A woman who was behind the wheel in the Chinatown accident which claimed the life of a six-year-old girl is remorseful over the accident, said her husband.The tragic accident occurred on Friday (Feb 6) at around 11.50am along South Bridge Road, at a carpark near the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple.Heartbreaking footage circulating online of the aftermath showed a man holding the bleeding girl in his arms, with a woman lying on the ground next to them.According to the police, two female pedestrians, aged six and 31, were conscious when they were taken to hospital, where the girl later died.In an updated statement on Sunday, the police said they have arrested a 38-year-old female car driver for driving without reasonable consideration causing death.

A group of teenagers have come under fire after they were filmed riding Personal Mobility Devices (PMDs) on the road.An Instagram video posted by Sgfollowsall on Friday (Feb 6) shows the youths riding PMDs along a three-lane road, overtaking vehicles and switching lanes.Two of them were seen standing on electric scooters, while the remaining five travelled on three electric bicycles.

An outing to McDonald's ended up in a trip to the hospital for one family, after the couple's three-year-old daughter scalded her tongue on hot water.In a Facebook post on Wednesday (Feb 4), former national footballer Ridhuan Muhamad, 41, shared that they had gone to the fast food chain at Ridout Tea Garden in Queensway on Feb 1.«What was meant to be a normal outing turned into a hospital trip after my daughter was accidentally given boiling hot water instead of cold water like we asked for,» he wrote.He added that upon drinking from the insulated water bottle, his daughter cried in pain, frightened. She also «couldn't eat or drink properly» and is now «traumatised at the sight of her water bottle».Videos uploaded in the post showed the girl crying, as well as paramedics attending to the child. A woman speaking in the video could be heard telling them that the girl «was just shaking in pain» after drinking from the bottle.Speaking to AsiaOne, Ridhuan said he had approached the food collection counter and asked a staff member to help fill the bottle with cold water.

The Republic of Singapore Air Force's (RSAF) search-and-rescue unit Rescue 10 was activated on Saturday (Feb 7) morning to evacuate a crew member onboard a vessel who required urgent medical attention. «The patient was safely evacuated to the Singapore General Hospital for treatment and was reported to be conscious and in a stable condition upon arrival,» the RSAF said in a Facebook post.The helicopter's activation happened amid the RSAF's deployment at the ongoing Singapore Airshow, which ends on Sunday.  The RSAF maintains a 24/7 unit, callsign Rescue 10, to respond to life-saving missions at short notice. They are often scrambled to evacuate personnel who require immediate medical attention to hospitals, including from onboard civilian vessels in the vicinity of Singapore.The aircraft used, a H225M medium lift helicopter, achieved full operational capability in April 2024.According to the Ministry of Defence, it has a range in excess of 400nm (740km). [[nid:679303]]

An 85-year-old man is assisting the police with investigations after driving a car along the pedestrian walkway of a National University of Singapore (NUS) building on Friday (Feb 6).The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) told AsiaOne that they were alerted to a road traffic accident along Engineering Drive 4 on Feb 6, at 12.15pm.Videos and photos circulating online show the yellow hatchback moving slowly through the building's sheltered walkways and common areas as passers-by looked on in curiosity. In some images, the car appears to have come to a stop inside a canteen, right next to students seated at tables.

SINGAPORE - More scams have hit the food and beverage (F&B) industry this festive season, putting several affected business operators on high alert to minimise damage.The incidents cut across different segments.They range from impersonation of food delivery platforms to scammers seeking payment to take down bad Google reviews to, more recently, the rise of fake restaurant websites that take reservations and online orders.Such incidents are not isolated to Singapore.In South Korea, several news outlets have reported on fake vouchers sold for a meal at the famed Mosu restaurant in Seoul by chef Anh Sung-jae, a judge on Netflix reality show Culinary Class Wars (2024 to present).Chef Anh posted a photo of the voucher on social media in January, urging the public to beware of imposters. The voucher listed a specific date and time, along with his name and signature.Prior to this, the restaurant also faced an impersonation scam in March 2025. It involved someone who posed as a telecommunications company employee rerouting calls made to Mosu's phone number and requesting meal payments from customers.

