S’pore will feel like Genting for the next few days; temperature as low as 22°C at night
Did you feel the cool wind while walking home last night? Here’s a piece of good news – the temperature will continue to dip to 22°C tonight! Those who love to travel up to Genting to enjoy the cool weather will be happy to know that Singapore will feel like the highland over the next […]
5-yr-old boy kicked and slapped by stranger; Police couldn’t arrest him on spot
Netizens are angry and have “attacked” the Singapore Police Force for not arresting the man who kicked and slapped a 5-year-old boy at a mini-mart. If you have read the boy’s mother’s account of this incident and saw the CCTV footage showing the stranger assaulting the boy, you would also feel angry for the boy […]
Decomposed body found in a flat in Marine Parade
A decomposed body was found in a flat at Block 30 Marine Crescent on Tuesday (9 January). Police found the body of a 65 year old man at about 9pm. A neighbour next door alerted the deceased’s sister when he didn’t see the deceased for a week or so. The deceased lived alone with a […]
Lagi more rain to make Singaporeans wet…
Wet, wet, wet….no not the 80s band, but Singapore is going to be wet because of the monsoon rain surge. The monsoon surge is expected to stay over the next few days. This means Singapore will see moderate to heavy rain, at times with thunder and windy conditions. Temperatures will range between 22 degrees to […]
Toa Payoh could be the next Yishun…
After a large tree toppled onto the road and injured a few people in Toa Payoh, today 70 residents had to evacuate from their HDB after an explosion. Residents said that they heard a loud bang before they saw flames and black smoke coming out of a 15th floor unit at Block 45 Lorong 5 […]
Reverse vending machine “eats up” your bottles and cans
No no…this is not the reverse vending machine. The next time you go to NTUC FairPrice at Waterway Point, please bring along empty bottles and cans. F&B company Fraser and Neave (F&N) worked with FairPrice to introduce the first reverse vending machine at Waterway Point yesterday (9 January). The machine will take in used cans […]
Looking for help to locate long-lost relative, 78-yr-old Lim Heng Lian, who lives in Owen Road
This is a reader-contributed article. “Hi, I’m Mei San. I’m writing in on behalf of my mother-in-law who is trying to locate her father in Singapore who has lost contact with his families in Muar, Malaysia for a long time. I would like your help to search for Mr. Lim Heng Lian who is born […]
64-yr-old delivery driver cheated of his CPF contributions and employee’s benefits for 15 years
Mr Lee, a 64-year-old delivery driver, did not receive employers’ CPF contributions and company benefits including his medical and annual leave for the past 15 years. He worked for two logistics companies (4 years and 11 years in each) and his employers treated him as a contract worker while hiring him on “contract for service”. […]
PUB’s website is 70% useful in preventing you from getting stuck in a flash flood
Nobody likes to be stuck in a flash flood – you might accidentally wade into an open drain or your car might get partially submerged in knee-deep waters. But can you actually predict that a flood is on its way and avoid getting stuck in it? We checked out PUB’s website and assessed its usefulness […]
Flash floods in eastern Singapore: Stay safe wherever you are!
If you have family or friends who are driving their cars or riding their motorbikes this morning, do warn them of the flash floods mostly in the eastern part of Singapore. A heavy downpour has caused flash floods in these areas: Jalan Nipah, Junctions of Sim Avenue Eunos Road 8 Tanjong Katong Road Arumugam Road […]