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Grab cutting passengers grace waiting period from 5 mins to 3 mins — S$3 charge 1st 3 mins, concerns raised by public over system abuse

 

Members of the public have raised concerns over Grab’s announcement that it was decreasing its grace period from five minutes to three minutes.

The grace period would be acceptable if some drivers actually arrived on time at pick-up points, said netizens.

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Can Loh Kean Yew become the 1st Singaporean in 60 Years to win the Men’s Singles at this week’s Singapore Open?

 

Photo: Twitter screengrab/Loh Kean Yew

It’s a big week for badminton world champion Loh Kean Yew, as he has the opportunity to become the first Singaporean to win the Men’s Singles title since 1962 at the Singapore Open, which takes place from July 12 to 17. Loh, who turned 25 recently, is in fine form, fresh from winning a silver at the SEA Games in May.

He acknowledged the high pressure of competing before the home crowd, but added that he has “learnt how to cope with that since winning the World Championships,” he said at a press conference on Monday (Jul 11). “I discuss with my coach about our game plan before each match. Every opponent is tough in his own way, and I cannot identify who will be my toughest opponent this week.

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After woman in viral road rage allegedly gets doxxed; man who posted the videos appeals to netizens to stop harassing her

 

Photo: FB screengrab/SG Road Vigilante – SGRV

Videos of the road rage number plate-throwing incident from Saturday (July 9) went viral, and not only did it give rise to some humorous memes, but they also caused some of those involved to allegedly become victims of doxxing.

The police told The Straits Times that a report has been filed over the reported doxxing. Doxxing occurs when people “search for and publish private or identifying information about (a particular individual) on the internet, typically with malicious intent.”

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Couple disappeared with $32M without delivering ordered branded goods by 200 people, netizens blame customers for blind trust & greed

 

Photo: Unsplash/Tran Phuc (for illustration purposes only).

A man and a woman seem to have disappeared after failing to deliver luxury bags and watches ordered and paid for by around 200 people.

As of last month, the couple could no longer be contacted by the people who had placed orders from them.

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Jamus Lim: Gov’t shouldn’t be making money while times are so hard for people, but rather increase CPF interest payouts to help people now

 

Photo: FB screengrab/ jamuslim

In a Facebook post on July 10, Workers’ Party MP Jamus Lim proposed a solution that would help people on a fixed income who are affected the most by today’s high inflation rates.

“It seems fair for the government to make up for higher inflation faced, with temporarily higher CPF rates,” he wrote.

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