When flying ashes from Hungry Ghost burnt offerings make diners at Jalan Kayu fly away too
It’s Hungry Ghost month, which means that many Singaporeans will be remembering their dearly departed with burnt incense and joss papers.
But attitudes toward the time-honoured tradition may be changing, as more and more netizens appear to no longer view the practice as positively as they did before.
Burger joint owner calls out family of 3 for returning half-eaten burgers and requesting well-done patties as replacement
Nothing But Cheeseburgers (NBCB) Singapore owner Tommy Wong recently posted a video urging customers to refrain from “unfair” behaviour towards food and beverage (F&B) establishments after a family returned their half-eaten burgers requesting new ones.
“Basically, every time a customer comes over, my guys are taught to let customers know that our cheeseburgers are cooked to medium, medium-rare,” explained Mr Wong in the video, adding they ensure that the patty’s internal temperature was always safe to eat.
How COVID, Ukraine war and supply chain issues threaten Singapore hawker culture
One glance at pages such as COMPLAINT Singapore on Facebook will tell you that more and more people are dissatisfied with the food they’re being served—either prices have gone up or quantity and quality have gone down, or maybe all three.
Some recent entries have expressed shock at fries that cost $8, shrinking burger patties, or “Economic noodles selling at non economic price”—＄5.90—with ingredients the poster described as “barely see(n).”
S Iswaran: Higher demand for taxis & private-hire cars but fewer drivers caused fare surge & booking difficulties, netizens draw attention to drivers’ hardships
The surges in fares, as well as booking difficulties for taxis and private-hire vehicles, are due to fewer drivers and a larger demand for rides, said Transport Minister S Iswaran in Parliament on Aug 1.
The number of active taxi and private-hire car drivers decreased by 18 per cent to about 57,000 drivers from January 2020 to June 2022, he said in a written reply to Mr Saktiandi Supaat (PAP-Bishan-Toa Payoh), who had asked if the Transport Ministry had conducted a study on the recent issue of taxi and PHVs higher fares and booking difficulties.
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi goes to Singapore; meets PM Lee, Pres Halimah, Lawrence Wong and others, but her Taiwan trip gets most attention from netizens
The United States Speaker of the House, Ms Nancy Pelosi, is currently on a high-profile trip to Asia, along with other members of Congress.
And while the group has so far visited Singapore and Malaysia and met with a number of dignitaries as well as plans to go to South Korea and Japan, it’s her trip to Taiwan that is drawing the most international attention.