3. SINGAPORE - Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has led his PAP team in Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC to a win against the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) with 73.46 per cent of the votes, in his first election as prime minister.
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2 months ago | 
womensweekly.com.sg | Michelle Lee |Angelica Ang
Got kids who love dinos? Fans of the Jurassic World blockbuster films will have the chance to spot iconic moments from the series recreated with cutting-edge animatronics and interactive exhibits at Gardens by the Bay from May 29. Jurassic World: The Experience, an immersive and interactive exhibition, will be housed in the Cloud Forest, the gardens’ cooled conservatory.
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2 months ago | 
cityfarmer.info | Angelica Ang |Michael Levenston
To date, more than 2,400 allotment gardening plots have taken root in 28 parks and gardens across Singapore, NParks said. By Angelica AngStraits TimesNar 18, 2025Excerpt:SINGAPORE – More than 350 plots across 15 gardens and parks in Singapore are now open for application from people who want to grow edible plants. The National Parks Board (NParks) said on March 18 that applications can be submitted from 10am on March 19 till 11.59pm on April 1.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
straitstimes.com | Angelica Ang
SINGAPORE – 2024 was one of Singapore’s wettest and warmest years. Total annual rainfall was 8.1 per cent above the long-term average, and the year tied with 2019 and 2016 for the warmest years on record. And from Jan 10 to 13, 2025, the Republic was battered by incessant rain associated with a monsoon surge – blasts of cold air from Central Asia. A second monsoon surge is set to hit Singapore this weekend, from Jan 17 to 19.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
straitstimes.com | Angelica Ang
SINGAPORE - Singaporeans can continue to buy festive and essential goods on the first day of Chinese New Year at 151 FairPrice outlets, which will remain open for business. Of these, 42 stores will stay open for 24 hours and 105 will close at 5pm, said the supermarket operator on Jan 14. The remaining four outlets - at Clarke Quay, Jewel Changi Airport, Changi Airport Terminal 3 and Balmoral Plaza - will adhere to normal operating hours. FairPrice Group (FPG) runs 164 stores islandwide.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
thestar.com.my | Angelica Ang
SINGAPORE: A man from Singapore died after a visit to a massage parlour in Phuket, Thailand on SaturdatDec 7. According to Thai local media outlets, the 52-year-old man - identified as Lee Mun Tuck - died shortly after receiving a 45-minute oil massage at a parlour at Patong beach. Patong police chief Pol Col Chalermchai Hernsawad said that police were called to the scene at 11.03pm, reported the Bangkok Post.
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Dec 8, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Angelica Ang
8 hours agoChef-owner of Tanjong Pagar restaurant Hevel dies at age 33In an Instagram post, the restaurant called the late chef-owner, Stefan Liau, "a kind mentor, a devoted husband, and a close friend".
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Dec 7, 2024 | 
thestar.com.my | Angelica Ang
SINGAPORE: In the wake of the failed voting to impeach South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, Singaporeans in South Korea are urged to remain vigilant to the possibility of further protests. A Facebook post uploaded by the Singapore Embassy in Seoul on the night of Dec 7 urged Singaporeans in the Republic of Korea to stay safe and alert. Protests have erupted in South Korea, with angry citizens taking to the streets after Mr Yoon’s declaration of martial law on the night of Dec 3.
