Singapore in Brief Archives - Page 3 of 260

Woman Accuses Maid’s Ex-Employer of Poaching, Causing Her to Lose S$5100

When her maid suddenly began to lose focus and act indifferently at home, her employer sensed something was up. It was only...

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Malaysians Angry that Clueless Singaporeans are Jamming Up Causeway E-Gates

Peak hour congestion continues to reign at the Causeway and Second Link, with clueless Singaporeans blamed for jamming up queues. On Tues...

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Temasek Holdings Facing Class Action Lawsuit Related to FTX Collapse

Temasek Holdings is part of a pool of global firms that have been slapped with a class action lawsuit in the US....

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Lawrence Wong: Gov Cannot Reduce Price of Land to Lower HDB Flat Prices

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong has said that the government cannot simply sell state land at a lower cost...

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Driver Ownself Hit-And-Run Ownself, Embarrassed After Getting Police Involved

An aggrieved driver who thought that someone had scratched his car and run road later realised that it was a case of...

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Overworked Nurses: “A Lot of Nurses End Shift at 9pm or 10pm and are Back at Work at 7am”

Attrition rates for both local and foreign nurses in public hospitals had hit a five-year high in 2021, with a rate of...

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Workers’ Party Urged Gov to Reduce Number of BTO Flats in 2019

MP for Kebun Bahru SMC Henry Kwek has called out the Workers’ Party for urging the government to build fewer BTO flats...

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Abhorrent Foreign Workers’ Dormitory: “Dogs Have Better Homes”

A migrant worker who has been working here for 7 years is shocked at the conditions of his new home at a...

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Defence Ministry Refuses to Up NS Allowance Despite Steep Increase in Cost of Living

The Workers’ Party’s question in parliament about raising full-time national servicemen’s allowance has met strong resistance from the Defence Ministry. WP MP...

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Foreign Talent Needed Because Even Singapore Cats Can’t Catch Rats?

There’s the old saying that’s been repeated until the cows come home, “Doesn’t matter if it’s a black cat or white cat,...

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Resident Complains Ang Mo Kio Town Council “Done Very Little” to Solve Rat Infestation Problem

A rat infestation problem that reportedly has build up over the past 3 years has got one Hougang resident seething. Colleen Teo,...

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ChatGPT Passes Wharton Final Exam and US Med School Exams but Flunks PSLE

The ChatGPT AI machine-learning system has been much hyped for its problem-solving capabilities that even the Singapore civil service is planning to...