Words spoken in a fit of rage have come back to haunt a driver formerly associated with ride hailing service TADA. After pleading guilty to using insulting words and causing distress to one of his passengers, the 54-year-old driver was fined S$3,000 by the court on December 13, 2023, as per reports. The actual incident […]
Author: Sudipto Maity
Singapore: Bus company offers S$60,000 per year for drivers, S$10,000 signing bonus
A bus company in Singapore is offering as much as S$5,000 monthly to its drivers. Not just that, as per the job advert posted by Westpoint Transit Pte Ltd, the company will pay a joining bonus of S$10,000 to selected candidates. In Singapore, bus drivers earn an average of S$33,000 per year. The S$5,000 per […]
Singapore: Gaming studio Fntastic shuts down just 5 days after The Day Before game launch
Singapore-based video game studio Fntastic has stopped operation, just five days after its highly-anticipated game, The Day Before, tanked. The company announced the closure through an official statement on December 12, 2023. “Today, we announce the closure of Fntastic studio. Unfortunately, The Day Before has failed financially, and we lack the funds to continue. All […]
Singapore Tourism Board announces appointment of Markus Tan as new regional director for IMESA
The Singapore Tourism Board has announced Markus Tan as the new regional director for India, Middle East, South Asia, and Africa (IMESA). His appointment will come into effect from January 1, 2024. Tan, who previously worked as the regional director, North Asia, will take over GB Srithar’s role. The new regional director for IMESA has […]
Taobao stops sale of passport covers with Singapore State Crest, MCCY says unauthorised use illegal
Chinese online shopping platform Taobao has stopped selling passport covers featuring the State Crest of Singapore. As per the news website Mothership, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) confirmed the development. Before the stoppage, the Alibaba-owned website sold the covers for about 138 yuan (S$26) in various colours such as […]
Singapore: 79-year-old woman nearly loses S$260,000 to scammers posing as officials
A 79-year-old woman almost lost S$260,000 after being duped by two scammers, who posed as officials from the bank and police, but was saved by the SPF’s Anti-Scam Centre. Fortunately for her, a Standard Chartered bank staff, who worked in tandem with the ASC, flagged the transaction, effectively shutting down the scam before it could […]
Bird flu: Singapore halts poultry imports from regions in the US, Japan, Germany and other nations
Imports of poultry products and raw poultry from several countries, including the United States of America and Japan, have been suspended by Singapore after an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza (bird flu) in those nations. As per the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) four Japanese prefectures – Saga, Ibaraki, Saitama and Kagoshima – […]
Singapore preferred over Australia, the UK for Indian teachers’ exposure tour
Singapore has been chosen as the destination for an exposure tour for Indian government school teachers. The country was selected over Australia and the UK, as per reports. According to Tribune India, budgetary constraints played a factor in choosing the Asian country over the others. “We have a budget of Rs 6 crore (USD 719,163) […]
“Unlike anything I have played before”: Pankaj Tripathi on ‘Kadak Singh’
The makers of Kadak Singh had unveiled the much-awaited trailer of the Pankaj Tripathi-led movie at the opening ceremony of the prestigious 54th International Film Festival of India [IFFI], Goa. Kadak Singh is now streaming on ZEE5 Global. Directed by national award-winner Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, Kadak Singh stars Pankaj Tripathi, Parvathy Thiruvothu and Bangladeshi actor […]
MOH reports rise in COVID-19 infections, hospitalisation
Singapore witnessed a surge in COVID-19 infections and hospitalisation between Nov 26 to Dec 2, a statement from the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Friday (December 8, 2023). As per the ministry, 32,035 cases were registered as compared to 22,094 cases the week prior. “The average daily COVID-19 hospitalisations rose to 225 from 136 […]
