Ching Shi Jie
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Not fair? Man slapped with $7,300 accident claim after issued allegedly faulty rental car, Singapore News
Upon picking up a rental vehicle at the car park, this GetGo user already noticed that it was undriveable. After alerting the car-sharing company which supposedly "rebooted" the five-seater Ssangyong, the man thought that all was well, and that it was safe to drive. However, this driver was involved in an accident shortly, and ended up with a $7,320 bill... → Read More
Not fair? Man slapped with $7,300 accident claim after issued allegedly faulty rental car, Singapore News
Upon picking up a rental vehicle at the car park, this GetGo user already noticed that it was undriveable. After alerting the car-sharing company which supposedly "rebooted" the five-seater Ssangyong, the man thought that all was well, and that it was safe to drive. However, this driver was involved in an accident shortly, and ended up with a $7,320 bill... → Read More
Man calls police on doctor making home visit, here’s what happened, Singapore News
Irked by the presence of "trespassers" in his private residential estate, a man living there decided to call the police. But it turns out that they were doctors attending to a patient in his home. For Dr Bobby Stryker of Rescu, it was the first time that someone had called the cops on his team in the past five years... → Read More
Man says he's in distress after RedMart delivered pork to his Muslim household, Singapore News
What's 'distressful'? It's the feeling of being in distress and stressed out, this man said, after an online grocer delivered an item forbidden against his family's religion. Taking to TikTok on Monday (March 6), user Khatimtai shared what RedMart – Lazada's online grocery delivery service – sent to his Muslim household a few days ago. Packets of frozen minced pork,... → Read More
Goodbye $12 'cai fan'? Here's the government's plan for cheaper food in coffee shops, Singapore News
With inflation and the rising cost of living, diners have been complaining about forking out more for 'cai fan' of late. Some of the 'crazy' prices that made headlines? A packet that cost $12 in Jurong West and $11 at a coffee shop in Ang Mo Kio come to mind. In a speech to Parliament on Thursday (March 2), Senior... → Read More
'The s******** thing ever': Woman finds poop stains in Tanjong Pagar hotel's 'premier' room, Singapore News
At first, Lili Ong had no complaints with the 'premier double room' that she booked for a daycation at M Hotel Singapore on Monday (Feb 27). Costing $190 to book from 11am to 7pm, the 23-year-old freelance voice actress was particularly impressed with the "big bathroom" and the swanky office space. In an interview with AsiaOne on Wednesday (March 1),... → Read More
World penis size league table ranks Singapore 10th lowest. Guess where Malaysia is?, Singapore News
Does size matter? Apparently it does, when men around the world – Singaporeans included – line up next to each other to compare the length of their manhood. Well, literally. In a recent survey shared by online pharmacy From Mars, derived from this year's World Population Review, they ranked the size of men's penises from all over the globe. For... → Read More
'Crazy' Shell employee hurls vulgarities during confrontation over parking space, Singapore News
Seeking to destress after work, Joel Tan takes his bike for a spin up to 15 kilometres around his neighbourhood - a routine for at least three times a week. But the avid cyclist, who is in his mid twenties, was sent over the edge after engaging in a heated confrontation with a petrol station employee on Monday (Feb 20)... → Read More
Housing grants, 'special payments': Here's how much millennials can get from Budget 2023, Singapore News
Before delivering this year's Budget statement on Tuesday (Feb 14), Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said that it will be his "Valentine's Day present to all". He's not wrong. Wong, who is also Finance Minister, announced in Parliament a slew of measures to help Singaporeans cope with the rising cost of living. Here's how much millennials - aged between 27... → Read More
Angry woman accuses Grab driver of saying wheelchair-bound dad 'as good as a dead person' , Singapore News
One woman arranged a Grab ride for her wheelchair-bound dad so that he could reach his destination in the pouring rain. But the driver, who was supposedly trained to assist those with mobility challenges, allegedly made snarky comments about his passenger's disability. In an interview with AsiaOne on Tuesday (Feb 7), Jessica Ho shared that she booked a Grab Assist... → Read More
