Christmas gift and our economy

More Singaporeans are choosing high-end limited edition presents this holiday season, thanks to a good economy and better bonuses.
At a Noel Gifts’ warehouse, workers are busy preparing hampers and other gifts to meet rising demand.
Noel said it’s getting 40% more orders than the previous year.
But instead of the regular hampers of sweets [...]

N-Level results 2007

This year’s N-Level results are out – 99.3 percent of Normal Academic students and 97.7 percent of those in the Normal Technical course have passed their exams. The N-Level certificate is awarded to those who have obtained a Grade 5 or better in at least one subject.
Over 18,000 students sat for the exams in [...]

Plans to invest in the knowledge pool of ASEAN in the near future

The Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) will set up an ASEAN Studies Centre to further deepen its involvement in the grouping’s integration process. This will be part of plans to celebrate ISEAS’ 40th anniversary next year. The centre will be headed by former ASEAN Secretary General, Rod Severino.
Another research entity – the Institute [...]

Fall in amount of taxi call bookings

Singapore’s largest taxi operator, ComfortDelGro, has seen a drop in call bookings during the morning peak hours, largely due to the higher taxi fares which kicked in on Monday.
However, the company has described this as an expected knee-jerk reaction.
The higher fares hit commuters the hardest during the peak hours. Commuters like Benson An, [...]

Star Awards 2007

The annual Star Awards was screened live on Channel 8 on Sunday evening. Cop show “Metamorphosis” was named the Best Drama Serial.
The award for Best Supporting Actress went to May Phua for her role in “Mars vs Venus”, while Darren Lim was named Best Supporting Actor for his performance in “Kinship”.
Lim was out [...]

Summary, overview of Singapore’s performance on SEA Games.

Swimming- 11 gold medals for Singapore, also the most medal won in a single sport at the 24th Southeast Asian Games, discovered new talent like Quah Ting Wen, while veterans like Nicolette Teo swam to a Games record in the 200 metres breast-stroke and Singapore’s latest golden girl Tao Li splashed away to four gold [...]

Singapore’s Hady Mirza wins first Asian Idol contest

Singapore’s Hady Mirza has been crowned the region’s first singing champion at the inaugural Asian Idol competition in Jakarta on Sunday.
Hady defeated five other Idol winners from India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam.
The show was hosted by RCTI – Indonesia’s largest TV network.
Voting via text messaging began when it was televised [...]

SEA Games: Singapore Clinch 3rd for soccer.

Singapore’s football team took bronze at the SEA Games Friday, defeating Vietnam by 5-0 in the third and fourth place play-off.
Compared to their semi-final game against Thailand, the Young Lions showed a more confident play Friday, taking a 2-0 lead before the break.
The team added three more goals in the second half to [...]

Climate change solutions must allow for diverse national circumstances: PM Lee

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says the post-2012 framework on tackling climate change cannot use a “one size fits all” approach.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the high-level segment of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in the resort island of Bali, Mr Lee says this is because a solution must take into account [...]

SEA Games: Water polo team continues winning streak with 22nd gold

Thailand : Singapore’s water polo team continued their winning streak by capturing the gold medal for the 22nd time in Korat, proving once again that they are the team to beat in Southeast Asia.
The victory set a SEA Games record for one of the longest winning runs in the sport.
They sealed the gold [...]