Bus commuters can expect instances of missing bus arrival timings or longer headways to continue to decrease as the Expected Time of Arrival (ETA) system's performance stabilises.In an update on Saturday (Feb 7), the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said that the availability of bus arrival timings has been restored to above 90 per cent.The restoration involved 4,000 buses and its engineers and contractors had to clear the memory cache and manually update firmware for the transmitters, LTA explained.Some transmitters also had to be replaced.LTA said on Jan 28 that the root cause of the issue was a memory cache build-up in the on-board system of some buses.This disrupted data transmissions between on-board bus systems and the central ETA processing servers, and led to missing bus arrival timings.

A man seen golfing at an empty reserve site along Grange Road has both amused and worried social media users.On Wednesday (Feb 4), TikTok user Buildingsledge posted a video showing a man in golfing attire swinging his club at a golf ball.

A 25-year-old man has been arrested by the police for his alleged involvement in a series of e-commerce scams involving Pokemon trading cards.In a media release on Friday (Feb 6) evening, the police said they received 35 reports from victims since October 2025, with losses amounting over $135,000.The victims were allegedly cheated by the man who advertised the pre-order sales of limited edition Pokemon trading cards on Carousell.He was identified by officers from Ang Mo Kio Police Division through follow-up investigations and arrested on Thursday.He will be charged in court for cheating on Saturday.If found guilty of the said offence, the man may be jailed for up to ten years and fined.The police added that since Oct 1, 2025, there have been at least 609 cases of e-commerce scams involving the sale of Pokemon trading cards reported, with total losses amounting to at least $1.1 million.

Five persons, aged between 29 and 49, have been arrested for their alleged involvement in vice-related activities, said the Singapore Police Force on Friday (Feb 6) night.The five persons, comprising three women and two men, were arrested between Feb 5 and 6, following raids by officers from the Criminal Investigation Department in the vicinity of Depot Road and Joo Chiat Road.Police said they seized mobile phones, automated teller machine (ATM) receipts and vice-related paraphernalia during the raids.One of the two men, aged 40, will be charged in court on Saturday for allegedly facilitating the operation of the an online vice syndicate.If found guilty of facilitating the provision of sexual services in return for payment or reward, he may be jailed for up to five years, fined up to $100,000, or both.Police investigations into the other four persons are ongoing.The police also warned that they will continue to take tough enforcement action against those involved in syndicated vice activities and will not hesitate to take firm action against offenders in accordance with the law.[[nid:729344]]

SINGAPORE – No case of Nipah virus infection associated with the cases in West Bengal and Bangladesh has been reported in Singapore, the Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA) said on Feb 7.In a statement, CDA said that it is aware of a case of Nipah virus infection reported in Naogaon District, Rajshahi Division in northern Bangladesh and is closely monitoring the situation.“Nipah virus is endemic in Bangladesh, with recurring seasonal outbreaks linked to the consumption of raw date palm sap contaminated by fruit bats,” it said.The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Feb 6 that a woman had died in northern Bangladesh in January after contracting Nipah virus infection.“According to the WHO, the case in Bangladesh involved an adult who had a history of drinking raw date palm sap, a known risk factor for Nipah virus infection.”There is currently no evidence that the case in Bangladesh is related to the cases in West Bengal, India, or of any human to human transmission in Bangladesh, CDA added.There is also no active community spread in Bangladesh and West Bengal, India.

Ninety-nine suspected drug offenders were arrested in Central Narcotics Bureau's (CNB) nationwide anti-drug operation from Feb 2 to 6.CNB said in a press release today (Feb 7) that the drugs seized are estimated to be worth more than $38,000.A total of about 210g of cannabis, 146g of heroin, 80g of Ice, 7g of ketamine, 100 Tapentadol tablets, 11 Ecstasy tablets, a small amount of New Psychoactive Substances, a lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) stamp, a bottle of methadone, numerous vape-related products including 75 e-vaporiser pods believed to contain etomidate, as well as cash amounting to $7,075.35 were seized.The areas covered during the operation included Ang Mo Kio, Chua Chu Kang, Jurong, Marine Parade, Marsiling, and Sembawang.On Feb 3, CNB officers forced-entered and raided a residential unit in Tengah, after the occupants refused to comply with lawful orders to grant officers access to the unit. Two Singaporeans, a 31-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman, were arrested for suspected drug-related offences. A small amount of Ice and drug paraphernalia were seized.

