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In 2019, a ComfortDelgro cabby was captured on his knees, begging officers for mercy after being slapped with a $200 fine by the National Environment Agency for smoking in his own taxi, a moment that laid bare the precarious existence of Singapore’s taxi drivers. Under the Smoking (Prohibition in Certain Places) Act, anyone caught smoking…
Wah, Singaporeans’ credit card debt hit a 10-year high already! The total unpaid balance reached S$9.07 billion in the third quarter of 2025 – last time we saw this kind of number was back in 2014 leh. The Singapore Department of Statistics (SingStat) data shows that rollover balances – that’s the amount people never pay…
SGX Set for Strong Growth as Market Reforms and IPO Boom Take Hold The Singapore Exchange Group (SGX) is riding high after the bellwether Straits Times Index (STI) climbed 2.2% month-on-month in November, pushing year-to-date calendar gains to 19% and total returns to a healthy 25%. Total traded value for securities jumped 17.8% year-on-year, while…
Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung spoke to the press on Dec 14 to clarify questions about the recent changes to Integrated Shield Plan (IP) riders. Integrated Shield Plans are private medical insurance plans offered by private insurers that supplement one’s MediShield Life coverage. They are mainly targeted at helping policyholders cover higher-tier wards in…
Singaporean tech company Creative Technology will be moving out of its Jurong headquarters to a smaller space in Alexandra Technopark as it navigates its next stage, while the company has yet to announce a new CEO. The Straits Times reported that Creative will leave its headquarters in International Business Park in Jurong and take up…
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….