Chicken rice calories can vary quite a bit depending on how the chicken is prepared, how much rice is served and whether you eat the skin or add extra sauces. Hainanese chicken rice is a familiar favourite at Singapore hawker centres and food courts, often enjoyed as a quick lunch or a satisfying dinner. But…
Mee Rebus is a popular Malay noodle dish enjoyed across Singapore and Malaysia. It features yellow egg noodles covered in a thick, sweet, savoury and mildly spicy sweet potato gravy. The flavour comes from a fragrant rempah made with shallots, garlic, dried shrimp, lemongrass and galangal. Finished with tau kwa, taugeh, boiled eggs and fresh…
Imagine preparing a business email in seconds, creating an image from a short text description or asking a tool to summarise a lengthy report. These tasks are possible with Generative AI, a type of Artificial Intelligence that creates new content based on patterns learned from existing data. It can produce text, images, videos, audio and…
Phishing is an online scam in which cybercriminals pretend to be trusted people, banks or organisations to trick others into sharing private information. They often use fake emails, SMS messages, phone calls and websites to steal passwords, banking details and personal data. In Singapore, these scams may appear as bank security alerts, parcel delivery notifications…
Planning your annual leave or family outings? Singapore will have 11 gazetted public holidays in 2027, covering major celebrations such as Chinese New Year, Hari Raya Puasa, National Day and Deepavali. There will also be five long weekends for people following a standard Monday-to-Friday workweek. Monday, 8 February, is the observed public holiday following the…
Bus fare Singapore are distance-based, with adult card fares starting at S$1.28 for journeys up to 3.2 km under the fare structure before 26 December 2026. Cash fares start at S$2.10. Eligible students and senior citizens pay lower fares with valid concession cards. Passengers can also use EZ-Link, SimplyGo-enabled bank cards and mobile wallets. A…
Bus lane timing Singapore follows three schedules: normal bus lanes operate from 7.30am to 9.30am and 5pm to 8pm on weekdays, while full-day bus lanes run from 7.30am to 11pm, Monday to Saturday. Bus-only lanes operate 24 hours daily. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) sets these bus lane operating hours to give public buses priority…
Annual leave calculation Singapore follows a simple formula: completed months of service ÷ 12 × annual leave entitlement. Under the Singapore Employment Act, eligible employees receive pro-rated annual leave based on how long they’ve worked and their yearly entitlement. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) sets the minimum requirements, including eligibility and rounding rules. And if…
Singapore does not have a nationwide minimum wage in 2026. Instead, the country uses the Local Qualifying Salary (LQS) and Progressive Wage Model (PWM) to set wage requirements for certain workers. From 1 July 2026, the full-time LQS increased to S$1,800 per month for eligible local employees. But the minimum salary in Singapore isn’t the…
The retirement age Singapore is 64 in 2026, following the increase on 1 July. The re-employment age is now 69, giving eligible older employees more opportunities to remain in the workforce. Another change is coming. Singapore has announced plans to raise the retirement age to 65 and the re-employment age to 70 from 1 January…
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