Would you be willing to give up a five-figure monthly salary to start a new career as a bus driver instead? Some bankers would, said Westpoint Transit's director Lionel Lee in an interview with Yah Lah But podcast, uploaded on YouTube last Tuesday (Aug 20). Recounting his conversation with these applicants, Lee, the second-generation leader of the local bus company, told the podcast hosts: «I looked at their salary on their resume and I said, 'You know that what I'm offering is not this high?' »[My offered salary] is one number less, the first number, and I literally said that [to him].« Bus drivers employed by Westpoint Transit will receive a monthly salary of up to $5,000 as well as a joining bonus of $7,500 or $10,000 depending on bus size. When Lee told the applicant from the banking industry that the company could not match his current salary, the applicant said he was aware of the offered wages and explained that he has a vocational licence and has been driving buses on weekends. This admission itself, »was mind-blowing" to Lee. 

Is this plate of vegetarian food worth $8.10? Stomp contributor Debbie does not think so at all. She had visited the vegetarian food stall on the basement level of Changi Airport's Terminal 1 on Aug 10. Debbie recounted: «We had just returned from a China trip. It was around 8am and most stalls at the food court were closed. »I was told that the fried egg and cabbage cost $1.80 each, the imitation char siew was $2.50 and the noodles were $2. Overall, I paid $8.10 for this ridiculous plate of vegetarian food. «The picture speaks for itself. I would give it a pass if the food was warm and nice, but unfortunately it was cold and not nice at all. »Don't you think it's too pricey? Even inflation also cannot be so expensive. «I visited this food court because I know the food there is nice and prices are economical, but it's my first time buying from this stall. I was surprised because $8.10 is way too much to pay. »I approached many of my friends and they also agreed that this is really expensive. Do you think so too?"

The Prime Minister has been on the back foot over why his biggest personal donor, Lord Alli, was granted an exclusive Downing Street security pass.

The Prime Minister was yesterday forced to defend handing bumper pay hikes to public sector workers while slashing cold weather payments for millions of pensioners.

Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of plotting a tax raid on the middle classes after he admitted that the looming Budget will be 'painful'.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The Somali Ministry of Education, Culture, and Higher Education announced Saturday the results of the national 12th-grade exams, with 33,666 out of 36,034 students passing.

Cape Town - Somali shop owners are being threatened with death if they do not pay protection money to a new extortion group operating in Philippi East.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali-American travel vlogger Marian Abdi, known online as 'Geenyada Madow,' has sparked criticism after posting photos of herself with Taliban fighters during a recent trip to Afghanistan. Tm

Spencer Matthews underwent a long and intense training regime in order to become a Guinness World Record holder after completing an epic 30 desert marathons in 30 consecutive days.

Spencer Matthews has revealed his his record-breaking charity challenge which saw him run 30 desert marathons in 30 consecutive days is 'one of the greatest feelings of my life'.

Zara Aleena's (pictured) aunt Farah Naz has now revealed the family wants an investigation into the alleged relationship, which she says 'not only defies justice but also highlights serious systemic failures'.

Linda Nolan has given a heartbreaking cancer update, revealing that her tumours have 'grown' as her treatment has 'stopped working'.

Amy Dowden has revealed that cancer has 'changed her forever', noting that she'll never take 'anything for granted' again after fearing she'll 'not make it to Christmas'.

Pavel Durov was detained at Le Bourget Airport outside Paris on August 24

According to preliminary reports, there were no casualties

Russian forces found out that Ukrainian troops had set up a materiel, fuel and lubricants depot on the premises of a woodworking plant, military expert Andrey Marochko said

Andrey Kondrashov mentioned an AI technology to allow taking «a news article from a social network and verify it, and determine where it came from geographically»

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stressed that the only goal is to ensure security and prevent a disaster scenario, «which is where the Kiev regime is pushing everyone»

Andrey Kondrashov added that agency has resumed operation in Tunisia, and it has started a bureau in Almaty and Tajikistan

The Federal Air Transport Agency added that flight crews, air traffic controllers and airport services were taking the necessary measures to ensure flight safety

Administration head Sergey Lysak added that a fire had broken out in the region

According to the report, the strikes mostly targeted Deir al-Balah in central Gaza and Khan Yunis in the enclave’s south

Governor Vasily Golubev said that there was no risk of the fire spreading to residential building

Après un vice de procédure, le préavis de grève des transporteurs de Tahiti et Moorea a été déposé le 22 août. Les premières véritables négociations ont eu lieu le 27 août dans les différentes sociétés. En fonction des réponses apportées ce mardi les représentations syndicales informeront la direction mercredi de la tenue de la grève. Les principales revendications concernent la formation du personnel, le respect des heures de travail ainsi que la signature de la convention collective. Les transports pourraient être perturbés dès le 29 août.

