Singapore

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 […]

Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) said in a social media post that will it work with vendor partners to reinforce the hospital’s values of mutual respect and the safety and well-being of everyone in our hospital.   TikTok user Benedict Yeo’s video of an AETOS security officer being disrespectful to an elderly, immobile man has […]

The teacher’s confrontation of the student who spammed ’69’ during HBL has gone viral with over 2,700 shares and over 2,700 reactions on Facebook. A teacher took to Facebook to explain how students, even very young ones, are exposed to many things in this age of technology and why media literacy is important for them. […]

The son of a dialysis patient took to MOH’s Facebook to query why his mom was driven pillar to post between MOH and NKF after her ART positive test.   A Facebook user asked the Ministry of Health (MOH) on its Facebook post why arrangements were not made for his mother, a dialysis patient, after […]

The Prime Minister’s wife lashed out at employers who are not only causing the bottleneck at general practitioner clinics but were also putting others at risk.   Ho Ching, the wife of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and the Director of Temasek Trust called on all employers, HR managers and staff, work supervisors to not […]

Just 6 days ago, Minister Gan Kim Yong who co-chairs the COVID-19 multi-ministry taskforce said, “Overall, our healthcare system remains stable and has been able to cope with infections.” The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Tuesday (Feb 22) urged members of the public and employers not to further strain the healthcare system as Singapore`s daily […]

Tampines MP Baey Yam Keng’s A-Level results showed that he scored 4 distinctions in his exams. Candidates who sat for the 2021 Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (GCE A-Level) examination received their results from their schools today. 11,070 candidates sat for the 2021 GCE A-Level examination. 10,353 (93.5%) of these candidates have attained […]

Education Minister Chan Chun Sing sharing of a funny story where he misheard a student has gone viral with over 500 shares and 8,400 reactions on Facebook. In a Facebook post on Saturday (19 Feb), Education Minister Chan related a conservation he had with a student. Minister Chan had asked the student what Co-Curricular Activity […]

Take a hike Lee, says Indian Media. The editor of India’s Sunday Guardian blasts Singapore’s Prime Minister as being “bully-headed” for commenting that a decline in “moral values” had taken place in India since its first prime minister was in charge in 1947. In a 40-minute speech during last week’s debate on the Committee of […]

After citing John Major, Lee labelled the idea of checks and balances as “Western” and held up the Confucian stress on virtuous leaders. On 14 February, Parliament debated on what actions the House should take on having received the report of the Committee of Privileges (COP). Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong who rose to speak […]

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 […]