Reverse vending machine “eats up” your bottles and cans
No no…this is not the reverse vending machine. The next time you go to NTUC FairPrice at Waterway Point, please bring along empty bottles and cans. F&B company Fraser and Neave (F&N) worked with FairPrice to introduce the first reverse vending machine at Waterway Point yesterday (9 January). The machine will take in used cans […]
Looking for help to locate long-lost relative, 78-yr-old Lim Heng Lian, who lives in Owen Road
This is a reader-contributed article. “Hi, I’m Mei San. I’m writing in on behalf of my mother-in-law who is trying to locate her father in Singapore who has lost contact with his families in Muar, Malaysia for a long time. I would like your help to search for Mr. Lim Heng Lian who is born […]
64-yr-old delivery driver cheated of his CPF contributions and employee’s benefits for 15 years
Mr Lee, a 64-year-old delivery driver, did not receive employers’ CPF contributions and company benefits including his medical and annual leave for the past 15 years. He worked for two logistics companies (4 years and 11 years in each) and his employers treated him as a contract worker while hiring him on “contract for service”. […]
PUB’s website is 70% useful in preventing you from getting stuck in a flash flood
Nobody likes to be stuck in a flash flood – you might accidentally wade into an open drain or your car might get partially submerged in knee-deep waters. But can you actually predict that a flood is on its way and avoid getting stuck in it? We checked out PUB’s website and assessed its usefulness […]
Flash floods in eastern Singapore: Stay safe wherever you are!
If you have family or friends who are driving their cars or riding their motorbikes this morning, do warn them of the flash floods mostly in the eastern part of Singapore. A heavy downpour has caused flash floods in these areas: Jalan Nipah, Junctions of Sim Avenue Eunos Road 8 Tanjong Katong Road Arumugam Road […]
Singapore Airlines U-turns on credit card fees after being lambasted online yesterday
Singapore Airlines (SIA) announced yesterday that they would be charging credit card fees for tickets departing from Singapore. They wanted to charge a 1.3 per cent “service fee” based on the total cost of booking but capped at maximum $50 per passenger. This would only apply to the Economy Lite category. However, they just announced […]
Girls, when you are being molested, shout. Don’t be afraid! Really ~
A netizen shared about her encounter with a molester on a SBS Transit bus. Here is her account in English (translated): Girls, when you are being molested, shout. Don’t be afraid! Really ~ I was sitting on a bus in Singapore today. Because the bus was empty and my hands were full of bags, so […]
2018 will be the most ‘sian’ year…only 4 long weekends
2018 only has 4 long weekends. Sian already? Limpeh see already also sian… Last 3 years got between 6-7 long weekends, this year drop so much. So hor, if you want to plan holiday or stacaytion, must be tactical hor! Try to make use of certain Public Holidays to make your own long weekend. And […]
Guy on Tinder cannot take rejection, clings on to girl after first date and verbally abuses her
If you have female friends using Tinder, please ask them to read this. A social media influencer, Melody Yap, published a Facebook post on 31 December 2017, warning ladies on Tinder of a “psychotic creep” named Wenhui Tan or Nowe (alias). Yap’s female friend was matched to him on Tinder and they went on one […]
Train fault on the first work day of 2018
Singaporeans saw the first train fault for 2018 between Tanah Merah and Changi Airpot MRT stations this morning. And the train fault happened twice. SMRT first advised commuters to add additional 30 minutes to their travel time at 5.49am. At 7.17am, SMRT said that the fault had cleared. But less than an hour later, the […]