// Adds dimensions UUID, Author and Topic into GA4
Thursday, September 24, 2026
26.8 C
Singapore

Stories you might’ve missed, Dec 19

Who do you believe – Pritam Singh or Raeesah Khan? Answer is not difficult

 

PR
Photos: FB screengrab/youngsikhassociationsingapore, raeesah khan

Wisdom on hindsight seems to be what the Parliament Committee of Privileges into the Raeesah Khan saga is vigorously seeking. On hindsight, the government should not have asked couples to stop at two in the 1960s/70s. That policy was clearly criminal but were the criminals hauled to court and questioned?

Asking Workers’ Party secretary-general and Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh and two other senior WP leaders why they did not ride roughshod over the immediate welfare of a fellow MP and force her to come clean in Parliament on the spot sounded like asking them to condemn themselves for something they felt at the relevant time was the right thing to do.

Read more here.


 

Sex worker offers her service for free & bribes ICA officer, hoping to get Special Pass to legally stay in S’pore

 

erik mclean aielvGxZB0g unsplash e1639846320480
Photo: Unsplash/Erik Mclean (for illustration purposes only)

Singapore — In an attempt to get a Special Pass allowing her to stay in Singapore legally, a sex worker had sex with an Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officer for free and even offered him bribes to ensure her stay.

On Friday (Dec 17), China national Liang Qinglan, 38, pleaded guilty to three charges of corruptly giving gratification under the Prevention of Corruption Act and one charge under the Women’s Charter for using three websites to offer paid sexual services. Eight other charges were considered during sentencing.

Read more here.


 

HDB: Singles over 35 years old can now rent a flat alone, will be assigned flatmates by operator

 

danist soh w0H jkXZ8KE unsplash
Photo: Taken from unsplash.com/Danist Soh

Singapore — In a pilot programme of the Joint Singapore Scheme Operator-Run (JSS-OR), singles can now rent a flat without the previously required flatmate.

According to a press release by the Housing and Development Board (HDB), the JSS-OR was launched on Friday (Dec 17), allowing singles to apply for a rental unit without first having to find a flatmate.

Read more here.


 

Go Green! Join the islandwide campaign, score S$500 worth of credit (EZ-link card) — Mediacorp

 

sergio sala VbB6HYunm04 unsplash
Photo: Taken from unsplash.com/sergio sala/used for illustration purposes only

Singapore — Mediacorp announced that it was launching an islandwide campaign to spotlight sustainability issues and inspire the public to take the first step in going green.

Examples of the activities include pitting participants against one another in nature trails to track down specific species of flora and fauna, a half-day farming boot camp for families, and mini-challenges on how to grow vegetables at home.

Read more here.


 

Tan See Leng: MOM to improve migrant worker housing standards as part of multi-year road map for more resilient workforce

 

266368771 329992358948095 1998919640376745061 n e1639884307534
Photo: FB screengrab/Tan See Leng

Singapore — Manpower Minister Tan See Leng said they would redouble efforts in providing quality, accessible, seamless and affordable healthcare for migrant workers on top of improving housing standards as part of a multi-year road map.

The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has laid out the multi-year road map to building a more resilient migrant workforce, including strengthening laws to ensure that all dormitories, regardless of size, adhere to the standards.

Read more here.


Hot this week

Wrongful dismissal ECT case: Singapore woman ‘forced to resign’ by new boss over pregnancy and leave gets awarded S$19.8K by Employment Claims Tribunal

The woman who has a good work performance record resigned after her new boss said her employment would end because she didn’t fit into his vision of success

Yishun residents unhappy after 12-year-old trees heavily pruned: ‘Now it’s sunny and hot’

Yishun residents have voiced their unhappiness after around 30 trees at their apartment building were heavily pruned,

Popular Categories

document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => { const trigger = document.getElementById("ads-trigger"); if ('IntersectionObserver' in window && trigger) { const observer = new IntersectionObserver((entries, observer) => { entries.forEach(entry => { if (entry.isIntersecting) { lazyLoader(); // You should define lazyLoader() elsewhere or inline here observer.unobserve(entry.target); // Run once } }); }, { rootMargin: '800px', threshold: 0.1 }); observer.observe(trigger); } else { // Fallback setTimeout(lazyLoader, 3000); } });
// //
Enable Notifications OK No thanks