Company Training Committees and Coffee or Tea at 50 cents For Workers

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Good news this upcoming May Day! With just 50 cents, union members of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) would be able to enjoy coffee or tea at more than 90 NTUC Foodfare and Kopitiam food courts and coffee shops throughout the entire month! From June onwards, union members can continue to enjoy their hot […]

Carousell users cheated of Universal Studios and ZoukOut entry tickets

Carousell

On 22 Apr, the police had arrested a 27-year old man for his suspected involvement in a series of e-commerce scams on Carousell. At least 25 victims have responded to the Carousell listing advertising the sale of Universal Studios and ZoukOut 2018 entry tickets. They have made payments to the man through bank transfers, but […]

What can we do to continue celebrating May Day?

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Most Singaporeans know that upcoming May Day is on a Wednesday – that means with just 2 days of leave from work, you can plan for a short 5-day getaway! Wooohoooo…. but wait a minute, while you’re happily enjoying your mini holiday, ask yourself: what exactly is May Day and why are we celebrating it? […]

Singapore dollar hits 17-month high against Malaysian ringgit

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The Singapore dollar hit a 17-month high against Malaysian ringgit on 17 Apr, as demand for Malaysia’s currency decreased amid concerns that Malaysia’s debt may be removed from a key global bond index. According to global financial portal investing.com, Malaysian ringgit was last seen trading at 3.0632 per SGD, the highest since the Singdollar reached […]

Did price of brown rice really increase drastically? Think again.

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Did price of brown rice really increase drastically? Think again. A reader-contributed article reported yesterday that there has been an unreasonable increase in the price of brown rice in NTUC Fairprice of nearly 50%, causing much uproar in the community. Reason for such a significant price increment was known to be caused by market forces- […]

Fire broke out at Tampines HDB block

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Four people were taken to the hospital after a fire broke out at a Tampines Housing Board block on 15 Apr. The police evacuated 20 others, staying on other floors. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) responded to the fire at Block 492E Tampines Street 45 at 9.15am. It was reported that the fire involved […]

Bull on the loose near Lim Chu Kang

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Bull on the loose near Lim Chu Kang It was reported by Singapore Food Agency (SFA) on Tuesday, 9 April that a bull has escaped from a dairy farm in Lim Chu Kang.   However, it is unknown to us which dairy farm the bull has escaped from and how it even managed to escape. […]

Don’t use your phone when you are crossing the road

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Dashcam footage of a woman being hit by a taxi when she was jaywalking at Lavender Street near Kempas Road while using her mobile phone had surfaced online. The accident happened at 3.12pm on 5 Apr. The footage shows the woman seemingly on a phone call as she scurried across the road amidst the stationary […]

7 Long weekends in 2020!

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GOOD NEWS! There will be seven long weekends, with holidays falling either on a Friday or Monday in 2020. Of the 11 public holidays, four fall on a Friday, while the three others fall on a Sunday. For holidays that fall on a Sunday, the following Monday will be a public holiday. The Friday holidays […]

Singapore, Malaysia suspend implementation of overlapping port limits

Port

On 8 Apr, Singapore and Malaysia have suspended their overlapping port limit claims at 12.01am, a spokesman for the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said. The suspension is one of the five recommendations in the report of the Working Group on maritime issues surrounding the overlapping Johor Baru port limits off Tanjung Piai […]