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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,…
Asian equities posted solid gains on Friday, riding the wave of a record-breaking session on Wall Street that followed the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate cut. Markets across the region were on track to close out a mixed week on a positive note, even as fresh concerns about tech valuations emerged after disappointing earnings from…
Another Earthquake Strikes Northeast Japan, Tsunami Warnings Issued Japan’s northeast coast was rattled once again on December 12, when an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 hit the region at 11:44am, just off the coast of Aomori Prefecture. The Japan Meteorological Agency wasted no time issuing a tsunami advisory, warning of waves that could…
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 25-year-old Chinese influencer suffered severe acute pancreatitis after eating only boiled chicken breast and cauliflower for almost six months in her bid to lose weight. According to The Star, the woman confessed that she avoided carbohydrates and fats in her diet to lose weight. Her diet, consisting of chicken breast and cauliflower with occasional…
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…