About once or twice every month, residents of Block 173 Bishan Street 13 would experience «snow» falling at the void deck.It is not a bizarre weather phenomenon, but soap bubbles flowing out from a pipe at the ground floor of the block, leaving residents concerned about safety and environmental cleanliness, Shin Min Daily News reported yesterday (Feb 6).A resident surnamed Lu (transliteration) shared that he was passing by the block on Jan 29 and didn't notice the soapy water on the floor at first.«Bubbles floated towards my face all of a sudden and as I looked up, I realised there were a lot of white bubbles in the air, which looked like snow falling,» the 40-year-old engineer said.He observed foam coming out from a pipe near the ceiling in the void deck and were floating around because of the strong winds. There was also a large amount of soapy water on the floor, flowing towards the drain.

Police have issued an appeal for information on Feb 7 regarding the whereabouts of Yoey Lam, a 13-year-old girl who has gone missing in Punggol.She was last seen at Block 419B Northshore Drive on Friday (Feb 6) at about 3pm.Anyone with information is requested to call the police hotline at 1800-255-0000 or submit information online at www.police.gov.sg/i-witness. All information will be kept strictly confidential.drimac@asiaone.com

An accident occurred in Chinatown on Friday (Feb 6), resulting in the death of a six-year-old girl and injuries to her mother, 31.Videos posted online by Facebook user Nguyen Thi Hanh show the location to be a carpark next to Buddha's Tooth Relic Temple.A man, presumably the girl's father, is clutching the  child in his arms and crying while a trail of blood can be spotted nearby. A woman lies conscious on the ground next to them.A car can be seen stationary next to the family as well, with what appears to be its female driver looking frantic.Passers-by, including an apparent medical professional in scrubs, can also be seen attempting to lend assistance or call for help.In another video, paramedics are on the scene, doing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the girl.Claiming to have witnessed the whole accident unfold, Nguyen wrote: "A woman was driving out of the car park. She didn't look at the pedestrians on her right; she only looked to her left when she turned right. 

Almost 350 fresh graduates have successfully landed roles under the Graduate Industry Traineeships (GRIT) and GRIT@Gov, the government-funded traineeship scheme launched in October 2025.In its first update on GRIT on Friday (Feb 6), the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and Workforce Singapore (WSG) said that over 50 companies such as Thales Solutions Asia and DBS Bank have come on board as GRIT host organisations. MOM and WSG also said that the traineeships encompass both niche technical roles and wider, cross-functional roles, reflecting the wide spectrum of skills in demand. At the same time, 60 public sector agencies have joined the GRIT@Gov initiative.Minister for Manpower Tan See Leng had said that the programme would initially offer up to 800 structured traineeships when he introduced the programme targeted at ITE, polytechnic and university graduates in August last year.

While money must never be the incentive for Singaporeans to join politics, «any rational individual» will have to consider the «financial opportunity cost» of being a minister, said Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong on Friday (Feb 6). He was speaking at the launch of Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam's book titled Policy, Fairness and Compassion, which comprises a collection of speeches and interviews throughout the latter's 38-year political career. ESM Goh's remarks come as the Government announced last month that a committee is reviewing the salaries of political office holders. ESM Goh recalled how Shanmugam was fielded in the 1988 General Election — then a 29-year-old lawyer in private practice —  as the People’s Action Party’s youngest candidate.Shanmugam was part of a three-member PAP slate that contested and won in Sembawang GRC. He is now the anchor minister for Nee Soon GRC. 

After Amos Yee, another Singaporean — Lim Seok Pheng — was on Friday (Feb 6), added to the US Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) list of «worst of the worst» criminal aliens. Lim, 47, was arrested in May 2018 on suspicion of money laundering. She was reportedly a New York-based member of a money laundering ring, who became a cooperating witness for the US government. Lim was alleged to have collected vast sums of cash — of between US$150,000 and US$1 million (S$1.28 million) — from contacts in the drug cartels in New York and Chicago using burner phones. She would then work with US-based Chinese merchants to convert the money to yuan in banks in China. Following her arrest at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, Lim agreed to wear a recording device to gather evidence against a Chinese businessman named Gan Xianbing, who was suspected of money laundering and unlicenced money-transfer offences. 

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) detected a total of 391 active mobility offences across Singapore just last month alone and also impounded 57 non-compliant devices. In a Facebook post on Friday (Feb 6), LTA said its active mobility enforcement officers conducted operations at multiple active mobility hotspots including pedestrian overhead bridges. Photos included in the post showed the enforcement officers in plainclothes with body-worn cameras. «We will continue to take firm action against errant active mobility users to ensure path safety,» LTA said.The authority added that it is working with volunteers from the active mobility community ambassador programme to remind path users to dismount and push bicycles across overhead bridges. «Good cycling culture requires every cyclist to consider others' safety,» said LTA. The authority also urged the public to report errant active mobility users online at go.gov.sg/report-am. 

