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Singapore

Singapore Just Opened the Door to 200MW of New Data Centres — STT GDC Gets 50MW, But There’s a Bigger AI Push Behind It

SINGAPORE — Singapore is making another major move to expand its artificial intelligence and digital infrastructure capabilities, with ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) provisionally allocated 50 megawatts (MW) of new data-centre capacity under the government’s second Data Centre Call for Application (DC-CFA2). The award is part of a broader 200MW allocation announced by the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) on Aug. 21. STT GDC,

August 23, 2026

Singapore

Dempsey Tree CRASHES Onto 2 Cars, Trapping Driver Inside — Then Nearby Workers Rushed In

SINGAPORE — A quiet Saturday morning in Dempsey turned frightening when a large tree suddenly toppled onto vehicles along Loewen Road at about 10am on Aug. 22, damaging at least two cars and briefly trapping a private-hire driver inside his vehicle. The 60-year-old driver, identified by The Straits Times as Saiful, was turning his white Nissan MPV out from the Museum of Ice Cream area when he heard a loud cracking sound. He looked up and saw the tree beginning to fall. Saiful tried to reverse

August 23, 2026

Singapore

BUS DRIVER HAD ENOUGH: Singapore Cars Block JB Bus Lane—Then He Stepped Off the Bus

A bus driver’s decision to step into the rain and confront motorists blocking a dedicated bus lane near the Johor Bahru customs complex has gone viral, reigniting debate over lane discipline and the growing traffic pressure at the Singapore-Malaysia land border. The incident was captured on video and shared on Instagram by user @jon_tri_fast on Aug. 20. By Aug. 23, the footage had reportedly been viewed about 367,000 times. In the video, the bus driver—wearing what appeared to be a neck pillow

August 23, 2026

Business

7-ELEVEN SINGAPORE’S SURPRISE WELLNESS MOVE: 60+ STORES NOW HAVE “TAKE FIVE” SPOTS — BUT THERE’S A BIGGER REASON BEHIND IT

SINGAPORE — A quick stop at 7-Eleven could now mean more than grabbing a drink or a snack. 7-Eleven Singapore has launched Take Five Spot, a new initiative that turns dine-in areas at more than 60 outlets across the island into designated spaces where customers can pause, practise simple breathing exercises and access mental-wellbeing resources. The initiative was launched on Aug. 23, 2026, with the company positioning it as an effort to make short moments of self-care easier to fit into every

August 23, 2026

Business

SINGAPORE’S FOOD HERITAGE IS CHANGING — This Couple’s “People’s Ladle” Is Asking a Bigger Question: Who Gets to Call It Their Own?

SINGAPORE — What if preserving Singapore’s food heritage is not simply about keeping old recipes alive, but making sure people can still see themselves in the stories behind those dishes? That is the idea driving Sendok Rakyat, a community food platform founded by married couple Anugerah Murni Sabta and Aqid Aiman Azmi, who are turning cooking workshops, food walks and shared meals into opportunities to explore Singapore’s identity, culture and sense of belonging. The name Sendok Rakyat transl

August 23, 2026

Singapore

Woman Picked Up Hungry Ghost Festival Fruit Because Singapore Is ‘Too Expensive’—But One Detail in the Video Changes the Story

A woman working in Singapore has triggered a fierce online debate after filming herself picking up fruit placed beside a road as an offering during the seventh lunar month — while joking that Singapore’s fruit prices were simply too high to ignore. The short video, which has since been removed but continues to circulate online, shows the woman crouching beside a roadside offering and picking up an orange while talking to the camera. According to reports by Shin Min Daily News, Stomp and AsiaOn

August 23, 2026

Business

TEENS ARE LOSING THEIR PHONES AT WORK — And Employers Say the Change Could Be Doing More Than Boosting Productivity

For many teenagers, getting a first job has traditionally meant learning how to show up on time, follow instructions and deal with customers. But a new workplace rule is forcing young workers to learn something else: how to work without their smartphones. An emerging trend among U.S. employers that hire teenagers is putting phones out of reach during working hours, turning the workplace into what CNBC describes as the latest “phoneless frontier” for young Americans. The shift comes as phone re

August 23, 2026

Business

Singapore Chicken Rice Boss Was Charged After a Brawl Near the JB Checkpoint—But What Police Found in the Roadside Fight Made the Case Far More Serious

JOHOR BAHRU — What began as an alleged late-night road dispute near one of the busiest border crossings between Singapore and Malaysia has now become a court case involving a Singapore restaurant owner, an 8.5cm knife, a motorcycle helmet, a Malaysian woman who was allegedly injured, and a viral confrontation with police officers. At the centre of the case is Gary Lim Kian Liang, 46, a Singaporean businessman identified in Singapore media as being linked to a well-known chicken rice business.

August 23, 2026

Business

Masseur Thought a Client Was Secretly Leaving Faeces After Every Session—Then He Opened the Door 5 Seconds Later

SINGAPORE — What began as an unexplained and deeply unpleasant discovery on a massage bed eventually turned into one of the strangest client encounters a Singapore masseur says he has experienced — involving repeated incidents, plastic bags and an alleged habit that extended beyond the massage room. Rudy, a 34-year-old masseur who runs independent massage service Sky Touch Therapy, recently recounted the incident on an episode of the Dear Straight People podcast. According to Stomp, the encoun

August 23, 2026

Business

Singapore Woman Left With Extensive Leg Bruising After Pai Sha Wellness Treatment

SINGAPORE — A 46-year-old woman who visited a wellness centre in Serangoon hoping to ease years of shoulder and neck pain says she ended up struggling to stand after an unfamiliar treatment left large areas of her legs covered in dark purple bruises. The incident has drawn attention not only because of the dramatic bruising, but also because of a key issue that emerged afterwards: how much should customers be told before agreeing to unfamiliar wellness or traditional treatments? According to r

August 23, 2026