r/singapore 23h ago

r/singapore random discussion and small questions thread for September 01, 2026

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🌻☀️Good morning all have a great day and stay strong, stay safe and stay healthy! Jiayou!

Talk about your day. Anything goes, but subreddit rules still apply. Please be polite to each other!


r/singapore 8h ago

Image Nasty crash on Tiong Bahru Road

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Car hit a motorcyclist. Unclear what happened but allegedly the car made an illegal U-turn and the bike hit the car.

The motorcyclist is alive but look hurt. Maybe leg fracture.

Thankfully no one died.


r/singapore 18h ago

Tabloid/Low-quality source 'We don't need more money': 6-year-old girl writes to PM Wong, says she doesn't want more siblings

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You may have heard of children writing to Santa Claus with their wish list, but have you ever imagined writing to Prime Minister Lawrence Wong instead?

That's exactly what six-year-old Sarah from Singapore did — and instead of asking for presents, she had only one request for the prime minister, whom she referred to as "Lorens Wong": no more siblings. 

In the handwritten letter posted to social media by her mother Humairah Suhaimi, Sarah 'appealed' to PM Wong, telling him that she did not wish to "be a big sister" as she was worried she would no longer be allowed to sleep next to her mother.

"Even though you want to give us a lot of money, we don't need more money," she wrote. 


r/singapore 9h ago

News Marina Square closure: Tenants say they were surprised by short notice

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Business owners and tenants at Marina Square had heard rumours about redevelopment for some time, but did not expect the entire mall to be affected so soon, they told CNA.

Tenants whose leases run beyond March 2027 also raised questions about compensation.


r/singapore 8h ago

News Satay by the Bay closing from Oct 1 to make way for new wetlands attraction

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100 Upvotes

r/singapore 13h ago

Tabloid/Low-quality source Customers & Yishun drink stall owner argue furiously over bringing own water bottle

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196 Upvotes

r/singapore 16h ago

News Shopee appliance seller Asia Excel sues customer over bad review – and loses

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271 Upvotes

r/singapore 13h ago

Opinion / Fluff Post Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2027 to be held in Singapore

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116 Upvotes

r/singapore 8h ago

News Haze may hit Singapore in next 2 weeks as dry conditions in region expected to persist: Met Service

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34 Upvotes

r/singapore 9h ago

News Man to be charged with driving under influence of etomidate in fatal night market crash

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39 Upvotes

r/singapore 38m ago

News Nepal floods: AI images of missing S’poreans may hinder rescue ops, says Singapore Red Cross

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In a TikTok post on Aug 31, the fake photos are shared alongside real ones, leaving social media users none the wiser.

The post has already garnered over 140,000 views and close to 300 comments.

Shalinny, 40, who works at the State Courts, was portrayed with a black “pottu” (a traditional coloured dot or mark worn on the forehead).

Her husband, who wanted to be known only as Selvaganesh, 43, said Shalinny does not wear a black pottu.

He was upset when he saw the TikTok post and told The Straits Times that fake images of his wife were being circulated.


r/singapore 13h ago

Opinion/Fluff Post Singapore asks the $70,000 question: who wants to start a family?

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r/singapore 13h ago

Opinion / Fluff Post Leslie Cheung's Days Of Being Wild to screen in 4K with original Cantonese audio at Golden Village

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68 Upvotes

r/singapore 16h ago

News Singapore steps up cabbage testing following reports of formaldehyde use in China

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121 Upvotes

r/singapore 7h ago

Tabloid/Low-quality source Filmmaker Ervin Han seen crying during National Day Rally, he says ‘tears’ were due to bright LED screen

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21 Upvotes

r/singapore 9h ago

News Live Nation to open 3,000-capacity venue in Orchard Road

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35 Upvotes

This site is the former Grange Road carpark near Somerset MRT station, it's great to see it being put to better uses!

Hope to see more open-air carparks turned into community spaces in future. Especially in Orchard Road which is far too much road and not enough orchard.


r/singapore 18h ago

News MINDEF looking to enhance NS milestone awards | The Straits Times

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146 Upvotes

r/singapore 15h ago

News Certis CISCO Security Assistant Vice President among 3 men charged with corruption offences

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64 Upvotes

r/singapore 21h ago

News Marina Square mall to close after March 2027 for major revamp

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176 Upvotes

r/singapore 20h ago

News Singapore spending billions to adapt to climate change, but deforestation continues

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Singapore is preparing its first national climate adaptation plan as temperatures and extreme rainfall increase, but the city-state is also clearing forests for housing.

The planned development of Maju Forest and Gillman Barracks has triggered rare public protests, with residents arguing that Singapore’s environmental impact assessments fail to account for forests’ role in climate adaptation.

Scientists say forest loss could increase heat and flood risks, while Singapore is spending billions on engineered climate defenses such as drainage, seawalls and heat-resistant paint.

The conflict puts Singapore’s “city in nature” vision under scrutiny, as conservationists question whether tree planting and managed greenery can compensate for the loss of forests


r/singapore 7h ago

News Singapore’s RIE2025 plan saw more business spending, more jobs created in R&D

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Singapore is the pilot site for Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche’s global effort to accelerate precision medicine in cancer treatment because of its strong research and clinical capabilities, among other reasons.

Such cutting-edge research will give people in Singapore early access to the best treatments and allow for better diagnoses and disease prevention, as well as more targeted treatments.

Industry R&D jobs rose by 33 per cent, from 24,466 in 2018 to 32,509 in 2023. More than 70 per cent of the jobs were taken up by Singapore citizens and permanent residents.

Semiconductor manufacturing – which employs a 34,000-strong workforce here – grew by about 60 per cent, from $101.3 billion in 2020 to $160.2 billion in 2025.


r/singapore 18h ago

News Singapore’s low data centre rate to propel demand in Johor

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Malaysia’s data centre (DC) hub in Johor is set to benefit from unmet demand in Singapore, as the city-state’s provisional award of just 200 megawatts (MW) of new DC capacity falls well short of what is sought by competing proposals.

Another comparison by Fitch shows that planned capacity for Singapore is 207MW – Malaysia is more than 12 times that at 2,486MW.


r/singapore 1d ago

Tabloid/Low-quality source 'Weird' man follows 2 girls in Sengkang, they follow him back, he runs & says 'sorry'

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392 Upvotes

r/singapore 10h ago

Tabloid/Low-quality source 8 tenants at Sungei Tengah animal facility did not meet minimum requirements of tender exercise, leases not renewed

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r/singapore 1d ago

Image [Applying pet license] Didn't know i was buying concert tickets

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599 Upvotes

I know I am late and I have two years to apply. I just got my 3 cats microchip this evening and yesterday, website was working fine.

Seeing this and I have 15 minutes before 12 midnight.

I didnt know this would happen. Reminder to apply earlier. This sucks.

EDIT: Thanks for the award haha, i will get my cats a treat!

EDIT2: 1256AM. after waiting for an hour. "Invalid SAML2 AuthnRequest Time." fuck la cb