SINGAPORE – Employers will have to provide better insurance coverage for their foreign domestic workers, under new rules that kick in on Oct 1. They will need to buy personal accident insurance policies with coverage
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BEWARE OF LATEST ICA SCAM CALL, SCAMMER NOW SPEAKS IN S’POREAN ACCENT!
I’m writing to alert general public: I received a SCAM CALL from the number 63916100 today. It was showing as ICA Singapore number so I trusted initially and carried on the conversation. The person who
Read moreHOW TO TRAVEL ON SQ BUSINESS CLASS FOR FREE?
Story by Andrea Soh – Investigative reporter for Your Voice Asia To earn miles, you must be prepared to play the ‘miles’ game. And you need at least one good credit card. I recently boarded
Read moreNURSING HOMES: FANCY MEALS AND NEW EQUIPMENT BUT NURSES’ WAGES SEE NO INCREASE
I am a Singaporean working in the most underpaid and super unappreciated profession called Nurse/Care Associate in Nursing Homes. Our salaries are depressed because the homes hire so many foreign workers from Philippines, Myanmar, India,
Read moreSTAFF GOSSIPS & SAYS SHE PLANS TO TAKE MC, ACCIDENTALLY EMAILS WHOLE POLICE FORCE
An employee with the Singapore Police Force has found herself the unwitting star of a new email saga in her workplace, all because she accidentally clicked the “Reply All” button in her response to a
Read moreRed Bull heir on the run from Thai authorities not in Singapore: Police
SINGAPORE – The Thai Red Bull heir on the run after a warrant was issued for him over a fatal hit-and-run in 2012 is not in Singapore, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) told The Straits
Read moreInterns in Singapore can get up to $5k monthly, data shows
Interns working at foreign investment banks in Singapore and sovereign wealth fund GIC can receive between $3,000 and $5,000 monthly, according to data compiled by jobs site Glassdoor. The highest-paying companies – according to a
Read moreTwo drug traffickers spared gallows as court amends and convicts them on lesser charge
SINGAPORE – Two Singaporean traffickers were spared capital drug charges after the High Court was not convinced they knew they had two pounds of a granular substance which contained 21.58 g of diamorphine, or pure
Read moreTaxi hits divider, collides with 2 other cars against traffic at Ang Mo Kio
SINGAPORE – A taxi collided with two other cars after reportedly driving into the road divider at Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 on Tuesday (May 2) morning, and three people were taken to hospital. The
Read moreFirst half of May to be wet and warm, with highs up to 35 deg C and afternoon thundery showers
SINGAPORE – The first half of May – traditionally the second-warmest month of the year after April – is expected to be wet and warm, the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) said in a media advisory
Read moreSingaporean in coma dies after being medically evacuated from Tokyo
SINGAPORE – A Singaporean man, who was medically evacuated from Tokyo thanks to crowdfunding, died shortly after arriving back on home soil on Tuesday (May 2). Mr Jimi Cheong, 62, had been on holiday with
Read moreHow to catch a pirate in Southeast Asia
SINGAPORE: Being situated at the confluence of the Indian and Pacific Oceans is both a boon and bane for Southeast Asia. On the one hand, this location brings forth trade and commerce shuttling between these
Read moreBritney Spears to perform in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Singapore fans who want a piece of Britney Spears are lucky. The American pop princess will be performing live in Singapore in a one-night concert on Jun 30. Announcing the date on Wednesday (Apr
Read more10,000 homes to get smart shower devices for real-time information on water usage
SINGAPORE: A device that lets you know how much water you are using while taking a shower will be installed in 10,000 new homes over the next few years, Singapore’s national water agency, PUB said
Read moreNearly 9,000 malware-laden servers, compromised websites found in Singapore-based Interpol operation
SINGAPORE: A cybersecurity operation has uncovered hundreds of malware-infected websites – including government portals – across Southeast Asia. In a statement on Monday (Apr 24), the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) said that the Interpol-led
Read moreEmail from ‘traffic police’ about parking fine is fake, police warns [TODAY Online]
In a new scam, criminals are sending emails claiming that the recipient has an outstanding parking fine, the police warned in a news release on Monday (April 24). These scammers are impersonating the Traffic Police,
Read more$2.4m lost to binary option scams
More than 40 people in Singapore have lost about US$1.7 million (S$2.4 million) after being lured to take part in an unregulated, sometimes fraudulent and mainly offshore activity known as binary option trading. One victim
Read moreWitness says woman in table dispute at Toa Payoh hawker centre swore at elderly man
SINGAPORE – An elderly man who was abused by a couple at a Toa Payoh hawker centre in a video that has gone viral was calm and polite, said an eyewitness. A video that shows
Read moreFull steam ahead for new Tuas mega port
Works are in full swing at the future Tuas port, with reclamation ongoing for two out of four phases of the development and more than 3km of caisson already installed to form the wharf. The
Read moreSingapore’s consumer prices remain unchanged in March
SINGAPORE: Consumer prices in Singapore stayed the same in March, after three consecutive months of trending upwards, according to figures from the Department of Statistics on Monday (Apr 24). The consumer price index (CPI) –
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