Jialat, this time SPH really made a mess of itself…
Yup, Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) really made a mess. The news of their retrenchment late last week really made Singaporeans angry at one of Singapore’s national media organisation. Two other media sites published articles with insider news that really show how poorly SPH handled the retrenchment exercise. https://www.facebook.com/Unscrambled.sg/posts/1775857642459455 https://www.facebook.com/MothershipSG/posts/1667951239911188 Both sites wrote about an […]
IPhone users be careful! Scam Alert!
IPhone users beware! IOS apps can now easily create fake login pop-ups that come up when you try to install or update and app and asks for your Apple ID password. An expert warned that if you input your password into one of thse fake boxes, hackers can steal it and use it to access […]
Netizen’s claims are FALSE: HSA
The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has come out to refute the allegations made online about the actions of its investigation officers. Last Saturday, a Facebook post by a Daniel Tan Boon Huat claims that he was summoned to HSA and locked up for 8 hours without food and drink. Yesterday, the Health Sciences Authority responded […]
Don’t leave your e-bike charging overnight…Fire Hazard!
4 people including a 5-day old newborn baby were sent to National University Hospital after an electric bicycle (e-bike) left charging overnight caught fire in the common corridor of an HDB block. The incident happened at Block 231 Bukit Batok Avenue 5 at 3.05am yesterday. The 4 injured included the baby’s parents, the baby and […]
30% of Singaporeans think that hawker centres are unclean
A public cleanliness satisfaction survey shows that 69% of residents were satisfied with hawker centres and coffee shop cleanliness as compared to other areas like MRT stations, HDB void decks and commuter paths. The biggest pet peeve? Leftover food on the table. People were generally dissatisfied with the cleaning services, just over half of the […]
Alert! KL-Singapore High-Speed Rail Scam: LTA
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has issued a warning about an investment scam involving the Kuala-Lumpur Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) project that is asking people to invest in the project. Images of fake documents showing the contract for the project claims that it is from the “Land Transport Authority Singapore and Malaysia”. The LTA has […]
Singaporeans getting richer…but can they bring it to the afterlife?
On average, Singaporeans are getting richer according to an annual wealth report by the Credit Suisse Research Institute. Singapore’s adult population has an average wealth of about US$276,885 per person, up 1.4% compared with the middle of last year. We are top in Asia and seventh globally among major economies. Not all of us are […]
Singaporean names, residential addresses and mobile numbers exposed online
This is a reader-contributed post by Ms Tan. She wrote in to warn other Singaporeans whose personal data are revealed online. “Dear Editor, My friend recently alerted me to this site as she discovered that my personal data have been exposed on this website called “Locatefamily”. This includes my name, residential address (including the unit […]
Johor cops having too much “fun” on the job
A second incident in a recent days has seen a Johor cop being removed from his patrol unit after a viral photo of him being “friendly’” with a woman dressed in short pants and a singlet. The policeman was pictured holding the hands of the woman while sitting inside his patrol car. State police chief […]
Showers will get smarter from next year
10,000 new Build-to-Order (BTO) HDB flats will be installed with Smart Shower Systems from next year. The PUB called for proposals for smart shower appliances earlier this year and received 4 of them. Two firms (Amphiro, and Smart and Blue) will supply and deliver up to 10,000 devices each. The proposals from the two companies […]