SINGAPORE - The maximum score a shooter can achieve with an air rifle is 10.9. During training, national shooter Jasmine Ser is given a target of 52.5 for a set ...

The maximum score a shooter can achieve with an air rifle is 10.9. During training, national shooter Jasmine Ser is given a target of 52.5 for a set of five shots, ...

Nur 38 Sekunden hält das neue Trainer-Trio des EHC Kloten das «zu Null». Weniger als 48 Stunden nachdem André Rötheli beurlaubt worden ist, fliegt auch ...

Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information Sim Ann says this is in addition to the raised eBook loan quota from eight to 16.

Bukit Merah Public Library will reopen as library@harbourfront in VivoCity on Jan 12.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Library users no longer need to wait for the school holidays to borrow twice as many books.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE: Visitors to the new library@harbourfront can relax with a book while enjoying panoramic views of Sentosa when it opens on Jan 12. ...

Come April, the 500000 Singaporeans who are born in the 1950s will receive letters confirming their eligibility for the Merdeka Generation Package.. Read more ...

In 2016, the National Library Board (NLB) launched the National Reading Movement in the hope of encouraging more people to read.. Read more at ...

SINGAPORE - Besides being places where people read or borrow books, public libraries can also be places where people gather to learn and share.. Read ...

While artificial intelligence may improve our libraries, Assistant Professor Loh Chin Ee maintains that human intelligence is still a necessity.

Montenegro has created an incentive investment environment, and an increasing inflow of foreign direct investments and an enlarged Capital budget make a ...

The National Library Board (NLB) has taken on the enormous task of archiving 180000 Singapore websites ending with the .sg domain, as well as digital ...

SINGAPORE - Bukit Merah Public Library will reopen as library@harbourfront in VivoCity on Jan 12 next year. The library on the third floor of the sprawling ...

The National Library Board also acted on feedback received over 23 books due to race, religion and “other topics”.

SINGAPORE - Imagine visiting the city of Louisville in Kentucky in the United States, the birthplace of Muhammad Ali, meeting his brother and hearing what it ...

In the light of the National Library Board (NLB) wanting to make libraries more accessible, I suggest it consider keeping the libraries open 24 hours and on public ...

We thank Mr Terence Teo Li Yang and Mr Teo Kok Seah for their letters. We agree with them on the importance of reading and book clubs (Promote the ...

Do you remember your favourite storybooks when you were in primary school or have you wondered how school textbooks in your parents' era looked like?

The women's semi-finals have been played in Finland and SB-Pro and PSS made it to the final. In the men's finals, Classic is leading 2-0 against TPS.

We thank Mr Colin Ong Tau Shien for his feedback (NLB should encourage reading on mobile devices; Nov 2).. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Its day job is to help look after the lighthouses which protect ships from being wrecked on Scotland's treacherous coasts.

A book that holds the stories of early Singapore, including Sang Nila Utama's experience on the island when he arrived in 1299, has made its way back to the ...

The National Library Board (NLB) will no longer need to seek written consent from owners of local websites before making copies of online *content* deemed to ...

SINGAPORE - Hiking gourmet trips in Provence, France, getting up close to mountain gorillas in Rwanda and Uganda, and trekking in Slovenia's Julian Alps ...

SINGAPORE - Straits Times journalist Sandra Davie on Friday (Dec 14) reassured parents that the focus will remain on students' abilities despite the various ...

SINGAPORE - The National Library Board (NLB) has taken on the enormous task of archiving 180000 Singapore websites ending with the .sg domain, as well ...

Scientific Games Corporation has bolstered its presence in the regulated European gaming market. The company, which formed a partnership with National ...

Mortality, lavish wealth and mystery captivated the imagination of Singapore library readers this year.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE: A former manager at the National Library Board (NLB) was charged on Monday (Jul 23) with taking a total of S$595,230 in bribes from the director ...

We thank Mr Sean Lim Wei Xin for his feedback (Keep libraries open 24/7 and on public holidays; Nov 12).. Read more at straitstimes.com.

On Nov 14, Chinese clan association Chin Kang Huay Kuan (CKHK) donated a number of valuable documents to the National Library Board (NLB). It was the ...

You, along with the All-Star players and coaches, have made it to Washington to watch some All-Star baseball. Congratulations! But the players who will bash ...

