Singapore morning news for August 7

New missile system to be showcased at NDP Singapore’s skies will soon be defended by a surface-to-air missile system that will be much more effective and require 90 per cent less manpower. — Straits Times […]

New missile system to be showcased at NDP Singapore’s skies will soon be defended by a surface-to-air missile system that will be much more effective and require 90 per cent less manpower. — Straits Times […]

Over 9,000 dengue cases reported so far this year, largest cluster in Chai Chee Singapore is in peak dengue season, with 9,135 cases reported as of Aug 2 – about five times more than the […]

Ikea Singapore apologises after more than 400 e-mail IDs revealed to customers Swedish retailer Ikea apologised to affected customers in Singapore on Sunday (Aug 4) after the company inserted 410 individual e-mail addresses in the […]

Abuse by couple left maid, 39, disfigured and traumatised Ms Khanifah, a mother of two from Indramayu, West Java, thinks people are disgusted when they see her. The 39-year-old has a deformed left ear, and […]

Subsidies helpful, but public education also needed to improve adult vaccination rates: Experts Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) kills one in every four to five senior adults who catch the disease, said Associate Professor Helen Oh, […]

Rates softening, but firms not biting THE widely-expected quarter-point cut in US Federal Reserve interest rates – which is likely to come at the Fed’s end-July meeting – should filter into the Singapore capital market […]

Four more dengue deaths, taking toll to nine this year Four more people, including a 46-year-old man, have died of dengue, bringing the total deaths this year to nine as of July 20. — Straits […]

Singapore June factory output down 6.9%, less than expected SINGAPORE’S industrial output fell 6.9 per cent in June, deepening from May’s 2 per cent fall and marking the fourth straight month of year-on-year decline, according […]

Tunnelling begins for Circle Line’s final stage Tunnelling works for Circle Line 6 (CCL6) – the final stage of the orbital Circle Line – started yesterday with the launch of a tunnel boring machine at […]

Fewer Singapore tourists heading to Hong Kong after protests spark safety concerns SINGAPORE: After returning from a holiday in Europe in June, polytechnic lecturer Patricia Tay wanted a destination closer to home for her next […]

Video shows SCDF officers arguing over instruction to push victim Video footage of an exchange between two Singapore Civil Defence Force officers taken on the night Corporal Kok Yuen Chin fell into a fire station […]

Singapore employees seek 17% pay raise when switching jobs: report JOB seekers in Singapore are looking to get a 17 per cent bump in pay when they switch jobs, after averaging across industries and levels, […]