Thinking of exploiting migrant workers? Not so easy anymore
Owed salaries – this is one of the biggest issues plaguing the migrant workers’ industry. Several errant employers have been exploiting migrant workers by withholding their salaries. In one case in 2017, a foreign employer owed about 80 workers at least $4,000 each (four months worth of salary) and returned to China without paying the […]
238 A-Level Chemistry Papers stolen in the UK…
Jialat liao…238 scripts from the A-Level Chemistry examinations have been missing and stolen in the United Kingdom. The stolen scripts come from 4 Singaporean Junior Colleges (Anderson JC, Anglo-Chinese JC, Hwa Chong Institution and Nanyang JC). Apparently, the theft happened on 16 November 2017 while the exam answer scripts were in transit from Cambridge […]
10 per cent increase in tobacco tax is unlikely to curb smoking because increase too small, expert says
The 10 percent increase in Tobacco Tax that the Minister of Finance Heng Swee Keat announced in his Budget 2018 speech is unlikely to make any difference. The small percentage of increase is likely to have only a modest effect on decreasing smoking prevalence in Singapore and the effect is likely to be temporary only. […]
Reader complains about her nightmare experience with “For You Wedding Services”
What would you do if you’re 2 months away from your wedding and you found out that your venue has not been booked? And the vendor has not proven to be reliable? A reader wrote to us to share her unpleasant experience with “For You Wedding services”. She and her husband placed a deposit of […]
Former City Harvest Church fund manager Chew Eng Han tried to escape S’pore by boat
Ex-City Harvest Church fund manager Chew Eng Han tried to flee Singapore by boat one day before he was due to start serving his jail term. According to preliminary investigations, he tried to escape from Pulau Ubin to Malaysia on a motorised sampan. A 53-year-old Tan Poh Teck assisted him with the escape by piloting the […]
Limpeh’s layman perspective to Singapoh Bah-jet 2018 (Budget)
This is a reader-contributed post by Mark Seow on Budget 2018. “Limpeh’s layman perspective to Singapoh Bah-jet 2018 (budget): 1) Ang Pow up to $3 pak kor Not bad lah, better than boh (none). You go ask peeples from Seeria, Irag, AfGan, Lipya or even Myanmar see whether got or not. They all sibeh chia […]
HardwareZone Forum’s 685,000 accounts security breach
If you’re a HardwareZone (HWZ) forummer, your profile might have been affected by a security breach. SPH Magazines, the site’s owner said in a news release yesterday (20 February) that approximately 685,000 user profiles were affected. An undidentified hacker accessed a senior moderator’s account and used it to “retrieve user profile data which comprised name, […]
Farting man leads to plane making emergency landing
A low-cost Dutch airline that was bound for Amsterdam was forced to make an emergency landing in Vienna because a man refused to stop farting. Because of this, a fight broke out between him and other passengers while the plane was in the air. The Transavia Airlines flight from Dubai had to land in Vienna […]
5 things to note about Budget 2018 including the $100-$300 angpao from Govt!
In case you missed the two-hour Budget 2018 speech delivered by Minister Heng Swee Keat in Parliament today, here are 5 key takeaways that you need to know. 1) Govt giving one-time off angbao This is probably the best thing that happened in Parliament today. It’s day 4 of Chinese New Year and Singaporeans above […]
Shop in Lucky Plaza ripping off a domestic worker $145 for a screen protector
A shop in Lucky Plaza known as EZ Advance Trading Enterprise was reportedly ripping off a domestic worker $145 for a screen protector. According to the domestic worker’s employer Mr Denise Han, the domestic worker was put under pressure by the shop worker to pay up. And here is the account of the employer of the […]