$780
The average hongbao haul predicted by OCBC Bank in the Year of the Horse
$480
Average amount received by those living in the north during Chinese New Year, the lowest recorded amount, based on last year’s deposits.
10 minutes
Amount of time needed for a new dengue test kit—developed by Nanyang Technological University scientist Vladislav Papper—to provide results, which is one-third of the time that the fastest test-kit currently takes. It’s not commercially available at the moment but could roll out within the next 12 months.
$5
Amount of cash robbed from a taxi driver by three kids from the ages of 16-17 at Japanese Gardens Road. The trio have since been arrested.
2
Number of musicals on Lee Kuan Yew that are in the works; one of them by new Singapore Theatre company Metropolitan Productions, and the other commissioned by Capitol Investment Holdings that’s slated to be the opening act for Capitol Theatre’s reopening in 2015.
19.6 hours
Average amount of time Singaporeans spend on Facebook, according to social media analytics firm SocialBakers.
32
Wild and endangered animals seized from Mr Ong Ming Shiang’s home. He was fined $41,000.
26
Number of Singaporeans chosen at the Global Space & Technology Convention to face-off for the chance to be the first Singaporean to fly into space on 9 August 2015, in commemoration of Singapore’s 50th birthday.
