Singapore

The man was seen cooking the pork trotters with a blow torch behind a row of well-known eateries at Blk 82 MacPherson Lane A TikTok video of a man cooking pork trotters with a kitchen blow torch behind a row of eateries at Block 82 MacPherson Lane has gone viral. It is unclear when the […]

Update: In a clarification to TISG on Feb 3, DSTNCT, the agency-of-record for the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre (SCCC) said: “Regarding the specific taboo on married daughters, this taboo has also been removed from the CNY Microsite after monitoring comments from our audiences on social media. We would also like to reassure our stance that […]

The Police said that on May 6, 33-year-old Xu Shaowen and 32-year-old Lim De Xian of 7W Consultancy Pte Ltd (“7W Consultancy”) were charged in court for their suspected involvement in cheating and falsification related offences in respect to grant applications made under the Professional Conversion Programmes (“PCP”). The PCP is offered by Workforce Singapore […]

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said on 11 May that it has imposed a civil penalty of $100,000 on Mdm Tan Su Lan for false trading in the shares of Aspial Corporation Limited (ACL) and Far East Orchard Limited (FEOL). MAS said Mdm Tan had pledged ACL and FEOL shares as collateral for share […]

A TikTok video of an Indian man quarrelling with three Chinese men on an MRT has gone viral. It is unclear how the quarrel started or what it is about, but the video has garnered 1.5 million views since yesterday (4 May). @seehaveseedonthave Singapore Gagster. But why the 3 Chinese want disturb 1 Indian. Anyone […]

On 25 April, Facebook user Petrina Ng shared an incident she overheard at a Fairprice supermarket. She said that she overheard an elderly Chinese couple discussing heatedly if a certain brand of chocolate was halal. They were trying to buy the box of chocolates for their neighbour who is Malay. As they could not decide […]

Former Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong has wished his Muslim friends Selamat Hari Raya by sharing a picture of him with a scarecrow dressed in Malay outfit. The post in his Facebook has been shared over 400 times with most commenters puzzled and dismayed as to why Goh would post such a picture to extend […]

Recently, a video of a woman in Punggol lashing out at the bus captain sparked heated debate online. The short 7-second video clip which went viral, showed a woman shouting at a bus captain in front of her children and helper at a bus stop in Punggol. The video was taken by a passenger on board […]

Melissa Chen, one time supporter of Amos Yee, said that she will ‘die on the hill’ of Joe Rogan drawing strong criticisms from several local internet personalities. Melissa Chen, a Singapore-born journalist who practices her craft in Boston, has drawn criticism from several local personalities for her strong support for Joe Rogan’s Covid-19 misinformation. On […]

The National Heart Centre Singapore has since fired the Senior Research Fellow.   A Senior Research Fellow with the National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS) has pleaded guilty in the United States of America (USA) for spying on USA under the direction of a Russian government official. The Senior Research Fellow, Hector Alejandro Cabrera Fuentes, is […]

The fire at the Titan Himont plant was caused by two cement tanks that exploded and the fire raged for three hours.   A fire which broke out at the Titan Himont Petrochemical plant in Tanjung Langsat Industrial Complex, near the industrial town of Pasir Gudang on 24 February, has caused a heart-ache of sorts […]