[Contributed by Dan De Costa] As celebrations mellow and we have largely returned to our work life to churn and keep the economy going, a recurring question keeps popping on my mind which…
Luxury Goods Scam Couple Caught By Royal Thai Police In Malaysia
The couple who scammed millions of dollars from luxury goods buyers are finally caught! They were found by the Royal Thai Police to have been putting up at a hotel…
The Fourth Taiwan Straits Crisis and Singapore: Choosing Sides
There is no guarantee China would ignore for long Singapore’s military enabler and de-facto ally status with the US in the Asia-Pacific.
Ex-Briton Says HDBs Are “Truly The Model For How To Do Public Housing”
Chris J “Mohawk” Reed who claims to be the “world’s number 1 LinkedIn Marketing and Personal Branding expert” recently made a LinkedIn post praising HDBs. He says that it is…
Red Lions Parachutist Only Fractured His Leg, Son Thankful It Wasn’t Worse
At the National Day Parade yesterday (9 Aug), the most experienced member of the Red Lions parachute team suffered from a hard landing due to unpredictable wind conditions. Third Warrant…
Briton Scratched & Kicked Police Officers, Only Gets S$4k Fine
[Contributed by Yau] The government is really blinded by their love for foreigners. A Briton Carlie Jayne Guy pushed a taxi driver into the bushes because of a dispute over…
Activist Gilbert Goh Plans To Go On Hunger Strike In Prison
Activist Gilbert Goh has shared on Instagram that he plans to go on a hunger strike while he serves his prison sentence on 19 August. The sentencing is for two…
QC House Employee Refused To Serve Customers Who Don’t Speak Chinese
Abdul Salam Salim went to QC House @ Admiralty for an express haircut. This should have been quick, if not for the fact that the employee at the shop refused…
Nurses In Singapore Are Leaving For Other Countries
Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Health Rahayu Mahzam shared in parliament yesterday (2 Aug) that Singapore is losing our foreign nurses. She said that it is because of international competition. Once…
Nancy Pelosi’s Visit to Singapore and Asia: Rising Stakes in Asia-Pacific Geopolitical Chess
On 1 August 2022, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi touched down in Singapore at the head of a six-member US Congressional delegation. Singapore is her first stop on a long-planned…