Wild boar sighting at void deck of Petir Rd building, possibly attracted to food waste left by residents

A while back it was otters that were frequently sighted, and now, boars. A video clip of a boar footloose and fancy-free at what appears to be the void deck of a building on Petir Road.

The video of the boar, taken safely from inside a car, was uploaded by @joem0mma_ on Monday (May 16) and has been seen by nearly 130,000 people. The boar sniffs around the area for the duration of the 9-second clip.

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Maid complains she sometimes only sleeps at 1 am or 3 am, employers’ kids are rude & disrespectful, asks “should I stay and cope with the situation?”

A foreign domestic worker asking others for help as to whether she should continue to put up with irregular work hours and her employers’ rude children. She prefaced her post by sharing that she was just looking for advice regarding her situation.

In a Facebook post to popular support group FDW in Singapore (working conditions forum), one domestic helper Aisa Sittie, shared the pros and cons of the household she worked in.  Ms Aisa wrote that her “sir” was “nice and religious” and that she had her own room and access to wifi. She also noted that she had no issues with the food she was given because everything was provided for her except for basic necessities. 

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Hundreds of motorbikes at Woodlands checkpoint, Netizens say, ‘It’s gold rush for them’ since JB-SG border reopened

Netizens had a lot to say about a photo showing hundreds of motorcycles queued up at Woodlands checkpoint, with a number of them acknowledging that things are “back to normal” after pandemic restrictions have been lifted.

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COVID Update | New studies find OMICRON infection protects vaxxed people from variants better than 2nd booster

Omicron subvariants are still the cause of Covid cases in many places in the world, and in Singapore, the Ministry of Health announced the first local cases of BA.4 and BA.5 on Sunday (May 15).

However, two new studies show that getting a breakthrough Omicron infection—meaning getting infected after being vaccinated—protects them more effectively than even a second vaccine booster jab.

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Rising Interest Rates and Returns for Singapore Savings Bonds (SSB) – Is It Still Worth Investing In?

WHAT IS SSB?

The Singapore Savings Bond (SSB) is a bond fully backed by the Singapore Government. No capital loss will be incurred and you can always get your investment amounts back. The SSB is a long-term bond offering step-up interest, meaning that the longer one invests in it, the higher the interest income. It is also flexible, and one can exit the SSB at any time without any penalties.

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