Whether you're a driver or a passenger, it may be prudent to take note of these new point-to-point stops in the central business district (CBD). Nine taxi stops in the CBD have been converted into point-to-point stops for both taxis and private-hire cars, said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) on Thursday (Feb 5). Unlike taxi stands, which allow cabbies to queue and wait for passengers, taxi stops only allow cabbies to pick up and alight passengers. The nine stops are spread across the CBD and will allow drivers and commuters to have «greater convenience and more options» for pick-up and drop-off points in the area, said the authority.The nine stops are located at Shenton Way outside OUE Downtown; Battery Road at Straits Trading Building; Temple Street beside Lucky Chinatown; Raffles Quay at Lau Pa Sat; Collyer Quay at Income@Raffles; Cecil Street outside Keck Seng Tower; Shenton Way outside SGX Centre; Cavenagh Road at Holiday Inn SG Orchard City Centre; and Coleman Street at The Adelphi.

People's Park Centre in Chinatown has raised their weekday daytime parking fees by 75 per cent as a Chinese New Year surcharge. Parking rates have risen to $4.20 per hour on weekdays — from 7am to 4.59pm — reported Shin Min Daily News. Evening per-entry fees — from 5pm to 6.59am the next day — have also risen to $5.80 on weekdays, and $6.80 on Fridays and weekends. Normally, it would cost $2.40 per hour from Monday to Saturday, and $3 per entry on Sundays and public holidays. Wilson Parking, the car park's management company, said that the new fees were imposed on Jan 22 and will be in effect till Feb 23, reported the Chinese evening daily.  An elderly man, who wished to beknown as Terry, told Mothership that he had incurred a $10 parking fee for a 30-minute period. He had parked his car at People's Park Centre from 4.48pm to 5.18pm last Monday (Jan 26), thus incurring a fee of $4.20 for the period before 5pm, and and $5.80 per entry after 5pm. Many businesses at People's Park Centre were unaware of the updated carpark rates, reported Shin Min. 

SINGAPORE — A woman, who was fined $4,000 in 2022 after harassing her neighbour — a nurse — amid the Covid-19 outbreak, now faces 12 charges for unrelated offences including multiple counts of assault.Lim Sok Lay, 53, who was fined another $4,000 in 2025 after she caused a ruckus at her son's lion dance competition, is accused of committing her latest offences in 2024 and 2025.She allegedly committed some of her offences with Jolene Cheang Wan Ling, 29, but court documents did not disclose how the pair were related to each other.The cases involving both women were heard in court on Feb 5, and Cheang now faces 11 charges in all.According to court documents, the two women were at One Punggol community hub in Punggol Drive between 9.30am and 10.15am on Sept 24, 2024 when they allegedly punched a person in the head and chased after another individual.They are also accused of causing annoyance to others in the area that morning by shouting and gesticulating at a third person.Lim was at the community hub on April 6, 2025 when she allegedly committed harassment by pointing her fingers and shouting at a fourth person — a woman.

The vehicle entry permit (VEP) fee for foreign vehicles to enter Singapore is slated to increase at the start of 2027, according to a press release by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) on Friday (Feb 6).VEP fees for foreign-registered cars and motorcycles entering Singapore will be raised to $50 per day and $7 per day respectively, up from $35 and $4.The VEP fee will apply on all days, except on weekends and Singapore public holidays from Jan 1, 2027.The current annual 10 free VEP days and free weekday VEP hours will also be removed.Additionally, the goods vehicle permit (GVP) will also see a raise from $40 to $70 per calendar month come January next year.Owners of foreign-registered goods vehicles can still purchase their GVPs at the present price before the revised fee comes into effect.LTA explained that it periodically reviews fees for foreign-registered vehicles in Singapore to account for changes in ownership and usage costs of Singapore-registered ones.«This is to ensure that the cost of owning and using a foreign-registered vehicle in Singapore is commensurate with that of a Singapore-registered vehicle,» LTA said.