[Dabanga] Adre / El Geneina -- Over 30 aid trucks have crossed the recently re-opened Adré border, a «very important» crossing on the Sudanese-Chadian border, «distinguished by its proximity to El Geneina, capital of West Darfur,» according to Mohamed El Shabek, a Sudanese expert in humanitarian affairs.

The Chinese government recently hosted a delegation of nearly 30 fishery officials from Somalia as part of a training program covering aquaculture and fishery management techniques.

The founder of Chinatown Complex hawker stall Zhen Jie Gourmet has died of a heart attack at the age of 77. Zhang Lizhen (transliteration) was found unresponsive at home on Monday (Aug 26) Shin Min Daily News reported. When interviewed, her daughter, Liu Yanfen (transliteration), told Shin Min that her mum had been living with two female Vietnamese tenants at the time. One of them had found Zhang lying on the floor after noticing that a phone call on her mobile had gone unanswered despite ringing for some time. «She had collapsed on the floor and was unresponsive. It was too late by the time paramedics arrived,» said Liu. Zhang is the founder of Zhen Jie Gourmet, known for selling packets of traditional 'lo hei' or yusheng during Chinese New Year. At other times of the year, the stall offers a variety of cooked food such as vinegar pig trotters, wine chicken and pig's organ soup. Zhang had started the stall in the 1980s, before handing the reins over to her daughter in the late '90s. Liu told Shin Min that her mum was independent and did not want to move in with her.

SINGAPORE – The sudden activation of a fire sprinkler system at Arcade @ The Capitol Kempinski on Aug 26 resulted in an indoor “rainfall”, with water pouring across the upscale mall and forcing the mall’s abrupt closure. The unexpected torrent drenched some restaurants on the ground floor, with at least one of them estimating the cost of the damage to be in the tens of thousands. A spokesman for Hopscotch, a restaurant and bar which opened in the mall in 2021, told The Straits Times that the water flooded the shop “quite badly”. “We have to change our vinyl floor entirely, and for our roof, the gypsum board was damaged as well,” he said, estimating that the total cost of the damage would be $60,000 to $80,000. The spokesman said the fire sprinklers went off twice. Water cascaded down at around 2.45pm for about 30 minutes. Then, at around 6pm, the sprinklers were triggered again and the “downpour” lasted for about 10 minutes. The spokesman said the mall engaged cleaners to help them with the cleaning and shifting of furniture, and the facility management staff “stayed with us all the way”.

A person has died following a fire that broke out outside a Potong Pasir HDB flat on Wednesday (Aug 28). Responding to queries by AsiaOne, a Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) spokesperson said they were alerted to the blaze at Block 107 Potong Pasir Ave 1 at around 6.45am on Wednesday morning. By the time SCDF arrived, members of the public had already put out the fire by using a fire extinguisher. One person was pronounced dead on scene by an SCDF paramedic. A charred male body was found outside the flat, reported Lianhe Zaobao. Speaking with the Chinese newspaper, a female resident living above the unit recalled hearing two screams, waking her up at around 6am. The screams sounded like the person was in severe pain, but there were no cries for «help», she said. «My room is closer to the corridor, so I could hear it clearly,» the resident added. «I thought it was due to a wake on the ground floor of the HDB flat, and that someone was crying out of grief.» She also said that the unit where the fire occurred was home to a woman in her 60s and her nephew, a man in his 30s.

A man plunged nine floors from an HDB block in Yishun onto a safety life air pack, which cushioned the impact of the fall. A video of the incident was posted to Facebook group Complaint Singapore on Tuesday (Aug 27) evening. The clip, which has amassed over a thousand reactions and a hundred comments, shows the man standing on a ledge outside the window of a flat, facing away from it. The man then attempts to manoeuvre around a pillar and cross onto the ledge of the next unit but loses his footing and falls. He then lands on the safety life air pack below him with a thud, to the shock of onlookers - who can be heard screaming. Another video posted on Xiaohongshu shows the air pack being set up by several officers from the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) at the time. Once he hits the air pack, the man can be seen lying motionless, face down, as SCDF officers rush to check on him. A few of the personnel present later then seen covering the man with a towel and transferring him onto a stretcher.

The late John Sainsbury and his two brothers backed the construction of the £30million wing and it was named after the family of supermarket moguls in 1990.

Lizzo and rapper Ice Spice are among the latest celebrities rumored to be on Ozempic after radical weight loss transformations.

Border officials have already seized 15 tons of cannabis from passengers at UK airports so far this year - a 650 per cent increase on the total amount seized in 2022.

Lord Mandelson (pictured) has made a 'credible pitch' for the US Ambassador job, which Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer considers to be one of his most important appointments, a Whitehall source said.

Helen Flanagan has grown close to a new man, former footballer Robbie Talbot despite appearing on Celebs Go Dating.