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‘How selfish do you want to be?’—Singapore woman shocked after man uses plastic bags to chope space in front of MRT platform doors

While the unattended bags initially made her wonder if they were suspicious, she said what happened next was even more surprising — a whole new level of “chope”.

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‘Garbage piled up to the ceiling’: Older sister gets court order to clear sibling’s hoarded HDB unit

Five large trucks were reportedly needed to remove the accumulated belongings from the unit.

‘At least install a food delivery box’: Rider criticised after food packages left on HDB floor

The delivery rider was also alleged to be using an unregistered e-bike.

‘Playground for foreigners: Netizens claim Singapore does not feel the same anymore

One commenter said locals are “struggling to survive” while Singapore becomes more attractive to foreigners.

Malaysian man caught at Woodlands with fake Supreme Court and MHA passes and inking instruments, charged for forgery

The items included passes bearing the emblems of the Supreme Court and Ministry of Home Affairs, along with inking instruments designed to resemble official tools.

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Chinese aerospace and medtech firm Hyatech to build new manufacturing plant in Iskandar Puteri

Shanghai-listed Wuxi Hyatech has selected Iskandar Puteri as its Southeast Asian manufacturing base, establishing a facility for aerospace components and orthopaedic implants at i-TechValley as par...

Bomb threat causes evacuation of Xinmin Secondary School

The school started evacuating students and staff at 8:30 am on Aug 13. Fortunately, it turned out to be a hoax.

‘What happened to local Singapore workers?’ Netizen claims to see only foreign employees at food court

One Singaporean was surprised to see foreign workers cooking at a food court, but others said locals simply aren't interested in these jobs anymore.

Two Singaporeans rescued from kidnappers in Johor Bahru — one a fugitive who entered Malaysia illegally

Police said the kidnappers had demanded S$80,000 before negotiating the ransom down to S$25,000.

Singapore man sued woman after she rejected him romantically, then lost his case and had to pay her

The man claimed the rejection caused him emotional distress, damaged his reputation and affected his business opportunities. The woman later won a countersuit for expenses including home security m...

Singapore doctor, male acquaintance get 1-year jail terms for consuming Ecstasy at Sentosa hotel

Both men maintained that they had unknowingly consumed Ecstasy after their drinks were allegedly spiked. They are now planning to appeal against their convictions.

Singapore man refuses to attend partner’s friend’s wedding after seeing S$400 ang bao rate

The man questioned why guests are expected to factor the wedding venue into how much they give the couple, especially when they have little connection to the newlyweds.

Singaporean woman blindsided after BF says his romantic feelings have stayed at ‘40%’ since day one

He told her that happy days could make his feelings stronger, but he saw those increases as “artificial”.

‘It feels too equal’: Singapore woman says 50/50 dating made her less attracted to man after 2 dates

She said she might simply prefer men who take more initiative at the start of a relationship, including planning dates and offering to pay.

Singapore resident struggles with nosy neighbours who keep asking personal questions

The resident used to chat with the neighbours for 10 to 15 minutes. Then the questions started getting more intrusive.

Pritam Singh struck off rolls of advocates and solicitors

Pritam Singh was struck off the roll of advocates and solicitors on Thursday (Aug 13), following a disciplinary hearing. The Workers’ Party chief declined to comment as he left court.

Lim Tean hid in JB rental flat before getting arrested by Malaysian police

The rental flat is around 20 minutes from the Singapore checkpoint and is reportedly popular with Singapore visitors.
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