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Will TraceTogether become ‘TraceForever’?   In March 2020, the government introduced ‘TraceTogether’, a mobile phone app developed by the Government Technology Agency (GovTech) to enhance contract tracing efforts. It used what the government dubbed the ‘bluetrace protocol’ — technology leveraging the Bluetooth feature on mobile phones to track proximity between users and record extended face-to-face […]

Allegations that the Religious Rehabilitation Group (RRG) was set up by two Islamic religious teachers (asatizahs) under the direction/ encouragement of the ISD are baseless claims RRG.   RRG has claimed that several posts in the Facebook page (FB) Fikrah Siyasah have defamed some highly respected local religious scholars in Singapore who specifically provide religious […]

Linked-In user says patrons of hawker centres must not be fooled by the screen and the voice recording of the automated tray return system in hawker centres.   Linked-In user Yee Chin Teo shared two pictures in his social media page showing how the automated tray return system in hawker centres is working. The pictures […]

Chan has the substance but lacks the shine to be the next Prime Minister of Singapore.   Education Minister Chan Chun Sing has won the race to be the next Prime Minister of Singapore sometime in December last year said People’s Action Party’s insiders who spoke to this publication. The insiders who preferred not to […]

Meghan Markle jumped to number one on the Spotify list toppling Joe Rogan in six countries including the United States. Her podcast titled Archetypes featured Serena Williams as her first guest on Aug 23. The topic in question was “ambition” and how it has come to be perceived as a ‘dirty’ word when it comes […]

Yoo Joo-eun has died at just 27 years of age. Fans were told about her passing when her brother posted the news on Instagram. “On Aug 29, 2022, Joo-eun left this place and went to a comfortable place. If you have time, please say farewell to Joo-eun on her way,” said her brother. The actress […]

Clubbing as we know it may be a thing of the past even once the pandemic is over. Somehow in the lockdown years as we yearned for a night out on the town, polishing off drinks and dancing till dawn going to concerts, and partying all night became something of a craving that eventually died […]

Manila, Aug. 30 — STOCKHOLD, Sweden – Swedish maritime authorities said a large rescue operation was under way off the Swedish coast on Monday when a car ferry with 300 people on board was on fire, Swedish maritime authorities said. “There is a fire on the car deck,” Swedish Maritime Administration spokesman Jonas Franzen told […]

The Facebook user said, “rats infestation issue at this market is a ongoing problem, one rat scurried past as we were attending to the kitten.”   A Facebook user Grace Chai shared a video of a kitten stuck in a glue trap that was meant for rats at a wet market at Tampines Street 81. […]

“(A) 25yo NSman died yesterday but yeah I’m glad they’re color coordinating their outfits in parliament”.   Two People’s Action Party Members of Parliament drew the ire of social media users for colour coordinating their dresses to make a point on defence and military training. One Member of Parliament (MP), Don Wee dressed in blue […]

One restaurant closed after their electricity bill shot up from $800 per month to $4,000. Channel NewsAsia (CNA) reported six days ago that the December electricity bill of a Jinjja Chicken outlet in Bugis Village had gone up by five times from the bill they received in October. The Korean fast food chain’s managing director […]

The Facebook user in appealing for witnesses or additional in-vehicle footages for her mom’s hit and run car accident on 29 Jan urged the Police to check every CCTV in the Jurong area.   Facebook user Charlotte Lai took to her social media pages appealing to members of the public for more information about the […]

The train commuter can be heard saying he has an agenda when confronted about not masking up properly.   A video by TikTok user shanellegiftshop has gone viral with over 1 million views and 34,000 likes. The video shows a man who is not masked properly threatening to hit another man who told him to do […]

By Serguy BOBOK with Dave CLARK in Kiev and Anna SMOLCHENKO in Moscow Russian President Vladimir Putin laid out conditions on Monday for ending his invasion of Ukraine, as Moscow’s forces shelled the country’s second city and Western nations prepared even more sanctions. Putin’s ultimatum came as Moscow and Kyiv held their first talks since […]

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 […]