Is Starmart Express trying to “alibaba”? The bus took 7 hours to travel from S’pore to Melaka!
A netizen wrote in to express his disappointment with Starmart Express bus service after it took him 7 hours 15 mins to travel to Melaka from Singapore. Normally, it would only take 3 to 4 hours from Singapore to Melaka depending on traffic condition. At first, the bus service seemed promising but everything went downhill […]
Johor water treatment plant closes temporarily…Singapore not affected.
Water supply in Singapore will not be affected by the temporary closure of four water treatment plants in Johor, one of which is managed by Singapore. High Ammonia levels were detected in the Johor River after a poultry farm and factory in the Kota Tinggi district was traced as a the source of the pollution. […]
Apple new iPhone X sold out within minutes on the first-day preorders sales.
Apple’s most advanced iPhone X saw its shipping times slip to weeks in the minutes after it first went up for preorder on Friday afternoon. In a statement sent to media outlets, an Apple spokesperson said that demand was “off the charts.” “We’re working hard to get this revolutionary new product into the hands of […]
Singapore Customs warns of scam calls from its fax number asking for payment
Singapore Customs warned of scam calls and text messages that instruct recipients to make payment for the release of an item purportedly held by the agency. The calls and messages are from a number that is identical to its fax number, 6250 8663, it said in its advisory. “We would like to clarify that these […]
Christmas Village at Orchard Road for the first time: Will it be magical?
Orchard Road will finally have its first ever Christmas Village this year! This is a new addition to the annual Orchard Road light-up celebrations. It will be set up for one month outside Ngee Ann City, starting November 25 till 25th December. If you’re heading down to bask in the festive atmosphere, you can stroll […]
Netizen buys extremely disgusting fridge from another lady
A netizen has posted on her Facebook her experience of buying an extremely disgusting fridge from another lady. According to the netizen, the lady by the name of shoo w Chen could not show the inside of the fridge as it was wrapped up. Inside, contained a dead lizard and cockroaches. After selling it for […]
Truck carrying excavator exceeded the height limit; thankfully no motorcyclists zipped past
A truck was carrying an excavator and it was approaching the KPE tunnel from Sims Ave when this incident. According to Land Transport Authority, this took place last month on 28 September at around 10am. A video circulating on WhatsApp showed the truck entering the tunnel when it exceeded the height limit and the excavator […]
Singapore passport is the most powerful passport in the world now. It’s real.
Singaporeans, hold on tight to your passport because it has now become the ‘most powerful’ passport in the world! According to a global passport ranking index, it has topped the chart after Paraguay removed the visa requirements for Singaporeans. Singapore passport’s visa-free score is now 159, higher than Germany and Sweden that have a score […]
More molest cases in Singapore this year
The Singapore Police Force has reported in a statement that between January and September this year, there were 1,168 cases of molest cases reported. This is 194, or 19.9% more than the same period last year. 152 occurred on public transport, while 76 happened at public entertainment outlets. Last Tuesday, a 20 year old woman […]
Grab driver banned after being suspected of making fake trips to earn incentives
A Grab driver published a post in a private-hire car Facebook group, claiming that Grab cheated his incentives and car rental deposit. He said that he was banned from driving Grab after the investigation office suspected him of making fake trips to earn weekly incentives worth $500 to $800. According to him, he had been […]