Lifestyle
Snoring and daytime fatigue: the sleep apnoea warning signs worth a GP visit
HealthHub lists snoring, daytime sleepiness and waking with gasping or choking as signs worth mentioning — MindSG's one-month sleep record is the next…
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What the Outstanding Tour Experience award certifies about the Coastal Life Boat Tour
STB's Outstanding Tour Experience award checks storytelling plus service, safety, hygiene and licensing compliance. It says nothing about fees or schedules.
Wine and Dine
Mahjong Social Fridays and weekday high tea: two offers, two windows
Yum Cha publishes a $38++ mahjong session and a weekday high tea buffet: what each listing includes, and what to confirm before paying.
Local Delights
Yong tau foo filling: fish paste or minced pork, and how to read a hawker centre tray
Read the yong tau foo tray before the prices, ask what fills the tofu puff and beancurd skin, then check MUIS's certified listings.
Food
NTS occupation list food roles: the SFA licence that decides
Four food roles joined Singapore's NTS occupation list in September 2026. Whether you can hire them turns on which SFA licence you hold.
Property
SORA home loan packages: how to compare fixed versus floating rate at renewal
Two SORA home loan packages are comparable on four lines: the series, the mark-up, the lock-in period and the rate that follows it.
Home Tips
Built-in storage in a new HDB flat: one named job per space
Give each built-in storage space one named job in month one, then fill only what serves it — with alteration questions kept separate…
Homes and Decor
Shower set or toilet bowl: check the WELS tick rating first
A cheaper bathroom fitting only stays cheap if its WELS tick rating, its installer and your written remedy all check out before you…
Business
Closing a sole proprietorship or company: strike off, winding up and GST de-registration
Debts decide whether a company is struck off or wound up, and IRAS tax matters must be settled before the application reaches ACRA.
Money Mind
HDB completion cash costs: what CPF and stamp duty add on
Work out the cash an HDB purchase needs, see which lines your CPF Ordinary Account can cover, and add service and conservancy charges.