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The independent bookstore's new home at Tiong Bahru Community Centre is currently undergoing renovation and will be about twice the size, allowing it to stock more titles and hold more literary events....
After receiving no notice that her flight was cancelled, local actress Cynthia Koh rushed to book another ticket from Singapore to Bangkok. However, that " kiasu " move cost her, as she did not realise she had been rebooked onto another flight. No notice Koh was scheduled to leav...
Ogilvy Singapore and CNB Launch Singapore’s First Gameshow to Turn Silent Youths Into Vocal Allies Against Drugs LBB - Little Black Book
"I have known Tun Siti Hasmah for many years and always enjoyed meeting her. She was warm and gracious, full of life, and had a wonderful sense of humour," wrote SM Lee in a Facebook post...
The PSI reading for the central region improved at midnight, moving from unhealthy back to moderate.
Sports retailer Decathlon decided to shorten its inaugural Kiprun Singapore half-marathon on Sep. 27 due to the worsening haze conditions in Singapore. Decathlon, along with co-organiser Metasport, announced this at about 3am on the day of the race, explaining that air quality re...
A Singapore employer says she allowed her helper to stay overnight at her sister-in-law’s home on days off, but began questioning the arrangement after reading about MOM’s rules on helpers’ residential addresses....
A Facebook post showed an advertisement offering dog meat cuts, prompting questions about illegal imports and food safety in Singapore
The writer was inspired by an interview done by Autism Resource Centre president Denise Phua.
Hourly PM2.5 readings were in the elevated band across Singapore as at 11pm.
The eastern region entered the unhealthy range at midnight on Sunday, with a PSI reading of 103.
PSI readings have dipped in and out of the unhealthy range over the past weeks.
A man has complained that pressing the button at a pedestrian crossing does not turn the traffic light green straight away. He posted about it in the Complaint Singapore Facebook group , saying he had pressed the button, but the "green man" did not appear immediately. "Need to ch...
The court approved a scheme where customers do not have to file a proof of debt.
A number of Facebook posts have made their rounds on the social media platform alleging that dog meat was being illegally imported and sold in Singapore. One such post, written by an anonymous user, appeared in the Facebook group Dogs Singapore some time between Sep. 23 and 24. T...
A man allegedly stole a mobile phone from a Yishun durian stall "in broad daylight" even after spotting a surveillance camera and staring into it twice. In a Sep. 22 Facebook post , Durian Lah said that the man stole their staff member's phone and uploaded footage of him swiping ...
A car was recently seen refusing to give way to an ambulance even as its lights were flashing. The incident was captured on an adjacent car's dashcam and shared on Facebook group SGRV Admin. The car, identified as a Mitsubishi Attrage, was seen travelling along the Central Expres...
Why do Singaporean kids write about winter? Gwee Li Sui on AI, Singlish & why culture cannot be rushed.
Sashi M Kirubakaran is accused of committing the offences between 2023 and 2025.
Former Workers’ Party (WP) Member of Parliament (MP) Faisal Manap is now a property agent with ERA Real Estate Singapore. ERA In a Facebook post on Sep. 21, Faisal was among four men posing in front of an ERA sign. “Let's welcome Muhamad Faisal Abdul Manap as our latest Associate...
The fraudulent bookings resulted in a total revenue loss to SUTD of more than $130,000.
A 49-year-old man in Singapore reportedly lost about S$80,000 after befriending a “Singaporean woman” on Facebook and was convinced to invest in an “online store”. The pair apparently communicated for about three years, Shin Min Daily News reported. Befriend Li (transliterated), ...
Most of the users reported issues accessing the platforms’ websites, according to outage tracker Downdetector.
As at 11pm on Sept 20, the PM2.5 readings for all regions are between 19 and 32.
Teo beat India's Suchika Tariyal to move on to Tuesday's final.
Air quality in the central region has been in the unhealthy range since 1pm on Sept 19.
The PSI started creeping upwards to 102 in the west at 4am on Sept 20.
