City Harvest Church still celebrates 25th anniversary with party despite...
City Harvest Church celebrated its 25th anniversary over the weekend with a large party despite the ongoing high-profile trial against its leaders.City Harvest Church had its first public congregation...
View ArticlePRC man sentenced to 10 months jail for knocking his girlfriend down with his...
A PRC national, Liu Zhongwei, hit his girlfriend with his car in a carpark here shortly after they had an argument.Instead of stopping to see if she was ok, he sped off and lied to investigators about...
View ArticleAGC to rewrite SG's laws to make the language easier to understand for laymen
The Attorney General's chambers (AGC) in partnership with the Legislation and Law Reform Division (LLRD), will be rewriting Singapore's laws to make them easier to understand for the general public.In...
View ArticleMore gangs recruiting new members through social media
A Study conducted by the National University of Singapore found that gangs are increasingly turning to social media to recruit high-risk young individuals into their gangs.The study followed the social...
View ArticleSMRT enjoys 37% rise in profits in Q1 thanks to Fare hikes
SMRT Corp explained today that it saw a fiscal first quarter net profit increase of 36.8% compared to the same time last year.Its total profits for the three months ended June were $22.4 million. The...
View ArticleMalaysian Government confirms new CIQ tolls for causeway users
The Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, confirmed the new prices for the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) tolls which will be implemented from August 1st.He also gave the...
View ArticleSecondary school bans former student because he spoke out against the govt?
Young blogger, Ariffin Sha, was apparently banned from returning to his former secondary school Toa Payoh Secondary.Ariffin, 17, has been an active blogger, writing on various political issues and even...
View ArticleNetizens files police report over racist comments about Chinese Funerals
A Netizen has filed a Police report over the seditious comments made by Facebook user Azlan D SpYware about a Chinese Funeral.Azlan had posted to his facebook, a photo of a Chinese Funeral at a HDB...
View ArticleShell job ad in Singapore says they want "Native English speakers" only
A recent job ad posted by Shell on job sites for a position in Singapore has raised eyebrows due to one of the requirements that they had posted.Specifically, the Shell job ad was about an editorial...
View ArticleMalaysia's Causeway Toll Hikes: Many Singaporeans to visit Malaysia less often
The recent decision by the Malaysian Authorities to increase the Tolls at Malaysia's customs means that some Singaporeans will no longer go to Malaysia as often as before.The toll hike is an increase...
View ArticleSingaporeans in debt to banks for $597.7 billion in June
The total value of bank loans in Singapore remained mainly steady between May and June with only a 0.03% rise.The latest figures released by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) indicated that the...
View ArticleYaacob Ibrahim: I am deeply saddened by the conflict in Gaza
Yaacob Ibrahim posted to Facebook today explaining that he is "deeply saddened" by the continued attacks and loss of innocent lives in Gaza.He wrote that he condemned the attacks on civilian...
View ArticleMOM launches 'fair consideration department' to investigate discriminatory...
The Ministry of Manpower has just set up a new department specifically to handle complaints about employers who are discriminating against Singaporeans.The department, called the Fair Consideration...
View ArticleMalaysian bus drivers stage strike at JB Checkpoint over toll hikes
Malaysian bus drivers who usually ferry factory workers and school children everyday into Singapore are on strike at the Johor Bahru Checkpoint.Many regular bus services coming into Singapore are...
View ArticleFormer CEO of HDB and URA: Singapore should plan for a 10 million population
Mr Liu Thai Ker, widely recognised as the 'architect of modern Singapore', has said that realistically, Singapore should be planning for a population of 10 million or more in the long term.He referred...
View ArticleMFA: The Israeli strikes on UN shelters is 'unpardonable'
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Singapore has called the Israeli strikes on UN shelters "unpardonable" and said that Singapore condemns the recent shelling of the Jabalia Elementary Girls School in...
View ArticleMHA sets up new independent panel to oversee internal investigations into...
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) today announced that they have set up a new panel called the Independent Review Panel (IRP).The panel was set up to be separate from other Home Team entities so that...
View ArticleMalaysia Works Ministry: We think the new tolls were implemented "smoothly"
The Malaysia Works Ministry said today that they felt the implementation of the new toll charges at the JB Checkpoint on the Causeway went "smoothly".This is a puzzling announcement given that there...
View ArticleBrand new integrated Hub at Yishun to be ready by 2018
Residents in Nee Soon will soon have a huge integrated hub in their neighbourhood, expected to be ready by 2018.The hub, called Northpoint City, will combine a fully air-conditioned bus interchange...
View ArticlePM Lee: I hope to give out all 450,000 Pioneer Generation Cards by end of month
PM Lee Hsien Loong officially launched the Pioneer Generation Cards today which will help people quickly identify Pioneer Generation Singaporeans so that they can know if they are eligible for certain...
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