ICA officer allegedly asks Singapore man if his wife is ‘social escort he paid to have fun with’ — wife breaks down in tears
The questions of an ICA officer were the subject of a Facebooker user’s complaint on Wednesday (Oct 19). Mr Eyden Lee wrote on the Singapore Incidents Facebook page that an officer with the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority allegedly asked him more than once if his wife is a “social escort he paid to have fun with.”
This is said to have taken place when the couple was on their way back from a day trip to Malaysia at 8:20 pm on Oct 17 (Monday).
‘Special gold rice?’ — Customer shocked at $3 rice!
Swensen’s is pretty much an institution in Singapore, a well-beloved go-to for ice cream treats and other comfort food-type treats. However, much of a favourite an eatery is, even the most loyal customers buck when prices get too high.
On the Complaint Singapore page on Wednesday (Oct 19), a Facebook user named Evon Wong posted a photo of an order of plain white rice served in a pyramid shape along with a receipt for $3.
Sun Xueling on keeping preschools safe & secure, and able to quickly respond during fire, terrorist attack or bomb threat
In the wake of a horrific attack in Thailand wherein a man killed 24 children and 12 adults, Workers’ Party MPs Gerald Giam (Aljunied GRC) and He Ting Ru (Sengkang GRC) posed questions about the safety of Singapore’s pre-schools and whether existing security measures are sufficient.
In response to questions posed in Parliament on Thursday (Oct 20), Minister of State for Social and Family Development Sun Xueling underlined that the safety of children in Singapore’s pre-schools is of utmost importance, and therefore measures have been implemented to protect both children and pre-school staff from security threats.
Vikram Nair: Waive or reduce Minimum Occupation Period (MOP) for HDB resale flats to help lower prices
With prices of Housing and Development Board (HDB) resale flats climbing for the tenth consecutive quarter, to 2.4 per cent in the third quarter of 2022, suggestions were made in Parliament on Thursday (Oct 20) to assist the market.
Member of Parliament (Sembawang GRAC – PAP) Vikram Nair touched on his previous suggestion regarding the supply of HDB resale flats and how this could increase in the market.
Bus stop congestion: ‘No action taken yet keep want to increase transport fare’ — Netizens on long bus waiting time
A member of the public took to social media to raise awareness of the “poor management” leading to congestion at a bus stop.
“Contacted LTA (Land Transport Authority) to raise the issue of extremely long wait time for bus and poor management of the bus allocation which led to over congestion of the morning traffic,” wrote a Facebook group Complaint Singapore member on Wednesday (Oct 19).