SINGAPORE: A foreign woman has candidly shared online that she is starting to have doubts about continuing to date a Malay-Singaporean man because he does not have what she considers a stable job. Posting on the r/sgdatingscene subreddit on Tuesday (Nov 18), she explained that the man is currently working as a food delivery rider []

Japans already fragile economy is bracing for yet another setback this time from a diplomatic storm that has spilled far beyond political statements and into the day-to-day lives of workers, business owners, and communities that depend on tourism. The tensions flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi warned on Nov 8 that any Chinese attempt []

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysias ringgit is making headlines as Asias best-performing currency this year, a feat Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim attributes to disciplined fiscal management, improved governance, and a series of thoughtful policy reforms. Speaking in the Dewan Rakyat during Ministers Question Time, Anwar highlighted a milestone many Malaysians may not have realized: for []

For many years, Malaysias palm oil goliaths have shouldered a hefty load of disapproval and blame. They were held responsible for demolishing tropical rainforests, driving deadly fog, and forcing orangutans to the edge of annihilation. But according to a recent story from Bloomberg, these same companies are stepping into an entirely different arenaone that seems []

SINGAPORE: A popular noodle stall owner witnessed how a rat scurried into his stall and allegedly claimed that it came from the other noodle stall beside him. When he confronted the female vendor of the other stall and patted her while talking to her, the situation escalated into a police call. According to Shin Min []

SINGAPORE: An elderly woman said she was upset after seeing several workers trying to chase down free-roaming chickens. In a post shared on Singapore Wildlife Sightings Facebook page, she expressed that foreign workers were trying to catch a poor hen and a rooster. The hen and rooster running away. Hen is trying to rescue the []

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean man was sentenced to 46 months in jail on Monday (Nov 17), after he was convicted of four counts of cheating, the Singapore Police Force and the Office of the Commissioner of Charities said in a joint press statement. Another eight counts of cheating under Section 420 of the Penal Code and []

SINGAPORE: Singapore drew 1.4 million international visitors last month, a 5% increase from a year ago, according to new figures from the Singapore Tourism Board (STB). The rise came on the back of a packed events calendar in October. The Formula One Singapore Night Race, the World Amateur Golf Championship, and Singapore International Energy Week []

MALAYSIA: A family in Sungai Petani was left shaken after the ceiling of their bathroom suddenly gave way, sending a 60-kilogram reticulated python crashing down into their home. According to The Star, the incident occurred on the afternoon of Nov 12. The homeowner recounted that at around 4 p.m., her 15-year-old daughter had just returned []

MALAYSIA: Singaporeans made 320 residential property purchases in Malaysia in the first half of this year, with transactions worth more than RM518 million (about S$162.58 million), placing them as the second largest group of foreign buyers in the countrys housing market. According to The Star, Malaysian Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming disclosed []

SINGAPORE: The Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) will intensify its enforcement operations against e-cigarettes at the Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints during the upcoming year-end school holidays, a move expected to add to passenger waiting times amid already heavy traffic. In a statement, ICA warned that severe congestion is anticipated from Dec 21 to Jan 1, []

SINGAPORE: What should have been a routine Monday commute turned into a frustrating ordeal for thousands of passengers after an early-morning fault on the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) caused train delays of up to 30 minutes. However, while the disruption itself was bad enough, many commuters said what infuriated them most was the lack of []

In a surprise twist that left both Swifties and K-pop fans momentarily stunned, metal music veterans Megadeth have roared back into the spotlight and straight to the top of the charts! Their latest single, I Dont Care, debuted at No. 1 on the iTunes Top Songs chart on Friday, outpacing heavyweight contenders like Taylor Swift, []

MALAYSIA: When a dedicated lawyer informed her boss she was resigning to care for her child, she probably expected just a quick handshake and a simple goodbye, but what she didnt expect was a counteroffer that blew up into a viral masterclass on modern leadership. Managing partner Ainie Haziqah of Nurainie Haziqah & Co. shared []

