Govt agencies looking into ¡®Diao Yu Dao¡¯ cafe December 25th, 2012 | Author: Editorial Last month, a reader by the name of Christina Yew wrote a letter to TR Emeritus (TRE) informing that a cafe at Peace Centre was named ¡°Diao Yu Dao¡± (see photo). The cafe inside blatantly displays a full wall of mes...
'Ah Beng bad boy' actor and getai artiste Ah Nan dies of heart attack Posted on 22 Jan 2013 Veteran getai compere, singer and actor John Cheng, known affectionately among his fans as Ah Nan, has died of a heart attack. For decades, Ah Nan has been a familiar sight in his trademark multicoloured suit on Ge...
Cabby of Changi Village stabbing victim: 'Blood kept coming out of his stomach'January 16, 2013 - 12:46amBy: Elizabeth Law PHOTO: Lianhe Wanbao In any man¡¯s eyes, what cabby Ronald Moo did was a good thing. He ferried a seriously injured victim of a stabbing incident to hospital. But the man died an...
Chinatown officially lights up this SaturdayJanuary 16, 2013 - 2:19amBy:Hedy KhooNathaniel Hong PICTURE: Benjamin Seetor For the second year, students from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) are lighting up Chinese New Year. Twelve students from SUTD sacrificed two mon...
Body found in car that caught fire along Upper Bukit Timah Road Posted on 20 Jan 2013 A body was found in a car that caught fire after it rammed into a concrete barrier at a junction along Upper Bukit Timah Road earlier this morning (Jan 20). In response to a query from STOMP, the Singapore Civil Defence Fo...
Guy takes headlamp wiper cover from parked Lexus GS300 in carpark Posted on 12 Jan 2013 STOMPer Loo captured footage of this man taking a headlamp wiper cover from his car using a dashboard camera. Loo wrote in an email: "What, a daylight thief at Bukit Panjang car park? "My car headlamp wip...
Asia's busiest airports in Nov list excludes Changi Airport Even if it posted double digit growth. ACI Passenger and Freight Flash Reports showed that airports in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East continued the robust growth in November 2012 and recorded a year-on-year increase of +6.6% and +7.0%...
Trainee jockey trampled to death after falling from horse at Turf Club Posted on 10 Jan 2013 Source: The Straits Times An apprentice jockey died today (Jan 10) after he fell from a horse and was apparently trampled by the animal which went wild. According to a report in The Straits Times, the freak acci...
Driver seeks witnesses after crash with cabby leads to dispute Posted on 09 Jan 2013 STOMPer Tay is seeking witnesses after being involved in a crash with a cabby at the junction of Stamford and Hill Street. The STOMPer says the cabby had admitted his part in the crash, only to deny all responsibility t...
Rent's just $20 a month for lucky hawkerFeng Zengkun | The Straits Times | Tue Jan 8 2013 Punt for cooked food stall at Taman Jurong breaks previous record of $21 a month.Singapore, January 8, 2013 A new record has been set for the lowest rent for a cooked food hawker stall in Singapore - just $20 a month. T...
Cabby jailed, caned for attempted robbery and harassment Posted on 04 Jan 2013 SOURCE: Straits Times Online A cabby hooked on gambling, went from borrowing from loan sharks to armed robbery and to harassing other debtors. Melvin Ong Hwee Ann was sentenced on Friday to nine years in jail and 24 stroke...
Violent drunk man tasered after threatening police officers with metal rod in AMK Posted on 07 Jan 2013 Source: The New Paper Photos: Shin Min Daily News A drunk man in his 40s was shot with a Taser gun by a policeman in Ang Mo Kio (Jan 7) after he approached a group of officers in a threatening manner with a...
Teacher skipped school assembly to steal from colleagues Posted on 08 Jan 2013 SOURCE: The Straits Times A TEACHER pretended to be unwell and skipped her school¡¯s morning assembly on six occasions. While her Woodgrove Secondary School colleagues were not in the teachers¡¯ lounge, Feng Tian Tian...
Drunk airline passenger bound with duct-tape after he tried to choke another Posted on 07 Jan 2013 This article is contributed by the STOMP Team. If you get too drunk on board an international flight, you just might be duct-taped to your seat like this man who was so drunk that he tried to choke a fellow p...
