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More than 55,000 traffic violations recorded in Singapore, with speeding dominating
More than 55,000 traffic violations were detected in Singapore in the first two months of this year, an increase of about 6% year-on-year. Speeding accounted for nearly 80% of these violations.
‘We all know Singapore cannot survive without air-conditioning,’ Reddit users say
Reddit users responding to BBC article: Hot in the city: Energy crisis tests Singapore's air-con addiction
Commuter vents online over worsening bus etiquette: ‘Singaporeans are kind and helpful, but why do these things keep happening?’
One recurring issue is how people simply do not bother moving further down the bus when it fills up.
‘Is Singapore just an illusion?’ Foreigner nurse-to-be questions reality of life in SG
On Reddit, a foreign nurse would like to move to Singapore and shared impressions of living in Singapore. Netizens reacted, stated that it does not sound like Singapore at all.
Business
‘Non-stop chaos since early March’: Energy sector worker burnt out after war-driven demand surge pushes workload to extreme levels
“It’s been non-stop chaos since early March,” he said
Childcare job postings in Singapore see steepest decline in February as fertility rate hits record low
This comes as Singapore’s total fertility rate fell to a record low of 0.87 in 2025.
Singaporean warns Gen Z employees may be sabotaging their own career growth
They explained that when younger workers “limit” themselves, they miss valuable opportunities.
‘No new layoffs’: Amazon denies viral report, but workers remain uneasy
Amazon employees are say they are traumatised following the January 2026 layoff of 16,000 workers.
Singapore Politics
International human rights organisations call on Singapore Government to ‘immediately’ drop all charges against local activist Jolovan Wham
The statement follows recent charges against the activist over alleged involvement in public assemblies.
Workers’ Party leaders jump on flashback trend, share what they looked like in the ‘90s
What Pritam Singh, Sylvia Lim, Dennis Tan, Jamus Lim, and others looked like around 30 years ago. Some were young adults, some were just babies. Commenters remembered it was the first time they vot...
Mun Wai: Singapore needs foreigners. That’s not the debate.
He argues that if immigration had been handled well, Singaporeans would not feel as much anxiety as they do
“Give him a break” – Minister Desmond Lee’s tongue-in-cheek remark about son’s homework draws flak online
Desmond Lee posted about how his son made some pancakes. He ended the post with a remark about whether his son has done his homework, prompting some netizens to urge him to give his son a break.