Singapore

Rosidi Yapa began fishing 20 years ago. He still appreciates his profession, “but there are many differences between then and now.” In the past, he could fish in the waters off the coast of Johor and catch more than 20 tons of fish in three days, but now it takes “at least five to six days.” Rosidi, the skipper of …

Singapore has been impacted by global layoffs by social media company Meta, according to sources and posts on the professional networking website LinkedIn. Based on a tally of LinkedIn posts and The Straits Times’s sources, there are at least ten affected employees in Singapore. The layoffs will effect around 13% of Facebook’s parent company’s 87,000-person global workforce, or 11,000 employees. …

For the first time in his career, Singaporean badminton star Loh Kean Yew has broken into the top three of the world rankings. On Tuesday, November 7, the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) world rankings were released, and the Singaporean climbed to a career-high third place. In the previous week’s edition of the rankings, he was rated fifth. Dane Viktor …

A 31-year-old lady was accused with murdering her father in Sengkang the previous day in court on Saturday, November 5. Tan Qiu Yan was found guilty of murdering 67-year-old Tan Ah Bang at an apartment on the 15th floor of Block 190A, Rivervale Drive, between 8 p.m. and 5:25 a.m. on November 3. The charging document did not contain information …

It is an exceptional time for Singapore’s premium real estate market. Three of the most prestigious residences in the country, known as good class bungalows, are for sale in a quiet central area where just five of these mansions have changed hands in the preceding five years. The desirable houses are anticipated to fetch a record price of almost S$240 …

Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter, tweeted an anti-LGBT conspiracy theory about the night US Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband was attacked, then removed the remark hours later. The contradictory actions of Musk, a self-proclaimed “free speech absolutist,” threw further doubt on the future course of the social media platform under his new ownership. It also highlighted the enormous megaphone …

According to Health Minister Ong Ye Kung, the number of COVID-19 cases in Singapore has peaked and is beginning to decline, based on the last week (Oct 23). Singapore is now experiencing a COVID-19 epidemic fueled by the XBB strain and reinfected patients. Approximately one in five daily cases are currently reinfections. Mr. Ong told reporters on the sidelines of …

On Friday (Oct. 21), e-commerce company Carousell informed its subscribers of a data breach that happened on Oct. 14. The breach revealed the registered email addresses, mobile phone numbers, and dates of birth of users. The platform notified affected consumers by email, but did not specify in the message why the notification took a week. In response to CNA questions, …

On Thursday, October 20, the government of Singapore introduced legislation to decriminalize sex between men and to modify the constitution to preclude court challenges to marriage-related laws and regulations. The proposed legislation in socially conservative Singapore is a response to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s August announcement of a plan to repeal Section 377A of its penal code, a relic …

Celebrity doctor Vicki Belo was not allowed in and the door was closed at a Paris Fashion Week event. In her recent Instagram story, she even flagged that she was all glam up at the “Chanel Fashion Show” event she was attending. There are also some IG snaps where she is constantly posing while “on the way” at the said …