Now Vending Machine also sells Ferraris and Lamborghinis in Singapore

You know Singaporeans are getting rich when your vending machine does not just sell soft drinks and snacks, but also luxury vehicles. Yes, luxury vehicles, including Bentleys, Ferraris and Lamboghinis. If you didn’t know, a 15-storey showroom was opened in December by a local used car seller Autobahn Motors. The showroom which is located around […]

Wanted: Names for three new Circle Line stations

New Circle Line

Names are needed for three new Circle Line stations, and the Land Transport Authority (LTA) has invited members of the public to send in their suggestions. The three stations on the new Circle Line 6 are now known by their working names Keppel, Cantonment and Prince Edward. Station names need to fit one of several […]

Man jailed for offering $30 bribe to traffic police not to issue him summons

Traffic police

Despite being rejected by a traffic police, a Malaysian construction worker persisted in offering a $30 bribe to him and stuffed the cash into the officer’s trouser pocket. Sang Jia Weng, 30, was jailed for four weeks on Thursday (May 4) for corruptly offering “coffee money” to Staff Sergeant Zulkifli Bin Dzahari in exchange for […]

Fandi Ahmad: Training ground, funds for overseas stints needed

Fandi Ahmad

With new leaders in place at the Football Association of Singapore (FAS), Fandi Ahmad, its head coach of youth, is hopeful that some of the sport’s problems will be fixed ahead of major competitions such as the 2018 Asian Games, SEA Games (2019, 2021) and the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2020. Tasked with producing […]

Mata conducting islandwide enforcement operation against massage establishments

Massage Establishments

The Police raided two massage establishments on Friday (April 28, 2017) afternoon and arrested three women. The third day of the raids on unlicensed massage parlours targeted those along MacPherson Road and Upper Paya Lebar Road. Six women aged between 29 and 50 were arrested for offences under the Women’s Charter, Chapter 353 on Wednesday (April […]

Temasek-owned SMRT in talks to sell taxi business to Grab

Grab SMRT

SMRT, fully owned by the government’s Temasek Holdings, is in talks to sell its taxi business to private hire operator Grab. If successful, SMRT with a fleet of 3,400 taxis in business for 27 years, will mark an end of their taxi business in history. The proposal is also for SMRT to have a stake in […]

SMRT train & bus services will be extended on the eve of Labour Day

SMRT announced on Friday (April 21, 2017) train & bus services on several lines will be extended on the eve of Labour Day Extended hours for trains will start on April 30, 2017 and the early morning of May 1, 2017 for North-South and East-West Lines as well as the Circle Line and Bukit Panjang LRT. […]