A car caught fire at Orchard Towers on Thursday (Feb 5) evening, causing damage in the car park, according to multiple video posts on Reddit that night.In one video uploaded by user DoraEnzo, thick black smoke can be seen billowing out from the second floor of the car park.The second floor also glowed a visible orange hue as the fire raged on.The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) told AsiaOne that it was alerted to a fire at 1 Claymore Drive at around 10.40pm that night.A car was involved in the fire, and the SCDF subsequently extinguished the flame with a water jet and fire blanket.No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire is under investigation.Porsche on fireSpeaking with AsiaOne at the scene, a man claiming to be the owner of the vehicle shared that it was an olive green Porsche Panamera that had just come out from a workshop after he noticed issues with the car's throttle body.The alleged owner, who declined to be named, shared that he had spent nearly $30,000 over several months while the vehicle was repeatedly sent to that workshop.

A 36-year-old Malaysian driver was arrested after the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) foiled an attempt to smuggle chewing tobacco into Singapore on Jan 28. In a Facebook post on Thursday (Feb 5), the authority said that ICA officers directed a Malaysia-registered car for further checks, and uncovered more than 6,000 sachets of chewing tobacco concealed within various compartments of the vehicle.The 36-year-old male was arrested in connection with the case, which has been referred to the Health Sciences Authority for further investigation, said ICA.  Chewing tobacco is prohibited by law in Singapore.[[nid:729307]]esther.lam@asiaone.com 

Travellers should anticipate heavy traffic at Singapore's land checkpoints during the upcoming Lunar New Year, said the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA).In a travel advisory on Friday (Feb 6), ICA said that «very heavy traffic» is expected at both Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints leading up to the festive season from Feb 13 to Feb 23.With reference to the recent year-end school holidays, ICA said that over 22 million people travelled across Singapore's land checkpoints between Nov 21, 2025 and Jan 1, 2026.In particular, traveller volume peaked on Dec 19 with a record number of more than 588,000 travellers clearing immigration through the land checkpoints in a single day — the highest in the year. Car travellers who departed during the peak hours had to wait up to three hours for immigration clearance due to traffic tailbacks from Malaysia, ICA said.ICA also said that it will be conducting intensified checks against the smuggling of contraband, such as e-vaporisers, firecrackers and bak kwa during the festive period.

A 28-year-old man was arrested on Feb 4 for fleeing an accident on Paya Lebar Road while driving under the influence of drugs.Responding to queries from AsiaOne, the police and Singapore Civil Defence Force said that they were alerted to an accident involving two cars along Upper Paya Lebar Road towards Paya Lebar Road at about 3.40pm on Feb 4. The male driver fled the vehicle on foot but was subsequently arrested by officers for driving under the influence of drugs and carrying offensive weapons, said the police. The man was assessed by SCDF for minor injuries but declined to be taken to the hospital.A 37-year-old female driver involved in the accident was taken conscious to Tan Tock Seng Hospital.A video of the accident aftermath posted on TikTok shows a black sedan toppled on its side, with several police cars present at the scene.@the.irta

Bus captains have been in the news lately for going out of their way to help commuters, or in some cases putting out car fire.Mohd Rizal bin Omar, Tower Transit bus captain of service 969, was recently awarded Tower Transit's Super Star Award for helping an elderly man who had fallen while crossing the junction along Woodlands Avenue 7 and Woodlands Street 83.The incident happened at about 11.15pm on May 1, 2025, but came to light only recently when a member of the public wrote in to commend his actions.Speaking to AsiaOne on Thursday (Feb 5), Rizal, 44, who has been with the public transport operator for two years, said he became worried when he noticed the elderly man fall."I honestly didn't have much time to think. My first instinct was that the elderly man was in danger because it was at night and the passing vehicles may not notice him.

Singapore and China are looking to deepen cooperation in the fight against scams and drug trafficking, said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).In a media release on Thursday (Feb 5), the ministry said that Coordinating Minister for National Security K Shanmugam visited China from Jan 31 to Feb 3.During the visit, Shanmugam, who is also the Minister for Home Affairs, met with China's Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission Chen Wenqing.Chen oversees national security and intelligence and is a member of the Chinese Communist Party's political bureau. The two leaders reaffirmed the good working relationship between Chinese and Singapore agencies and discussed ways to deepen law enforcement cooperation in the areas of combatting scams and countering drug trafficking.They also agreed to step up regular exchanges to further strengthen relations, MHA said.Shanmugam also met with his MHA counterpart, Chinese State Councillor and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong.

