60 NTUC FairPrice stores giving free snacks & drinks to Muslim customers for break fast this Ramadan
From 23 March onwards, a total of 60 NTUC FairPrice outlets across Singapore will be offering beverages and dates or snacks to Muslim customers during the fasting month. According to a press release from FairPrice, the “iftar packs” will be given out 30 minutes before and after Iftar, the meal taken after evening prayers during […]
Taiwan shipping company Evergreen giving their workers bonus AGAIN! This time 11-month!
HUAT AH! Evergreen Marine WAN SUI! Tia gong the Taiwanese shipping giant is going to reward their workers again, with mid-year bonuses worth another 10 to 11 months of salary. If you remember, just last December hor, they gave their workers massive year-end bonuses worth up to 52 months’ pay sia. According to The Straits […]
41-year-old woman complains about being molested by her teacher 24 years ago
A 41-year-old woman has alleged that she was molested by a male teacher in a famous school when she was studying. After 24 years, the police intervened after receiving the report and arrested the teacher for investigation. A reporter from Shin Min Daily News got in touch with the woman involved in the incident. During […]
Really meh? Did Cha Joo-young really bare her chest in Netflix drama ‘The Glory’?
If you haven’t watched Netflix’s ‘The Glory’ starring Song Hye Kyo, Lee Do Hyun, and more, then you might need to up your game a bit liao. It’s like the hottest topic in town leh! In particular, one scene, which features Cha Joo-young who is acting as an air stewardess Choi Hye-jeong her arguing with […]
Woman pays $10,000 deposit to rent flat in Woodlands, but end up unit already rented out to someone else
A woman paid over $10,000 to rent a unit in Woodlands, but she only found out one month later that the flat had been leased to someone else instead. According to Zaobao, the woman, known as Jin Yan, had signed a lease for a four-room unit at Block 845 Woodlands Street 32 for $3,300 a […]
“Cleaners don’t deserve to be attacked”, says Tin Pei Ling after a Bangladeshi cleaner kena attacked in MacPherson
A cleaner working at MacPherson’s estate has been attacked by a member of the public. In an Instagram post uploaded on 9 March, Member of Parliament (MP) for MacPherson Single Member Constituency (SMC) Ms Tin Pei Ling shared that a town council cleaner working in the estate has been attacked by a man. Man who […]
If the Parliament is like a classroom, these MPs will be like the different kind of classmates you will meet
If the GE2020 debate is a Chinese New Year gathering, and the candidates are the different types of uncle you meet, then Singapore Parliament will be like a classroom. The Leader of the House will be like a class monitor or monitress, and the Members of Parliament (MPs) will be the students in class. On […]
Woman meets engineer on dating platform Tinder, then cheats him of almost $120,000
A woman, who is addicted to gambling, met an engineer on the dating platform Tinder and then staged a plan to cheat his money. According to Zaobao, the woman claimed to be a former prisoner and heavily in debt. She borrowed nearly $120,000 from the engineer and secretly used it for gambling. After the incident, […]
Beer lady allegedly kena hit by 2 uncles after refusing to play peanut betting game with them
A beer lady was allegedly attacked by two customers. Reason? She refused to play peanut betting game with them. The beer lady was not only slapped in the face but she was also kicked in her chest. According to Zaobao, she was also hit in her head with a chair. The accident took place in […]
Labour MPs Yeo Wan Ling and Patrick Tay ask for more support to be given to the vulnerable workers!
Vulnerable workers like the platform workers, senior workers, persons with disabilities and ex-offenders! If you got follow the news hor, it was recently announced that starting from the second half of 2024, platform workers and platform companies’ CPF contribution rates will progressively rise over five years, at about 2.5 percentage points per year for workers […]