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A man was filmed picking up a community cat and attempting to place it in a carrier in the boot of a car at Joo Seng Road. The incident first came to light after a video was posted on the Facebook group Sayang Our Singapore's Community Cats on Sep. 5. The video expressed concern ...
SINGAPORE: In a Sep 13 (Sunday) Facebook post, food guru Kf Seetoh took exception to a statement from Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu last week. “With all due respect, Mdm Minister, our hawker food culture is not a ‘unique’ part of Singapore culture’, as ...
SINGAPORE: In a Sep 13 (Sunday) Facebook post, food guru Kf Seetoh took exception to a statement from Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu last week. “With all due respect, Mdm Minister, our hawker food culture is not a ‘unique' part of Singapore culture’, as ...
Air quality in Singapore almost hit the unhealthy range on Monday morning, Sep. 14. The 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) reading at 11am was between 78 and 99, just within the moderate range, according to the National Environment Agency (NEA) website . The unhealthy range ...
One book features Hainanese cuisine and culture, while the other shines the spotlight on the ice-cream uncle.
SINGAPORE: A stranger’s simple act of kindness has warmed hearts online after he stopped to help a mother carry her injured child to a clinic. The mother shared the story in the Facebook group Complaint Singapore (Anonymous) on Wednesday (Sep 9), along with a photo showing the ma...
SINGAPORE: Earlier this week, a woman announced on social media that she was ending her work as a private hire vehicle (PHV) driver after more than 1,4000 rides, posting a photo of the PHV decals she removed from her car. In a widely shared Facebook post, Michelle Lee shared the ...
Together with two women, Lee Seow Ser creates books with features such as braille, tactile pictures and dyslexia-friendly text. Their initiative, To SIR (Socially Inclusive Reads) With Love, uses books and events to foster understanding of people with disabilities and special nee...
SINGAPORE: Singapore is known to be a clean city in the world, yet many locals are questioning whether it is because of the people living in it, or just because of the cleaners who most of the time clear the mess for them. On Facebook, a netizen openly shared photos of several pu...
Featuring more than 200 objects, the book uses short, visually driven text.
SINGAPORE: A Singaporean man has found himself shouldering his parents’ financial and practical needs after his older sister, whom he says was always their favourite child, cut ties with the family. In an anonymous post on the NUSWhispers Facebook page, the man said his parents h...
The 24-hour PSI reading in central Singapore was 99 as of 11pm on Thursday.
Readings in other regions remain in the moderate range.
Readings in all five regions remain in the moderate range.
The 24-hour PSI reading in central Singapore is at 104 as of 6pm on Thursday.
Readings in other regions remain in the moderate range.
Readings in other regions remain in the moderate range.
A new book examining the leadership and legacy of SM Lee Hsien Loong through his tenure as prime minister from 2004 to 2024 was launched on Sep. 8. Lee Hsien Loong and Singapore details the profound changes the nation underwent during this time, including through global crises su...
The Digital Infrastructure Bill had its first reading in Parliament on Sep. 8. Introduced by the Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI), it sets up two new licensing regimes to be administered by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA). One covers the secu...
The 440-page publication brings together 23 essays from Singapore’s leading thinkers and policy practitioners.
The star couple will voice the Emperor and Empress in Library Of Mystory, their first feature film collaboration since 2009's The Wedding Game.
SINGAPORE: Calvin Cheng, a former Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) who provides a lot of social commentary on his Facebook page, weighed in on comments about Indian nationals in Singapore forming “enclaves and exclusive social networks.” These work to their advantage, as they...
SINGAPORE: A commuter recently experienced being trapped between two overpowering odours inside the train that made his journey a very unforgettable and unwanted sensory experience. On Facebook , a netizen openly shared that he was sitting next to a passenger who was carrying foo...
Sept 4 marked the first time since 2023 that the PSI reading in Singapore reached the unhealthy range because of haze.
Make family time all the more special with these ideas and activities.