Drivers, take note: ERP to hit up to $5 at some gantries, Singapore News
Drivers crossing the Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantries at specified locations and time periods will have to pay $1 more from Feb 13 onwards. The price hike is a move to manage congestion at various stretches of expressways, the Land Transport Authority explained in a statement released on Monday (Feb 6). The gantries with the new charges include: [/embed] Among... → Read More
Another one? 'Vacant' Jurong East flat listed for sale raises eyebrows, Singapore News
Even while the Housing Board is clamping down hard on flats in the resale market that look "brand new", another one has appeared in the market. A three-room HDB unit along Teban Gardens Road was listed for $500,000 on PropertyGuru yesterday (Feb 3). Completed in 2013, photos of the 775 sq ft high-floor unit listing showed that the flat appeared... → Read More
$12m Toto Hong Bao draw: 3 lucky punters walk away with $4.27m each, Singapore News
It's triple the huat in this year's Toto Hong Bao Draw. Three lucky punters shared the $12.8 million jackpot from the annual draw, according to Singapore Pools on Friday (Feb 3) night. This means each person will walk away with $4.27 million each. One of the winning tickets, which was sold at Sheng Moh Fruits and Provision Store in Clementi,... → Read More
End of Causeway jam? Malaysia proposes having travellers clear Customs just once, Malaysia News
Waiting times to clear Customs can take hours, but Malaysia thinks that they have a solution to end the Causeway jam. In an interview with The Star on Friday (Feb 3), Johor politician Fazli Mohamad Salleh shared a proposal to adopt a system where clearance would only be done on either side of the border once. Under the current practice,... → Read More
Delivery rider calls customer out for 90-cent tip, netizens say 'it's better than nothing', Singapore News
Unhappy with the amount of tips given by a customer, this delivery rider decided to take to social media to complain about it. But the man ended up getting schooled by netizens, not just on the tipping rule here but about his entitlement mentality. Taking to TikTok on Tuesday (Jan 31), Sleepingzack said: "A guy gave me 90 cents for... → Read More
'They should be thankful to me': This ex-teacher talks to the 120,000 bees he rescued, Lifestyle News
Why I Do What I Do is an original AsiaOne series where we showcase people with uncommon professions and what it takes to get there. With only one worker for company, life away from the residential areas in Yishun can be a bit lonely. Not that John Chong has had any complaints in the past seven years. After all, he... → Read More
'No one dared to move him': Man dies after allegedly falling in Tiong Bahru Plaza, Singapore News
Shoppers at Tiong Bahru Plaza last Friday (Jan 27) were horrified after a man allegedly fell from height at around 3pm. The deceased was a man in his 20s or 30s, Shin Min Daily News reported. Several people working at the mall told the Chinese evening daily that they heard a loud sound and later saw a man lying on... → Read More
'The struggle is real': BlueSG users find themselves stuck inside rental car during CNY, Singapore News
Chinese New Year is about harvesting all the good fortune, but these BlueSG users needed more than luck to escape their tricky situation. In a TikTok video shared on Wednesday (Jan 25), Jaydenpangg and his companions were stuck inside an electric vehicle that they rented through the car-sharing company. But the trio took all the misfortune in their stride by... → Read More
'Did he sleep?' Netizens react to Grab driver claiming to make $5,200 in 7 days, Singapore News
A photo of a private hire vehicle (PHV) driver's reported earnings, an eye-popping $5,200, have raised some eyebrows of late. What's more impressive was that the Grab driver claims to have made the amount in just seven days – from Jan 9 to 15 – leading up to Chinese New Year. Among his total earnings, the driver apparently made a... → Read More
Punggol loft flat sold for $1.22m: 10 buyers vie over unit with $1m offers, Money News
Picking up on the trend of million-dollar HDB flats from last year, a unit in Punggol was sold for big money on the resale market recently. A rare five-room loft unit – one of the 23 at Punggol Sapphire – exchanged hands for a cool $1.22 million this month, HDB records showed. The selling price had overtaken the previous record... → Read More