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Customer complained stall charging $15 for 3 pcs ngoh hiang & 4 pcs beancurd, but stall owner said, if price unreasonable, don’t buy

 

Photo of ngoh hiang for illustration purposes only.

In a recent article, a man and his friends complained after being charged what they felt was a too-expensive price for a mixed platter of fried ngoh hiang and beancurd at a food stall at a coffee shop.

The platter, which cost $15, contained three pieces of ngoh hiang and four pieces of beancurd.

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Woman asks what to do if husband is ‘typical male chauvinist’ — controls, gaslights her, but takes care of her & children well

 

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“What do I do if my partner doesn’t think he has a problem despite voicing it out to him?,” wrote one woman on the NUS Whispers Facebook page.

She describes her life with her husband’s controlling and condescending behaviour towards her as “a rollercoaster ride with all the ups and downs,” and added that she “really wish(es) for peace.”

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Gerald Giam: Hiring challenges point to more worrying trend of insufficient Singaporeans entering in-demand fields

 

FB screengrab: Gerald Giam

During a recent visit with residents, business owners talked to Workers’ Party MP Gerald Giam about their challenges in finding people to fill various jobs.

“Their concerns were not simply about difficulties obtaining work passes for foreign workers. Instead these hiring challenges point to a more worrying trend of insufficient Singaporeans entering fields that are in demand by industry,” the Aljunied GRC Member of Parliament wrote in a Facebook post on Tuesday (July 12).

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Where Can I Spend My NS55 Credit Vouchers in Singapore?

 

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Serving National Service (NS) is often one of the most momentous events in a Singaporean male’s life, and perhaps one of the most unique features of Singapore. After all, one cannot underscore the importance of NS more, for it is our only line of defence against any potential external threats that Singapore might face.

As such, as MINDEF marks 55 years of National Service, it is indeed an occasion worth celebrating.

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SCMP Op-Ed says Lee Kuan Yew’s leadership calibre needed in Asia-Pacific today, also praises examples set by Jacinda Ardern & Joko Widodo

 

Photos of Joko Widodo, Lee Kuan Yew, Jacinda Ardern from Facebook

Today’s troubling times require leaders of a high calibre, such as that set by Singapore’s founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, a US university professor wrote in a July 12 opinion piece.

It was published in the South China Morning Post and titled, “Asia needs leaders of the calibre of Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew to navigate a messy world.”

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