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Meanwhile, the make-up of those involved in sex work is changing: tourists pushing the spirit, if not the letter, of their visas; long-term special pass holders topping up unsteady pay; and permanent residents like Dewi, 40, an Indonesian mother who values the flexibility because she can be...

The map of sex in Singapore does not end in Geylang. For decades before its closure and redevelopment in May 2023, Golden Mile Complex in Beach Road was a beacon for Thai workers orbiting pubs and karaoke rooms. Those from South Asia – mainly India and Bangladesh – are active around Desker Road...

From a public health perspective, Dr Tan says there are pros and cons to such regulations. Sex workers gain access to sexual health resources and operate within a more formal, legally recognised system. “But with only around 1,000 sex workers enrolled out of an estimated 3,980 to 16,200 in...

In 1976, a government programme – the Medical Surveillance Scheme – was launched to control sexually transmitted diseases among commercial sex workers. Under the scheme, brothel-based sex workers must undergo regular screenings for sexually transmitted infections and HIV at the Department of...

Most of the workers are transitory migrants who enter on tourist visas and leave after a few weeks. Singaporeans and local residents make up only a small fraction. According to Project X – a non-profit organisation that has spent more than a decade offering social, emotional and legal support to...

According to a 2023 study by the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, at any given time, there are approximately 8,030 female sex workers in Singapore. Of these women, around 800 to 1,000 work in more than 100 regulated brothels in Singapore’s main red-light district, Geylang. While there...

Under the red light: The hidden lives of Singapore’s sex workers https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/under-the-red-light-the-hidden-lives-of-singapores-sex-workers

Government will boost enbloc market next year to limit the downside.

The Sen in Upper Bukit Timah sells 23% of units at launch weekend https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/sen-upper-bukit-timah-sells-23-units-launch-weekend-average-s2358-psf https://www.99.co/singapore/insider/the-sen-value-price-analysis-2025-new-launch/ Starting price $2199psf, average...

I visited several dorms that hosted PRC scholars in JC and elite secondary schools during the COVID days. Even 15min, someone will be scolding china vulgarities like chao, chao ni ma, sha bi, etc

best mpox solution is quarantine the clusters' contacts.

This is really stupid. When you are making love with prostitutes, do you take a risk-proportionate or zero-risk approach?

Diners Club Singapore (DCS) is another one. It is now owned by China people to do dirty deeds behind the scene while serving retail users. The boss got big ambitions.

Many Crypto companies are approved by MAS to operate here, including setting regional or global HQ. Even the boss of OKX and likes are wanted-people in Singapore yet our regulators cleared them. Next, for a crypto company or exchange to function property, the local banks got to back them up...

The way our central bank and banks' IA played along, is focus on whacking the small and tiny accounts to show due diligence and intentional cover the tracks for the big boys. We structured ourselves to be their tools. After the Fujian gang was exposed in singapore, local banks had many months...

Family offices and trust companies is our self-engineered loophole to facility all these. We even have families or regional loyalties and politicians who receive these funds in Singapore, away from their jurisdictions.

Malaysia should break up into multiple states like west indies, Johor, Sarawak, Sabah, Penang as independent entities

Typical GLC playbook make money from singaporeans only to lose them overseas

Financial Times: Singapore failed badly when it comes to scams and money-laundering supervision, is it intentional? https://www.ft.com/content/a81bc993-97fc-45d2-bd55-9dd32b5957d1

usually such arrangement are the descendants' wishes/doings