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Body of jobless, depressed man found in S’pore River

Mr Lee Eng Hock's body was pulled out of Singapore River by SCDF personnel. The body of Lee Eng Hock, 59, was identified yesterday (3 Jan) by members of his family. His body was pulled out of the Singapore River near Upper Circular Road on Thursday afternoon (2 Jan). He was said to be jobless and suffered from depression,...

SMRT: Drunk and half-naked men not inside the station

Following multiple reports by Stomp and social media on 6 half-naked men supposedly sleeping at Bugis MRT Station, SMRT has surfaced to clarify that these foreign workers were in fact sleeping outside the MRT station, not within. A netizen had written to Stomp complaining that foreign workers were sprawled at an MRT station...

Half-naked FW sleeping at MRT station after New Year’s eve drinking

A netizen wrote to Stomp complaining that foreign workers were sprawled at an MRT station after binging on alcohol New Year's eve. One was even naked from the waist down, which would have been an embarrassment to ladies walking by. The netizen said, "These workers were lying half-naked at Bugis MRT Station after ushering in...