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OPINION | SIA discrimination handling perhaps a reflection of panic mode when things go wrong , a blinkered Josephine Teo and other stories in...

According to reports, Singapore Airlines (SIA) has been accused of discrimination and has apparently issued a partial refund on the basis of such allegations. The airline, arguably Singapore's most famous international brand, has also issued an apology for the...

NTUC staff paid for customer’s toothpaste out of her own pocket after his card was declined

SINGAPORE: A kindhearted NTUC Fairprice staff is winning widespread appreciation online, after a Singaporean shared that she paid for a tube of toothpaste for him when his card was declined at checkout. The unnamed Singaporean told Instagram page SGfollowsall that...

Maid says after working 2 weeks for her current employer, she wants to be transferred elsewhere

SINGAPORE: A foreign domestic helper who was new to Singapore asked if she could change employers after only two weeks. In an anonymous post to a Facebook group for domestic helpers, the maid wrote that she had only been with...

‘Ho Ching forgot me’ — Ex-GIC chief economist and Michelle Yeoh’s cousin, Yeoh Lam Keong

SINGAPORE: Prominent economist Dr Yeoh Lam Keong has pointed out that Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's wife, Ho Ching, has forgotten to mention him in her post celebrating the members of Hollywood star Michelle Yeoh's family in Singapore. Mdm Ho...

Singapore grieves after 2-year-old gets run over by father’s van in freak accident

SINGAPORE: Much of Singapore is in shock and grief after news broke yesterday (14 Mar) that a two-year-old girl died after her father reversed his van into her in a freak accident. The heartbreaking tragedy took place at Block...

SIA offers partial refund after disabled student levels discrimination accusation

SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines has reportedly issued a partial refund to an Australian student who levelled discrimination accusations against the national carrier, after she was prohibited from sitting in the emergency exit row seats she had paid for due to...

Michelle Yeoh’s granduncle was an ex-PAP MP and Speaker of Parliament: Ho Ching recalls

SINGAPORE: As people all over the world celebrate Michelle Yeoh's historic Best Actress win at the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday (12 Mar), Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's wife Ho Ching has recounted her own connection with a...

Prof Tommy Koh points out inaccuracies in George Yeo’s new book

SINGAPORE: Ambassador-at-large Professor Tommy Koh has pointed out factual errors in the second volume of former Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo's 'Musings by George Yeo' series. In a Facebook post published last week (9 Mar), Prof Koh highlighted three inaccuracies....

Paralympic swimmer Sophie Soon issues public apology over Rocky Masters café incident, deletes initial confrontation videos

SINGAPORE: Paralympian Sophie Soon posted an apology video on her TikTok channel on Sunday (Mar 12), acknowledging that “both parties had a part to play in all of this.” The paralympic swimmer has also taken down the original dispute videos...

HDB pilots new housing scheme for singles, first proposed by RDU

SINGAPORE: The Red Dot United (RDU) has welcomed the Government's new housing scheme pilot for singles, noting that it first called for such a policy last month. The Housing Development Board (HDB) announced on Monday that a new form of...
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$78,300 boost in funding for Tchoukball Association of Singapore as they prepare for World Championships

SINGAPORE — The Tchoukball Association of Singapore (TBAS) recently announced that various benefactors, including corporates and former national athletes...
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Amos Yee looks drastically different in new photos from US prison

SINGAPORE: New prison photos of Singaporean Amos Yee have emerged online, showing the 24-year-old looking drastically different compared to previous years. The photos, uploaded on...

Jade Seah receives a note to not park in front of a private housing estate; says she’s tired of self-entitled homeowners

SINGAPORE: Jade Seah received a note left on her car’s windshield after parking in a road close to a private housing estate. In her...

Maid wants to leave after one week because she’s not used to doing chores; gives employers attitude, refuses to eat or listen to them

SINGAPORE: A foreign domestic helper refusing to do household chores because she says she is "not used to doing" them posed a huge problem...

OPINION | Reorienting Singapore

By Peter A. Coclanis In a recent opinion piece in the Singapore Straits Times, associate editor Chua Mui Hoong captured some of the downsides of...

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