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WHY I BOYCOTT REGULAR TAXIS & CHOOSE TO SUPPORT UBER & GRABCAR INSTEAD
<Facebook comment by Vevian>Before Uber and Grabcar, I had to stand under the scorching sun with a young child waiting more than 45 mins for a damn cab. It's either they do not want to go to the...
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WHY INCREASE SUBSIDIES FOR STUDENT CARE BUT NOT CHILDCARE?
Higher student-care subsidies for financially needy childrenI refer to the article ”Higher student-care subsidies for financially needy children” (Channel NewsAsia, Oct 12). It states that ”There will...
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MY FRIEND'S FISH DIED, SO HE ASKED HIS MAID TO STEAM IT
Our reader has sent us some bizarre photos taken by a fish lover who served up his deceased white tilapia as a steamed dish. WARNING: These photos are not for the faint hearted. Read our reader's...
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SCDF ABUSING ITS RESERVISTS BY MAKING THEM DO "CHANGE PARADES"?
A reader shared a Facebook post by an angry Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) reservist who was forced to undergo a "change parade" due to the SCDF giving out wrongly worded orders. According to the...
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MCDONALDS USE CHEAP FOREIGN BIKES FOR DELIVERIES, UNFAIR TO S'POREAN RIDERS?
Dear Editors,I notice nowadays food companies like Macs are using a lot of JB bikers. I think there is a need for the government to look into this. 1. Is it legal to use foreign bikes for such...
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PAP FAIL TO PROTECT TAXI DRIVERS FROM UNFAIR GRABTAXI COMPETITION
Dear Editor, My father has been a hardworking taxi driver for 13 years ever since he was retrenched from his job as a senior technician in the semiconductor industry. Being a more skills-based person,...
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WHY IS THERE NO 'POVERTY LINE' TO HELP THE NEEDY IN SINGAPORE?
1 in 5 Hong Kongers in povertyI refer to the article “One in five residents lives in poverty: Report” (Straits Times, Oct 13). It states that “One in five Hong Kongers lives in poverty … the poverty...
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DR CHEE: PM LEE FAILED TO EXPLAIN 5 MONTHS DELAY IN HEPATITIS C OUTBREAK
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong recently commented on the hepatitis C scandal, saying that “we also always have to be open and transparent with the public and with the patients about what has happened...
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CRACKS APPEARING IN NEW BTO FLATS, HDB OFFICER UNWILLING TO DO SITE VISIT
Dear Editors,I refer to the recent article published in Straits Time regarding crack lines appearing in Punggol BTOs.http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/housing/cracks-appearing-in-new-bt...We are...
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LOCAL GCP: S'POREAN GUYS REALLY CANNOT MAKE IT & VERY STINGY
<Complaint by Chatterbox>not to generalise, but many singaporean guys really cannot make it. expect us females to cook. I mean, this is what century? if i stay home as homemaker, then yes maybe i...
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PRC TOURISTS REFUSED TO PAY FOR MEALS & STAY IN ORCHARD RD 5 STAR HOTEL
A PRC family of five refused to pay for $300 meal and lodging at a 5 star hotel in Orchard. This incident started with one of the PRC tourist falling down in the hotel room. He sustained minor...
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S'PORE NARROWLY AVOIDS RECESSION AS ECONOMY GREW 1.4% IN 3RD QUARTER
The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) announced that Singapore's economy expanded by 1.4% in the third quarter of this year as compared to 2014. This was down from the 2% growth seen from the...
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SEXY THAI MODEL & S'POREAN BOYFRIEND CAUGHT FOR DRUGS, SHAMED IN PUBLIC
24 year-old Gaysorn "Looksorn" Limmahasamut, who won the second runner-up in the Miss Maxim 2015 contest, has been arrested with her Singaporean manager boyfriend in Bangkok last week for drug...
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S'POREAN GIRL: I AM PRETTY BUT FIND IT HARD TO FIND A DECENT BOYFRIEND
hi, i dont understand why i am still single... most of my friends say i am pretty and dresses quite well. i look good in heels and dresses. and i have a pretty decent job. i work in an office with a...
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WORKING MOTHER: WANT TO BUY BRANDED BAGS? EARN IT YOURSELF, DON'T EXPECT FREE...
Responding to an article by a local girl who claimed that Singaporean guys cannot make it and are stingy, Netizen Tatty Marlina Darus gave eight reasons why a typical Singaporean women doesn't think...
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FOUR SIM LIM SQUARE CHEATING SALESMEN JAILED BETWEEN 4 TO 14 MONTHS
On 14 October 2015, District Judge Toh Yung Cheong sentenced four employees of the now-defunct Sim Lim square electronics shop Mobile Air to between 4 and 14 months jail for cheating unsuspecting...
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PASIR RIS ONE RESIDENT COMPLAINS HDB DBSS FLAT IS SMALLER THAN SHOEBOX
An angry resident, who recently bought a 4-room condominium at the much touted Pasir Ris One Design Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS) estate, was shocked when she first received the keys to her...
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ONLINE PIMP & FEMALE ACCOMPLICE JAILED FOR RECRUITING LOCAL GIRLS FOR...
39 year-old Nicholas Kwek, who set up a company to attract local girls to become prostitutes, was sentenced 9 months jail for vice on Monday. He had admitted in court to 5 of 16 charges under the...
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PRC TISSUE SELLER SCOLDS S'POREAN FOR NOT BUYING TISSUES FROM HER
An elderly Singaporean lady and her husband were having a quiet meal at the hawker center along Lorong Ah Soo when she was rudely interrupted by a foreign tissue seller.The foreign woman, who looked to...
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I ORDERED NANDO'S CHICKEN, BUT ENDED UP WITH BURNT CHICKEN
A reader made an order with Nando's Chicken JCube branch last Friday, expecting to have a good lunch. When the food turned up 70 minutes later, they were shocked to discover that their chicken had gone...
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