Daily roundup: Ghim Moh hawker responds to 'unfair' one-star rating over tray incident, calls reviewer 'petty' — and other top stories today
1. Ghim Moh hawker responds to 'unfair' one-star rating over tray incident, calls reviewer 'petty'
A hawker has voiced her frustration after her stall received a one-star rating from a patron for refusing to help him remove trays at a hawker centre... » READ MORE
2. Youth presses knife against boy's throat, forces him to strip to underwear
A video of a student, believed to be from a primary school, being bullied by a group of boys and threatened with a knife has gone viral... » READ MORE
3. 'It was not how I planned to be a dad': Terence Cao speaks about fatherhood
Local actor Terence Cao has spoken up candidly about fatherhood.
"I wasn't prepared to be a dad," the 57-year-old told actor-host Allan Wu in the latest episode of YouTube talk show Call Us Daddy, which was released yesterday (July 23)... » READ MORE
4. Singaporeans continue to hold world's most powerful passport in latest ranking
Singaporeans continue to hold the world's most powerful passport, with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 193 destinations out of 227 globally, according to the latest Henley Passport Index released on July 22... » READ MORE
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