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Veteran Singapore singer and actor Ling Xiao has died at the age of 75 on Dec 13. Lianhe Zaobao reported that Ling Xiao, whose real name was Tan Choon Huat, had been dealing with multiple health conditions in recent years. He suffered a stroke in 2022, which led to partial paralysis. He also suffered from…
Long queues formed at various Simba telco outlets on Dec 13 for the company’s fifth anniversary promotion, but many customers were turned away after hours of waiting, with police eventually dispersing crowds at some locations. On Dec 12 evening, Mothership reader Jimmy Chua received an SMS from local telco Simba offering promotions for its fifth…
Hiring sentiment in Singapore is expected to weaken significantly and reach a four-year low in the first quarter of 2026, according to the latest survey by ManpowerGroup. Conducted in October, the survey collected responses from 504 employers and found that Singapore’s net employment outlook for the first quarter of 2026 is 15 per cent. Comparatively,…
A man was seen allegedly holding two knives outside a swimming pool in Kallang on Dec 6, with police now investigating the incident. According to TikTok user @heyhihello00001, the incident occurred at around 9:20pm at the OCBC Aquatic Centre. In the 10-second clip, the man, dressed in dark clothing, was seen standing at the shutters…
Singaporean athletes have won a total of 15 medals at the 2025 Southeast Asian Games as of Dec 11, ranking third place overall. According to Team Singapore’s medal tally as at 10am, Team Singapore clinched five gold medals, four silver medals and six bronze medals across badminton, canoe, ju-jitsu, swimming, billiards and snooker, and taekwondo….
A motorcyclist kena super near miss on PIE. On Dec 9 around 11.40pm, Daphne, a Malaysian who rides to Singapore for work, was heading home when a white car suddenly cut into her lane near Exit 26A. Her dashcam show the car speeding up to almost 100kmh and squeezing past her until it nearly brushed…
After two days of intense searching, a missing dog was finally found and rescued by a migrant worker from a drain in the Whampoa area. The 5-year-old male chow chow named Kiko was reported missing by his owners on the night of Dec 7. The family has had Kiko since he was a three-month-old puppy….
Singapore’s Consulate-General in Johor Bahru is moving to a new location at Mid Valley Southkey from Dec 10. The current office at Johor Bahru City Square Office Tower will remain open until Dec 9. After that, Singaporeans needing consular assistance in JB will need to head to the new location instead. The new address is:…
A former photographer for the National Dental Centre of Singapore has been sentenced to two years and three months in jail after taking voyeuristic pictures of female patients he found attractive. Elgin Ng, 29, had taken more than 600 such photographs of 25 victims and even sent some of them to a friend. He pleaded…
An executive HDB flat at 221 Hougang Street 21 has changed hands for a record price of S$1.45 million, marking the first time an executive flat in Hougang has crossed the S$1.3 million threshold. According to records on HDB’s website, the unit is a 148 sqm (1,593 sq ft) maisonette located on the fourth to…