Temasek-owned SMRT in talks to sell taxi business to Grab
SMRT, fully owned by the government’s Temasek Holdings, is in talks to sell its taxi business to private hire operator Grab. If successful, SMRT with a fleet of 3,400 taxis in business for 27 years, will mark an end of their taxi business in history. The proposal is also for SMRT to have a stake in […]
70-year-old man who harassed and slapped a angmoh on MRT arrested
Joe DeMarini (25), who is in Singapore on a trip was travelling in North-East Line towards Serangoon MRT on April 19, 2017, with a female friend when the incident took place. In a video uploaded by the victim Joe DeMarini and widely shared on social media, which has been viewed more than 1.2 million times. […]
Mdm Yong Yoke Lan found – Updated April 23, 2017
Mdm Yong Yoke Lan has been found. Thanks to everyone who shared the article. Hi everyone, My grandmother had gone missing at approximately 9.30am on April 21, 2017 and she was last seen at St. Luke Eldercare Centre, Blk 602 Clementi West Street, where she walked off alone after alighting the transport bus provided by the […]
SMRT train & bus services will be extended on the eve of Labour Day
SMRT announced on Friday (April 21, 2017) train & bus services on several lines will be extended on the eve of Labour Day Extended hours for trains will start on April 30, 2017 and the early morning of May 1, 2017 for North-South and East-West Lines as well as the Circle Line and Bukit Panjang LRT. […]
Police Advisory On Fake Singapore Police Force (SPF) Website
The Police would like to alert the public to a variant of the impersonation of Police officer scam, involving a fake SPF website. Victims typically receive calls from scammers claiming that the victims have excessively large amounts of money in their bank accounts, and are suspected of being involved in criminal activities such as money […]
One women was arrested naked at Kaki Bukit forested area in a anti-vice raid
13 were nabbed in anti-vice raid at around 7pm in the forested areas along Kaki Bukit Avenue 4 near the Bartley viaduct in an anti-vice operation. The operation by officers from Bedok Division of the Singapore Police Force and the Central Narcotics Bureau witness by the The New Paper (TNP) Reporter. 10 men are believed to be […]
69-year-old man who sprinkled baking flour at Woodleigh MRT was practicing a 1938 tradition known as ‘hashing’
A 69-year-old man was nabbed by the police yesterday for using baking flour to mark a running route at several areas in Woodleigh MRT station. It sparked off a bioterrorism scare – the white powder could be a reminder of anthrax scares in the past. In 2001, five out of 22 people in the US died […]
Don’t say BOJIO! UOB unveils new savings account allowing customers to earn KrisFlyer miles
Want more ways to earn KrisFlyer miles? A new United Overseas Bank (UOB) savings account was launched on Tuesday (Apr 18) that allows customers to earn KrisFlyer miles when they save or spend. The new KrisFlyer UOB Account allows customers who prefer to spend on a debit card or who are in the early stages […]
Monkey Control Operations Underway: AVA
The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) is finally conducting monkey control operations in the area after receiving about 160 reports of monkey attacks and nuisance in the area since October last year. 160 reports since October last year ! The monkey situation at the Segar area in Bukit Panjang is a “public safety risk”. Two monkeys […]
Othman Wok, former old guard Minister died at the age of 92
Mr Othman Wok, a former old guard minister and one of Singapore’s first generation of leaders, died on Monday (Apr 17) at the age of 92. Mr Othman Wok was one of the signatories to the Separation Agreement between the Malaysian government, led by Tunku Abdul Rahman, and the Singapore government, led by Lee Kuan […]