National Wage Council suggests giving low-wage workers $50 to $70 more each month
The National Wage Council proposed a pay increase of $50 to $70 for low-wage workers earning up to $1,300 a month. Last year, they proposed an increase of $45 to $60 for workers earning up to $1,200. The proposed pay hike may not seem much to us but it’s a great deal for low-income workers. It […]
Born between 1980 to 1990? You’ll be the first batch affected by “CareShield Life”
If you’re born within 1980 to 1990, take note of this new Government policy called “CareShield Life” because you will be the first batch affected by the changes. From 2020 onward, you will automatically be enrolled into CareShield Life which is a compulsory long-term insurance scheme for severe disability. It’s an enhanced version of the […]
5 Online Security Hazards Lurking Right Under Your Nose
This is a Guest Post, written by Mr. Bill Hess, Founder of PixelPrivacy.com If you feel like you’re tech savvy, you might still be overlooking these 5 security risks. No matter how much time you spend browsing the web or how confident you are that you’re browsing safely, there’s always a risk. I’m going to share […]
Goondu design flaw… LTA never use brain? Nah perhaps not…
A photo of a bus stop along 141 Bukit Timah road has been shared more than 1,000 times on Facebook in less than 24 hours. Why? There is a railing built in front of the bus stop shelter and it is “blocking” commuters from boarding the bus in front of the bus shelter. Now if […]
Guy slammed for dodgy practices of selling his dogs replied and wants to sue us
Earlier we reported a story about someone who sold his dogs in a dodgy manner (TL;DR – he transacted dogs at $2500, which was quite close to retail prices) We had no idea who this person was, but someone who claimed to be him was nice enough to send us a Facebook message identifying himself […]
Seah Kian Peng: clean wages insults teachers, AVA: let’s charge for parking too!
ICYMI: After MP Seah Kian Peng says clean wages insults teachers, AVA decides to charge staff for parking. Seah Kian Peng asks government to rethink economic reasoning in policy-making In a Parliament speech, MP Seah Kian Peng saluted teachers in Singapore for going above and beyond what they are paid, to motivate and help students […]
14 S’poreans bought 6 bottles of hard liquor in SG, fined S$1,390 by Thai Suvarnabhumi airport officers
Written by: Ms Jocelyn Yap. I don’t usually write such long posts but the terrible experience at Suvarnabhumi Airport during my recent trip over the weekend has prompted me to do so. What I want to achieve is to raise awareness and to prevent more people from being caught in the same situation. I was […]
Former S-league footballer dies while raising funds for son
Former S-League footballer Nur Alam Shah, 38, was in the midst of raising money for his son Muhammed Royyan for surgery when he died of a heart attack last Friday (18th May). He leaves behind his wife, Madam Azean Aziz, 38 and two other children aged 8 and 14. Alam Shan worked as a limousine […]
Move over Samuel Seow, the Korean Air screamers are here! (Secret audio recording)
I’m sure by now, you would have heard about Samuel Seow, the entertainment lawyer who was reported to the police for allegedly assaulting his staff. If you still have not, geez, please get out and make some friends who will tell you things, OK? Anyway, an audio file of the alleged incident has been making […]
Guy in S’pore slammed for dodgy practices of selling his dogs in the name of adoption
UPDATE: This guy want to sue us leh… wah limpeh very scared… Some people have this idea that dog adoption is free. You may be surprised that adoption usually comes with a fee and it’s in the range of $180 to $300. The adoption fee is often used for vaccination, sterilisation, microchipping etc. A pet owner […]