Frozen yogurt chain Llaollao has apologised to a local Punjabi woman who was reportedly turned away from a part-time position at an outlet because she could not speak Mandarin. The Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (TAFEP) is…
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Malaysian traffic police, in a six-day operation, collected more than RM2.4 million (S$900,000) in outstanding traffic fines from Singapore motorists. The operation, conducted from Dec 27 to Jan 1, caught 13,529 drivers with outstanding fines near and at Johor Baru immigration…
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A BBC reporter has faced calls to resign after he told the daughter of Holocaust survivors in Paris: ‘Palestinians suffer hugely at Jewish hands as well’. Journalist Tim Willcox sparked anger during his coverage of yesterday’s rally in Paris, held…
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The New York Times (NYT) has listed Singapore as the top place to visit in Asia, and no. 6 in a global list of 52 places to visit in 2015. NYT published this list on Jan 9. In its list,…
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Mr Abdullah Tarmugi has been reappointed as a member of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights for a further three years. The reappointment, which took effect from Saturday, was made by President Tony Tan Keng Yam, according to the government…
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