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How to Rent Out or Sell Haunted Property

So your last tenant ended gibbering about shadows and voices, before they carted him to the asylum. And at least three prospective buyers have turned religious while trying to view your house. You have a haunted property to deal...

Academic dismisses Forbes commentary, but says….

A stinging commentary in Forbes about Singapore's march towards an Iceland-like economic meltdown is making the rounds online. Here, academic Donald Low digs into the article dismissing its main thesis but saying there are some valid points that the...

Is Singapore Still Ideal for Expats? (Spoiler: Opposite of Yes)

Looks like Singapore's no longer a favourite among expatriates. It's unfair, considering all the things we've done for those people (i.e. gripe about their income, claim they steal jobs, and generally use them as people-shaped battering rams in political...

The 5 Stupidest Ways Singaporeans Deal with Debt

Somewhere in Singapore, someone is running a graduate course in advanced bankruptcy. Maybe it's broadcast on a special wavelength, a sound frequency only morons can hear. I suspect this because there's too much consistency in Singapore's bankruptcy cases. Chief...

New EC Cooling Measures Destroy Hopes of Buyers

Another government agency has taken their turn to implement new cooling measures. The Ministry of National Development (MND) announced yesterday that they are introducing three new measures to better align the Executive Condominium (EC) Scheme with other public housing....

3 Resale Property Warning Signs Everyone Regrets Avoiding

You wouldn't buy a used car just on its appearance alone – you would check its interior, engine performance, and take it out for a test drive before agreeing to buy it. So why rush to buy a resale...

Renovate Your Home, Not Your Wallet: 5 Essential Tips!

I've seen what happens to old houses and flats. It's like that documentary, Life After People, with the added misfortune that you're around to see it. Take my buddy Aaron for instance: his interior decor is so old his...

The smell of money

When it comes to smelling, chasing and pocketing money, Singapore has a way of punching above its weight. Ideology and principles take a back seat, human rights violations are not a bother and chaotic politics are not an issue....

Project Jewel: The hype we can do without

By Elvin Ong A mini controversy has erupted over the development of Project Jewel at Changi Airport. First announced in Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s National Day Rally speech in August 2013, a recent media statement about its impending...

Campaign: For chocolate free of child-slavery!

Strong advocacy and awareness campaigns have resulted in sales of shark's fin falling sharply in Singapore. Now is the time Singaporeans rise up and say no to cocoa produced by child slavery in the Western African nations. After reading this,...
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New maid ‘plays dead’ whenever she’s unhappy by lying down on the floor and refusing to get up

HONG KONG: A frustrated employer took to social media after her maid started playing dead and lying on the...
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Singapore hosts Archery Asia Cup 2023 first time in 20 years

SINGAPORE — After two decades, Singapore is currently hosting the Archery Asia Cup 2023 (Stage 3), taking place from Jun 5 to 10 at...

“Higher prices and yet lower quality” — Netizens respond to video of a couple showing “defects” in their new BTO unit

SINGAPORE: Netizens are reacting to a video wherein a couple in Singapore shared "defects" in their new BTO, with a collective outcry of dissatisfaction...

Singapore Turf Club to hold final race on Oct 24; handover site to govt by 2027 for redevelopment

SINGAPORE — The curtain will draw on a 180-year horse racing tradition in Singapore when the Singapore Turf Club holds its last race, the...

Abdul Shariff reiterates Workers’ Party’s commitment to better school class size on average

SINGAPORE — During a house visit at Block 123 in Simei recently, the Workers’ Party Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim had a meaningful conversation with...

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