SINGAPORE - Come April, the 500,000 Singaporeans who are born in the 1950s will receive letters confirming their eligibility for the Merdeka Generation ...

SINGAPORE - Straits Times food writer Rebecca Lynne Tan used to frequent Haron Satay at East Coast Lagoon Food Village when she was a teen.. Read more ...

The National Library Board (NLB) has moved eight titles in the children and young adults' section to sections for older readers over the past four years, following ...

STA, 14 November 2018 - NLB shares were listed on the Ljubljana and London stock exchanges on Wednesday, bringing the sale of 65% of Slovenia's leading ...

The Selling Dreams: Early Advertising in Singapore exhibition has been at the level 10 gallery of the National Library Building for the past five months and will ...

The Singapore Biographical Database of Chinese Personalities is a new online database (sbdb.nus.edu.sg) of prominent Chinese personalities and the ...

A book series from Cressida Cowell will be available free with Happy Meal purchases, while a collaboration with the National Library Board brings ...

As a parent of two young children, I have been a happy recipient of the National Library Board's (NLB) baby gift pack. The books provided a wonderful ...

SINGAPORE - The last surviving copy of an early Malay language newspaper, one of the earliest Tamil works printed in Singapore, and a 17th century ...

Imagine visiting the city of Louisville in Kentucky in the US, the birthplace of Muhammad Ali, meeting his brother and hearing what it was like to grow up with the ...

Keen to look beyond sporting triumphs and defeats to know more about what makes an athlete? Check out NLB's recommendation before or after the talk, "Ask ...

Underprivileged children can now get a selection of books handpicked for them under a new initiative to encourage them to read. The National Library Board ...

SINGAPORE - A new initiative to encourage children from less-privileged backgrounds to read was launched on Saturday (July 28), in conjunction with the ...

Ten MLB players will bank a combined $279 million this season from salaries, bonuses, memorabilia and endorsements. Pitchers lead the way with six of the top ...

Be prepared for a throwback to the past as the National Archives of Singapore (NAS) celebrates its 50th anniversary. For the first time, Mediacorp is streaming ...

The new 3,000 metre2 library@harbourfront located on the third floor of VivoCity, the largest to be located in a shopping mall in Singapore, is scheduled to open ...

Precious insight into Singapore history. Read more at straitstimes.com.

MOLLY® the Mobile Library turns 10 this year. The mobile library bus has undergone a few changes over the decade, allowing it to better serve underprivileged ...

It feels awkward to be reflected as Chinese on my Identity Card, says prominent Peranakan writer Josephine Chia.

One of Scotland's oldest lighthouses set for revamp. An application has been made to give Eilean Glas in Scalpay, Outer Hebrides a makeover.

SINGAPORE - Woodlands Regional Library was temporarily closed on Monday (April 8) due to water leaking from a burst pipe.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A former National Library Board (NLB) manager was charged in court yesterday after he allegedly received nearly $600000 in bribes from a company director.

The talk at the Central Public Library, part of the askST @ NLB sessions, was organised by The Straits Times and the National Library Board.. Read more at ...

SINGAPORE - The National Library Board (NLB) launched the fifth edition of its annual Read! Fest on Friday night (June 22), with the highest number of mother ...

SINGAPORE: The Government will bring all efforts to build information and media literacy for Singaporeans into a national framework, which will be ...

One of the more unusual places that Singaporean poet and author Felix Cheong has written in is a Brisbane strip club called Showgirls.. Read more at ...

Scalpay's Eilean Glas lighthouse, one of the first four lighthouses built in Scotland, is set to get a makeover, if a planning application submitted to Comhairle nan ...

Get up to date with new skills at the recently-reopened Yishun Public Library's Digital Learning Zone, the first dedicated space for digital learning in a public ...

In a span of a few hours, an online report about a kidnapping scare went through five headline changes and 35 revisions as updates came in hard and fast.

SINGAPORE - A car crash, masked gunmen and a police shoot-out disturbed the peace at the National Library on Tuesday (Sept 25) in the latest simulated ...

European Commission - Press Release details page - European Commission - Daily News Daily News 10 / 08 / 2018 Brussels, 10 August 2018 European ...

