Members of the public received automated phone calls from suspicious-looking phone numbers, which later directed them to an operator asking for personal information. SINGAPORE: Courier company DHL has warned members of the public that scammers
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When did Singapore stop being a FREE Trade Country
Singapore used to be a Free Trade Country. When and Why did it Stop Link to this post!
Read moreWhat`s the best restaurant in Singapore
When in Singapore, do as the Singaporeans do: eat great food. From the many hawker restaurants to gourmet venues spearheaded by Michelin star chefs, you’ll soon discover that food is a significant part of Singapore’s culture
Read morePublic bus operators SBS Transit and SMRT have been rewarded for improvments.
SINGAPORE – Public bus operators SBS Transit and SMRT have been rewarded for improving waiting times of buses, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced on Monday (May 9). The Bus Service Reliability Framework (BSRF) trial
Read moreScammed In Singapore: How Credit Card Companies Are Cheating You
Our team gets frustrated whenever we know of ordinary Singaporeans who got cheated by companies. These companies could be large organisations such as banks, airlines or telecoms. They could be ponzi schemes. Or even small
Read more(UNCONFIRMED ) DRUG ALERT! CALIFORNIA FITNESS SINGAPORE – JV FITNESS PTE LTD
DRUG ALERT! CALIFORNIA FITNESS – JV FITNESS PTE LTD SHOCKING! We have been receiving complaints and information regarding the fitness company in Singapore called California Fitness. This is a long established fitness company in Singapore
Read moreProsecution seeks 17 years’ jail and 24 strokes for man who raped woman three times
SINGAPORE – The woman who was raped three times in 20 minutes by a stranger along a stretch of public road broke down on Tuesday when she faced her attacker on the first day of
Read moreHSBC warns market volatility is here to stay
Financial markets will permanently be more volatile thanks to regulations that have squeezed liquidity out of the market, according to HSBC’s chief executive Stuart Gulliver. Across the world, investment banks’ profits tumbled in the first three months
Read moreDoes waste in recycling bins actually get recycled?
Reader Jason Oon wrote to askST to commend the National Environment Agency (NEA) on its efforts at encouraging recycling and the introduction of recycling bins at HDB estates. He noted that people are also increasingly
Read moreSpecial cameras in town centres and walkways. Is this to Much?
Police cameras will be put up not just in housing blocks, but also town centres and public walkways, in a move to enhance vigilance. The cameras, to be installed from the second half of the
Read moreWomen in Singapore cant be charged with sexual assault
A 40-year-old woman who admitted to repeatedly sexually assaulting her 13-year-old neighbour over almost two years was acquitted of six charges on Tuesday (Apr 12). However, Zunika Ahmad was convicted under the Children and Young
Read moreSingaporean ex-BSI private banker Yeo Jiawei charged amid 1MDB probe
A Singaporean ex-BSI private banker has been charged with receiving benefits from criminal conduct, the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) said on Friday (April 22). Mr Yeo Jiawei, 33, a former wealth planner with the Singapore unit
Read moreITRA Singapore
I have received a call from ITRA UK stating that they need CVC timeshare members to go to their S’pore office at Ngee Ann CityTower B #23-01 to sign a liability form so that they
Read morePlans to expand Park First Investments to Asia
Park First is the name behind world class airport car parks offering investors exclusive access to a market-leading commercial property product. Never before have single parking spaces at the UK’s busiest airports been available for
Read moreServiced offices good or bad for your business in Singapore Featured Company Arcc Serviced Offices
We have has several email sent to us as to how serviced offices work and run. We would like to feature one company each week operating out of Asia. This week we Feature Arcc Serviced
Read moreInvestors left in the lurch by Asia Fine Diamonds
Customers were told to expect delivery of their diamonds one month after putting in their money. But they were advised that to avoid paying GST for their diamonds, AFD would store them in a Changi
Read moreLets uphold Mr Lee’s ethos and values
Some laid down bouquets outside the Istana and Parliament House, and many, with heads bowed, observed a minute of silence at memorial events across the island yesterday. However, gone were the red eyes, tear-streaked faces
Read more7% less illegal immigrants arrested in 2015, more harbourers caught
SINGAPORE – There were seven per cent less illegal immigrants and overstayers arrested in Singapore last year, although there were more people arrested for harbouring or employing immigration offenders. The Immigrations and Checkpoints Authority (ICA)
Read moreScam marriage case: Vietnamese women face jail term and fine
Nguyen Thi Yen, in blue t-shirt, leaving the State Courts on Tuesday Two Vietnamese women who were involved in arranging for a marriage of convenience between a Singaporean man and a Vietnamese woman were in
Read moreSingapore’s new Parliament opens on Jan 15: 5 things to watch
SINGAPORE – The first session of Singapore’s 13th Parliament opens on Jan 15, with the swearing-in of 89 elected Members of Parliament and two Non-Constituency Members of Parliament (NCMPs). President Tony Tan Keng Yam will
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