Renowned local film-maker Martyn See took to his Facebook on Sunday (21 July) to explain how China can effortlessly take over Singapore from 2040 to 2050, without any interference from any military. He said that all the People’s Republic of China (PRC) needs to do is to form an overseas campaign to persuade all Chinese Singaporeans to let go of …

Singapore’s Olympic champion Joseph Schooling did not make the cut to qualify for the semi-finals of the men’s 50 butterfly at the Fina World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea on Sunday (21 July). The 24-year-old swimmer managed to only clock 23.73 seconds to finish seventh in his heat and 20th overall. United States swimmer Caeleb Dressel and Ukraine’s Andrii Govorov …

According to the Report on Registration of Births and Deaths 2018, the number of babies born in Singapore last year dropped to an eight-year low, highlighting a serious demographic challenges for an ageing population. The report stated that 39,039 births were recorded last year, which is a 1.5% decline from the year before. However, the number of deaths increased by …

On 26 March last year, a local man named Wong Chun Khuen pleaded guilty to the Sessions Court in Johor for a charge relating to illegal immigrants. He was sentenced to a fine of RM30, 000 (S$9,915). However, Mr Wong has now taken his appeal to the Malaysian High Court against the Immigration Department, through his lawyer Arun Kasi. Based …

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Indranee Rajah said that the issues of inequality and social mobility in Singapore is not attributed to meritocracy as she laid out the methods taken by the 4G leaders to curb such challenges. Ms Indranee, who is also Second Minister for Finance and Education, said that although Singapore has indeed worked “very hard” to …

Singaporeans will soon be greeted by 300 autonomous cleaning robots that can sing and rap while cleaning the city-state. If that is not all, it can also wink at passersby and make jokes if people get in the way of the its cleaning duties. Local robotics company LionsBot International (LionsBot) revealed on Wednesday (17 July) at Gardens of the Bay …

According to TOC sources, the party film which was supposed to be played at the official launch of Dr Tan Cheng Bock’s Singapore Progress Party (PSP) has been approved by the government. The party film had earlier caused an issue in terms of securing related permits from the Police, including the Public Entertainment License. In a Facebook post on 3 …

Dr Tan Cheng Bock’s Progress Singapore Party (PSP) is all set to have its official launch on 3 August at Swissotel Merchant Hotel. PSP is a new political party set up by former presidential candidate and former People’s Action Party (PAP) Member of Parliament (MP) Dr Tan Cheng Bock and it received formal approval from the Registry of Societies on 28 …

For those who aren’t aware, Hong Kongers have opted for a rather subtle form of protest as they continue to oppose the controversial Extradition Bill. They have now moved on to pasting colourful Post-it notes on walls across the district with thoughts and messages regarding the protest and the Bill. These are called “Lennon Walls”, inspired by the original wall …

Just in the beginning of the month, the Environment Agency (NEA) said that 499 people were diagnosed with dengue fever at the end of June, the highest weekly number in more than four years since 2015. However, in an update in NEA’s website on Monday (15 July), the Agency stated that the figure for dengue cases in a week has …