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A two-storey, spacious villa with a parking lot huge enough to fit three cars— for some, such a lifestyle is but a pipe dream.
But one Singaporean, Afiq Zayany, recently shared how he is able to live said lifestyle and earn up to S$6,000 per month

The key? Working as a Grab rider.
 

Earning about S$200 daily

"Really meh? Sure boh can get S$4,000 to S$6,000 [monthly] working as a Grab rider?" Afiq directly addressed the scepticism in a YouTube video.

Armed with receipts, Afiq broke down his work and earnings in the video.

He works about six to seven hours daily and delivers about 25 orders during those hours.

On average, Afiq is able to earn about S$200 daily.
 

Screenshot via Ringgit & Dollars/YouTube
 

Incentives

On a random week in May, Afiq managed to earn S$1,283.20 before incentives

With incentives, Afiq can earn an additional S$150 if he is able to hit 180 orders in that week.
 

Screenshot via Ringgit & Dollars/YouTube
 

Earning up to S$6,000

"I've been working [as a Grab rider] for about 2 to 3 years now," Afiq tells Mothership.

He said that he can earn up to S$6,000 in salary when he works every day for the whole month.

"I cannot tell you guys how much I earn like that (S$6,000) consistently," he said in the video.

"If I take one week off, [I earn about] S$4,000. If I work 7 days straight for the whole month, that's close to S$7,000."

Afiq told Mothership that there are other "hardcore riders or drivers" who earn way more than him.

Afiq told Mothership that there are other "hardcore riders or drivers" who earn way more than him.

"If you work like how you would at a full-time job, 8 to 5 from Monday to Friday, [earning] S$4,000 is the minimum."
 

Tough moments, touching moments

Like any other job, working as a Grab rider comes with its own hardships.

"Every day is a tough day," Afiq said.

In one video, Afiq said he travels an average of 250km daily as a Grab rider.
 

"It’s either scorching hot or you’ll get drenched in the rain. On top of that, you need to be alert all the time. It’s a huge risk riders or drivers are taking by being on the road 7 hours a day. For some, even longer hours."

Despite its hardships, there are also moments that touch Afiq's heart.
"Most of the time, Grab customers are really nice and thoughtful," Afiq said.
"Some even prepared some snacks and drinks outside their houses for riders. Really makes my day that people actually think about us," he added.
 

Hard work pays off

But hard work does pay off, and Afiq is able to prove just that.

Today, Afiq and his wife are living in a RM1.4 million (S$424,600) two-storey landed golf villa in Johor Bahru.

20 minutes ago, Huat Zai said:

 

@The_King

wait till i give her the female version

SINGAPORE – Resorts World Sentosa’s (RWS) biophilic mall, Weave, has opened its doors to visitors on July 1.

The three-storey development, billed by the integrated resort as a lifestyle and community enclave, spans 20,000 sq m and houses almost 40 tenants.

Not all tenants have moved in, but some seven food and beverage (F&B) outlets are already operational, including Middle Eastern eatery WeWa, Chinese tea chain Chagee and Taiwanese restaurant Din Tai Fung.

Other stores to look out for include a flagship outlet for sportswear brand Adidas and two F&B concepts by Michelin-starred French chef Paul Pairet: French bistro Moutarde and ice-cream parlour Sundae Royale. These will open in the third quarter of 2025.

Pairet’s compatriot, renowned pasty chef Pierre Herme, opens his first Singapore outpost at Weave with a two-storey outlet on Aug 1.

Local brands, opening later in the year, will also be represented, including kidswear label Le Petit Society and traditional snack shop Old Seng Choong, which is slated to launch its first open-concept bakery.

“Weave represents a pivotal milestone in our RWS 2.0 transformation journey as we reimagine how guests experience luxury and leisure in one seamless environment,” said Ms Lam Xue Ying, vice-president of Singapore Oceanarium and Destination Experience for RWS, in a press statement. She added that it is a space designed to inspire ease and exploration.

The mall will be situated next to Universal Studios Singapore and Singapore Oceanarium, taking over the space occupied by RWS’ original shopping area, The Forum.

Weave was designed by international architectural firm Benoy and landscape architects from local landscaping firm ICN Design. It was envisioned to be a green destination in multiple ways – featuring actual greenery throughout via green walls and shrubbery-lined walkways, while also incorporating sustainable infrastructure.