Why does water in drain near SP Powergrid has a strange colour? Posted on 07 Jan 2013 STOMPer Angryman came across a drain near the compound of Singapore Powers Powergrid and questions the state and colour of the water. He said: "These pictures were taken along Telok Blangah Road at PS compound....
No lunch scheduled in school on Thursdays and Fridays: Isn't this unhealthy for kids? Posted on 07 Jan 2013 Lunchtime is not scheduled in the timetable for students of Mee Toh School on Thursdays and Fridays as school ends early. However, it would be too late to have lunch by the time students reach hom...
Lamborghini crashes onto guard rail along Collyer Quay just before new year Posted on 01 Jan 2013 STOMPers Fiona and Matt caught sight of a white Lamborghini that had crashed onto the fence along the road divider along Collyer Quay. Said Fiona: "A white Lamborghini drove right into the fence on...
http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/st..._off_road.htmlThe taxi drivers caught on camera swerving dangerously into each other, each trying to run the other off the road apparently after a dispute, have been dismissed. On Jan 6, 2013, the video was first published on STOMP. The incident happe...
MarrickG Alfrescian Join DateApr 2009LocationRight under your nose...Posts3,066My Reputation Points: 242 / Power: 10 Hong Kong McDonald¡¯s sells pig toy missing from S¡¯pore set The pig Doraemon that is missing from the Singapore McDonald¡¯s set is being sold in Hong Kong and STOMPers sent in t...
AGC chambers to move to Upper Pickering StreetPublished on Jan 04, 2013 12:50 PMThe Attorney-General¡¯s Chambers, currently located at The Adelphi (right), next to the Supreme Court. From March, the AGC will be housed at 1 Upper Pickering Street. -- ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN The Attorney-Genera...
Bedok, Changi Village hawker centres to reopen on Jan 1SoShiok | Mon Dec 31 2012 Business will resume progressively as stalls complete their renovation works.Singapore, December 31, 2012 The newly refurbished markets and food centres at Block 85 Bedok North Street 4, and Blocks 2 and 3 Changi Vill...
LTA Land Transport Authority force taxi companies and drivers to meet criteria Taxi operators to ensure more cabs Friday, Jan 04, 2013 tabla! SINGAPORE-Taxi operators have issued reminders to their drivers to heed new government rules on making more cabs available on the road.These standards is...
Road closures for Pongal festival 2013 Friday, Jan 04, 2013 AsiaOne The annual Pongal Festival, organised by the Little India Shopkeepers and Heritage Association (LISHA), will be held this yearstarting Jan 7. The festival is expected to draw about 2000 people to the event daily. To facilitate tr...
Posted on 06 Jan 2013 Taxi hits lorry near driver's side door on PIE STOMPer Nicholas spotted this accident between a lorry and a taxi on the PIE, just before the Eunos exit. The STOMPer wrote: "At around 2pm on Jan 6, a blue taxi and a lorry bang closely to each other at PIE towards Jurong before Euno...
Posted on 06 Jan 2013Think Chinatown's packed? It's really because these tables are in the way STOMPer Chinatown Visitor found it slow-going making his way through Chinatown last night (Jan 5), and found it was because restaurants had set up tables on the pavement, narrowing the walkways there. Th...
Two new neighbourhood police centres in Punggol and Woodlands AsiaOne Thursday, Jan 03, 2013 Two new Neighbourhood Police Centres (NPCs) commenced operations on Sunday Dec 30, 2012 to better serve the residents in Punggol and Woodlands. This brings the total number of NPCs island-wide to 35. Pun...
Home ¡ú Taxi Drivers ¡úTransCab's 2013 first "operation" 12 posts Poolman36,344 posts since Oct '03 04 Jan `13, 3:08AM 3rd January 2013 .... 12mn . Saw a couple at entrance of Toh Tuck CNG Kiosk , one with a piece of paper , the other girl with a file . Every TransCab Toyota Wish pass by then bef...
TransCab "new" 250km quota rulingPoolman36,344 posts since Oct '03 04 Jan `13, 2:52AM 04 Jan `13, 2:54AM Dunno what is what now ? Some say whole day 250km per drver ... Some say hirer also 250km , relief also 250km .... Now TransCab say Saturday Sunday and Public Holiday 5pm to 12MN must cloc...
