38 Oxley Road saga: PM Lee Hsien Loong gong paiseh ah
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong gong (“says” in Hokkien) paiseh on Monday (June 19) for the private buay gam (“dispute/unhappiness”) between him and his siblings over their laopeh’s (father’s) house at 38 Oxley Road over the past week, adding that he had done everything possible to avoid this state of affairs. This is what he […]
Ticket sales for Jay Chou’s concert in Singapore will open on July 7
Jay Chou fans, prepare your wallets. Ticket sales for Jay Chou’s concert here will open on July 7. Tickets for Mandopop star Jay Chou’s upcoming concert in Singapore will go on sale on Jul 7, organiser Multimedia Entertainment announced on Monday (Jun 19). Singapore is the first leg of the Taiwanese singer’s The Invincible 2, […]
SBS extends train and bus services for eve of Hari Raya Puasa
Late night shopping for Hari Raya Puasa or just hanging out with friends? Transport operator SBS Transit will extend the operating hours of its train and selected bus services on the eve of Hari Raya Puasa on Saturday (Jun 24). In a news release on Monday, SBS Transit announced that train services on the North-East […]
Singapore teen, 17, sets new World Squat Record with 208kg
Remember this name, Matthew Yap This 17-year-old Republic Polytechnic student sent shockwaves in the powerlifting world. The Singaporean powerlifter set a new squat world record in the Under-66kg sub-junior category on Sunday (Jun 18). The 18-year-old hit 208 kilogrammes in his final attempt at the World Classic Powerlifting Championships in Minsk, Belarus. This annual powerlifting […]
More young Singaporeans get sexually transmitted infections after going “bareback”
According to The Straits Times, after seven years of decline, recent figures show there has been an increase in adolescents getting diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections (STIs). And it is not that young people are clueless about protection, but many simply choose to go “bareback” and forgo using condoms, say experts. Also observed among this […]
Julie Tan considered plastic surgery after ‘flat-chested’ and ‘flat nose’ comments
Julie Tan may be one of the most popular local artistes but filming her latest Channel 8 drama, The Lead, brought her back to when she was 20. On the show, which airs on weekdays at 9pm, she plays an actress sporting buck teeth, unruly eyebrows and messy hair who ends up going for plastic […]
Free travel on public buses and trains on June 30 for NSMen if they are in uniforms
All past and present national servicemen (NSMen) will get free travel on public buses and trains next Friday (Jun 30). “As part of the commemorative efforts for 50 years of National Service (NS50), all past and present national servicemen from the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), the Singapore Police Force (SPF) and the Singapore Civil Defence […]
GrabHitch driver cancelled booking after finding out passenger is not a girl
When you GrabHitch for a ride at 1am and the driver asks if you’re a girl who is taking the ride alone, would you feel uncomfortable and cancel the booking? A GrabHitch rider by the name of “Terin Neo” met one of these creepy drivers last week. He booked a GrabHitch ride at 12.56am and […]