Update: Oh, it’s an April Fool’s Joke. Singapore-based carrier, Jetstar will be speaking Singlish to individuals based in the city-state. From 31 March 2016, Singapore-based customers who visit www.jetstar.com will be automatically redirected to a Singlish version of the website. The Singlish homepage is Jetstar’s first step towards its localisation strategy, as Jetstar looks to build stronger connections with consumers across Asia. …

By 99.co The shophouses at Sophia Road Around 2008, a row of nine shophouses along Sophia Road was put up for collective sale. There were around 10 different owners, but for simplicity’s sake we refer to them as just “the owners”. That year a representative of the owners met with Aurum Land – a developer known for high end projects …

The landlord of Ngee Ann City and its anchor tenant, department store Takashimaya, are currently in a dispute over rent and have taken the case to the High Court. Takashimaya and Ngee Ann Development have been in a business partnership for over 22 years. In 1993, Takashimaya signed a lease with Ngee Ann Development for 20 years, which also give …

On 28 March, a four-year-old Taiwanese girl was brutally beheaded in broad daylight as she was on her bicycle with her mother following close behind. Among calls from the Taiwanese public for the harsh punishment for the killer, a 33-year-old man named Wang Ching-yu, Taiwanese president-elect Tsai Ing-Wen has also come forward to speak about the incident. In a Facebook …

Singapore Dance Theatre (SDT) will be presenting the third instalment of its sequel children ballet, Peter & Blue Go Around the World, from 2 – 5 June 2016. It will be held at the Singapore Airlines Theatre in Lasalle College of the Arts. Choreographed by artistic director Janek Schergen, this is an hour- long children’s ballet production which brings together …

A single mother filed a police report against police officers whom she claimed to have forced her 13-year-old son to admit a crime that he did not commit and the harsh treatment that her son had to go through. Six months later, the mother was told by the Internal Affairs Office (IAO) that no actions would be taken against the officers …

By 99.co Budget 2016 introduces some subtle, but significant, policies. In particular, we note that the government is sticking to its long time promise of affordable housing. Despite brushing off calls for the lifting of cooling measures, we feel that Minister Heng Swee Keat has nonetheless put in changes that could have a positive effect on the property market. How …

SMRT CEO Desmond Kuek (DK): We are investigating exactly how they got hit by the train. What we know is that they were walking along in a single file along the side, along the walkway. They were the number two and the number three; the supervisor was in front of them and exactly how they got onto the track or …

The track incident that led to the deaths of the two young SMRT trainees – Nasrulhudin Najumudin and Muhammad Asyraf Ahmad Buhari – was tragic, avoidable and certainly not unprecedented. In fact, just 6 years back, SMRT Technician Mr Chia Teck Heng was killed under similar circumstances. In the morning of 27 October 2010, Mr Chia Teck Heng, a technician who …

By Law Kim Hwee My Malay friends have shown me how resilient they are. When an unexpected death occurs, family members and friends will close rank, grief deeply but not showily – and then move on with life. As Muslims, they believe anything that can happen is Allah’s will. Still, may I extend my deep condolences to the families and friends …