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New HDB horror experience is on the rise! Window falling incident caused life-threatening disaster after being detached from 25th floor unit
A window of a HDB flat detached and fell from the 25th floor, scattering glass shards everywhere and cutting two men.
‘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
10¢ beverage deposit charged at checkout, won’t show on price tags
Under the Beverage Container Return Scheme, consumers pay a refundable 10-cent deposit when buying pre-packaged drinks in plastic bottles or metal cans ranging from 150ml to 3L. Major supermarkets...
Good intention, better execution? Tighter security checkpoints sparked huge traffic jams with clearance times reaching as long as 150 minutes
Increased security checks at land, sea, and air borders have caused severe traffic congestion, with traffic jams even stretching all the way back to the Johor Bahru border crossing. A woman complai...
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
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...
Leon Perera: Are we Singaporeans more confident or more fearful about the future?
SINGAPORE: On the eve of the roll-out of Budget...