For instance, the original ethylene tetrafluoroethylene roofing of The Forum has been enhanced for Weave so it deflects more heat and further reduces temperature increases due to ambient sunlight.

Additionally, Weave will make use of the cold water by-product generated by the hot water usage in RWS’ hotels to cool the air that feeds into the mall.

Weave, named after the weave pattern in the architecture, is part of a larger development plan at RWS.

In November 2024, RWS’ holding company, Genting Singapore, held a ground-breaking ceremony for its up-and-coming waterfront development at RWS, slated for completion by 2030.

The $6.8 billion project adds more than 164,000 sq m to RWS, including plans to build a Super Nintendo World in Universal Studios Singapore. An 88m-high experiential “mountain trail” and two more hotels with 700 rooms in total are also part of the development.

A five-room Housing and Development Board (HDB) flat located at The Pinnacle @ Duxton was sold for S$1.58 million in June 2025.

According to 99.co, the transaction set "a fresh record for the highest resale price ever" in the central region.

The unit, located at Block 1D Cantonment Road, is 1,130 sq ft.

This translates to S$1,398 per sq ft.

At the time of the transaction, the unit had 84 years and eight months left on its lease.

Factors behind transaction price

According to 99.co, one factor that might have contributed to the unit's record transaction price was its high-floor position.

Situated between the 34th and 36th floors of the 50-storey block, the flat is said to offer "sweeping, unblocked views of the city skyline" for its residents.

Additionally, The Pinnacle @ Duxton has been one of the most popular HDB estates in Singapore, thanks to its central location and unique design.

Besides offering amenities, such as fitness stations, jogging tracks, and communal pavilions, the estate also allows residents to enjoy panoramic views of the city on its sky gardens, located on the 26th and 50th floors.

In March 2025, the estate made headlines after a four-room flat at Block 1C Cantonment Road was sold at a record-breaking S$1.518 million.

At the time, the flat's owner told Shin Min Daily News that she and her husband bought the unit, which spans 94 sq m (1,011 sqft), 15 years ago at S$378,000.

HDB flats with very high resale prices 'a minority'

At a media briefing on Aug. 20, 2024, then National Development Minister Desmond Lee shared that while record HDB resale prices frequently made headlines, public housing with very high resale prices are "a very small proportion of all transactions".

Lee added that such transactions make up only 0.5 per cent of all four-room or smaller flats transacted in the last two years, are very central, and are well served by transport connectivity and comprehensive amenities.

Lee noted that more than half of them are also located on very high floors, above 30 storeys, and have good views.

However, they have caused Singaporeans to be concerned about "the affordability of resale flats as a whole":

"Flat sellers who are reading such news raise their expectations about how much the flat could bring, while flat buyers become anxious to secure flats before prices get higher.

If we are not careful, such market dynamics can cause the resale market to run out of line with economic fundamentals and cause a bubble."

Lee also noted that flats that cross the million-dollar mark make up about 2 per cent of all resale transactions over the last 1.5 years.

1 hour ago, zheng said:

jiak kimchi nao!

sauerkraut is a lot better ten kimchi without the salt

HR 121 was passed on 30 july  2007. this month is 18yr liao when will Japanese government apologize ?

what is HR 121?

House Resolution 121 (H.Res. 121) was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on July 30, 2007.

This resolution addressed the issue of "comfort women" — women and girls forced into sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army before and during World War II. The resolution called on the Japanese government to formally acknowledge, apologize, and accept historical responsibility for these acts.

55 minutes ago, noobmaster said:

 

 

They don’t know wanton mee taste weird without lard and pork dumplings? Wonder how many still support

 

It’s like ordering chicken char siew from those food court chicken rice stall 

 

can i order chic kua teh?

https://i.imgur.com/zeKHBvv.mp4

it chicken, the best, the GOAT

food taste not good, not fresh?

just add food additives, add more sugar, add more msg, add more salt, add more ready make paste(the type with many additives, and heavy seasoned)

now the food taste good

my guess is $10 per trip or $20 for 2 trip

The venom of Phoneutria nigriventer contains PnTx2-6, a compound that causes priapism by drastically increasing nitric oxide production. While medically dangerous, this effect has inspired research into novel erectile dysfunction treatments. Scientists emphasize this is strictly a laboratory investigation; actual spider bites cause life-threatening symptoms beyond this unusual side effect.

