Wanted: Man in 20s suspected of molest in Marine Terrace
Police are looking for this man, believed to be in his 20s, to assist with investigations into a case of Outrage of Modesty reported in Marine Terrace on Nov. 1. He was last seen wearing a dark...
View ArticleFacebook scammer impersonating as Member of Parliament Zainal Sapari
Imitation was the worst form of flattery for Member of Parliament Zainal Sapari who recently had someone create a duplicate Facebook profile of him, complete with pictures and other information. The...
View ArticleZalora denies data was leaked... again
Yesterday, SMRT Ltd (Feedback) posted a screenshot of an email exchange between a customer and a broker claiming to have data on 900,000 people registered with online shopping site Zalora....
View ArticleMoneylender fined $82k for breaching Moneylenders Act and Rules
Another errant moneylender has been found guilty of breaching the Moneylenders Act and Rules, and has been fined $82,000. 48-year-old Koo Guan San, the sole proprietor of moneylending business JBM...
View ArticleMan sets new Subaru Challenge record, enduring over 82 hours
Subaru Challenge, the annual feat of human endurance for a free car, ended yesterday night in a record breaking year with four participants breaking the previous record of 81 hours and 32 minutes with...
View ArticleSchedule, ticket information out for Singapore leg of International Premier...
Schedule's out for the local leg of the inaugural Coca Cola International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) happening Dec. 2 — 4 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. The three-day event will see 24 world-class...
View ArticleFilm committee rejects Tan Pin Pin’s appeal to reclassify film
Looks like the decision is final — Tan Pin Pin’s documentary about Singaporean political exiles To Singapore, with Love is prohibited from screening here. The filmmaker had submitted an appeal to the...
View ArticleStarhub under fire for prolonged network outage
StarHub customers are up in arms over the disrupted mobile network that’s preventing them from making voice calls since this morning. The mobile operator was alerted to the issue and posted on their...
View ArticleSMRT Ltd (Feedback) goes down, two new pages pop up
At about 7pm yesterday, SMRT Ltd (Feedback), the Facebook page known for calling out misbehaving characters like haughty Brit Anton Casey and Sim Lim Square swindler Jover Chew, went offline. Attempts...
View ArticleCASE seeking injunction against Mobile Air, process may take months
The Consumers Assocation of Singapore (CASE) is taking out an injunction against Mobile Air, the Sim Lim Square shop that's been making headlines for engaging in unfair practices, even recently sending...
View ArticleUnbelievable: Mobile Air on Facebook is taking denial to a new level
Mobile Air, the Sim Lim Square shop that's been making headline after headline with their scammy ways, has become active on Facebook. There's no knowing how authentic the account is, but it sounds...
View ArticleKhaw Boon Wan gives deflective response to racism allegations
Sorry Minister, but your explanation just doesn’t cut it at all. Yesterday, Minister for National Development Khaw Boon Wan came under fire for posting on Facebook about a joint simulation exercise...
View ArticleLane closures in town tomorrow for SGX Bull Charge
The SGX Bull Charge 2014 takes place in town tomorrow, and runners will be stampeding down the streets in the early evening. The police have closed selected lanes to traffic along Esplanade, Raffles...
View ArticleHipster Style in abundance but Rouse manages to sidestep the pretensions
COCONUTS CRITIC'S TABLE—When did it happen? When did Hipsters lose their cool? When did anything branded hipster make in-the-know punters shake their heads and walk the other away, rather than be...
View ArticleLecherous ex-Singapore Customs officer charged with corruption
A former Singapore Customs investigation officer was charged in State Court earlier today for corruption — attempting to obtain intimate gratification in return for closing an eye to a criminal...
View ArticleAll you need to know about Singapore’s Live Sketch 3D Store
Mark Lim had only one wish. If he could go back in time, he would make a 3D figurine of his late father who passed away two years ago. “It’s a motivation for me to share this technology with people,...
View ArticleFacebook page says Mobile Air is open for business, but they're not
A Facebook page supposedly owned by Mobile Air says the errant Sim Lim Square retailer has reopened. Joining a string of posts promoting their products while denying their engagement in unfair...
View ArticleVideo: Scam Lim Square saga in 4 minutes
Hearing "Sim Lim Square" here, "Sim Lim Square" there, but don't really know what the eff is going on? We've put all the stories in one place here, but if you prefer a visual, local standup comedian...
View ArticleVideo: Cold Storage manager claims to have been ganged up on by Filipino...
A local man has come out on video recounting his recent experiences working as a manager at Great World City’s Cold Storage supermarket, where he was verbally abused and bullied by his seven of his...
View Article7 arrested in latest series of CNB raids, $118,000 worth of drugs seized
The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) seized 1.6 kilograms of heroin and other illegal substances worth over $118,000 while making 7 arrests in their latest series of drug raids over the past few days....
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