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Disney Adventure Ship officially lands in Singapore — know more about the newest and biggest flagship vessel
Disney's newest flagship cruise ship, "Disney Adventure , " arrived smoothly at the Marina Bay Cruise Centre in Singapore amidst a spectacular water shower and dazzling fireworks, attracting a larg...
Influencer Novita Lam apologises for ‘Iran’ & ‘Israel’ joke
A Singapore-based influencer has drawn criticism from netizens after making a pun deemed insensitive on her social media platforms. Novita Lam, who has more than 400,000 Instagram followers and mor...
Time to celebrate Singaporean culture! The SG Culture Pass can now be used to buy books at 40 bookstores in Singapore
Singapore's Culture Pass will unlock a brand new use – purchasing local literary works. This means that in addition to using the 100 SGD stored value to see performances and visit exhibitions, you ...
Traveller stranded at Changi for 3 days finally flies to Jeddah; but calls Scoot ‘very disappointing’
A tourist described his experience as "very disappointing" after being stranded for three days at Singapore Changi Airport when budget carrier Scoot canceled flights to the Middle East amid widespr...
Business
Ex-manager says ‘AI is just a cover story’ for Amazon layoffs
She noted, sure, AI is a part of it; it accelerates it, but more than anything, it is “a very convenient excuse.”
‘I’m technically leading, but not taken seriously,’ says Gen Z worker
SINGAPORE: A Gen-Z marketing employee recently shared online that she has been feeling brushed aside at work, and she believes her age plays a big part in it.
Posting on the r/singaporejobs subre...
‘Say Please First’: Girl’s Response to Seat Request Draws Reactions
SINGAPORE: “Say please first. ” That was the reply a teenage girl gave after an uncle allegedly barked at her to give up her seat on the MRT
‘I feel dejected’: Man in his 40s says ‘poor credit score’ cost him his job and future career opportunities
SINGAPORE: A man in his 40s shared on social media that he feels deeply “dejected” because his poor credit score has not only caused him to lose his job in 2024, but it has also prevented him from ...
Singapore Politics
Louis Chua calls for government-subsidised discounts on hawker meals for Singaporeans
Mr Chua called on the Government, and not hawkers themselves, who are already struggling with low margins, to provide discounts for hawker food to Singaporeans based on their CHAS card type, with l...
Fadli Fawzi has been surprising Kaki Bukit residents with Buka Puasa meals
Mr Fadli and his teams have been giving out coupons for Kueh Raya and IFTAR
Singaporeans applaud immediate 20% increase in tobacco tax, but ask if more should be done to curb smoking
SINGAPORE: During the rollout of the national Budget on...
Jamus Lim says Singapore should do more to help the poorest nations of the world
SINGAPORE: In a recent speech in Parliament, Workers’ Party...