Photos taken by GRIP Connect If you’ve ever walked into Suntec during AFA weekend, you know the feeling. Before you even reach the halls, you start spotting people in wigs, armour, school uniforms, giant props, or characters you instantly recognise. There’s this buzz in the air. It’s chaotic, colourful and strangely comforting. Even if you’re not dressed up, something in you softens. You get excited. You feel like, “Okay… these are my people.” But here’s the part that doesn’t

Article on how scams affect mental health and what we can do. If it feels like every other day someone is getting scammed in Singapore, it’s not your imagination. According to the Singapore Police Force, people here lost about S$1.1 billion to scams in 2024 , a jump of around 70%  from 2023, with more than 51,000 scam cases  reported in that year alone.  Another report found that 65% of Singaporeans encounter scam attempts at least once a month , and more than half say they’r