The Singapore Hotel Association's School of Hospitality and Tourism Management (SHATEC), which has a history of 42 years, has been gradually suspending operations since April this year, and began selling the Bukit Batok main campus building in May at an asking price of 18 million yuan. The Orchard Road branch, which has only been in operation for more than a year, closed at the end of June.

Courses that are still offered at the main campus include the final round of Pre-Employment Training (PET) courses, such as the Professional Diploma Program, and the Continuing Education and Training (CET) courses for adult learners. All courses are expected to be discontinued in the first quarter of next year at the latest.

SHATEC was established in 1983 by the Singapore Hotel Association (SHA). It is the originator of the local tourism hotel management and catering training school, with about 40,000 graduates to date, many of whom are industry leaders in the local and overseas tourism and hospitality industries.

For many years, the College has offered professional diploma programmes in Hospitality Management and Catering for school leavers and career changers. Since 2012, it has been appointed by the Government as a Centre for Continuing Education and Training in the Tourism and Catering Industry to provide subsidies for adult students to enrol in courses such as New Skills Qualifications (WSQ).

According to a screenshot of an email obtained by Lianhe Zaobao, SHATEC informed alumni on March 27 that the college would gradually suspend its business from April 1, and called this series of steps a "business containment exercise".

Xing Ziwei, executive director of the hotel association and president of SHATEC, wrote in an email that SHATEC was evaluating operations and commercial operations after it was taken over by a new management team in January.

After three months, the team concluded that the existing operating model was no longer economically viable. As a result, we have to suspend operations from 1 April. ”

The email did not elaborate further on why SHATEC's operating model was unsustainable, but Xing noted that the suspension was a difficult decision for SHATEC and the hotel association's board of directors.

"But doing so allows us to take a holistic assessment and better understand what's going on. This business downsizing includes downsizing operations, completing committed continuing education and training courses, and teaching the last cohort of pre-employment training students. ”

CBRE, a real estate company, has been appointed by SHATEC as the exclusive marketing agent for the Bukit Batok Street 22 school building. CBRE said in a statement on May 8 that the three-story building was priced at about $18 million and was leased until 2051, with the next step to be sold under a private treaty.

SHATEC and the Hotel Association did not respond positively to questions from Lianhe Zaobao about why the school buildings were suspended, how many students were affected, and whether they planned to close the school for good.

Lu Liping, Chairman of the Board of Directors of SHATEC, said in response to an inquiry from Zaobao: "SHATEC is in the early stages of exploring long-term plans, and the sale of school buildings is part of SHATEC's asset management strategy. The review is ongoing and we are unable to comment further. ”

A former SHATEC mentor who also alumni, who did not want to be named, was shocked and puzzled by the suspension of operations at his alma mater. He said that the declining fertility rate in Malaysia and the competition brought about by tertiary and private school courses have led to the challenge of SHATEC facing a declining number of local students, but the number of professional diploma programmes has remained at a certain level as the college also admits international students. He pointed out that the previous leadership team's focus in recent years has shifted to adult continuing training courses, and in line with this goal, the opening of the Orchard Road campus in January last year has led to speculation about whether the current situation has been caused by the unsmooth transition.

"The email sent to alumni did not clearly explain the specific reason for the suspension. If operations are still being evaluated, why are the main campus buildings being sold now and the branch campuses being closed? ”

When the reporter visited the main school of SHATEC last Tuesday (June 24), he found that there was an advertising board for the sale of the building outside the school gate, and the information counter on the first floor was empty. Two students, who did not want to be named, told reporters that the college had not informed them that it would suspend operations; One of the female students said she had learned the news from outside the school and was not too concerned because the course was not affected. The reporter called according to the phone number provided by a bulletin board, and a staff member said that all courses at the college would be closed in March this year.

Travel Weekly Asia reported in August last year that SHATEC recruited the last cohort of pre-employment trainees in September last year.

Last Friday (27th), the reporter also tried to visit the SHATEC branch on the fifth floor of the Orchard Spring Lane Tourist Court, but found that the school was closed. A counter worker at the Tourism Pavilion, which is an office of the Singapore Tourism Board, told reporters that classes at the SHATEC campus were held last Thursday, the last day of June 26. It is understood that some courses in the branch have been transferred to the main school, and it is estimated that they will be completed in the first quarter of next year.

