Lee Kuan Yew on favourite child & grandchild: past interview resurfaces

Singapore — An interview with the former prime minister of Singapore revealed his insights on love as well as his favourite family members.

“I don’t believe in love at first sight. I think it’s a grave mistake” is a famous quote made by the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew.

The interview transcripts are included in the book Lee Kuan Yew: One Man’s View of the World.

When asked if he believed in love and love at first sight, Mr Lee considered the latter a “grave mistake.”


Flip roti prata and get a diploma; Casuarina Curry shares business strategy amid Covid-19

Singapore ― Breakfast or supper, learn how to make roti prata like a pro and even get a diploma after the workshop.

Casuarina Curry, known for its mouthwatering prata on the spot specials, was recently featured by media for its prata-making workshop.

“Master the art of creating your very own Prata! A dough making explanation, Prata flipping demonstration and hands-on flipping,” said the business on its Facebook page.

Its two-hour workshop includes a free flow of special pratas, a hot drink and a certificate of participation, giving attendees the right to flaunt their newfound skill of flipping pratas.

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72-year-old man lives in a hawker centre and only eats one meal a day of S$1 porridge

Singapore ― A 72-year-old man living in a hawker centre only eats one meal a day – a bowl of S$1 porridge.

As part of activist Gilbert Goh’s initiative to help displace elderly Singaporeans, the elderly man was given S$50 to tide him over.

In a Facebook post on Sunday (Sept 26), the money the elderly man was given is part of the $100 homeless support scheme he will be given over a one-year period.

Mr Goh wrote that, when speaking to the man, said that he sleeps on a bench together with others who also take shelter there in the night. “He is rather unclear on how he ends up in the street at his advanced age”, Mr Goh wrote. The man also said that someone in his fifties passed away two months ago at about the same spot where he sleeps.

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Over S$3,000 spent to hire domestic helper, family discovers she’s pregnant; agency refused to take her back

Singapore ― A couple with a four-month-old baby hired a domestic helper to take care of their child and spent over S$3,000 on agency fees. They soon discovered that their hired help was also carrying a child.

Earlier this month, the helper left the house at 11 am, informing her employers that she would visit a dentist for her toothache.

After returning at 5 pm, she told the couple that her dental bill was S$200, although didn’t have a corresponding receipt.

Wanting to help, the couple called the dental clinic to confirm and discovered that the helper made no appointment.

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Fight in MRT sends commuters fleeing

Singapore — The violence in a recent fight that broke out on the MRT sent other passengers scurrying away as two men brawled, knocking each other to the ground and onto the seats.

The fight was uploaded on the Kuanyewism Facebook page on Saturday (Sept 25), where it has since gone viral, having been viewed over 68,000 times.

At the beginning of the thirty-four-second video, two men—one who looks considerably older than the other— can be seen arguing.