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PM Lee Makes A Low-Key Commentary On Elitism In Singaporean Society As Response To President's Address On Wednesday (16 May), Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (PM Lee) described his ideal vision of Singapore, We want Singapore society to maintain an informal and egalitarian tone, where people interact freely and comfortably as...

Lady Doused In Coke At Fajar LRT Slams Mentally Ill Patient; Sister Calls For Greater Mental Health Awareness The sister of a mentally ill patient lamented about the poor awareness of mental health issues in Singapore. In her impassioned post on Facebook on Thursday (17 May), she pleaded with the public,...

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Singaporean Items Then And Now A well-known fact about life in Singapore is that change is the only constant. With things being updated so frequently, most of us barely even remember how things looked more than a decade ago, including items we use everyday. Here's a look at 20 everyday items Singaporeans...

You Can Adopt A Retired MINDEF Military Dog Who Has Served Our Country Well By 4th May For those who have been through National Service for 2 long years, you should know the blissful feeling of having to ORD. Well, according to MINDEF's Facebook post on Monday (2 Apr), seems like human...

Should Male Officers Be Allowed To 'Pat-Down' Search Women? Should we allow male police and immigration officers to 'pat-down' search women who are suspected of terrorist acts? Source This issue has inevitably re-entered public consciousness, ever since an amendment to the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) was passed in Parliament on Monday (19 Mar). Member...

NParks' Urban Forest Website Maps Out 500,000 Trees In Singapore Yishun has been called many things. From the home of a serial cat-killer, to a place where bizarre things occur -- like a random temple-dwelling taxi or a local cannabis drug lab. But Yishun residents now have one more thing to boast about -- being...

Popular IG-Spot At People's Park Complex Is Deemed Private Property Mysterious signs have popped up at an old car park in People's Park Complex's residential building. Image from WhatsApp Apparently, permits are now required to film or shoot in the parking lot which has been deemed "PRIVATE PROPERTY". But first, what's the big...

Mosque Holds Chinese New Year Celebration For 100 Elderly Residents Of 3 Nursing Homes You probably wouldn't expect a Chinese New Year (CNY) celebration to happen within a mosque. But hey, this is Singapore after all. A local mosque, Masjid Yusof Ishak, held a CNY lunch for 100 residents from 3...

Malay Volunteers Spread CNY Festivities Among 300 Residents In Woodlands On the first day of Chinese New Year (16 Feb), around 75 Malay volunteers in decided to spread the festive joy with over 300 residents by organising a makan session.  Source The event was held at Block 802, Woodlands Street 81 and many of...