How North Korean eyelashes make their way to West as 'made in China'
SEOUL/PINGDU, China - Millions of dollars in sales of North Korean false eyelashes - marketed in bea...
Manager
04/02/2024
beauty industry
'You are here to extort us': Clinic staff caught on camera yelling at customer to get out
A disagreement over the quality of service at an aesthetic clinic quickly escalated into a shouting ...
Claudia Tan
21/06/2023
'What's wrong with being hairy?' Netizens in China call out Singapore salon for comparing women to orangutans in ad
[UPDATED Feb 9] In response to AsiaOne's queries, Strip said that some netizens may have drawn some ...
Ching Shi Jie
08/02/2023
She paid company more than she was getting paid: Masseuse at Tampines massage parlour pays $50k to 'buy extra vacation days'
When it comes to the hustle and bustle of everyday life, we all crave a little bit of time off to re...
Aisha Hassan
24/01/2023
'Why would she show me her boobs': Woman stunned at masseuse's behaviour after massage at 'TCM shop under my ah ma's house'
Going to a massage parlour typically involves the person getting the massage disrobing. But in this ...
Aisha Hassan
24/01/2023
Man harasses female staff at Hougang beauty salon, says he's 'going to wait for them to end work'
What would you do if a stranger kept coming into your personal space to shout at you and ask you out...
Melissa Teo
12/01/2023
Wall of shame: Shop at Yishun mall displays shoplifters' photos complete with 'citations'
One struggle businesses face is sneaky shoplifters who swipe things off the shelves when no one is l...
Melissa Teo
11/01/2023
'I think I got scammed': Singaporean who paid $430 at Kuala Lumpur salon
After an online post raving about a Kuala Lumpur salon caught her eye, Andrea Loh's sister asked if ...
Melissa Teo
19/12/2022
Customer surprised to be 'blacklisted' by salon, salon denies it and investigating
She just wanted to make a hair appointment. A hair salon customer was surprised to get a message inf...
Ong Su Mann
12/12/2022
Brawl over brow: Teen customer and beautician get into fight over $15 refund
A dispute over a $15 treatment resulted in a catfight between a 15-year-old teenage girl and staff a...
Celest Tham
02/12/2022
Hair salon manager refuses $4,800 refund to elderly woman, says money paid out as wages
All she wanted was a simple hair wash. Yet somehow, one 82-year-old woman, who goes by the name Weng...
Melissa Teo
02/11/2022
Itchy fingers: Woman says manicure gave her blisters and pus
After three long hours of sticking her fingers in and out of an ultraviolet (UV) lamp at a nail salo...
Melissa Teo
13/10/2022
$18 massage becomes $40,000 package: Elderly woman claims she was misled by Chinatown wellness centre
Thinking she had gotten a good deal, an elderly woman agreed to go for an $18 massage, only to end u...
Claudia Tan
28/09/2022
'They want me to work for free': Singapore influencer says she was dropped from PR campaign due to her race
A Singaporean content creator has called out a public relations (PR) company here for their appallin...
Candice Cai
25/08/2022
Small local company ranked No. 1 for customer service ahead of Apple, MBS
SINGAPORE - A small home-grown audio company beat major brand names such as Hyatt and Apple to top a...
Anjali Raguraman
24/08/2022
Claws out: Women fight over botched manicure at Whampoa nail salon
Unsatisfied with her botched manicure, a woman returned to a nail salon and allegedly insulted the o...
Ching Shi Jie
04/04/2022