Grow a backbone: Public on ex-NOC Ryan Tan being ‘officially broke’
Former co-founder of Night Owl Cinematics (NOC), Ryan Tan, announced on social media that he was “officially broke.” According to Mr Tan, he had lost “more than 90 per cent” of his money and was affected by costs from legal fees, starting up new companies and not having an income.
Netizens however had a different definition of what being broke is. One asked, “Have hands and legs, physically intact cannot find a job?” while another said, “Broke? Nahhh…. Find a better word, he still has that remaining 10% which could very well be a few hundred thousand $$$.”
VIDEO | ‘Indian guy from India NEA officer wants to catch Singaporean’ — Man insults NEA officers after being told to stop smoking at void deck
A video of a man caught smoking in an HDB void deck and focusing on the race of the National Environment Agency (NEA) officers putting him to task is circulating online.
The man appeared to be clueless about the law prohibiting smoking at void decks as he repeatedly asked the officers for an explanation even though he kept cutting them off.
VIDEO | Cyclist changes lanes at Nicol Highway without checking blind spot almost causes 2 collisions
A cyclist on Nicol Highway was caught on camera suddenly changing lanes to filter into another road without double-checking for any vehicles behind him has sparked criticisms among the online community. The cyclist’s behaviour almost caused two collisions if the two vehicles behind him didn’t stop in time.
A video of the incident was posted on Facebook page ROADS.sg on Monday (June 27), with the caption, “Cyclist did not check blindspot before cutting across the lane, which could’ve caused an accident if the car could not stop in time.”
WP MP Gerald Giam: Elections are also expensive for taxpayers
In a June 28 (Tuesday) Facebook post, Workers’ Party Member of Parliament Gerald Giam (Aljunied GRC) highlighted how expensive elections are not only for candidates and political parties, but also for taxpayers.
The Elections Department (ELD) spent $30.3 million in the most recent General Election, held in July 2020, up from $23.2 million in 2015.
Expats in Singapore face surging rental prices, smaller pay & inflation, even risk being scammed
Singapore opened its borders again in April, after two years of being shut due to the pandemic. And while this should have meant smooth sailing for the city-state’s sizable population of expatriate workers, the reality has not been less than ideal.
First of all, rental rates have seen a steep rise, with Bloomberg reporting some expats being asked to pay a whopping 40 per cent more on the properties they lease. Others are being asked to pay double their rental rates, which means it’s now a property owner’s market, given the absence of rental controls.