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Police seek help in finding teen, missing since Jan 26

Singapore—Ms Nursyafirah Fasha Abdullah, age 13, has been missing since last Tuesday (Jan 26). The Singapore Police Force has appealed to the public for any information on the missing teen. Ms Nursyafirah was last seen along Blk 469 Ang Mo...

Passenger wearing face mask under niqab told by bus captain to place mask outside

Singapore – A concerned individual took to social media to share an encounter with a bus captain who allegedly told her to wear her face mask outside her niqab. On Saturday (Jan 30), Maizura As'ari posted on Facebook regarding her...

Driver wants to continue sleeping after allegedly crashing into parked motorcycles

Singapore -- A video is circulating online of Traffic Police (TP) officers attempting to wake up the driver of a car that had allegedly crashed into parked motorcycles in a sheltered car park. It took the officers some time and...

Two women “chope” parking lot, block motorists in Changi Village

Singapore -- While people most often "chope" seats in hawker centres, two women recently did the same thing at a parking lot. This happened in Changi Village. The women were seen standing at an empty parking lot, using themselves as...

“We should not rush into a decision” concerning Dover Forest—Desmond Lee

Singapore—Minister for National Development Desmond Lee said that no decision should be rushed regarding Dover Forest, which has been much in the news lately. He wrote in a Facebook post on Thursday (Jan 28) that the feedback the Government has...

Man complains about motorist revving car engine in carpark every morning at 5 am

Singapore – A member of the public took to social media to complain about an individual who allegedly revs his engine every morning at 5 am while at a carpark, causing a disturbance to the neighbourhood. “Whose friend ah?” asked...

Online shopping fail: Instead of new dress ordered for CNY, woman gets shower curtain

Singapore—Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, people have relied more and more on online shopping for their needs and wants. However, sometimes, what we order and what we actually get can be worlds apart. This was the experience of one woman recently,...

DJ-turned-frontline worker Jade Rasif gets Covid vaccine, posts about procedure

Singapore—Former DJ Jade Rasif is saying goodbye to Covid. Ms Rasif, who started working on the frontlines as a health worker last year, took to Instagram Stories on Tuesday (Jan 25) to post all about her experience in getting vaccinated...

Chan Chun Sing: Our aim is to have one community vaccination centre in every town

Singapore—The country’s first two community vaccination centres have been set up at Teck Ghee CC in Ang Mo Kio and Tanjong Pagar Community Club. According to Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing, who is one of the MPs for...

Why is Lam Pin Min (and not the MP of that GRC) giving out bursaries at Sengkang West?

A group of people voiced their concern online after Lam Pin Min posted photos of him giving out bursaries at Sengkang West GRC. In a Facebook post on Tuesday (Jan 26), the former Member of Parliament (MP) for Sengkang West...
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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...
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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...

High rent and living costs are causing expats to move to Malaysia & Vietnam

SINGAPORE: Several expatriates in Singapore have been moving to other South East Asian cities because of increased rental fees and overall living costs. In a...

Video of Singapore car chased by fake police car in Malaysia goes viral

SINGAPORE: A 26-second video clip of a speeding car being chased by another car with a flashing blue light on its roof has gone...

Job switching in Singapore back to pre-Covid levels; over 40% will quit jobs for work-life balance

SINGAPORE:  A recent study shows that the appetite for job switching in Singapore had returned to the level of what it was before the...

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