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
𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐜𝐡. 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….
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐖𝐚𝐬 𝐎𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲
It’s 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. — what Parliament’s AI motion means
𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐎.𝐊. — that’s what Parliament’s AI motion means. First, NTUC’s Progressive Wage Model took care of “growthless jobs”. Today, Ng Chee Meng 黄志明 led the first of 24 speeches to stand against “jobless growth”. AI is already…