Despite offering steep discounts and having six months of lead time, some retailers say they have struggled to offload non-compliant products in time.
Local
Bacon, ham and sausages may be marketed as “nitrite-free” or “no nitrite added”, but the labels can get complicated. Talking Point tests nine of these products and gets dietary advice....
parks
Johor Menteri Besar Dato' Onn Hafiz Ghazi has visited Segamat to present the district's Johor Economic Transformation Plan and approve RM900,000 for 18 community projects, with plans for a community park, trade centre, and mini water park in Labis and Segamat....
Local
SG maintains its place among the world’s top innovation economies, with research investment and creative output continuing to support its strong showing...
News
Construction of Tuas Road Viaduct Phase 2 is expected to begin in early 2027. Completion is scheduled progressively from 2032.
schools
Goh Pei Ming's son has finally finished the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) and is getting his laptop back. In an Instagram post on Sep. 30, Goh congratulated his son for completing the milestone, adding that he was proud of him. However, he set one final task for his s...
government
Singaporean actor Glenn Yong was allegedly inappropriately touched during a security check at Changi Airport. "Unusually touchy" Screenshots from @glennyqh/Instagram. In a series of Instagram stories on Sep. 29, the 29-year-old said he was boarding a flight from Singapore earlier...
schools
On Mar. 6 at about 12pm, Muhammad Firdhaus Mokhtar went to pick up his four-year-old son from preschool. The name of the preschool has been redacted in accordance with the gag order, to prevent identification of the victim, as reported by CNA The victim and Firdhaus’ son had been...
News
The scammers tell parents their children have been selected for youth exchange programmes or AI-related courses and ask them to pay to secure a place.
safety
A 77-year-old woman died after she was conveyed to the hospital following a fire in Bukit Panjang. The incident occurred in the afternoon of Sep. 28 at Block 126 Pending Road. In a Facebook post on Sep. 29, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire ...
safety
A teacher in Malaysia, who is in her 30s, was caught for allegedly being involved in a physical relationship with a student, 17, after videos of their intimate acts were found. The woman has been arrested, according to Harian Metro . The relationship was discovered on Sep. 21 aft...
News
A woman in Malaysia was allegedly forced to take a puff on an e-cigarette by a man. She subsequently started feeling disoriented. When she awoke, her bottoms were removed and she suspected that she might have been drugged and raped. The incident allegedly occurred in her room, wh...
