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Singapore customers face S$609K losses after True Fitness & True Yoga closures, including those who paid lifetime membership up to S$21K | The Independent Singapore
20+ hour, 12+ min ago (1257+ words) Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE) received 241 complaints by Sept 11, with consumers reporting more than S$609,000 in losses from unused memberships and packages. True Fitness and True Yoga entered provisional liquidation on Sept 10, closing 10 fitness and yoga outlets across Singapore. More…...
âHow long can we realistically keep doing this?â: Poly student worries about rising food costs | The Independent Singapore
23+ hour, 13+ min ago (363+ words) SINGAPORE: A polytechnic student nearing graduation shared her dilemma over Singapore’s “depressing” cost of living after pointing out how expensive food court prices have become, saying it is unrealistic to rely on cheap hawker food and promotional deals forever. On…...
‘My parents still bring out the cane’: Singaporeans share the family habits others find unusual | The Independent Singapore
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (221+ words) SINGAPORE: Every family has its own rhythm as they live their daily lives. However, there are things that normal families do that are considered unique to Singaporean families, and this has sparked an interesting discussion on Reddit. Many netizens shared…...
'Time to go to JB!' Singaporeans react to ringgit falling to lowest rate against Singapore dollar in 10 months | The Independent Singapore
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (317+ words) SINGAPORE: After a report on Wednesday (Sep 9) that the Malaysian ringgit had fallen by 0.2% to RM3.2162 to S$1, some Singaporeans suggested that it was time for some trips to Johor Bahru. After sinking to a 26-year low in February 2024, the Malaysian…...
Singaporean in US who masterminded S$309million bitcoin theft pleads guilty | The Independent Singapore
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (407+ words) SINGAPORE: On Wednesday (Sep 9), Malone Lam, a Singaporean, pleaded guilty in the United States to having orchestrated the theft of US$240 million (S$309 million) in bitcoin. After pleading guilty to a federal racketeering conspiracy charge, the 22-year-old now faces the…...
Singapore Attorney General to appeal sentence of UK man who assaulted Grab driver who later died | The Independent Singapore
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (470+ words) SINGAPORE: A 22-year-old man assaulted a Grab driver over two years ago. The man had been drunk, and the driver passed away a year after it occurred. On Sep 7 (Monday), the man was sentenced by the State Courts to a…...
Young adult pleads guilty to dangerous driving after hitting 221 km/h in six-car road trip
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (447+ words) SINGAPORE: Another road accident occurred when a 26-year-old man was caught driving at 221km/h with five other drivers during a road trip, causing two collisions. According to 8world News, the suspect was driving a blue Mitsubishi Evo with five other drivers…...
SG banks see more younger Singaporeans climb wealth ladder as they start investing earlier in life
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (483+ words) DBS reported a threefold rise in the number of millennials entering its Treasures segment during the first half of 2026 compared with last year. OCBC said customers in their 20s moving into higher wealth tiers increased almost 50 per cent year on year....
Mum in Singapore takes preschool to court for negligence, claims teachers chat or use phones instead of watching students | The Independent Singapore
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (357+ words) SINGAPORE: A local preschool is being sued by a mother after her son was pushed off a slide during a play period indoors. She claims that instead of watching the students, the teachers were on their phones or chatting with…...
Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong to get a S$1.4 million pay bump, but it's all going to charity | The Independent Singapore
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (433+ words) SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced in Parliament on Tuesday (Sep 8) that ministerial salaries will be going up by as much as 9% starting next month. The adjustment in pay is the first to occur in 15 years and is the government’s…...