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LAWRENCE WONG WILL TAKE OVER AS S’PORE PRIME MINISTER EITHER BEFORE OR AFTER ELECTIONS
Lawrence Wong was speaking during an interview with Bloomberg's John Micklethwait on 16 August, and was asked when he would officially be stepping up to take over as prime minister from current PM Lee Hsien Loong.He told Bloomberg that...
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40% OF WORKERS IN S’PORE WON’T TAKE JOB THAT DOESN’T LET THEM WORK FROM HOME
According to a survey by recruitment agency Randstad, about 2 in 5 workers in Singapore would rather not take a job if they are not able to work from home.The survey was conducted with about 1,000 employed respondents who...
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ACCIDENT INVOLVING AMBULANCE AND 2 CARS, 11 MONTH OLD BABY SENT TO HOSPITAL
An 11-month-old baby was conveyed to the hospital following an accident between an SCDF ambulance and two cars on Monday.The accident took place at the junction of Geylang and Tanjong Katong, at about 6.45pm.A spokesperson from SCDF said that...
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GUY UPSET WITH 7-11 STAFF WHO LET MAN CUT HIS QUEUE, WANTS TO SUE FOR “RUDENESS”
Facebook user Jun Xu shared how he visited a 7-Eleven outlet at Dhoby Gaut to pay his bills, when a man behind him cut his queue.He then proceeded to pay his bills after the "queue cutter" was done, and...
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MORE WET WEATHER IN AUG, TEMPERATURES MIGHT GO BELOW 23 DEGREES
Singapore's Meteorological Service, the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) mentioned on Tuesday (16 Aug) that the weather forecast for the month of August is set to continue as wet weather for the remainder of the month and temperatures might go...
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S’PORE TEACHERS SET TO GET SALARY INCREASE OF 5% TO 10% FROM 1 OCTOBER
The Ministry of Education said that from 1 October, about 35,000 teachers are set to get a salary increase of between 5 to 10 per cent, to retain them and attract new talents.Ministry of Education's statementSalary Adjustments for Officers...
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DON DON DONKI’S NEW OUTLET @ JURONG POINT, 3RD IN WEST
A Japanese store, Don Don Donki, which already have many outlets in Singapore, would be opening an outlet at Jurong Point Shopping Centre.This comes after neighbouring JCube and JEM, already hold an outlet of Don Don Donki each respectively...
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NETIZEN TAKES PHOTOGRAPH OF PLANET SATURN FROM SINGAPORE
A netizen by the alias of Joe Isabel recently shared on a Facebook group of how he managed to take a photo of the planet, Saturn, from Singapore with his photography equipment couple with some image processing software.Here is...
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FARRER PARK SHOPHOUSE SOLD @ $8 MILLION 5 MONTHS AFTER $4.3 MILLION PURCHASE
Months after a shophouse at Farrer Park's Kitchener Road was bought at a value of $4.3 million, it was sold for a price of $8 million.This transaction meant that the seller profited an amount of close to $3.7 million.Initially...
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MORE RETIREES IN S’PORE RETURN TO WORK, DUE TO RISING COSTS OF LIVING & LACK OF MANPOWER
More retirees are returning to work in some sectors, with Singapore dealing with inflation and rising costs of living, due to circumstances around the world, according to Channel NewsAsia on 10 August.A 65-year-old who works at a hotel as...
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IS DOWRY AKA “SELLING YOUR DAUGHTER” STILL A THING IN SINGAPORE
My daughter is getting married soon. When I meet up with my future in-laws, they say they don’t intend...