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Singapore’s top court will Tuesday hear the last-ditch appeal of a Malaysian man facing execution despite concerns he is mentally disabled, a case that has triggered an international outcry. Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam was arrested in 2009 for trafficking a small amount of heroin into the city-state, which has some of the world’s toughest drugs laws, and […]

With patients with mild illness like cough and sore throat calling the 995, the emergency hotline almost bucked with about 1,000 calls on Valentine’s Day – nearly double the pre-epidemic average of 550 calls per day. More mildly ill COVID-19 patients made calls to the 995 emergency medical service, which soared to about 1,000 calls on […]

Grab later clarified in a post by the Police and to a query by one of its customers that the QR code is not sent by them.   The police on 23 February confirmed that a printed flyer featuring a Grab food voucher giveaway and a QR code that leads to requesting of your personal details […]

This is the second time Richard Branson is speaking up for Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam, a Malaysian Indian who was convicted of trafficking 42.72 grams of heroin in April 2009. Richard Branson has joined a growing chorus of voices calling on Singapore’s President Halimah Yacob to use her pardon powers and spare Nagaenthran Dharmalingam’s life. Nagaenthran […]

Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) said in a social media post that will it work with vendor partners to reinforce the hospital’s values of mutual respect and the safety and well-being of everyone in our hospital.   TikTok user Benedict Yeo’s video of an AETOS security officer being disrespectful to an elderly, immobile man has […]

The teacher’s confrontation of the student who spammed ’69’ during HBL has gone viral with over 2,700 shares and over 2,700 reactions on Facebook. A teacher took to Facebook to explain how students, even very young ones, are exposed to many things in this age of technology and why media literacy is important for them. […]

The son of a dialysis patient took to MOH’s Facebook to query why his mom was driven pillar to post between MOH and NKF after her ART positive test.   A Facebook user asked the Ministry of Health (MOH) on its Facebook post why arrangements were not made for his mother, a dialysis patient, after […]

The Prime Minister’s wife lashed out at employers who are not only causing the bottleneck at general practitioner clinics but were also putting others at risk.   Ho Ching, the wife of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and the Director of Temasek Trust called on all employers, HR managers and staff, work supervisors to not […]

Just 6 days ago, Minister Gan Kim Yong who co-chairs the COVID-19 multi-ministry taskforce said, “Overall, our healthcare system remains stable and has been able to cope with infections.” The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Tuesday (Feb 22) urged members of the public and employers not to further strain the healthcare system as Singapore`s daily […]

Tampines MP Baey Yam Keng’s A-Level results showed that he scored 4 distinctions in his exams. Candidates who sat for the 2021 Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (GCE A-Level) examination received their results from their schools today. 11,070 candidates sat for the 2021 GCE A-Level examination. 10,353 (93.5%) of these candidates have attained […]

Education Minister Chan Chun Sing sharing of a funny story where he misheard a student has gone viral with over 500 shares and 8,400 reactions on Facebook. In a Facebook post on Saturday (19 Feb), Education Minister Chan related a conservation he had with a student. Minister Chan had asked the student what Co-Curricular Activity […]

Take a hike Lee, says Indian Media. The editor of India’s Sunday Guardian blasts Singapore’s Prime Minister as being “bully-headed” for commenting that a decline in “moral values” had taken place in India since its first prime minister was in charge in 1947. In a 40-minute speech during last week’s debate on the Committee of […]

After citing John Major, Lee labelled the idea of checks and balances as “Western” and held up the Confucian stress on virtuous leaders. On 14 February, Parliament debated on what actions the House should take on having received the report of the Committee of Privileges (COP). Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong who rose to speak […]

Since its posting, the viral post of a hunchbacked, elderly Grab food deliverer has garnered over 650 shares on Facebook. According to major food delivery companies in Singapore, there are about 300 delivery riders aged 60 and above who hit the road to send food to hungry customers. The sight of one such elderly Grab […]

The ‘shameless racism’ found in the comments thread are a reminder to keep away from Singapore said the Vlogger. TISG published the report, “Indians in Singapore continue to face discrimination from ‘racist landlords’” on 11 February. The report which was also published on TISG’s Facebook, received a flurry of mixed comments – a good number […]