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Yishun porridge shop blocks HDB corridor with boxes and clothes, residents worry about fire hazard

 

Photo: Taken from Google Maps

Housing and Development Board (HDB) residents often complain about plants, cabinets and personal belongings that block their shared corridors; wondering if such clutter was allowed.

In a recent case highlighted to the media, an HDB corridor was spotted filled with cardboard boxes and clothing racks which belonged to a porridge shop at 101 Yishun Avenue 5.

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20 retired SBS buses transformed into staycation resort at Changi Village, to open in 2023

 

Photo: FB screengrab/WTS Travel & Tours Pte Ltd

The Bus Resort, consisting of 20 decommissioned SBS buses, will provide locals and tourists with another staycation destination next year.

The resort will be located next to Changi Village Hawker Centre — meaning it’s going to be beside shops and food outlets, the Changi East Boardwalk, Changi Beach Park and Changi Point Ferry Terminal in case guests wish to hop onto a boat to Pulau Ubin as well.

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OPINION | The pointless law of Section 377A: Finally, we learn the difference between sin & crime

 

Photo: http://beautifullyincoherent.blogspot.com

It has taken a while, but the Prime Minister has finally stated that Singapore’s most pointless law, Section 377A, the section that criminalises anal sex between consenting adult men, will finally be removed.

At the same time, the government moved to ensure that the constitution would state that marriage is defined as the heterosexual variety. So, after years of lobbying by the likes of decent minded people like Siew Kum Hong, Remy Choo, Eugene Thuraisingam and M. Ravi, the Adam and Steve couples in Singapore can rest easy knowing that the law no longer makes them criminals for doing what everyone else does (be with the ones they love).

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Honda Civic recklessly cuts in front of car that was road-hogging right lane

 

Photo: FB screengrab/ROADS.sg

The saying that there are two sides to every story is especially true in most road incidents, as vehicle dashboard cameras can depict a somewhat limited version of what really happened.

Such was the case for footage submitted to Facebook page ROADS.sg on Sunday (Aug 28).

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Where is the best Nasi Lemak in Singapore? The people give their must-try stalls

 

What is your go-to nasi lemak stall in Singapore? The Independent Singapore asked the people for their list featuring the most fragrant rice, spicy and savoury sambal and crispy chicken wings.

Nasi lemak is a dish originating from Malay cuisine, which includes fragrant rice cooked in coconut milk, paired with sambal (chilli paste), anchovies, peanuts, boiled egg and cucumber slices.