Tiong Bahru residents climb up to 25 storeys after 3.5-hour power outage across 2 blocks   With the lifts not working, residents who wanted to return home had to use the stairs instead.   🔦 https://stmp.sg/N3Ko   @stompteam   Full Incident Details: 3.5-Hour Power Outage at Kim Tian Place (Tiong Bahru)   Published: Jul 26, 2026, 07:56am | Source: STOMP       📌 Basic Facts   - Location: Blocks 7 and 8, Kim Tian Place, Tiong Bahru - Date: July 21, 2026 - Duration: ~3.5 hours, from about 10:30pm to 2am - Building height: Up to 25 storeys; all lifts stopped working during the outage       🕰️ Timeline of Events   1. Start (~10:30pm): Resident "GC" was showering when lights flickered and his unit went dark. Neighbours reported the same issue; checks confirmed the outage affected the whole block, then spread across Block 8 to upper floors and the void deck. 2. Response: Residents contacted SP Group, who said technicians were en route. By ~11:30pm, staff estimated repairs could take ~3 hours. 3. Impact: Without lifts or emergency lighting, many residents had to climb dark stairs. GC’s father climbed up with help from younger neighbours; some elderly residents waited at the void deck as they could not manage the stairs. 4. Restoration: Block 8 void deck regained power ~1:30am; GC’s unit and most homes were back online by ~2am.       💬 Resident Concerns   - Surprised that backup power systems also failed - Questioned whether rooftop solar panels could be configured to provide emergency power - Noted particular hardship for elderly residents and those returning from late work shifts       📢 Official Explanation (Tanjong Pagar Town Council, Jul 24)   - Cause: Fault in the incoming main power supply (not internal building systems) - Actions: SP PowerGrid carried out repairs and installed temporary supply cables, which needed safe connection before full restoration - On-site support: Town Council staff and Resident Network volunteers assisted residents, checked on vulnerable groups, and monitored the situation until power was fully restored       🔗 Full story: https://stmp.sg/N3Ko    

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me have no plan  to go there, i dont get to get charge dual pricing if i order the food. i know the food taste good as the paste etc... all handmade, all real food ingredients not shortcut. time have change liao, get to use factory made paste/sauce/some food  ingredients etc.... look at ah thiong, tons of factory made paste/sauce. still got so many ppl go eat    

SINGAPORE – Stallholders and residents are concerned about slowing footfall at Geylang Serai Market, and there is more that the Government can do to boost the area’s vibrancy, said Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Zaqy Mohamad. Speaker of Parliament Seah Kian Peng will meet the community in the coming week to discuss the issue, Zaqy said on July 26 after a walkabout at the market. Seah is also an MP for Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC – the constituency in which the market sits. Many in the community have said the slowdown has been due to economic conditions, said Zaqy, who took over as acting minister on July 20. Improving the market’s outcomes is one area he is looking into in order to expand and strengthen engagement with the Malay/Muslim community and continue the work of his predecessor Faishal Ibrahim, he added. Faishal, who had been acting minister-in-charge of Muslim affairs for about 14 months since May 2025, resigned from political office and as an MP on July 20 over inappropriate interactions with a woman. Zaqy was joined on the walkabout on July 26 by Seah, as well as East Coast GRC MP Hazlina Abdul Halim and Jalan Besar GRC MP Wan Rizal Wan Zakariah. The four politicians were seen going from table to table speaking to patrons and stallholders from about 8.30am to 10am. The MPs were there to get a sense of the mood and concerns of residents, merchants and stallholders, and how the Government can assure them that Faishal’s work will continue after his resignation, said Zaqy, who is also Senior Minister of State for Defence. Wisma Geylang Serai and Geylang Serai Market and Food Centre – both are in Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC, where Faishal was an MP – are the focal point of the Malay/Muslim community, Zaqy said. “It is important that we continue to create vibrancy and programming, and certainly continue engaging them here, where they congregate every weekend,” he added. Zaqy said he is also engaging Malay/Muslim organisations and met some of their leaders on July 25. He added that he will continue Faishal’s work in this area as well, which includes the M³+ initiative. The initiative brings together more groups beyond the existing M³ partnership between self-help group Mendaki, the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) and the People’s Association Malay Activity Executive Committees Council. Zaqy has been meeting various sections of the community at engagements since his appointment. On July 21, the day after he was appointed acting minister, he held a dialogue with community leaders along with Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs K. Shanmugam. On July 24, he performed his first Friday prayer as acting minister at Darul Aman Mosque in Eunos, together with MUIS chief executive Kadir Maideen and mosque leaders.