Fire broke out at a mixed vegetable rice stall, caused whole food court to shut down
SINGAPORE: A fire broke out at a mixed vegetable rice stall in a food court, forcing the entire food court to close for…
November 30, 2025
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China’s AI champions shift training to Southeast Asia, turning the region into a geopolitical workaround for U.S. chip controls
BEIJING: Beijing’s tech giants are quietly heading offshore to keep training their most advanced artificial intelligenc…
November 30, 2025
Hong Kong mourns deadliest fire in decades as Beijing signals hard line on unrest amid public fury over safety failures
HONG KONG: Thousands of Hongkongers gathered on Sunday to mourn the victims of a devastating high-rise fire that has be…
November 30, 2025
Employee frustrated after boss transfers them to a far-off location post-resignation, asks: ‘Is this even legal?’
SINGAPORE: A Singapore-based employee has sparked discussion online after sharing that their employer suddenly reassign…
November 29, 2025
IDLah.sg plays matchmaker for homeowners and interior designers amid significant losses to rogue contractors
SINGAPORE: IDLah.sg is playing matchmaker for homeowners and interior designers, helping homeowners meet multiple inter…
November 29, 2025
Tens of thousands detained ahead of Myanmar military-backed vote, UN warns of deepening crisis
The UN is raising urgent concerns as Myanmar’s military authorities press ahead with elections set for Dec 28—an event …
November 29, 2025
Apology, refund, new order, & voucher issued after foodpanda sent unsealed food container that was only half full
SINGAPORE: Sometimes, it pays to lodge a complaint, as shown by one TikTok user who received an apology after she alert…
November 28, 2025
Boys throw eggs, burn chopsticks at Yishun mookata outlet, return the next day to apologise after owner says she’ll file a police report
SINGAPORE: On Nov 23, an eatery called Family Mookata posted on its Facebook account that five boys had wreaked havoc a…
November 28, 2025
S’poreans praise ‘QUEEN ENERGY’ served by Sylvia Lim, He Ting Ru, & Eileen Chong in new video
SINGAPORE: As can be seen in a short video posted by He Ting Ru on Wednesday (Nov 26), the female Members of Parliament…
November 27, 2025
S’porean feels cheated because of expensive cai png with S$3.20 steamed egg
SINGAPORE: A local who had to pay far more for their cai png, or economy rice, than they had intended took to social me…
November 26, 2025
‘Not caused by ChatGPT’: OpenAI says chatbot urged California teen to seek help over 100 times
OpenAI defended itself in a lawsuit that accused ChatGPT of encouraging a 16-year-old high school student in California…
November 26, 2025
Beijing and Tokyo locked in showdown despite Trump intervention
Back-to-back phone calls between U.S. President Donald Trump and the leaders of Japan and China have done little to eas…
November 25, 2025
‘Is burnout culture real in SG?’: Woman says she and 90% of her friends are struggling with exhaustion
SINGAPORE: A Singaporean woman recently shared on social media that she, along with nearly 90% of her friends, has been…
November 24, 2025
Singapore, Malaysia set to outpace Southeast Asian peers in AI gains amid economic and tech divide, analysts say
SINGAPORE: Singapore and Malaysia, both with more advanced digital infrastructure and talent, are expected to see more …
November 24, 2025
Wilson Raj, aka SG’s ‘Kelong King,’ once boasted of being FIFA’s most-wanted man. He now faces 11 years in jail.