SINGAPORE: The air pollution in Delhi has been intense lately, to the point that Indias Supreme Court warned last Thursday (Nov 13) that it could cause permanent damage to ones health. The citys air quality index (AQI) breached the 400 mark on Nov 11, and there have been several days since then when it stayed []

SINGAPORE: Travellers heading across the Causeway during the upcoming year-end school holidays should brace themselves for heavy traffic and longer immigration waits, the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said in an advisory ahead of the peak period from Nov 21, 2025, to Jan 1, 2026. School holidays expected to draw massive crowds ICA said both []

SINGAPORE: Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) charges at four expressway locations will increase by S$1 from Jan 2, 2026, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced on Monday (Nov 17). The adjustments will apply across nine time periods at selected stretches of the AYE, CTE, PIE, and KPE, where traffic speeds have dipped below the optimal range. []

SEOUL: Singapore-headquartered real asset management group ESR announced on Monday (Nov 17) that it is partnering with Seoul-based Wide Creek Asset Management to build its first data centre in South Korea. The construction of the groups 80-megawatt nine-storey KR1 Data Centre will begin this week and is expected to be operational by 2028. It will []

SINGAPORE: Singapores non-oil domestic exports (NODX) jumped 22.2% year-on- year (YoY) in October, led by non-monetary gold and supported by electronic products, Enterprise Singapore said on Monday (Nov 17). The increase exceeded a Reuters poll forecast of a 7.5% increase and followed a revised 7% rise in September. For the first 10 months of 2025, NODX []

SINGAPORE: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has imposed a S$137,000 civil penalty on former Alpha Energy Holdings Limited (AEHL) non-executive director Ang Yew Jin Eugene for insider trading involving the companys shares. The company is now known as Alpha DX Group Limited. According to a joint statement by the MAS and the Singapore Police []

SINGAPORE: Singapores Jurong Eco-Garden, first opened in 2014, has been refreshed and reopened to the public as The Potters Garden in JTCs Jurong Innovation District (JID), the government agency announced on Sunday (Nov 16). The five-hectare park was renamed to honour Jurongs pottery legacy and its connection to nearby Thow Kwang Pottery Jungle and Jalan []

SINGAPORE: Singapore is set to play a pivotal role in Southeast Asias digital economy, which is projected to reach US$1 trillion (S$1.30 trillion) and could double to US$2 trillion by 2030, according to the Digital Frontiers 2030 report from HSBC and Google Cloud. HSBC Asia (xHK) & MENATs chief digital officer, Shayan Hazir, said, Southeast []

SINGAPORE: Having been one of the Members of Parliament who spoke in a recent session on the Governments decision to preserve the home of founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew at 38 Oxley Road as a national monument, Workers Party Member of Parliament (WP MP) Jamus Lim (Sengkang) posted about the issue on social media []

SINGAPORE: In a moment that looked straight out of a Disney animationor perhaps a Hitchcock thrillera curious crow landed just a metre away from a diner at a Singapore hawker centre and appeared to whisper something to him. The now-viral post in the Singapore Wildlife Sightings Facebook group, contributed by a group member named only []

SINGAPORE: After a Reddit user asked for help with verifying dubious information that a contact, who claimed to be in Singapore, had told them, commenters warned that a scammer might target them. U/BroadFact2 wrote in a post on the r/askSingapore subreddit that they believed they were being lied to by someone who claimed to live []

SINGAPORE: Its 7:45 a.m., on the Downtown Line. The train hums its way toward the city, and so begins another game of MRT musical chairsexcept for some commuters, the seats are already "reserved" by invisible forces of ego and entitlement. One frustrated passenger just had enough and took to Reddits r/SMRTRabak community to vent: Whats []

SINGAPORE: Commuters on the North East Line (NEL) can look forward to smoother, quie

