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Ang Mo Kio HDB gazebo benches removed after noise complaints, residents question town council

The gazebo now has signs asking residents to keep the noise down between 10:30 p.m. and 7 a.m.

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‘He should be in the birth rate task force’: Singaporeans congratulate Tan Kiat How on birth of third child

Tan Kiat How had quite the National Day this year. His wife went into labour during NDP, and baby Micah arrived the following morning.

Man jailed for six months for forging marriage certificate from his girlfriend to obtain rental flat

After being asked to move out of his rental unit, a man stole his girlfriend's electronic marriage certificate with her ex-husband, then used software to alter the contents and forged their marriag...

SPF: 72 y/o Singaporean man gets rescued after being abducted in Malaysia, lured by job offer; kidnappers demanded S$1M ransom

The 72-year-old was lured across the border by a fake job offer before being kidnapped and later rescued by the Malaysian police special task force

Restroom controversy: Should fathers bring young daughters into the ladies’ restroom? Netizens share their thoughts

On Reddit, a netizen asked: "Will you be able to accept a father bringing his young daughter to use the ladies toilet?"

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28 y/o Singaporean hesitant to move abroad because of ‘filial piety’: ‘I feel a lot of guilt about leaving my parents behind’

She wants to move abroad. Her parents don't want her to go. Now she's wondering if following her own dreams means letting them down.

‘I don’t see a future’: SG woman frustrated as 31 y/o BF quits ‘high-paying job’ last year and remains jobless

SINGAPORE: One year after her boyfriend quit his high-paying job, a 25-year-old woman is no longer sure she wants to sit around waiting for his career to get back on track. Writing on r/asksg on ...

Man drowning in family debt says he is losing hope: ‘I am just destined to fail and work like a dog with no purpose...

SINGAPORE: A man who’s drowning in debt recently vented on social media about how terrible his current situation is and how he is slowly losing faith that he’ll ever see the light at the end of the...

SG man, 37, gets 6-month jail for forging his girlfriend’s previous marriage certificate to keep staying in his HDB rental flat

He changed the groom’s name, NRIC number, and marriage date before emailing the altered certificate to HDB to keep his rental flat

TikToker claims S$1,900 a month is enough for survival in Singapore

In a viral video, content creator Jeff Wang said that earning less than S$2K is enough to live in Singapore. Commenters, however, pushed back

Do some migrants appreciate Singapore more than locals? Woman’s post sparks debate

"Because despite my humble background, I could do reasonably well in school and get through university. Despite having no connections to speak of, I could find a good job to earn a living. When I d...

Ex-President Halimah: A lot more difficult for Singapore to achieve monumental success; we need everyone on board

Mdm Halimah's National Day message: "It will be a lot more difficult for us to achieve such monumental successes from now on but move, change and adapt we must. For this, we will need everyone to b...

Parent criticized for allowing child to step on restaurant tables with dirty shoes

On Facebook, a netizen complained: "Letting the kids stepping at the mrt chair where other people will be seating on it so dirty and even didn't stop them for doing that where if don't want to seat...

‘Pressured into buying it’: Tourists who have stiff neck and wanted a plain massage paid nearly $ 1,000 on treatments in a Chinese medicine...

A woman visiting Singapore suffered a stiff neck and went to a local Chinese medicine clinic for massage with her boyfriend. However, she was persuaded to undergo other treatments. The two ended up...

Invest Johor CEO: JS-SEZ is more than a Singapore proximity play — it’s a catalyst for Malaysia’s national growth agenda

Invest Johor's CEO has outlined how the JS-SEZ can serve as a national growth catalyst at an RHB forum, positioning Johor alongside Penang and Sarawak as one of Malaysia's three distinct regional e...

More than $10,000 losses: Two floors of Orchard Mall flooded, shops unable to operate and sue

Suspected water pipe blockage caused a large amount of water to accumulate on two floors of the Orchard Road shopping mall. Cleaning took more than four hours, and several shops were unable to oper...

Sylvia Lim: We affirm each other as loyal citizens, whatever our political affiliations may be

"As we approach our 61st National Day, we affirm each other as loyal citizens, whatever our political affiliations may be," wrote the Workers' Party chair in an Instagram post
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