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· Ryan General
Singaporean Doll Collector Makes Amazing Barbie Dresses Out of Tissue Paper
Jian Yang is an avid Barbie doll collector who happens to be quite talented in designing and creating fancy dresses for his Barbie dolls. A self-confessed “toy nerd,” the 38-year-old collector from Singapore has been building his collection since he was a teenager. With over…
· Ryan General
Singaporean Woman Offers $13,000 Hermès Birkin Bag in Exchange For Food Stamps to Help the Poor
In an admirable effort to raise funds for the needy, a compassionate Facebook user from Singapore is offering her Hermès Birkin bag in exchange for grocery vouchers worth 13,888 Singapore dollars ($10,500). Pan Fion posted her offer earlier this month on Facebook in hopes of…
· Carl Samson
Two Elderly Men Brawl Over Woman At Singaporean Coffee Shop
Two men believed to be in their 60s caused a disturbance at a coffee shop in Yishun, Singapore, in what authorities speculate was a dispute over a woman. The incident at the unnamed coffee shop occurred on March 11 and was caught on camera.
· Ryan General
Couple Requests One Jeff Goldblum Photo in Their Room, Singapore Hotel Goes Full Goldblum
Hollywood star and blessing from the universe Jeff Goldblum has earned the reputation of being the epitome of cool for saving the world multiple times — in his mega-blockbuster movies, at least. So when a visiting couple at the Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel in Singapore made a…
· Carl Samson
Singaporean YouTuber Accused By Multiple Women of Rape, Gross Sexual Harassment
A Singaporean YouTuber is the latest figure caught up in the #MeToo movement that has been sweeping across Asia, with victims coming forward one by one to accuse him of sexual harassment. Eden Ang, who has some 173,000 subscribers on YouTube, first came under fire in late…
· Carl Samson
Singaporean Mother Chased With Broom After Complaining About an Indian Tutoring Her Kid
A Chinese Singaporean mother and child were forced out of a tutoring center in Singapore after the parent complained that an Indian was tutoring her youngster. The story emerged from Twitter in a thread by @abnorxmal, who confirmed that the incident occurred in January.
· Editorial Staff
Singaporean Entrepreneur is Helping Small Farmers Play With the Big Boys
Sentinel Chain is doing something revolutionary and disruptive for the small scale agricultural farmers of the world. The major problem of small farmers is they have a hard time securing financial services based on current stipulations to generate credit. These small, usually…
· Bryan Ke
Singapore Isn’t the Only Asian Country With the World’s Most Powerful Passport
Singapore is now tied with another Asian country for having the most powerful passport in the world. Passport Index, an organization that ranks nations based on their travel freedoms as well as visa requirements, had declared that both Singapore and South Korea will share the #1…
· Ryan General
Popular Smart Drug Causes Life-Threatening Skin Condition for Singaporean Woman
Singapore’s health agency has issued a warning against the use of a popular wakefulness-promoting drug after a local woman reportedly developed a life-threatening skin condition known as Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) after consuming it. In an advisory issued on Tuesday, Feb. 6,…
· Carl Samson
Doctors Extract 9-Foot Tapeworm From Singaporean Man’s Rectum
A nine-foot tapeworm emerged from the rectum of a man in Singapore and had to be folded 18 times so that it would fit into a picture. The man, who felt no symptoms, was admitted at Singapore General Hospital for the removal.
· Carl Samson
Their Marriage Was Thrown Out in Singapore When One Partner Became Transgender
A Singaporean couple whose marriage was thrown out last year after one partner underwent gender-affirming surgery could finally get answers following a court’s agreement to review the decision. After an eight-year relationship, the couple, whose names have been withheld, married…
· Bryan Ke
Singaporean Gang Leader Faces 20 Years in Jail For Alleged Rape of Teen, Taking Nude Photos
Koh Rong Guang, the 25-year-old leader of a now-disbanded youth gang, recently denied the accusation that he raped a 13-year-old girl between November 2013 and January 2014 during his trial on January 23. The salesman, who also goes by the name of Charles, told the High Court on…
· Bryan Ke
Singaporean Restaurant Owner Helps Homeless People By Giving Out Blankets on Winter Nights
Francis Ng, a 44-year-old restaurant owner from Singapore, is being praised for his compassion to help give warmth to homeless people during the cool season in the country. It all started when Ng, who owns the House of Seafood in Punggol, came across a homeless man shivering as…
· Bryan Ke
Singaporean Billionaire Saves Christmas for Australian Boy After Thief Steals His Gifts
Tan Min-Liang, CEO and co-founder of massive high-performance gaming hardware company Razer, saved an Australian boy’s Christmas after his family went through a traumatic experience days before the holiday. A thief broke into Adela Courteille’s Francis Street home in the coastal…
· Ryan General
Singaporean ‘Kylo Ren’ Books Entire Theater for Friends and Family to Watch ‘The Last Jedi’ With Him
One wealthy avid Star Wars fan from Singapore went all out to show his love for his favorite film franchise by hosting a private screening of “The Last Jedi” for his family and friends. Alex Low, 49, a car workshop and credit management company boss, shelled out 2,800 Singapore…
· Ryan General
Someone in Singapore Streamed ‘Madagascar 3’ 194 Times on Netflix This Year
OK, so we are not here to judge, but someone in Singapore streamed “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted” 194 times in 2017, according to the Southeast Asian country’s Netflix streaming statistics for this year. That person may have really enjoyed Dreamworks’ 2012 hit so much that…
· Bryan Ke
Woman Saves Domestic Helper Hanging on Building for Dear Life in Singapore
A 24-year-old domestic helper from Myanmar was luckily saved from falling five stories by a tenant renting a room in an apartment building in Singapore. The domestic helper, whose name was not revealed, had reportedly locked herself in by accident at a Housing Board block in…
· Ryan General
Australian Molester Sentenced to Caning, 11 Months in Prison in Singapore
An Australian man was sentenced to an 11-month prison sentence in Singapore for molesting two women in separate incidents. Wade James Burridge, 34, was convicted of two charges of outrage of modesty for victimizing the two women in a span of just two hours, according to the…
· Bryan Ke
Man Who Raped Drunk Woman in Singapore Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison, 12 Cane Strokes
Ong Soon Heng, the man who abducted and raped a then 22-year-old drunk woman in July 2014, now faces 13 1/2 years of prison time with 12 cane strokes as legal corporal punishment. The sentence was handed to him on Nov. 13. The 40-year-old bunker surveyor was convicted in July…
· Kyle Encina
Man’s $460,000 Lamborghini May Be Destroyed for Scrap After Illegal Race in Singapore
An Indonesian man’s $630,000 Singapore dollars ($462,589) Lamborghini could be scrapped after it was forfeited to the state following its owner’s previous involvement in illegal racing. Singapore court decided to forfeit the exotic vehicle, which was bought under the name of the…
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Grab is the everyday super-app of Southeast Asia — rides, food, and payments in one wallet across eight countries, the way hundreds of millions actually move and eat.
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Grab is the everyday super-app of Southeast Asia — rides, food, and payments in one wallet across eight countries, the way hundreds of millions actually move and eat.
