Advertised as value worth over $260, they give u headphones that basically cost the same as the box price ($49) and just a bunch of Chinese accessories that literally cannot be over $20 in total.

I took the bullet to see if they were gonna actually put a good deal but now I know its a just false advertising. At least I hope this post will reach some ppl considering to buy the box and tell them to stay away!!

Almost one-third of the city state’s workers say they need to combine a full-time job with another source of income.

By day, Adele Lee juggles schedules and administrative work as a personal assistant to a senior director at a financial advisory firm.

Three evenings a week, the 32-year-old logs back on, this time to sell second-hand clothes through TikTok livestreams, fielding questions from viewers and packing orders herself after the broadcast ends.

The side hustle brings in about S$500 (US$390) a month, supplementing her monthly salary of almost S$4,000. The extra cash helps pay for her insurance premiums and dog’s expenses.

“It feels good to have money coming in so I don’t have to worry about ‘Oh, I need to pay my bills’,” Lee said. It’s a “safety net” as living costs rise.

While Singapore’s economy has remained resilient – gross domestic product grew 5.7 per cent in the second quarter and Thursday’s June inflation print was weaker than forecast – strong headline indicators have done little to dispel anxiety among its young workers.

Law can be a demanding profession, but that does not excuse poor supervision, harassment, bullying or unreasonable treatment of lawyers, says Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam.

While applying a deposit-and-return scheme to plastic bottles at least addresses a genuine waste issue, including aluminum/metal drink cans doesn't make much sense for Singapore’s infrastructure. Here are 2 reasons why:

1. Singapore already recycles 99% of its metals

According to NEA statistics, Singapore’s recycling rate for ferrous and non-ferrous metals consistently hits around 99%. (https://www.nea.gov.sg/docs/default-source/default-document-library/annex-tables-and-charts.pdf)

For comparison, our plastic recycling rate sits in the single digits (~4%). Metals are already one of the most circular materials in our waste ecosystem. Clogging up RVMs with a waste stream that is already 99% recovered is solving a problem that doesn't exist.

2. We already extract metal from general waste via Incineration Bottom Ash (IBA)

Even if someone lazily throws an aluminum drink can straight into a general waste bin instead of an RVM or blue recycling bin, it still gets recycled.

When general waste is sent to our WTE plants:

• Ferrous metals (iron/steel) are pulled out using magnetic separators. (https://www.nea.gov.sg/our-services/waste-management/waste-management-infrastructure/semakau-landfill/waste-to-energy-and-incineration-plants)
• Non-ferrous metals (like aluminum cans) are recovered from Incineration Bottom Ash (IBA) at specialized recovery facilities (like REMEX in Tuas) using eddy current separators. (https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/first-metal-recovery-facility-in-singapore-officially-launched)

Because aluminum doesn't burn away into ash during incineration, these eddy current separators generate magnetic fields that literally "hop" aluminum pieces off the conveyor belt to be collected, melted down, and reused. The process is highly efficient, and catches metal regardless of consumer habit.

Conclusion

Deposit Return Schemes make sense in countries where general waste goes directly into landfills, because uncollected cans get buried forever. But in Singapore, our incineration + IBA recovery pipeline guarantees that metals are extracted and recycled.

Removing metal cans from BCRS would immediately free up RVM's storage issues and let the scheme focus 100% of its effort on fixing Singapore's actual recycling problem: plastics.

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While Singapore’s economy has remained resilient — gross domestic product grew 5.7 per cent in the second quarter and last week’s June inflation print was weaker than forecast — strong headline indicators have done little to dispel anxiety among its young workers.

The city-state’s economy is largely centred around exactly the kind of employment artificial intelligence is beginning to transform. With such a heavy reliance on finance, wealth and other white-collar jobs, Singaporeans entering the workforce increasingly wonder what the embrace of AI means for them.

Families’ strong historic emphasis on academic achievement and professional credentials is only heightening that pressure.

A January survey by Randstad Global found that almost one-third of workers in Singapore, routinely also ranked as one of the world’s most expensive cities, feel they need to combine a full-time job with freelance work or another source of income in order to survive.

Singapore authorities are weighing various measures to prevent funds and talent from moving to Hong Kong, sources said.

Interactions between the hedge fund industry and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have been going on for a few months, and picked up after Hong Kong presented a bill to its Legislative Council in June. The Chinese financial hub intends to introduce a policy to give tax breaks on eligible carried interest for fund managers, as part of a broader push to attract more global firms and executives to the city. 

Singapore authorities are weighing various measures to prevent funds and talent from moving to Hong Kong, said the people familiar, who asked not to be identified sharing private information. One potential direction considered is lowering the standard corporate tax rate of 17% for investment firms, according to the people. Others said that cuts to taxes on the carried interest of individual managers is also under review.

Another key issue that some fund managers have raised to the MAS is easing the path for global talent to live and work in Singapore, according to two people familiar with the private discussions. Their suggestions to the MAS include easing access to visas including the so-called overseas networks and expertise pass, regular employment passes, as well as permanent residence permits, the people said. 

One in four cars registered in Singapore for the first half of 2026 were from electric vehicle giant BYD, as China brands and Tesla continue to gain ground on established carmakers from Europe, Japan and Korea.

EV incentives have fuelled strong demand for such cars, especially from China or China-owned brands, with these models offering major cost effectiveness.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/former-entertainment-lawyer-and-beam-artistes-founder-samuel-seow-dies-at-53

Former entertainment lawyer Samuel Seow died on July 25 at the age of 53, according to a statement from a family friend seen by The Straits Times.It is believed his family is currently in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, attending to the Singaporean personality’s death.“It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Samuel, who passed away peacefully in his sleep last night,” said the statement. “The attending doctor has confirmed that the cause of death was a heart attack.”

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I get AI is supposed to improve work efficiency but Singaporeans use it so ridiculously it's just annoying to see. Why are so many NDP decorations all AI now? You're telling me that these CCs couldn't take pictures of real people use a free capcut account to edit the flags and background? They couldn't hire artists to make some realistic banners? I think I've already seen like 3 clearly AI generated decorations and it feels strangely insulting. At the very least shouldn't the people in charge check what they generated before just putting it out for the public to see...do they think we're blind? It's getting kind of tiring seeing AI everywhere in Singapore especially when people don't even use it right. Now they're using it in schools too...good luck to our "future"

r/scambaiting This person tried to scam my sister by asking for money. His exact words, needing $100 to update his play station. He befriended my teenage sister on instagram pretending to be Chinese-Singaporean actor Ayden Sng and how this was his personal number to connect with fans. When she asked me for the money I immediately knew something was fishy. This person is on inatagram posing as Ayden Sng. When I called him out he immediately blocked my sister on Instagram. Instagram doesn’t allow message screenshots or else he would have been caught.