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Daily roundup: Honestbee retrenches 80% of staff - and other top stories today

Daily roundup: Honestbee retrenches 80% of staff - and other top stories today
A photo of Honestbee delivery vans outside its Habitat supermarket premises at 34 Boon Leat Terrace.
PHOTO: The Straits Times

Stay in the know with a recap of our top stories today.

1. Honestbee retrenches 80% of staff, delays payment of salaries and CPF contributions

The majority of the 100-odd employees made redundant, out of Honestbee's overall headcount of 130 in Singapore, were "operational staff in culinary, service, retail and warehousing" at Habitat, its grocery store... » READ MORE

2. NTU student hacked Kopitiam cards for free food, drinks and cigarettes

PHOTO: The New Paper

Tee Chin Yue, an NTU student at the time, hacked four Kopitiam cards more than 130 times, and used the ill-gotten credit to top-up more than 180 Singtel pre-paid SIM cards in exchange for cash... » READ MORE

3. Instagram influencer shares what happens in seminars run by 'internet marketing gurus' in S'pore

PHOTO: Instagram / @carrinelow

What actually goes on in wealth coaching seminars? It’s a quest that Instagram influencer and comedienne Carrine Low recently went on with tongue firmly in cheek and her camera on recording mode... » READ MORE

4. Beer promoter in Bedok coffee shop receives warning after personally feeding customer

PHOTO: Screengrab/Facebook

A coffee shop in Bedok recently found itself in the spotlight after a video showing one of their beer promoters holding a glass of beer to the lips of a male customer went viral... » READ MORE

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