SINGAPORE: A maid took to social media to vent after her employer allegedly asked her to pack her child’s tuition bag and prepare medicine just as she was about to leave the house on her day off. In a post shared on the ‘Complaint Singapore’ Facebook group, the helper recounted h...
The Woodlands North station in Singapore is completed and ready four months before the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link is set to be open in January 2027 . The Land Transport Authority shared photos of the station on Facebook on Sep. 4. LTA said the colours a...
Air quality in three regions of Singapore started the day in the unhealthy range on Saturday before improving throughout the day.
The PSI reading in the East was also unhealthy late on Sept 4 before dipping to 99 on Sept 5.
The central and eastern parts of Singapore recorded PSI readings in the "Unhealthy" range on Sept 4.
The PSI reading of central region, which had earlier crossed the 100-mark, was 120 as at 9pm.
SINGAPORE: In a Facebook post earlier this week, Ho Ching commented on the issue of the additional US$1.5 billion (S$1.9 billion) that Air India was asking of Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines (SIA), which own the carrier. Air India has seen substantial losses, and SIA’s 25.1% sta...
The post had more than 150,000 views and close to 300 comments before it was taken down.
The National Environment Agency's daily haze advisories will include the 24-hour PSI forecast to help the public plan activities and events for the next 24 hours....
Running an airline is never an easy business as it is heavily regulated and not purely market-driven, chairman of Temasek Trust Ho Ching wrote on social media on Sep. 2. She took to her Facebook account to comment on Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Air India ties in the wake of repo...
I don’t even remember when “Grab” went from a noun to a verb in my vocabulary. And a pretty well-used one at that. More often than I’d like to admit, I Grab to work; I Grab home; I Grab to social events. What’s for dinner? Don’t know, I’m just gonna Grab something. GrabEverything...
SINGAPORE: When Singaporeans saw a familiar spot on a popular New York-based social media account, there was a lot of joy in the comments. The account, @hotdudesreading, features photos of handsome men seen reading books (no Kindles allowed) in random places around the world, usu...
Teenagers are beating the social media ban in Australia, while Malaysia’s approach has raised privacy concerns. CNA’s Talking Point sees how the restrictions are playing out while a different playbook takes shape in Singapore....
The founder of Thai ice cream brand Hawell's has put his business up for sale for 165 million baht (S$6,309,710), as he prepares to enter monkhood. Siripong Akkarasriyuk, chairman of Hawell's (Thailand) Co Ltd, announced the news in a Facebook post on Aug. 21. He is searching for...
SINGAPORE: Marsiling–Yew Tee Member of Parliament Alex Yam penned a post about online responses to the Singaporeans who are among the more than 4,000 missing after the catastrophic flash floods that took place in Nepal on Aug 26. In a Facebook and Instagram post on Monday morning...
CCTV footage showed the driver spending more than half an hour around the taxi stand even though he had no ride-hailing bookings.
A woman, 40, has taken to social media to warn others about travelling to Johor Bahru for massages. This was after she said a man allegedly opened the door of her private room at a spa while she and her husband were lying partially undressed inside. She shared her account in a Fa...
A fight broke out at a coffee shop in Singapore between customers and a drink stall owner on the evening of Aug. 30. The dispute, which was uploaded as a Facebook video on the same day, has since been the subject of much discussion. While the original version has been removed, a ...
GetGo, Singapore’s largest car-sharing platform, is allowing its users to drive its vehicles to Malaysia. The new "Drive to Malaysia" feature lets users book a GetGo vehicle on the app. By GetGo Users can drive anywhere in West Malaysia from Johor Bahru to Cameron Highlands and K...
A TikTok post spreading AI images of the missing Singaporeans has garnered over 140,000 views.
NEA will provide daily haze advisories if the 24-hour PSI reading enters the unhealthy range.
GetGo users can book on its app a vehicle to drive anywhere in West Malaysia without mileage charges.
Called Drive to Malaysia, the service allows users to book a GetGo vehicle through its app and drive anywhere in West Malaysia.