The elite athlete in full flight can often seem superhuman, causing the ordinary sporting fan to sigh to himself and say: "That's talent.". Read more at ...

Scotland's lighthouses are deploying the latest solar power technology to help guide mariners through the harshest of environments with running costs radically ...

SINGAPORE - It is in both in Singapore's and Asean's interest that the regional grouping remain independent, united and neutral despite some member states' ...

04 September 2018 - The citizen's interest in buying season tickets is high and so far more than two thousand fans have reserved their place in the Morača ...

The past six years of privatisation in Slovenia have raised money to pay down debt and deal with demographic issues.

The regular season is over in the Finnish top floorball leagues.

In the past year, the National Library Board has revamped and reopened five libraries in malls and town hubs, creating bigger and niftier spaces for users.

The risk of further head injury has forced the retirement of Perth Wildcats power forward Matt Knight.

When The Straits Times travel writer Lee Siew Hua was in Sao Paulo, Brazil, she found out only on the day of her visit to Iguazu Falls that a travel agent had ...

In the fight against fake news, the National Library Board (NLB) is playing its part by stepping up efforts to inculcate critical thinking skills across society, ...

We thank Mr Chin Kee Thou for his feedback (Precious insight into Singapore history; Feb 7).. Read more at straitstimes.com.

From large print books to electronic magnifiers and e-newspaper readers, the public libraries have a myriad of facilities to make reading easier for seniors.

The Eckerd College forward piled in 26 points on 10/12 shooting, while adding seven rebounds, five assists and two steals in a big win against Palm Beach ...

Bill Gault turned off the lamp at Fair Isle South lighthouse for the last time 20 years ago this month.

SINGAPORE: Singapore residents with an account with the National Library Board (NLB) can now access business resources in a new digital business ...

The National Library Board (NLB) will be doing more to prepare Singaporeans for a future where digital skills are in high demand.. Read more at ...

The Classifieds section of the newspaper yesterday carried a notice from the Official Assignee's office listing the latest group of people to have been discharged ...

Most public libraries have their own areas for children to hone their reading habits. Here are some unique features of what our libraries have to offer.

The lawsuit stems from differences over the amount of compensation Sebetela should receive for giving his land to NLB in order for the expansion of Morupule ...

Update: More current average player salaries and highest-paid players for major U.S. sports leagues can be found here. Major League Baseball is flush with ...

SINGAPORE: A refreshed Tampines Regional Library is set to open its doors to the public at Our Tampines Hub on Aug 5. Sporting a new look and new ...

The National Library Board will be developing a suite of digital readiness services to extend its reach to more than 300000 Singaporeans over the ...

We thank Mr Heng Cho Choon for his suggestion of a 24/7 library (Room for improvement in our libraries; June 22).. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The NLB Mobile app lets readers: -Read eBooks, eMagazines and eNewspapers on the go for free; -Loan books via scanning the barcodes directly with the app; ...

STA, 17 May 2018 - A parliamentary inquiry into suspected money laundering at NLB and NKBM banks has spread the blame wide for suspected misdeeds at S.

SINGAPORE - Cinephiles can look forward to a new space when the Asian Film Archive's (AFA) new theatre opens at the revamped National Archives of ...

When talking about American football in Switzerland, the Calanda Broncos always come first to mind. With nine championship titles under their belt, and one ...

The National Library Board (NLB) is playing its part in the fight against fake news by stepping up efforts to arm the public with critical thinking skills, its director ...

SINGAPORE - Singapore is known as the Lion City, but the maned animal also has a positive connotation in the corporate world - that of business excellence.

The free app gives users access to library information and transactions. These include searching for and downloading e-books, signing up for ...

Singaporeans can soon carry in their smartphones a whole library of resources.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE - The National Library Board (NLB) has been asked by the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) to review its vetting process for ...

SINGAPORE: The Bedok Public Library officially re-opened on Saturday (Oct 28) at its new location at Heartbeat@Bedok. The new library has a floor area of ...

Row erupts as information minister backs decision to pulp all copies of book about male penguin couple following complaints.

To construct the Hong San See temple - now a national monument - bricks were ordered by the "trishaw-load".. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Book about male penguins raising a chick and one about adoption are moved to adult sections of libraries after protests.