The PSI readings in the east and west had entered the unhealthy range earlier on Sept 20.
The 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index readings for the central, eastern and western regions were in the unhealthy band at one stage on Sunday, with air quality later improving to the moderate range in all three areas....
SINGAPORE: A woman has accused her ex-boyfriend of using her credit card to make a backup travel booking without her knowledge, only to allegedly ghost her after a “no-show” fee of several hundred dollars appeared on her bill. In a post on the r/sgdatingscene forum, the woman exp...
SINGAPORE: Reading a book can feel almost old-fashioned these days. Between endless TikTok videos, Instagram reels, YouTube clips, and AI tools that can summarise hundreds of pages in seconds, sitting down with a book and reading it from beginning to end requires a rather differe...
The mall is providing support to Popular as rectification works are carried out.
SINGAPORE: A diner has questioned whether water is becoming an expensive commodity after being charged S$0.50 for a small glass of warm water at a local eatery. Posting in the Complaint Singapore (Anonymous) Facebook group on Friday (Sep 18), the diner uploaded a picture of the r...
The 24-hour reading in the area hit 102 at 1pm and increased further to 107 at 3pm.
SINGAPORE: A man in Singapore posted a warning recently on social media after he was almost scammed when he received a link that was purportedly from the popular online travel agency Booking.com. Jim Tay, a property consultant who is OrangeTee's Country Director for Japan, took t...
On Sep. 17, En En was found lifeless by his feeder in the neighbourhood of Beo Crescent, where he had lived for eight years. The community cat was described as a "handsome, quiet, gentle and affectionate" boy who had never harmed anyone. Photo via Charlotte Chang/Facebook Torture...
Speaker of Parliament Seah Kian Peng has apologised for falling asleep during a parliament sitting on Sep. 9, saying that it "should not have happened". In a Facebook post dated Sep. 18, he explained that he was sick at the time and had taken medication. " I had been feeling a bi...
In a Facebook post, Seah said he had been feeling unwell that day and taken medication.
At 7am on Sept 18, the 24-hour PSI reading in the area was 97.
NTUC members can now enjoy up to two complimentary admissions to Sentosa per month. In a Facebook post on Sep. 16, NTUC assistant secretary-general Melvin Yong said the move was part of “ongoing efforts to stretch the value of NTUC membership”. “Whether it is spending time with l...
As at 10pm, readings in the north, south, east and west remained in the moderate range.
SINGAPORE: A Singaporean took to a popular complaint group on social media after being charged S$6.70 for a cai png or economy rice meal. Netizens commenting on his post, however, pointed out that the price may have been justified. In a Sep 10 post on the Complaint Singapore Face...
Singapore is rewarding Singaporeans for reading. The gamification strategy was reported by CNN and The Guardian on Sep. 15, 2026. The objective is to get people to read for at least 15 minutes a day and to log their daily progress over time to cultivate the habit. ReadSG Challeng...
SINGAPORE: Some netizens praised a Singaporean man earning S$2,400 a month for still giving S$300 to his parents, despite struggling to make ends meet, as he shared that even cai png, or economic rice, has become not so economically friendly for him. In a post on the Facebook gro...
CHINA: A new dieting trend is spreading among young people in China, and it has nothing to do with counting calories or cutting carbs. According to the South China Morning Post ( SCMP ), they are reaching for beef jerky, frozen buns, baby teething biscuits, and traditional Chines...
In separate Facebook posts, the telecommunications companies said customers may be affected by a NetLink Trust fibre service outage.
Serian in Sarawak recorded Malaysia’s highest Air Pollutant Index reading on Tuesday (Sep 15) morning, while Johor had the most areas with unhealthy air quality, according to data from the Malaysia’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability....
A cafe owner in Singapore was scammed of his earnings in a mere half an hour after he received what looked like a card verification message on WhatsApp. Speaking to Mothership , Muhammad Shaqil, 31, shared that he received a WhatsApp message on Sep. 10 regarding a hotel booking f...