SINGAPORE: A brawl broke out at a durian stall at Ang Mo Kio on Saturday (Nov 15), allegedly involving at least three people. It resulted in the arrest for affray of two men aged 26 and 31 years old. Additionally, a 52-year-old man who had been injured in the altercation was brought in a conscious []

SINGAPORE: A man took to Reddit to ask if he was in the wrong for ending things with a woman simply because she was always busy. Sharing his dilemma on the r/sgdatingscene forum, the man said he genuinely tried to give things a chance, but the whole situationship started feeling like a long-running scheduling nightmare. []

SINGAPORE: A supermarket signage in Bedok accidentally fell, narrowly missing a passerby and a female salesperson who was on duty. A 63-year-old customer and nearby resident who witnessed the incident said he suddenly heard a loud bang. When he turned around, he was shocked to see the supermarket sign lying on the ground. The sound []

BHUTAN: On Dec 17, 2023, the King of Bhutan announced plans to build a new city with multiple goals: creating job opportunities to retain young Bhutanese who might otherwise migrate to countries like Australia, boosting tourism, and diversifying the kingdoms economy. Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC), located on Bhutans border with India, will function as a []

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean worker shared on Reddit that his manager has been oddly strict with him whenever he tries to take MC (medical leave/certificate), even though he has only taken two days of medical leave this whole year. In his post on r/SingaporeJobs on Sunday (Nov 16), he said the company is already known for []

SINGAPORE: Some residents have complained that dozens of chickens and birds are causing disturbances, making it difficult for them to sleep at night. A 52-year-old resident living on Gloucester Road reported to Shin Min Daily News that, over the past few years, a number of chickens and birds have been appearing in her area. Ive []

SINGAPORE: Singapores extensive renewal of the Bukit Panjang LRT (BPLRT) system, a project that began in 2018, has entered its final stretch. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced on Sunday (Nov 16) that about 88% of the programme is now complete, keeping the effort on track for full completion by the end of 2026. Two []

HONG KONG: At five months pregnant, Daisy (name changed to protect privacy), a Filipino domestic worker, was suddenly forced out of her employers home in Hong Kong, leaving her feeling utterly alone and terrified. I felt so scared as I was pregnant and I had no family or friends here I could turn to, she []

SINGAPORE: In a city that pulses with BTS beats, Jay Chou ballads, and Taylor Swifts heartbreak anthems, one 24-year-old Singaporean dared to raise a devil- horned hand sign and ask: Does anyone in Singapore listen to Heavy Metal or Rock music? Posting on the r/askSingapore subreddit forum, the Singaporean metalhead confessed, It doesn't seem like there's []

SINGAPORE: SBS Transit has announced that bus Service 163B will be extended from Monday, Nov 24, offering improved connectivity for commuters in the Sengkang and Yio Chu Kang areas. Under the new route, Service 163B will travel farther to terminate at the bus stop after TE5 Lentor MRT Station Exit 4 (Bus Stop 55019). The []

BANGKOK, THAILAND: Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has sought to reassure the public that Thailands temporary suspension of the Kuala Lumpur Peace Accord with Cambodia wont interfere with ongoing trade negotiations with the United States. Speaking on his personal Facebook page on Sunday, Anutin shared details of a phone call with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, []

KUALA LUMPUR: In the third quarter of 2025 (Q325), Malaysias GDP grew 5.2% a number economists say signals not just stability, but real forward momentum. IPP Global Wealth country economist Mohd Sedek Jantan said the results match what officials had expected: strong local spending and better export performance, especially in the electrical and electronics []

SINGAPORE: Once a high-flying techie with an S$8,000/month salary and side hustles raking in an additional S$12,000 monthly, a Singaporean now finds himself pondering a stark career pivot: becoming a security guard. In a candid Reddit post on the r/singaporejobs subreddit, he unloaded his frustrations about a brutal economic slide, the unforgiving realities of artificial []