Eighty people aged between 14 and 72 are under investigation for their alleged involvement in unlicensed moneylending activities, the police said on Thursday (Feb 5).They were arrested during a five-day operation from Jan 26 to 30, when officers from the Criminal Investigation Department and seven police land divisions carried out raids island-wide.The police said that preliminary investigations found that seven people had allegedly harassed debtors at their homes, while another 32 were believed to be runners who carried out ATM transfers as part of unlicensed moneylending activities.The remaining 41 people allegedly opened bank accounts and provided their ATM cards, personal identification numbers or internet banking tokens to unlicensed moneylenders.Investigations against them are ongoing, said the police.If found guilty, first-time offenders face a jail term of up to four years, fined between $30,000 and $300,000, and up to six strokes of the cane.

Since the start of the year, there have been at least seven reported cases and at least $51,600 lost to job scams involving the performance of online tasks related to digital Pokemon trading cards, said the police. In a statement on Thursday (Feb 5), the police said that victims would receive unsolicited calls from Malaysian phone numbers about a job opportunity involving online tasks.The job would require victims to register for an account and initiate a cryptocurrency deposit on a fraudulent website.Victims would then be able to select digital Pokemon trading cards on the site and «earn» a commission based on the card value, which would be «deposited» into their registered account. Subsequently, they would encounter «exclusive» high-value cards which required them to make larger cryptocurrency deposits to the website before they could «earn» their commission. In some cases, victims would have negative account balances and had to make additional deposits to restore their accounts. 

A woman was left baffled after a pair of kingfishers were seen flying into the windows of her home.In a TikTok video shared on Monday (Feb 2) the Bedok resident said: «We need help. Even bird spikes don't stop them.»The clip shows the kingfishers crashing into the window, but they recover quickly and fly to a nearby tree, before flying into the windows again. 

Singaporean child sex offender Amos Yee, 27, who is facing deportation from the United States, has published a blog post urging the Singapore government not to accept his return, claiming that doing so could create political complications. In the post on Wednesday (Feb 4), Yee said deportation to Singapore would result in a jail term for failing to serve mandatory National Service (NS), which he has allegedly avoided since the age of 17. Yee added that after the possible imprisonment, he would still refuse to enlist for NS. «You think I'm just going to quietly accept my punishment and agree to serve in the military? Hah! I'm going to continue to swerve the military,» he wrote. «There will be numerous court dates, me coming in and out of prison, each time I'll maybe write a blogpost here, make a video there, condemning the military, condemning the government. All the attentions (sic) and negative press you and I will receive, it'll be amazing.» 

A shopper browsing the aisles of a Prime Supermarket outlet in Hougang apparently found meat products two days past their expiry date still on the shelf. Taking to Facebook page Complaint Singapore on Jan 22, the shopper surnamed Ho said the use-by date for a pack of marinated meat had been supposedly obscured by a sticker label. A photo he shared showed the price tag on a pack of meat slightly peeled back to reveal that the expiry date was Jan 19. Ho told local media he took the photo on the evening of Jan 21 at Hougang Street 11. In his Facebook post, he claimed that the expiry date of other products on sale were similarly concealed. «All three 'reduced to clear' packages on the shelf had the same issue, with their expiry dates deliberately covered by stickers which appears to not be accidental,» Ho wrote. He urged shoppers to check the expiry dates of items before purchase. Prime Supermarket told AsiaOne that its priority for markdown items is to «clear all stock prior to expiry and remove items from shelves in accordance with food safety requirements». 

Applications have come in hot from first-timer singles looking for a 2-room HDB unit at the upcoming Tampines Nova Build-To-Order (BTO) project in central Tampines, reaching a rate of 50 applicants for each available unit as at 8am on Thursday (Feb 5) — just a day after the project was launched. Tampines Nova is one of three BTO projects with a shorter wait time in the HDB's first sales exercise of the year, with an estimated completion time of two years and eight months. It will comprise 122 units of 2-room Flexi and 133 units of 4-room flats. Located at the heart of Tampines Regional Centre, and bounded by Tampines Concourse and Tampines Avenues 5 and 8, Tampines Nova lies in close proximity to Tampines MRT station and a range of amenities. The application rates by first-timer singles across the four other BTO projects with 2-room flats, in comparison, did not exceed 2.5 as at 8am.