A 41-year-old Singaporean man was jailed a week for breaking a SBS Transit bus door. According to his lawyers, the man, Chua, was in the bus when he felt he needed to pee badly. Out of desperation and also because Read more
The following is a story shared by a woman by the name of Mei on her husband Tai’s Facebook account. This story is quite a bit of drama until you thought would only happen in Chinese imperial palace dramas like Read more
On 9 October, UK-based Oxfam released its 2nd edition of Commitment to Reducing Inequality (CRI) Index which ranked Singapore 149th out of 157 countries. According to Oxfam, the CRI Index measures government efforts in three policy areas: social spending, taxation Read more
In response to a question tabled by MP Alex Yam, Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean reminded the parliament of the 2012 White Paper on government salaries, which recommended a norm level of S$1.1 million as the total annual salary Read more
Singapore Government will be distributing $700 million to 2.8 million eligible Singaporean by December. If you are 21 years old and above on Dec 31, you will be receiving $100 to $300 depending on your income and how many property Read more
A power outage that affected 150,000 residential and commercial unit island wide, left some Singaporean devastated in disbelief that such “disaster” can happen in Singapore. According to a report by The Straits Time, some affected Singaporean were surprised that a Read more
“An honest day’s work for an honest day’s pay” and “to make an honest living” are some of the phrases that we are very familiar with. Unless you are a volunteer, everyone works for a living and every worker looks Read more
A recent study on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on workers in six South-east Asian economies, by Cisco and Oxford Economics found that about one-fifth of Singapore’s workers (20.6 per cent) will have their jobs displaced by 2028. This Read more
Senior Minister of State for Defence Dr Maliki Osman revealed on Monday, September 10, that 14% of AWOL cases were related to financial difficulties (10 September). AWOL refers to being absent from service without official reason. Online reaction to Dr Read more
In an interview with a senior fellow at S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, The PKR president-elect said, for Singapore and Malaysia to forge stronger ties, it should not just Read more