Qing Ming had a grotesque origin
We burn paper houses, maids, cars and yes, even entire banks to the dead. But in the past, the Chinese burnt the real things for deceased royalty. Historical documents show that in the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046BC), sacrifices for the dead required the burning of actual things. Commoners were buried with animals such as pigs and […]
RSAF jets escort Scoot jet in alleged bomb threat
Two RSAF F-15SGs scrambled and took off within minutes when the pilot of a Scoot plane declared a bomb threat on board. Flying en route to Hatyai, Scoot TR634 left Changi Airport at 1.20pm and landed safely at Changi Airport at 3.23pm. All passengers and crews from flight TR634 have disembarked safely. The passenger who […]
OMG! Someone actually made a crispy rendang!
BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! It actually exists! Check this out: It’s a Western fail, but someone has actually gone out of his way to make a real-life crispy rendang! Yenni Law, 43, runs a restaurant in Taman Tun Dr Ismail in Kuala Lumpur and has made this parody of a dish in honour of Materchef U.K.’s Gregg Wallace. […]
Have you cancelled on a reservation before?
Have you made a reservation at a restaurant and then cancelled it? Bjorn Shen, the proprietor of restaurant Artichoke faced one too many cancelled reservations and decided to impose a cancellation charge. In an impassioned post on Facebook, the restauranteur spoke of how cancellations got so bad that they lose 1/3rd of revenue. 32 last minute […]
Two former Royal Plaza on Scotts employees charged with corruption
Two former employees of Royal Plaza on Scotts were charged with corruption on Wednesday (4 April 2018) after they allegedly received payments for referring the hotel’s transport jobs to a limousine company. Frankie Chan Li Fah, a 33-year-old former Guest Services Assistant Manager of M/s Royal Plaza were charged with 8 counts of corruptly obtaining […]
Woman fined for operating pet farm without license
A 42-year-old woman, Choo Pui Lee, licensee of Pretty Pets Kennel, was fined $8,500 by the court on 4 April 2018 for breaching the pet farm licensing conditions and keeping dogs without licence. During an inspection in March 2017, the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA) found that Choo had housed too many dogs within its […]
Woman sentenced to jail and fined for animal cruelty
In February 2016, Chng Leng Khim (43-year-old then), was sentenced to 10 days’ imprisonment for animal cruelty. She was also fined $3,100 for failing to comply with order to assist in investigation and for failing to license her pet dogs. After Chng appealed, the High Court set aside her plea of guilt and sent the […]