SBS Transit ‘bus driver rejected to let my wheelchaired mother to onboard the bus’
A Facebook netizen voiced out her issue regarding one of the SBS transit drivers in a Facebook group called Complaint Singapore. Four days later, another Facebook netizen shared his issue with the SBS transit as well.
Fei Fei, a member of Complaint Singapore, shared the experience she had with an SBS transit driver. Last Feb 18, Friday, at the bus stop 496F Tampines, Ms Fei picked up her son together with their maid and their grandmother who uses a wheelchair. By 1 pm, Bus 29, plate number SBS 8582K rejected them and asked them to wait for the next bus which will arrive in another 13 minutes.
Budget 2022 rated 6.1 out of 10: Survey
The vote on Finance Minister Lawrence Wong’s very first Budget speech are in, and the results of a survey show a mixed bag of plusses and minuses.
The key takeaways are the following: 60 per cent of the survey’s respondents are unhappy with the looming Goods and Services Tax (GST) increase, and the respondents rated the speech an average of 6.1 out of 10.
Is fat-shaming on its way out in Singapore?
More and more people seem to be showing fat-shaming the door in Singapore. From actors to activists to social media influencers, many are embracing body positivity, preaching the good news of love and acceptance at any size.
When it comes to size, women all over the globe have been subjected to impossible beauty standards, and perhaps especially so in Asia, where a 2XL may just be a Medium in the west (trust us, we speak from experience.)
1MDB scandal: Ex-banker says Najib wanted Goldman Sachs to employ his children in return for business deals
Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak is in the headlines yet again over the 1MDB scandal, even as the trial of ex-Goldman Sachs banker, Malaysian Roger Ng, has been put on pause in the United States.
Revelations from the trial, as well as recent letters from former Malaysian PM Dr Mahathir Mohamad to Johor voters, may just put a kink into Najib’s comeback plans.