Lady claims that stranger carried her son at Giant IMM and wanted to bring him away
Update: The man who was accused of picking up a toddler has been identified as a 31-year-old man with special needs. The Association for Persons with Special Needs (APSN) said the man approached the boy as he was shouting and picked him up because he thought the child was lost. Investigations are ongoing. A lady […]
Rotting durian in Melbourne Library mistaken to be a gas leak; 500 evacuated by police
The smell of fresh durian is already awful to some people. Now imagine a rotting durian. On Saturday (28 Apr), 500 teachers and students evacuated from a university in Australia because of a pungent stench that was originally thought as a gas leak. Firefighters went down to the building at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology […]
27-yr-old domestic helper slipped and fell from window ledge while cleaning window
A 27-year-old Indonesian domestic helper slipped and fell from the window ledge while cleaning the window. This happened at the third storey of Block 233, Simei Street 4 yesterday morning. She was cleaning the window with one foot on the window ledge and the other foot on a bamboo pole. The bamboo pole then collapsed […]
Someone wrote to us about an iPhone investment scam and would like to warn others
Someone wrote to us about how he, together with four others fell for an “iPhone investment scam” and want us to publish the story to warn others. We’ll put out the facts of the story and we’lll let you decide for yourself. The “scam” started when the letter writer, met the alleged scammer (let’s call […]
19-yr-old NUS undergraduate died from the Clementi Road accident, 5 others injured
A 19-year-old NUS undergraduate died from her injuries after an accident at the junction of Clementi Road and Commonwealth Avenue West yesterday. She was travelling in a taxi with three other Singaporean NUS students when it crashed with an oncoming car. Based on the video that was making rounds, it seemed like the taxi was turning […]
Bangladeshi cleaner rushed to deliver his own cooked lunch to a sick elderly resident
Melvin Yong, MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC and chairman for Tanjong Pagar town council, posted a photo of him awarding a Certification of Appreciation to a Bangladeshi cleaner on Facebook last night. Kalam has been working as a cleaner at Tanjong Pagar Town Council for the last 10 years. He was carrying out his block […]
Temasek Polytechnic investigating fight involving students in lecture theatre
Temasek Polytechnic is investigating a scuffle involving 3 first-year students that happened on Wednesday (April 18) at around 11am, including the “bumblebee” who was filmed going on a tirade in a packed lecture theatre. In an 18-minute video, a student dressed like a “bumblebee” can be seen shouting aggressively, before he is confronted and briefly strangled […]
SMRT CEO Desmond Kuek penned a very sad and emotional farewell email to his staff
The moment that everyone has been waiting for is here – Desmond Kuek has officially announced his resignation. Former Chief of Defence Force, Neo Kian Hong will be taking over his CEO position from August 1. While some commuters can’t wait for Desmond Kuek to go, some people are sad to see him go. It […]
Are these covert Traffic Police vehicles?
(Images contributed by: Tay Lin Guan) Look at these cool blinkers! Are they new undercover traffic cop vehicles? It does look legit, given the presence of what appears to be an ERP device. But then again, anyone can have these blinkers installed. Well, no one can give you an actual answer – otherwise it wouldn’t […]
Everything you need to know about SMRT’s new CEO Neo Kian Hong in 60 seconds
SMRT CEO Desmond Kuek is finally stepping down after five and a half years! Former Chief of Defence Force Neo Kian Hong will be stepping into his shoes from August 1. Here’s everything you need to know about SMRT’s new CEO in 60 seconds. Former army general Neo spent 30 years in the military. He […]