SINGAPORE: The football match-fixer Wilson Raj Perumal was slapped with an 11-year jail sentence for Human trafficking …
November 24, 2025
Over 1,800 engineers hit by Amazon’s record layoffs that were ‘not driven by AI’
Over 1,800 engineers were affected in Amazon’s recent round of layoffs, which cut about 14,000 roles across the America…
November 23, 2025
100-year-old Mahathir shows great driving skills cruising in tiny Toyota iQ with a grin
A cheeky “Weekend Cruising” video shows 100-year-old Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad proving he can still drive rings around mo…
November 22, 2025
Lawrence Wong says SG has ‘quite a big fly swatter’ against money laundering, but some say a bigger one is needed
SINGAPORE: At a dialogue at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum on Wednesday (Nov 19), Prime Minister Lawrence Wong touched…
November 22, 2025
‘If NS is that hard on him, why still give me issues?’: Girlfriend vents about boyfriend’s ‘I’m tired’ excuse
SINGAPORE: A Singaporean woman took to Reddit to ask locals whether it is normal for her boyfriend to treat NS as his g…
November 21, 2025
Woman who woke up with contractions ends up giving birth inside Grab car
SINGAPORE: A couple’s second daughter arrived quite suddenly in a Grab car on the way to the hospital, ushered into thi…
November 21, 2025
Property tycoon no longer Philippines’ richest man after losing US$16 billion
MANILA: Manny Villar, one of the richest people—if not THE actual richest—has suffered a severe reversal of fortune, wi…
November 20, 2025
U.S. approves nearly $700 million missile sale to Taiwan, marking a week of major arms deals
TAIPEI: The United States has signed off on a nearly US$700 million (S$910 million) sale of an advanced missile defence…
November 19, 2025
Woman loses legal battle to get dogs back from her ex-husband after divorce and ends up owing him S$3,500
SINGAPORE: A wife files a lawsuit against her ex-husband to reclaim their two dogs after their divorce, and demands tha…
November 19, 2025
Elderly woman distressed after spotting foreign workers trying to catch chickens in Yishun
SINGAPORE: An elderly woman said she was upset after seeing several workers trying to chase down free-roaming chickens.…
November 18, 2025
Jamus Lim: 38 Oxley Road issue is ‘a family dispute best settled privately’
SINGAPORE: Having been one of the Members of Parliament who spoke in a recent session on the Government’s decision to p…
November 17, 2025
‘I got laid off from my S$8K/mth job and lost $12K/mth side hustles to foreigners’ — SG tech professional says he now has to ‘apply for security guard jobs’
SINGAPORE: Once a high-flying techie with an S$8,000/month salary and side hustles raking in an additional S$12,000 mon…
November 16, 2025
Maid’s employer asks, ‘Is it okay if I lock my helper’s passport away while we’re on vacation and travelling?’
SINGAPORE: A local employer has stirred up an ethical and legal conversation online after asking whether it’s acceptabl…
November 16, 2025
RTS Link project enters pre-operational phase with arrival of first train set at Wadi Hana Depot
JOHOR BAHRU: Singapore’s long-awaited cross-border Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link has reached one of its most signific…
November 16, 2025
LTA enhances transparency with monthly rail reliability reporting, adds three indicators ‘to better capture the rail network’s operational performance‘
SINGAPORE: Singaporeans depend heavily on the MRT, and when something goes wrong, even for a few minutes, we feel it in…
November 16, 2025
‘There is hope!’: NTU student finally lands internship after 71 applications
SINGAPORE: Landing an internship is supposed to be a simple checkpoint for university students, a small victory on the …
November 16, 2025
19.9% extra: Man says GST and service charges in Singapore have pushed him and his wife to dine out less
SINGAPORE: A Singaporean man recently shared on Reddit that he and his wife have been dining out less because of the “s…
November 14, 2025
‘Very high entertainment value’: Hiring manager catches job candidate using ChatGPT during Zoom interview
SINGAPORE: One hiring manager was astounded when the job candidate she was interviewing through a Zoom call used AI to …
November 14, 2025
Former ICA officer caught taking cash cards left behind by travellers
SINGAPORE: A former female immigration inspector was discovered taking cash cards left by travellers after they had pai…
November 14, 2025
Woman asks if salary expectations in SG have ‘warped’ recently, says her friend earns S$220k annually and fresh grads in her company earn S$5–6k a month
SINGAPORE: A woman recently took to social media to ask if salary expectations in Singapore have shifted dramatically i…
November 14, 2025
Woman in Hong Kong arrested for allegedly doxxing a former schoolmate who borrowed S$3.34 million
HONG KONG: A 60-year-old woman was arrested in Hong Kong on Wednesday (Nov 12) after it was suspected that she had disc…
November 13, 2025
