SINGAPORE: A market study is being conducted to determine the suitable fare for the Johor Baru-Singapore Rapid Transit System Link (RTS Link), says Anthony Loke. The Transport Minister stated that the study was being carried out by RTS Operations Pte Ltd (RTSO), which would also determine the pricing scheme. “RTSO, the joint venture company formed between Prasarana...
SINGAPORE: Malaysia and Singapore have unveiled the first Rapid Transit System Link (RTS Link) train, marking another milestone in the cross-border rail project. The new train was unveiled by Transport Minister Anthony Loke and the island republic’s acting Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow at the Singapore Rail Test Centre (SRTC) near the Tuas here on Monday (June...
SINGAPORE: Efforts to realise a future cohesive society are entrenched in four guiding principles - rebuilding trust, prioritising equity, embracing pluralism and bold imaginations, says Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah. In his keynote address at the International Conference on Cohesive Societies (ICCS) 2025, Sultan Nazrin, who is also the Perak Ruler, said these...
SINGAPORE: Eligible Singapore residents will be able to screen for a genetic condition which causes high cholesterol levels at a subsidised rate as part of a nationwide programme launching on June 30. In a statement on June 19, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said that the new genetic testing programme for familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) comes amid...
ALL Saiful Azri wanted was to see a doctor after waking up with a fever. However, what should have been a quick visit to the clinic turned into a frustrating search for parking along Jalan Garuda in Johor Baru. Saiful had opted to ride a motorcycle instead of taking his car, hoping it would make the trip...
SINGAPORE: A man who was caught taking upskirt photos of an MRT commuter was later found to have more than 100 such images in his possession. Lai Zi Yang, who registered his marriage in May, was on June 9 sentenced to 28 days’ jail after pleading guilty to one charge of taking voyeuristic images without consent....
SINGAPORE: Two women transiting through Changi Airport were arrested for a series of shop thefts allegedly committed at different stores. In a statement on Monday (June 9), the police said they were alerted to a suspected case of theft from a Furla outlet at the departure transit area of Terminal 3 on June 2 at about...
SINGAPORE: The Woodlands Checkpoint will be redeveloped and extended over the next 10 to 15 years, with the first phase of construction works set to begin in the third quarter of 2025. This will serve as a long-term solution to the chronic congestion at the land crossing, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) and the Singapore...
SINGAPORE: A man was charged on June 3 with murdering a 79-year-old woman in Sengkang. Lim Yuen Li, 44, is accused of killing Wang How Khiew, who is believed to be his mother, in a flat at Block 465B Fernvale Road between 2am and 10.30am on June 1. In a statement on June 2, police said officers...
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...
