Visitors to Universal Studios in Singapore will now have to pass through facial recognition scanners to enter the park, in the city-state’s latest foray with a technology that has stoked privacy concerns. Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), which owns the sprawling area of tourist attractions, hotels and restaurants in which the park sits, said the scheme which...
How do you show your love for Singapore? Some drivers zhng (decorate) their rides by slapping on a couple of Singapore-related decals, but this man's flashy ride takes the cake. Gojek driver Henry Ho is back on the roads again with his Toyota sedan decked out in numerous decorations showing off his national pride. Besides the small Singapore flags fastened to...
A word of advice became the trigger of a brawl in Hougang Ave 5 on Saturday (July 18 ) evening. When a man approached a food delivery rider to tell him to slow down on the footpath, the latter shouted at him, telling him not to malign him because he was not in the wrong. The pair...
There were 248 new coronavirus cases confirmed as of Thursday noon (July 16), taking Singapore's total to 47,126. They include 11 community cases and comprise two Singaporeans or permanent residents, seven work pass holders and two dependant pass holders, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Thursday. Epidemiological investigations are being done for the other cases. There were also four...
Singapore clinched three of the top five private equity and venture capital deals struck in the region in the first quarter amid markedly slower economic activity across South-east Asia due to the pandemic. There were 141 such deals worth US$1.4 billion (S$1.95 billion) in the region in the three months to March 31, Ernst & Young...
The country’s tourism sector is expected to get a much-needed boost when both Malaysia and Singapore open their borders, which have been closed for three months due to Covid-19 pandemic. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy) Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said that the tourism sector is one of the key sectors for economic growth in Malaysia. "States...
A Singaporean company has developed advanced "eyes in the sky" technology to help police social distancing measures and prevent the spread of Covid-19. Like similar emerging technology, it raises privacy concerns. New laws in the city state enacted in March under the infectious diseases act punish people who intentionally stand in a queue less than one...
Ladies, take a page out of Julie Tan (陈欣淇)’s book. If someone sexually harass you, don’t be afraid to call the person out publicly. Over the weekend, someone slide into her DM and left unsolicited lewd messages. The 28-year-old actress proceeded to expose him to her 286k followers after the thirsty fan continued to be inappropriate. The...
The circuit breaker may have gotten our spirits down and made us tense as our regular lives take a drastic change, but there have also been some small sparks of joy during this period. A thoughtful bus captain has brightened up his passengers' day with an infectious smile — on his face mask, that is. In a video clip shared on...
In his latest televised broadcast to the nation of Singapore, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has announced that the ‘circuit breaker’ measure that has been enforced since 7th April 2020 will be extended until 1st June, 2020 reports The Straits Times. Source: The Straits Times This is in light of the rising number of unlinked cases in Singapore,...
