Foreign investment and infrastructure development are driving up costs, leaving residents struggling to buy homes. Property prices in Johor Bahru have surged dramatically, fuelled by foreign investments and the anticipated arrival of the Rapid Transit System (RTS) link to Singapore. This surge, particularly in areas near the RTS route, has raised alarms among local residents...
Nerys Lloyd admits to gross negligence manslaughter following the deaths of four paddleboarders during a 2021 tour. Nerys Lloyd, 39, the owner and instructor of Salty Dog Co Ltd, has pleaded guilty to the gross negligence manslaughter of four paddleboarders who tragically drowned during a flooded tour in Pembrokeshire in October 2021. The victims, Paul...
A new hire shares their difficulties with independent tasks and seeks advice from fellow Singaporeans for career improvement. A frustrated new employee turned to an online forum for advice after struggling with performance at their job. The individual expressed feeling like they “suck at work” and couldn’t pinpoint the reasons why. Although they are quick...
A technical glitch led to widespread exposure of gory and violent footage in Instagram’s Reels section. Meta, the parent company of Instagram, has issued an apology after users reported an overwhelming flood of disturbing and graphic content on their Reels feeds. The issue stemmed from an apparent malfunction in Instagram’s algorithm, which curates the content...
Online discussions explore the viability of living off savings without a job or property in Singapore. A 53-year-old man, newly returned to Singapore after spending years abroad, has sparked an online debate about how long $800,000 can last in the city-state, particularly when living without any loans, a property, or a job. The man, who...
Ex-Labour MP avoids immediate jail time, but faces strict conditions after assault conviction. Mike Amesbury, the former Labour MP for Runcorn and Helsby, has had his 10-week prison sentence suspended for two years following an appeal at Chester Crown Court. Amesbury had been sentenced earlier this week for assaulting a constituent while intoxicated in the...
Wong Dismisses Claims That 2025 Budget is Politically Motivated Ahead of Upcoming General Election Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has responded to speculation that the 2025 Budget may have been shaped by the upcoming General Election (GE). In a social media post on February 25, Wong assured Singaporeans that the generous Budget measures were the result...
Company Acknowledges Issue in iPhone’s Speech Recognition After Viral Reports Apple has pledged to fix an issue with its iPhone dictation feature, which has been replacing the word “racist” with “Trump” for some users. The bug, initially flagged in a viral TikTok post, led to a backlash as users reported that the speech-to-text tool occasionally...
Police request additional support as deaths linked to medical negligence more than double at Royal Sussex County Hospital An investigation into a series of patient deaths at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton has intensified, with the number of fatalities under scrutiny rising to 90, leading to concerns of potential manslaughter. Initially, 40 deaths...
UN officials call for urgent action after a record number of children perish while attempting to cross the Channel The United Nations has reported an alarming increase in child fatalities during Channel crossings, with 14 children confirmed dead in 2024—an unprecedented number. According to the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) Missing Migrants Project, a...