Singapore in Brief
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857Tiny Store Room for a Bedroom: Maids Call It a Privilege, Share Their Own “Bedrooms”
This maid’s bedroom has been called a “privilege” by maids who say that it least offers the occupant some privacy. The bedroom,...
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1.8K1Customers Boycott Trays at Social Enterprise Hawker Centre in Support of Hawkers
Customers have started boycotting trays at Jurong West Hawker Centre after learning of the 20 cents charge levied on hawkers by the...
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3.8K1Man Claims “Gentle” Vietnamese Wife Hantam Him and Make Him Wear Green Hat
She was gentle and loving when they wedded, but later turned into a monster that made his life a living hell. That’s...
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7.7KHusband Lodges Multiple Police Reports Over Wife Smoking at Home
It’s been twice in 2 years now that Mr Lian Yong Seng has called the police on his wife because of her...
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2.4K1AIM Town Council Software Saga: From S$2 Paid-Up Capital Requirement in 2010 to S$1.5 Million in 2013
Questions continue to hover years after the controversial sale of town council management software to Action Information Management Pte Ltd in 2010....
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3.6KMakansutra Founder Exposes More Unfair Practices of Social Enterprise Hawker Centres
With NTUC set to become a major player in the local food court market after its acquisition of Kopitiam, local makan guru...
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5.2KAHTC Trial: PRPTC Lawyer Says WP Town Councillors’ Misconduct Could Cause Property Value to Dip
Speaking on the first day of the AHTC trial, lead counsel for Pasir Ris-Punggol Town Counicil Davinder Singh said that public monies...
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2.4KAHTC Trial: Workers’ Party Town Councillors Accused of Breaching “Core Fiduciary Duties”
The high-profile Aljunied-Hougang Town Council civil trial kicked off today. Speaking for the AHTC independent panel, lawyer David Chan from Shook Lin...
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2.5KSPH Intern Allegedly Attempted Suicide After Her Affair with a Straits Times Editor Was Exposed
A Singapore Press Holdings intern allegedly tried to kill herself after her boyfriend discovered her affair with a Straits Times news editor...
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6.1KScoot Plane Took Flight Despite Staff Worries Over Bomb in Passenger’s Hand Luggage
A man who was believed to be carrying a bomb in his hand luggage did not have his bag checked, and wasn’t...
