Madam Kwa Geok Choo – wife of Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew and mother of PM Lee Hsien Loong – has died on Saturday at the age of 89. She passed away peacefully at home at 5.40 pm. Last month, MM Lee revealed that his companion of 61 years — they have been together since they were law students in London – had been bedridden for the last two years and has been uable to speak or move. He had shared that his...

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It was a bad start to the week for DBS’ banking system as a technical glitch caused a breakdown to its online banking services islandwide. Thousands of users were affected as many could not access the systems and withdraw money from DBS and POSBank ATMs. Some customers Yahoo! Singapore spoke to were frustrated with the breakdown. Said Bryson Tan, 23, a sales executive, “I needed cash to pay for some items but was left in the lurch as...

The Marina Bay Sands SkyPark opens to the public next Thursday, and for those who can’t wait to get on top of the roof, you can start booking your tickets now. The integrated resort is selling only 500 tickets for the opening day. Soaring 200 metres above ground, the SkyPark sits atop the three hotel towers. Besides savouring a bird’s eye view of Singapore’s skyline, visitors can also tune in to a complimentary audio...

South Africa have looked good recently and this is the match that will determine the mood of South Africa for the rest of the month. If South Africa win today, it will breath optimism throughout an entire country, that something miraculous is possible. If they are beaten, the mood of a country will change, but only for a day or two. A win for South Africa today isn’t life or death – but I promise you, if South Africa win, it...

TICKETING company Sistic has been slapped with a $989,000 fine for abusing its position as the dominant player in the ticketing market. The decision by the Competition Commission of Singapore requires Sistic to remove all clauses on exclusive tie-ups and to amend their contracts. Sistic has been rapped for exclusive agreements with 19 partners, including Esplanade and Singapore Indoor Stadium. This was the first case of abuse of dominant...