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SINGAPORE : Last-minute Christmas shopping took on special meaning on Sunday morning, when just over 100 underprivileged children aged between 6 and 12 took to the shops with their adult buddies. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE : It would take a further 1.5 percentage point hike in GST if bus and train rides were to be made completely free. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE : Up to 1,000 more children will benefit from tuition fee subsidies next year. The Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC) has announced an easing of its income eligibility criteria for its education programme. The last revision was made four years ago. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE : More Singaporeans are buying Christmas trees that last for more than one season. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Singaporeans appear to be heeding the call to shop this festive season despite the recession. Retailers in both Orchard Road and the suburban areas said they haven't seen a significant fall in sales. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Children are not the only ones getting toys this festive season. Adults are also indulging in trinkets of their own, with some putting the "X" in Christmas. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: The "Mandatory Give Way to Buses" scheme takes effect on Saturday at 23 bus stops along three roads. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Close to 60 children, including siblings and parents, from the Rainbow Centre-Yishun Park School were given an early Christmas treat on Saturday. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Companies with in-house training programmes will now be able to tap into funds under the newly-launched Skills Programme for Upgrading and Resilience (SPUR) programme as long as they meet certain requirements. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: The array of services the new S$275,000 Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC) centre at Bukit Panjang will offer include tuition for kids, job matching for adults and IT training for seniors. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Singapore's Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo said the recent unrest in Thailand has held back ASEAN's agenda and that is quite worrying. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: The recession seems to be affecting not just individuals but their pets too. Animal welfare groups report a jump in pet abandonment due to financial difficulties. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Police said they have found the body of a security guard who went missing on Friday at Robertson Quay near the Singapore River. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: The SAF's Landing Ship Tank (LST) RSS Resolution which has been on a three-month deployment in the North Arabian Gulf returned to Singapore's shores on Saturday morning. - [Read more]

Popular Singapore television actor Chew Chor Meng has muscular dystrophy. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE : Singapore's largest Christmas charity project is 35 per cent short of its collection target for this year. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Singapore's inaugural formula one race may be over but motor fever is still in high gear. A S$3 million extravaganza called "Carrerista Jamboree" is set to pump up the adrenalin from 27 to 31 December at the Changi Exhibition Centre. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Modern Beauty Salon Group of Companies and its former director Joyce Tsang Yue have been charged with tax evasion. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE : Close to 500 applications have been received for the public flats to be built at Dew Spring@Yishun. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: A security guard has gone missing at Robertson Quay near the Singapore River. - [Read more]