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Mothership.sg wrote about a millennial who owns 12 credit cards and debit cards. Fortunately Singaporeans are financially savvy to call out Mothership's fake news about saving more money when spending.

A Myanmese worker was denied compensation by his employer despite having a serious workplace injury. He was deceived into thinking that his treatment would be paid for and HOME is currently helping him to file complaints.

Netizen Ismail Kassim thinks Mdm Halimah Yacob is an inspiring personality but not when she is a "PAP-sponsored" candidate. He acknowledged that all 3 candidates have achieved a lot but are only hurting themselves by taking part in the "flawed EP contest".

Singapore marathoner Soh Rui Yong disagreed with mainstream reports by insisting that there is a way for athletes to promote SNOC sponsors together with the own sponsors. "We need to get rid of the mentality that someone's gain always has to come at the expense of someone else".

National Marathoner Soh Rui Yong has apologised for making SNOC seem like the "bad guy" for prohibiting athletes from promoting their sponsors on social media. He met with a few SNOC officials and has since acknowledged that at the end of the day, rules are still rules and athletes would have to abide by them.

Ex-NMP Calvin Cheng thinks that the Government should stay out of making decisions on whether they should be funding art. This is especially since the government will receive backlash anyway - if it wants to fund, it has to come up with strict criteria but if it does not fund, it will be accused of censorship. What do you think?

A group of foreign companies such as Facebook, Google and Uber wrote in to Singapore authorities to ask for permission to support this year's Pink Dot but were unfortunately rejected. In their letter, the group of companies expressed support for inclusivity, diversity and in creating a safe space for their employees to work in. They understand Singapore has its own regulations and already suggested not to have their names listed or recognised as official sponsors. They also assured that no foreign representatives will speak at the event. However, our authorities still flat out rejected their application to support the event. Instead of explaining why they rejected the application, the authorities reiterated that foreign entities must abide by our laws and not fund or support events that concern our domestic matters. Do you think this is necessary to make Pink Dot free from "foreign intervention"?

Following the commotion about Pink Dot's advertisement in Cathay Cineleisure, Cathay spokesperson's responded by standing by its decision and saying it is an inclusive company which accepts a culture of equality. Funny why some people are making a fuss over this now as Cathay has been openly supporting the cause for a few years already. It was a corporate sponsor and even wanted to screen Pink Dot's trailer in its cinemas if not for strict censorship by the Media Development Authority. The authorities have also confirmed that Pink Dot organisers are allowed to carry out their promotional activities because they already have a licence.

I started off my rowing career and Olympic campaign with my own savings- we all know this story. But I think it is time people move on from the past. Yes, the start was always the hardest part of the journey. That is why in sports, we never do it for money. Unless you're a professional football player or playing for prize money in a prestigious golf tour. So we also know the story of how I have put myself out there and pleaded for money via my crowdfund. But you can't blame the govt for not supporting me in the first place. They're right- why should I be given money if I couldn't even win a medal in the SEA Games? Why should they support me if I'm so far from qualifying for the Olympics?