Heard of the Orang Minyak?
Originating from the late 50s, Malay folklore tells of a creature covered in black oil who abducts women at night. But is there more truth to the legend than we think?
That Lawrence Wong Speech on May Day 2026
๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ก. Before Lawrence Wong got to the part where he read the letter from the Saudi evacuee, he was giving his firm affirmation about how this administration will not abandon anyone….
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐๐, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ
Itโs hard to imagine it, but once upon a time, Singapore had a tiger infestation problem. Historical accounts from the mid-1800s describe tiger attacks happening with alarming regularity. Workers disappeared while collecting firewood. Farmers vanished along jungle paths. Bodies were…
Singapore, You’ll be O.K. โ what Parliament’s AI motion means
๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐, ๐๐จ๐ฎ’๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐.๐. โ that’s what Parliament’s AI motion means. First, NTUC’s Progressive Wage Model took care of “growthless jobs”. Today, Ng Chee Meng ้ปๅฟๆ led the first of 24 speeches to stand against “jobless growth”. AI is already…
๐๐ก๐จ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐งโ๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฒ?
University is not cheap. The degree was, once upon a time, a coveted, necessary piece of paper that one must have in order to hold a job. However, the 21st century has shown us that financial success and the degree…
Oil Crisis? What Oil Crisis?
Across Asia this week, governments are scrambling to respond to rising global oil prices. Work weeks are being shortened. Work-from-home policies are being revived. Some governments are even asking civil servants to take the stairs instead of elevators. But in…
Singaporeans Do Want Tough Drug Lawstest
Every few months, Singaporeโs drug laws come under criticism. Foreign activists call them harsh. Some international media describe them as outdated. Human rights groups argue they are too severe. But there is a simple fact that is often overlooked. Singaporeans…
Does Singapore Have A Problem With Violence?
On 9 March 2026 in Geylang, a 70-year-old man was brutally stabbed. A bystander, hiding behind a wall, secretly filmed the terrifying scene. In the footage, the attacker, a 48-year-old man, moves with chilling calm. He raises the knife and…