Former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang Dies of Sudden Heart Attack at 68

Former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang passed away at the age of 68 due to a sudden heart attack while in Shanghai. He served as premier for a decade, under President Xi Jinping, before retiring in March 2023. Li was a well-educated economist and was once considered a top contender for Communist Party leadership but saw a diminishing role in recent years. He is known for the "Five-points to one Line" project, where he linked up Dalian and Dandong, as well as a series of other ports into a comprehensive network to improve trade flow.

In 2020, he raised awareness about income inequality in China by stating that over 600 million people earned less than the equivalent of SGD$200 per month. What are your thoughts? You may post anonymously below.

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$48,939 in Red Packets Stolen During Wedding Event

On April 5, 2025 , a joyous wedding celebration at JW Marriott Hotel Singapore South Beach was turned into a nightmare when a man stole two money boxes containing red packets worth $48,939 from the couple’s registration table. The offender, Lee Yi Wei , aged 36, was a former part-time banquet server familiar with the venue layout and had planned the theft in advance. The incident occurred around 12.50pm during a wedding lunch held at the hotel’s grand ballroom . According to court proceedings, Lee exploited a moment when the registration table was left unattended , seizing both cash-filled boxes before fleeing the scene. The theft was captured on CCTV, and the wedding organiser quickly notified police at about 1.00pm after discovering the theft. Investigations revealed that Lee, who was also a habitual gambler, had previously worked at the same ballroom and knew where red packet money boxes were typically placed during wedding events. He stashed the stolen boxes in a locker ...

From Viral Videos to Resignations: The Full PropertyLimBrothers Controversy

The Singapore real estate community has been dominated by the sudden leadership changes at PropertyLimBrothers (PLB) and KW Singapore following a series of highly publicized allegations involving co-founder Melvin Lim and Vice President of Strategy Grayce Tan. The timeline of events began to unfold rapidly during the week of January 19 2026, when videos surfaced on online platforms like Reddit. These recordings, provided by a witness, purportedly captured sounds of intimate behavior from behind a closed office door, followed by footage of Lim and Tan exiting the room together. By January 27 2026, both Melvin Lim and Grayce Tan had been removed from the leadership page of the PLB website. Grayce Tan, a well-known influencer with approximately 191,000 followers on Instagram, and Melvin Lim, a father of four, both made their social media accounts private as the speculation intensified. A leaked text message allegedly sent by Lim to the company appeared online shortly after. In this ...

Marine Terrace Feud Turns Physical in New Video

The ongoing neighbor dispute at Block 53 Marine Terrace has escalated further with the release of new video footage on October 18th. Madam Poh shared the visual evidence showing a physical confrontation with her neighbors, accompanied by a caption alleging violent behavior following their recent court case loss. The video footage, which lacks audio content, depicts a couple who are Madam Poh's neighbors engaged in what appears to be a tense argument with the individuals recording. In the sequence of events, the female neighbor is seen retreating toward their residence while the male neighbor advances toward Madam Poh and the camera operator. The situation intensifies as the man confronts them directly before striking the recording device, causing it to fall to the ground. This incident occurs in the context of the recent legal ruling from the Community Disputes Resolution Tribunals, which found in favor of Madam Poh and her family. The court had ordered the neighbors to pay $345 ...

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