A Bangladeshi woman came to Singapore thinking that an agent had arranged a domestic worker job for her, but was instead told to work as a dancer in a club. Two weeks later, she was promised $1,000 if she had sex with a friend of one of the club's bosses. She refused and was slapped by...
A new Covid-19 cluster at Bugis Junction with 20 cases - all staff who work at the mall - was announced on Tuesday (Aug 24). Staff who have been working in affected shops will be tested, and close contacts of confirmed cases will be quarantined, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). Free Covid-19 testing will also be...
The police said they were alerted to the accident involving a bus and a pedestrian at 6.47am.Stomp A 46-year-old female pedestrian died on Wednesday morning (Aug 25) after she was hit by an SBS Transit bus in Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3. The bus driver, 56, has been arrested for careless driving causing death. The victim was trapped...
A $1.1 billion support package that includes enhanced wage subsidies under the Jobs Support Scheme (JSS), and rental relief, more support for drivers of taxis and private-hire vehicles and a new relief fund for market and hawker centre stallholders will be rolled out to cushion businesses and workers from the impact of harsher Covid-19 restrictions. JSS support will...
Two KTV lounges at Parklane Shopping Mall in Selegie will be closed from Friday (July 16) to July 30, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Thursday night. The lounges are Las Vegas KTV and Tuberose KTV at 35 Selegie Road, which is the address of the mall. This to break any potential chain of transmission and...
A man got the shock of his life when he received a bill of almost $6,000 for in-app game purchases made by his six-year-old son in just two days. Stomp contributor Jason said the charges were made by his Primary 1 son, who had used his tablet for home-based learning, between July 2 and July 4. Jason discovered the $5,866.72...
It seems there are many factors that contribute to health. Some places just have all of them! If you like good food, fresh air, beautiful scenic views and supportive and friendly people, then you like healthy living. Which is why we have compiled our list of the top 15 healthiest places to live in the...
Mark Lee may have seen his star rising in the past two decades, but the 53-year-old actor-director still has not shaken off his reputation as a "rubbish bin". The moniker stuck after his calefare role in the long-running '90s variety show Comedy Nite, where Mark played a talking trash bin. The popular series which spanned more than a decade was...
India's Covid-19 numbers hit another record on April 26 for the fifth day in a row.Reuters The first thing senior fintech consultant Shubadha Mishra does when she wakes up in her flat in Kembangan nowadays is to reach for her phone to check on the condition of her fiance, Mr Zakwan Khan, 28. He is diabetic and lives...
The entry approvals are being reduced in response to the worsening Covid-19 situation in India.The Straits Times Entry approvals for non-Singapore citizens and non-permanent residents are being reduced with immediate effect, in response to the worsening Covid-19 situation in India and the emergence of new virus variants, the Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday (April 20). From...
