Woman sells house in Bedok Reservoir after being disturbed by neighbour’s noisy parrot
A woman has resorted to selling her house because she couldn’t stand being disturbed by a noisy parrot. She said she would rather move away to “escape misery”, reported Zaobao. The incident took place at Block 620 Bedok Reservoir Road. The resident, known as Wu, complained that she was disturbed by her neighbour’s parrot almost […]
45-year-old baker lost his home-based business after losing his Instagram account to scammer
A home-based baker loses his Instagram account to scammers, who in turn used his hijacked Instagram account to advertise fake investment schemes to his 5,000 followers. Mr Faisel Mohamed (45) was running his home-based baking business through his Instagram account. On 10 September, he received an order for kueh lapis from a customer who demanded […]
70-year-old Ah Ma almost kena crushed by a tree that fell on a car as a result of rain
After a rainy day, a six-story-high tree reportedly fell and crashed through a car. A 70-year-old Ah Ma recalled the harrowing experience of how she had narrowly avoided what could have been a tragic incident by merely two seconds. Sibei heng sia. The accident happened at about 8.30am on Thursday (29 September) in a car […]
Staff working at NTUC FairPrice can expect wage increment starting next month because got Progressive Work Model!
On 28 August, NTUC FairPrice said in a press release that they will be implementing the Progressive Wage Model (PWM) across all its businesses starting from 1 September onwards! What this implementation means is hor, all the employees, both full-timers and part-timers, across FairPrice Group’s businesses, which include FairPrice supermarkets as well as the Foodfare […]
Things you must know about the National Day Rally 2022, other than the repeal of 377A
Missed the National Day Rally this year? Don’t you worry~ Let lao niang give you a quick summary of what Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in his National Day Rally speech so that you can act smart and sound like you very got 墨水 (depth) when your friends want to discuss about 国家大事 (country […]
Man who was jailed for cheating 42 people, continues to cheat 10 more women after being released
A man who was notorious for cheating women of their money and love (you know, 骗财骗色), continues to deceive other women again after being released from jail twice. The man, who obviously did not learn his lessons, later pretended to be a “rich man” and deceived 10 more other women. According to Zaobao, the man […]
Retail workers, you can look forward to wage increases, starting from next month!
Kakak has always been hearing stories of how people complain that Singapore does not have the minimum wage scheme. But Kakak don’t agree with the Minimum Wage Model because.. It just doesn’t make sense lah. Lao Niang explained it for you all before. If you forgot, read here. So now the National Trades Union Congress […]
4 teenagers arrested for allegedly assaulting and robbing 2 other younger teens
A case of robbery involving four teenagers had taken place along the back lane of Arab Street, reported Zaobao. Four teenagers were allegedly bullying and attacking two other younger teens. The four teenagers also reportedly fled the scene after robbing the two younger boys of their mobile phones and also $20 cash. In a statement […]
China man gets 8 weeks’ jail for trying to bribe 3 Singapore police officers after drink-driving
A China national has been sentenced to eight weeks’ jail in Singapore for trying to bribe three traffic police officers with $100 after he was suspected of drink-driving. According to Zaobao, the 38 years old China national was about to fly back to China the next day to reunite with his family, but he was […]
Aussie chiobu kena $2,532 fine for bringing half-eaten Subway from Singapore to Australia
If you think Singapore is the only “fine” country in the world, then you might be very wrong because one Aussie chiobu just kena slapped with an AUD 2,664 (about SGD 2,532) fine for bringing a half-eaten Subway sandwich into Australia! According to Jessica Lee, a young girl from Perth, Australia, she was fined because […]