Since its posting, the viral post of a hunchbacked, elderly Grab food deliverer has garnered over 650 shares on Facebook. According to major food delivery companies in Singapore, there are about 300 delivery riders aged 60 and above who hit the road to send food to hungry customers. The sight of one such elderly Grab […]
The ‘shameless racism’ found in the comments thread are a reminder to keep away from Singapore said the Vlogger. TISG published the report, “Indians in Singapore continue to face discrimination from ‘racist landlords’” on 11 February. The report which was also published on TISG’s Facebook, received a flurry of mixed comments – a good number […]
Is MOH on-top of its social media game in face of Omicron wave? On 6 February, the Ministry of Health (MOH) published an info graphic on Facebook advising the public about what to do in the face of Omicron wave in the community. The post by MOH went viral with about 7,500 shares and almost […]
Pritam lied under oath and guided Ms Raeesah to continue with her untruths, alleged Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin. “Attempts to politicise the matter even before it has been debated are regrettable,” said Speaker of Parliament in a statement released on Friday evening (11 Feb). The Speaker was responding to the official statement by the […]
Lee Li Lian, ex-WP MP for single member constituency of Punggol East said that she fears that Singapore may end up not having any alternative voices in Parliament. Former Member of Parliament (MP) Lee Li Lian took to Facebook after a long hiatus from the social media platform to express fear that the opposition in […]
Minister Lawrence Wong highlighted in June last year how minorities, like Indians in Singapore, continue to face unfair race-based discrimination by some landlords. In Singapore, some landlords prefer leaving their units empty to renting to certain ethnic groups. Owners of residential properties routinely exclude individuals from tenancy based on ethnicity, even explicitly stating in advertisements […]
People’s Power Party Chairman Chairman, Syafarin Sarif, took to Facebook to say he only got the physiotherapy support he needed 3 months after being discharged from hospital. Syafarin Sarif, the Chairman of People’s Power Party informed his friends and well-wishers in October last year that he was discharged from hospital after getting a stroke. Syafarin, […]
On 5 February, TikTok user Nina Monzolevska said that NTUC FairPrice had mislabeled a piece of chicken breast she bought. The TikTok user, a 23-year-old Ukrainian model currently residing in Singapore, said that as result she was charged a higher price. The label stated that the chicken breast was 0.224kg, but when Nina re-weighed the […]
The Straits Times later published an apology for its boo-boo on the headline of Asian Insider report on Winter Olympics. On 4th February, Beijing become the first city to host both the summer and winter Olympics, amid a Covid-19 pandemic that means overseas spectators will be excluded. The Straits Times on 5 February published an insider […]
