Qualitas Medical Group apologises to the parents of the baby who overdosed on cough medicine
The parent company of “YSL Bedok Clinic & Surgery” has spoken up and conveyed their apologies to the parents of the 14-months-old baby who overdosed on cough medicine. Here is their full letter: Dear Administrator / Editor, The management of Qualitas Medical Group (“Qualitas”) refers to recent media mentions and online posts (“14 months old […]
Another scam news…beware of callers claiming to be ICA officers
In another news of scam today, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) has warned the public of a number of recent call from scammers claiming to be its officers. “On some occasions, the unknown caller, who may or may not use ICA’s numbers to call, would claim to be an ICA officer,” said a statement […]
Beware of Fake Apple emails that will capture your credit card details
At least 20 reports of victims being into providing their personal information and credit card details on phishing websites after they responded to emails that was apparently sent by Apple or iTunes have been received by the police. Unauthorised transactions in various foreign currencies were made to their credit cards. These reports were made between […]
Pineapple Christmas trees are the in-thing now but they can only last for a few days
Have you heard of pineapple Christmas trees? They are the in-thing now. People are ditching their traditional Christmas trees for large pineapples because of the cost and the hassle to decorate the entire tree. In US, a real Christmas tree costs at least US$99 (S$130) and as much as US$129 (SS170). With this amount of […]
SMRT Mobile App to have real time train arrival timings… coming to you in Sept 2018.
Commuters on SMRT trains will be able to see train arrival timings in real-time with the SMRT mobile app which will include the recovery time while rail engineers fix faults. The enhancements to its SMRTConnect Mobile app will be rolled out slowly in three phases starting December. The new real-time information system will show train […]
66-year-old lady beaten and robbed of her jewellery during a morning walk in Penang
A 66 year old lady was beaten and robbed of her jewellery by two men during a morning walk in Simpang Amat in Penang on Monday. She was with her two friends aged 70 and 78 when two men alighted from the car and chased after her at around 6.30am. Her friends tried to escape […]
Tow Tug catches fire at Changi Airport… No one hurt.
A tow tug (the vehicle that pulls/pushes a plane around the airport) caught fire while it was towing a Singapore Airlines plane to a departure gate at Changi Airport at about 4am this morning (29 November). According to Singapore Airlines, there were no passengers on board the aircraft when the incident happened. The plane was […]
Japanese holographic virtual girlfriend “Azuma Hikari” can welcome you back home after work
The Japanese are really good at making useful robots. This time, they’ve done it again. They’ve created a holographic female virtual character that performs even better than Siri. Meet Azuma Hikari, a pretty anime character that can interact with you like your personal secretary/girlfriend. She can recognise your face and your voice because of the […]
26-year-old waitress who was intellectually disabled, got tortured by couple until she died
A 26-year-old waitress who had intellectual disabilities got tortured by a couple until she died. Ms Annie Ee Yu Lian moved into Tan Hui Zhen and her husband Pua Hak Chuan’s flat in late 2013 after she became estranged from her family. She called Tan “jie jie” (older sister in Mandarin) and Pua “jie fu” […]
Good news for civil servants, you’ll get 1 month worth of Annual Variable Component
Civil servants Year end bonus is here again… This year, they will receive one month’s worth of Annual Variable Component (AVC). Lower-wage civil servants will receive more – they will get a minimum bonus of S$1,800. Approximately 1,490 civil servants will benefit from it. Assuming an officer earns a monthly pay of $1,500, he or […]