‘Lousy school’ comment allegedly made by Lawrence Wong, netizens study Parliament video
Singapore – After scrutinising the video of the Parliament sitting on Tuesday (Sept 14), members from the online community highlighted that it was Finance Minister Lawrence Wong that allegedly made the “lousy school” comment targeted at Leong Mun Wai.
During the sitting, ministers were caught making private comments heard over the microphone criticising Non-Constituency MP Leong Mun Wai and questioning how he got into Raffles Institution (RI).
Shang-chi actor Ronny Chieng is still Malaysian at heart
Malaysians cannot wait to see Malaysian-born actress Michelle Yeoh and comedian Ronny Chieng on screen.
Kuala Lumpur — Marvel Studio’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” is scheduled to hit Malaysian cinemas on Oct 7 and many Malaysians are anticipating the release.
Malaysians cannot wait to see Malaysian-born actress Michelle Yeoh and comedian Ronny Chieng on screen. Marvel released a short video of Chieng on Sept 16. Chieng not only promoted “Shang-Chi”, but he also showed that he is still a bona fide Malaysian with a few choices of Malay phrases.
Too Smart to Use to the Off Button
One of my kid’s biggest gripes with me is that I don’t make much use of the off button on my iPhone. She constantly reminds me that I need to turn off my phone when I’m not using it. She tells me that turning off my phone when not using it allows me to avoid unpleasant accidents.
I’m bringing this topic up because it seems that I’m part of an elite group of people who are too smart to use the off button on their devices. Our foreign minister, Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan was recently forced to apologise to non-constituency member of parliament (NCMP), Mr. Leong Mun Wai during a parliamentary debate. Dr. Balakrishnan was caught on camera making remarks about Mr. Leong being “illiterate,” and how he was surprised that Mr. Leong made it to “RI” (Raffles Institution – one of Singapore’s elite schools) to his colleagues during the debate on CECA (the free trade agreement with India).
‘A military guy in early childhood education’ netizens question SAF Inspector-General taking over ECDA
Singapore – Members from the online community questioned why a “military guy” was in early childhood education in response to the first inspector-general in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) taking on the new role of overseeing the preschool sector beginning Dec 15.
On Sept 1, Tan Chee Wee, 47, was appointed chief executive-designate of the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA).
Popular influencer with over 100 sponsorships, not a real person
Seoul – A South Korean social media influencer named Rozy has landed over a hundred sponsorships, her advertisements gaining millions of views – and she’s not even human.
With over 86,000 followers to date on Instagram, Rozy is Korea’s first virtual influencer. Her bio reads, “I am the only one. I could be everyone.”
Pritam Singh is proof you don’t need an ‘elite’ education
Singapore — A ‘hot mic’ moment made the news last week when PSP NCMP Leong Mun Wai, an alumnus of Raffles Institution, was called illiterate in a whispered comment among PAP MPs.
After the comment was made public, education and, more importantly, where one got one’s education again took centre stage in many conversations.