Hoarder’s ‘Cockroach House’ horrifies neighbours; Town Council steps in

A man’s hoarding habits caused such a severe infestation of roaches that his neighbours took to calling his flat “The Cockroach House”.

The amount of items—including trash—has accumulated over the years, and the resulting cockroach infestation has gone on to spread to his neighbours’ units.

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Man scratches Tesla Model 3 with key, caught by vehicle’s in-built cameras under sentry mode

A video of the man walking alongside the white Tesla Model 3 and scratching on the length of its side with a key was posted on the Facebook and YouTube accounts of SG Road Vigilante – SGRV on Sunday night (Mar 6).

Although he’s wearing a face mask, because he scratched the car in broad daylight, he is very clearly seen.

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Parents beware! Even children are getting cheated in online scams

In The Straits Times on Sunday (March 6), three counsellors talked about how more and more of their clients who sought help after being scammed are under 16 years old.

One such victim is a 15-year-old girl who regularly plays games on Roblox, a popular online platform and storefront suitable for children from the ages of ten and up, although there are even younger users on it.

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Letter to the Editor: What’s becoming of Singapore? Is everything about dollars & cents? What about social, moral & ethical aspects of society?

Dear Editor,

Singaporeans are reputed to be a very materialistic lot.

The government runs Singapore like a business – everything is about dollars and cents – but little attention is given to social, moral and ethical aspects of society.

The attention given by the authorities is grossly inadequate to address this issue. Over the decades, this society has evolved into one where “money talks”. People possess no class or social graces, but that’s not important if you are rich.

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Shopee’s delivery staff caught throwing parcels on netizen’s front yard

Update:

In response to TISG’s queries, a spokesperson from Shopee said: “We thank the user for informing us and apologise for the negative experience. Shopee has reached out to our delivery partners for a thorough investigation, and made it clear that the user’s experience is unacceptable.