Panasonic Retrenches 700 Employees in S’pore; About Half of Them Are S’poreans

It appears that the COVID-19 pandemic has claimed its latest victim. Today (23 September 2021), electronics giant Panasonic announced that it will be closing its...

Explosion in Tuas Incineration Plant Killed 1 & Injured 2; Plant is Run by...

Update on 24 September 2021, 4:48pm: In the earlier draft of this article, we mentioned that there are two incineration plants in Singapore: that...

Woman Charged For Not Paying Domestic Worker’s Salary for 1 Year

Being a domestic helper here in Singapore is no easy task. Apart from a minimal salary (by local standards anyway), a domestic helper is...

You Might See Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on Netflix Soon

Anyone who had a childhood would remember the great Roald Dahl classic, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The Wonka Chocolate Bar? The Golden Tickets? Ring...

66YO Man Set Fire to Corridor After Locking a Woman Up Illegally

It can be hard to understand why some people do the things they do. Sometimes, rage does get the better of these people, who have...

Jalan Sultan Fight Left 19YO Injured; 5 Were Arrested

It would appear that group altercations here are on the rise. The recent Holland V incident. The testosterone-filled Princep Street fight in December last year....

MOH Response to Home Recovery Patients Says Ground Operations ‘Much Strained’

In the past few weeks, Singapore has experienced a surge in COVID-19 cases, with over a thousand cases being recorded on Wednesday (22 September). Needless...

SPF Investigating 19 People Who Illegally Gathered in an Unlicensed Venue at Balestier Road

Though illegal gatherings have been publicly denounced and penalised, it appears that large groups still continue to convene till this very day. Much to the...

Soh Rui Yong to Pay Former Teammate $180K for Defamation

I know what you're thinking: wah, this guy has to pay nearly S$200,000 just because he maligned the running skills of athletes doing a...

Low-Income Families Can Get Free Food from Eateries like Encik Tan

It's heartening to see that amid these tumultuous times... The vulnerable would not be, at the very least, going hungry. In a recent initiative, it was...