Man says he felt ‘liberated’ after being laid off from advertising job, claims toxic work culture left peers sick from stress
SINGAPORE: Being laid off is usually a stressful and difficult experience. One 34-year-old Singaporean man, however, sa…
November 13, 2025
Being born in SG is like winning a lottery at birth
SINGAPORE: When a local Reddit user asked others on the platform if they felt lucky to have been born in Singapore, man…
November 12, 2025
Indian minister says SG should look into collaboration for medical tourism in Tamil Nadu
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu’s Minister for Milk and Dairy Development, T. Mano Thangaraj, said at an event last weekend that th…
November 11, 2025
Chee Soon Juan announces closure of Orange & Teal after four-year run
SINGAPORE: Veteran opposition leader Chee Soon Juan has announced that his café venture Orange & Teal will be closi…
November 10, 2025
HDB neighbors upset as uncle burns incense in the corridor at night, causing unbearable smoke
SINGAPORE: More residents in Yishun complained about a man burning incense in their common corridor. The incense powder…
November 09, 2025
Halloween skulls forgot to ‘go home’ after the festivities, residents call it terrifying
SINGAPORE: Residents recently complained about some Halloween decorations that were not disposed of properly after the …
November 09, 2025
‘Is the MRT a children’s playground now?’ — SG passenger complains after ‘a dad and his two kids create a lot of nuisance in the train’
SINGAPORE: A Singaporean MRT passenger took to Reddit r/SMRTRabak community to vent after witnessing a father and his t…
November 09, 2025
‘I’d never be with a guy who earns below S$4.5K/month’ — Jobless SG woman says she’s entitled to it because she’s ‘insanely beautiful’
SINGAPORE: In the land of rising rents and rising expectations, one jobless Singaporean woman has raised more than just…
November 09, 2025
‘We cannot accept the negligence’—Pet owner and grooming salon argue over an accident that made a dog lose an eye
SINGAPORE: A dog owner recently expressed concern about an unfortunate incident wherein her dog, Rudy, sustained an eye…
November 08, 2025
‘Everyone may have to work but can’t find a job,’ netizen says after Grab CEO suggests drivers could upscale to ‘new kinds of jobs’ ahead of robobus launch
SINGAPORE: Netizens voiced fears of future job losses and unemployment after Grab CEO Anthony Tan suggested that driver…
November 08, 2025
‘I think I actually lost weight’: UK competitive eater takes on fried rice challenge, suffers from the heat
SINGAPORE: Competitive eating has become more and more popular in recent years, thanks to, at least in part, social med…
November 07, 2025
‘I feel so miserable in S’pore…’ — Woman laments, ‘I’m so exhausted and drained because a single income is no longer enough’ to survive SG
SINGAPORE: “I’m so exhausted and drained and feeling so miserable in Singapore…” were the very words of a Singaporean w…
November 06, 2025
ChatGPT flags possible AI stock market crash by September 2026 as MAS joins global caution over tech stock valuations
ChatGPT has suggested a “speculative date” that a possible artificial intelligence (AI) stock market crash could occur …
November 06, 2025
New York’s next Mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has fighting words for President Trump
In a few short months, Zohran Mamdani has gone from a relative unknown to the mayor-elect of New York. While the 34-yea…
November 05, 2025
PM Wong’s wife Loo Tze Lui enjoyed sit-down with Korean First Lady during Seoul visit
SINGAPORE: Loo Tze Lui, the wife of Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, sat down for a visit with Kim Hea Kyung, the First La…
November 04, 2025
‘I filled 100 job applications from July to November’ — Singaporean fresh grad laments he got ‘only very few responses’ until now
SINGAPORE: If job hunting were an Olympic sport, one Singaporean jobseeker would already have a gold medal—and possibly…
November 03, 2025
‘Non-stop religious chant and song on loop at hospital ward’ — SG patient warded for 7 days with her baby complains, ‘I don’t know how long I can tahan this!’
SINGAPORE: “I was immediately greeted with a religious chant on loop coming from one of the neighbouring beds,” wrote o…
November 02, 2025
Malaysia to bar foreign vehicles without valid VEPs from leaving the country starting Nov 15
MALAYSIA: Starting Nov 15, Malaysia will bar all foreign vehicles, including those from Singapore, from leaving the cou…
November 02, 2025
‘In 2013, I found a job with just 10 leh!’: Local employee shocked that fresh grads now send over 100 job applications
SINGAPORE: A local employee who joined the workforce around 12 years ago was left stunned after finding out that some o…
November 01, 2025
S$450 for carrot cake?! Man accidentally sends 100× the price to Chomp Chomp hawker
SINGAPORE: A man accidentally paid 100x the price of a black carrot cake. He sent a total of S$450 instead of just S$4.…
November 01, 2025
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