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RDU calls for by-election as Tharman Shanmugaratnam is Jurong GRC’s minority MP
SINGAPORE: Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam's announcement today (8 June) that he will be resigning from all his political roles to contest the upcoming Presidential Election has sparked questions on whether a by-election will be called in his Jurong GRC...
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Wife who married a gamer says her husband considers the games more important than other tasks like housework
SINGAPORE: A woman who married a gamer took to social media ranting about how her husband’s gaming habit has started to affect...
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Were Singapore’s ‘kampung spirit’ life in the 80s and early 90s really better than today?
SINGAPORE: When a Reddit user wanted to know if life was “really better in the 80s and early 90s” in Singapore, most commenters said yes.
“Always hearing older folks saying that life was much ‘simpler’ then and they miss the...
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Bus hits elderly uncle crossing Tampines street
SINGAPORE: An undated video has been circulating on social media of an old man with a cane crossing the street when he was sideswiped and completely knocked off his feet by a bus.
“Hope the elderly man will be alright,”...
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Orchard Road Catfight: Two women viciously fight, pulling each other’s hair… because of a man?
SINGAPORE: Two women were caught in a brawl outside Tang Plaza on Orchard Road on Sunday morning (June 4). The women, allegedly Filipina and Indonesian, were said to have come to blows because of a man.
Two videos of the...
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Tharman Shanmugaratnam to contest presidential election
SINGAPORE: Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam publicly announced today (8 June) his intention to run for the presidency of Singapore in the upcoming election, which is scheduled to be held by September 13.
In a letter to Prime Minister Lee Hsien...
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Netizens not keen on pastor using his restaurant to preach Christianity to diners
SINGAPORE: A lively discussion ensued after a Reddit user shared an Instagram post from a local church that talked about how one of its pastors used his restaurant as a venue for preaching to diners who had expressed interest...
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‘She certainly does not speak for Singaporeans’ — Vivian Balakrishan apologises for ‘horrendous’ joke by local comedian about MH370 that enraged Malaysians
SINGAPORE: After Singapore-born comedian Jocelyn Chia drew the ire of Malaysians for a series of jokes she made in a show in the United States, Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan apologised in a tweet, writing that the comic “certainly...
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MOS Burger manager started throwing & banging things loudly after elderly employee made a mistake
SINGAPORE: A eight-minute video posted on TikTok by a GrabFood rider of what appeared to be a MOS Burger manager’s temper tantrum has gone viral, getting nearly 630,000 views and over 1600 comments.
TikTok user James Ong, who goes by...
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Woman cyclist jumps on car hood after road rage incident along East Coast Road
SINGAPORE: A TikTok user caught the altercation between a motorist and a cyclist, both women, on camera. “10/10 trailer better than any Hollywood production. Please do not attempt this at home 🤣,” wrote the post author, who goes by...
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RDU calls for by-election as Tharman Shanmugaratnam is Jurong GRC’s minority MP
SINGAPORE: Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam's announcement today (8 June) that he will be resigning from all his political roles...
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Stories you might’ve missed, June 8
Wife who married a gamer says her husband considers the games more important than other tasks like housework
SINGAPORE: A woman who married a gamer...
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Fann Wong wants to shave her head to match her husband’s & son’s hairstyle
SINGAPORE: Fann Wong shared photos of her family trip to the Maldives in an Instagram post.
She stated in her post caption: “An Oceanic...
In the Hood
Were Singapore’s ‘kampung spirit’ life in the 80s and early 90s really better than today?
SINGAPORE: When a Reddit user wanted to know if life was “really better in the 80s and early 90s” in Singapore, most commenters said...
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‘If I don’t work, I don’t have income’ — Ya Hui shares her freelance work challenges and life without ‘fixed salary’
SINGAPORE: Ya Hui appeared as a guest on Kunversations podcast, hosted by radio DJ Kenneth Chung. They talked about stepping out of their comfort...
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