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When the accidental modeling career of “granfluencer” Ong Bee Yan took off and assignments started flowing in, she had one idea in her head at the time: “What am I doing?” She shared, “I thought how fantastic it would be if I could develop a collection of clothes that people my age can wear and feel comfortable, empowered, and on-trend …

Former media figure Dee Kosh began his career in the public eye in Singapore in 2011 as a YouTuber. Due to his meteoric rise to fame, he was offered a job as a radio disc jockey in just one year’s time. But fast forward a decade, and the 33-year-old, whose real name is Darryl Ian Koshy, was sentenced to 32 …

In order to construct a 63-story mixed-use complex at Shenton Way in the Central Business District, the Chinese internet behemoth Alibaba has formed a partnership with a consortium that is being managed by the real estate business Perennial Holdings, which is based in Singapore. Forbes claimed that when the skyscraper is finished in 2028, it would be the tallest structure …

The Singapore Prison Service (SPS) has dismissed the claims that were brought up by the sister of a prisoner who is now on death row. The claims asserted that SPS had purposefully obstructed the submission of a legal application in order to facilitate the execution of the detainee, which is now set to take place on Friday (Aug 5). SPS …

After defeating England 3-0 on Tuesday during the badminton mixed team competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Singapore was awarded the bronze medal, which they carried home with them (Aug 2). In the mixed doubles competition, Singapore’s Terry Hee Yong Kai and Jessica Tan Wei Han faced off against England’s Lauren Smith and Ben Lane. The Singaporean team emerged victorious …

According to the companies that spoke with CNA, a proposed law that would govern operations related to debt collecting would include measures like police screening and a licensing regime. This would assist to professionalize the industry and erase the stigma that is associated with it. “This law will improve the general public’s view that all debt collectors are ‘gangsters’ and …

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore stated on Sunday, July 31, that its primary concern, should Section 377A, a law that criminalizes gay sex, be repealed, is for marriage to continue to be between a man and a woman. This statement was made in response to a question about the Archdiocese’s position. In response to questions from the media about …

As part of efforts to attract and maintain nursing talent, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said on Sunday that more than 25,000 nurses would receive a special payment equal to between 1.7 and 2.1 months of their base wage. This is part of the initiative to attract and retain nursing expertise on July 31st. As a kind of retention remuneration, …

The cryptocurrency exchange Zipmex, which primarily served Southeast Asia, announced that it had submitted a petition for protection from creditors in Singapore, making it the most recent casualty of the widespread bear market in digital currencies. Last week, Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Zipmex restored withdrawals one day after suspending them on the previous Wednesday (July 20). The exchange also stated that …

On Thursday, the Singaporean conglomerate Keppel Corp reported a first-half profit that increased by 66%. This increase was made possible by better earnings across most of its core sectors and a resurgence at its offshore and marine (O&M) arm. Keppel, which can trace its roots back to a modest ship repair yard that was corporatized in 1968, has experienced a …