’11 hours from KL to SG’ — Passenger recounts ‘horrible bus service’ to avoid; shares ‘hundreds of online complaints’ written by other passengers

 

Photo: Screengrab/complaintsboard.com

Unexplained delays and stops, three dirty and smelly busses, plus “we were abandoned without explanation at the Woodlands checkpoint though the bus was supposed to drop us off at Lavender MRT,” wrote a woman named Ms Sue to TISG about a recent trip to Singapore from Malaysia.

And while she emailed the bus company, Billion Stars Express, as well as the ticketing website Easybook after her ordeal, Ms Sue, a Malaysian national and Singapore PR pursuing postgraduate studies here, has yet to get a response.

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Workers’ Party gives out over 800 care packs all over Singapore in time for Deepavali

 

Photo: Fb screengrab/Aljunied GRC

Leaders and volunteers from the Workers’ Party had a busy weekend in preparation for Deepavali, which will be celebrated next Monday (Oct 24).

WP chief and Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh wrote in a Facebook post on Sunday (Oct 16) that Deepavali packs for low-income households had been prepared for distribution all over Singapore.

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VIDEO | Man seen wielding samurai sword and lashing out passers-by in Punggol; concerned residents notify Sun Xueling who then explains what happen

 

Photo: Video screengrab

Member of Parliament Sun Xueling of Punggol West posted on Facebook addressing a pressing concern of residents on Monday (Oct 17). Many reported seeing a man wielding a sword out in public, causing some to reach out to public authorities with their concern.

“I received several notifications from concerned residents about a video circulating of a person apparently carrying a sword and lashing out passers by at Sumang Lane,” she wrote in her post.

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“What’s with that Rosmah aunty’s hair?” — ‘Singapore Airlines Barbie Girl’ doll gets reviewed by netizens

 

Image: screenshots from Reddit Singapore

A photo of Singapore Girl Barbies has gotten online users talking. While a handful made comments about the dolls’ style, a few zeroed in on their hair, with one user even making a comparison to the infamous Rosmah Mansor.

On Sunday (Oct 16), an online user took to an online news forum to share a photo of two Barbies with a label that read “Singapore Girl Barbie”. The two dolls were styled in traditional Singaporean airline uniforms–one blue and another green.

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Rebecca Lim’s newest show #WithLoveBecks premieres on MeWATCH; female guests have heart-to-heart talk about love, life, and everything in between

 

Rebecca Lim, a 36-year-old Singaporean actress who won several acting awards and is now part of the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artists in the country, shared an Instagram post about her newest show – With Love, Becks.

With Love, Becks is a show where Ms Lim meets up with married female guests to have heart-to-heart talks about love, life, and everything in between. As Rebecca herself is soon-to-be a bride and a wife, she is preparing to step into the new phase of her life with lessons from other women who have successful marriage stories.

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