Originally based on Nassim Hill in the Tanglin area, SHATEC moved to Mount Sophia near Orchard Road in the 1990s and moved into its current Bukit Batok campus about 25 years ago.

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 RTS Link is expected to open by 1 Jan 2027 ,

but there’s still no confirmed ticket price!


🔹 Meanwhile, JB property prices near RTS station are already reaching Klang Valley levels – RM900–RM1,100 per sqft!




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📈 JB Property Prices Skyrocket Ahead of RTS Launch









RHB Research and Knight Frank Malaysia highlighted rising property demand near RTS Bukit Chagar.
Some transactions hit RM900–RM1,100 psf, nearly Klang Valley prices.
Limited land has led to redevelopment offers in old neighbourhoods.

> "Singapore’s high rent is pushing more people to live in JB, and RTS will only speed this up."




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🧾 Ticket Price Still a Mystery – Daily Commuters Worry

> Without a monthly pass, costs could be a burden.



Estimated daily commute cost:

RM15 × 22 = RM330/month

SGD6 × 22 = SGD132 ≈ RM435


🚨 RM735/month – just for crossing the border!

> Many fear RTS is being built more for tourists than workers.






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🏙️ JB Rental & Condo Boom

> Some Malaysians work in Singapore but live in JB to enjoy cheaper rent.
Singaporeans still prefer staying in SG to maximize CPF, healthcare, school access.





> Knight Frank reports 71,000 units of serviced apartments entering the market over 3–5 years.






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🛍️ JB Retail Sector Catching Up

Komtar JBCC

R&F Mall

JB City Square

Mid Valley Southkey

Paradigm Mall JB

Aeon Bukit Indah

Aeon Tebrau


Retail rentals already matching Klang Valley levels in certain malls.


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🚧 RTS Map and Station






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🚌 Public Transport Frustrations – JB Sentral Confusion?

> Bus drivers outside RTS/JB Sentral not picking up passengers
Sitting in AC while people wait in the heat





 

when i was nsf i put in the min effort. pay me $380 or $340 want me to work like a bull. NO WAY

in short ppl ord, i ROD cause at FFI, i was downgrade again to E1 L9

enter ns as pes BP, then see specialist then finally downgrade to PES C. then keep going for my specialist and more specialist and excuse guard duty, excuse ippt, excuse out camp and before ffi was finally downgraded again by medical board to E1 L9




Any disappointment ?

my only disappointment is that i get to do it once only

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No pork and no duck egg, confirm taste very different from hk

Freddy Sim, the younger brother of Creative Technologies’ late founder Sim Wong Hoo, has stepped down as CEO of the company less than three months after his appointment.

A bourse filing attributes this to health reasons.

The board has appointed Dr Tan Jok Tin as the interim CEO. Dr Tan had previously stepped down as interim CEO with the appointment of the younger Sim. He was interim CEO in February after previous CEO Song Siow Hui retired.

The younger Sim was appointed CEO on May 16. He had over 40 years of experience as an entrepreneur in the world of consumer electronics and technology.

Shares in Creative closed 4 cents lower or 4.734% down at 80.5 cents on June 30.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DLfZDi2TdTp/

A nurse was at a male patient's toilet at a hospital ward when he allegedly grabbed the latter's private parts with his hand.

The incident is said to have happened at around 7.30pm on June 18 at Raffles Hospital in North Bridge Road.

Elipe Siva Nagu, 34, an Indian national, now faces a molestation charge. Details about the patient have been redacted from the court documents.

In a statement on June 30, a Raffles Hospital spokesperson told The Straits Times that Elipe has since been suspended from his nursing duties to cooperate with ongoing police investigations.

His case will be mentioned again in court on July 7.

If convicted of molestation, an offender can be jailed for up to three years, fined, caned or receive any combination of such punishments.

The spokesperson added: "We are aware of the police report concerning an allegation made by the relative of a patient against Mr Elipe.

"At Raffles Hospital, we take such matters with utmost seriousness and are committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of all the patients we serve and care for.

"As the investigation is ongoing, we are unable to provide further details or comment on the specifics of the case at this time."

The spokesperson also said that the hospital will continue to monitor the situation closely and take appropriate actions as the investigation progresses.

https://www.tnp.sg/news/nurse-suspended-after-alleged-molestation-male-patient-raffles-hospital