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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...
Queen B in your toilet! Woman shocked to find a beehive inside the loo, immediately asked for help to remove them
Bees built a nest in the toilet of a public housing estate. Residents called a pest control company for help. After fumigation, thousands of dead bees were left behind.
‘A completely different world than 95% of us’: YouTuber spends over S$17K on Singapore Airlines first-class suite
A Canadian content creator named Antoine (@LoungeGuru on YouTube) was mocked after he revealed that he spent US$14,000 on Singapore Airlines’ first-class suite.
Analyst says PM Lawrence Wong is outmanoeuvering Donald Trump
From the Cultural Perspectives News account on IG. Way Yuhl says, "While Trump dismantles, Singapore's Lawrence Wong is quietly building the infrastructure the post-American trade order will run on."
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...