11-year-old twins found dead in Upper Bukit Timah playground, Gurkha alerted, father arrested

Singapore – The bodies of two children were found near a playground in Upper Bukit Timah on Friday night (Jan 21). The elite Gurkha Contingent and public transport drivers were alerted to the incident, leading to the arrest of the same man who called the authorities.

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) received a call for assistance on Jan 21 at around 6:25 pm by a man at a playground along Greenridge Crescent.

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Six men steal over S$30k from a man in plain sight at Jurong Point, face jail and caning

Singapore – A group of men reportedly robbed a man of more than S$30,000 during a planned meeting at a fast food outlet in Jurong Point.

A video of the incident was posted on Instagram page SG News Daily on Jan 21, showing a man in a brown shirt dashing out of a Subway outlet at Jurong Point.

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Man’s late-night snack of CP fried rice includes vacuum-sealed cockroach

Singapore – A man who only wanted a late-night snack discovered a cockroach that was shrink-wrapped into the fried rice packaging, indicating no signs of outside contamination, but all signs of inside contamination.

“Never thought this would happen to me and from CP Singapore,” wrote Facebook page Singapore Incidents member Peter Gan on Saturday (Jan 22).

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Single on CNY? Rent BF for just S$50 a day; services include angbao collection & playing mahjong with relatives

Singapore — Those needing company during the Chinese New Year celebrations or tired of relatives asking why you still don’t have a boyfriend can avoid disappointed looks by renting one instead.

“Hi, I’m available for rent for CNY for just S$50 a day,” wrote TikTok user @wayneeee, advertising his rent-a-boyfriend services.

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‘Crazy auntie finally gets caught’ — Netizens react to the arrest of Iris Koh

Singapore — Many netizens voiced out their relief in reaction to the news that Ms Iris Koh, the leader and founder of Healing the Divide, had been arrested in connection to allegedly falsified vaccination records.

The Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Sunday (Jan 23) that it was also investigating Wan Medical Clinic, which is said to have partnered with Ms Koh in offering “remote” Antigen Rapid Test (ART) Pre-Event Testing for its members. 

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