In the Hood

Singapore – In response to news that recruiting locally may provide a more stable workforce yet could mean paying higher salaries, members from the online community noted this was mainly due to high costs of living. The topic of preserving...

The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) took to social media after the questioning of New Naratif’s founder and managing director Dr Thum Ping Jin. In a statement published on Tuesday (Sep 22), the SDP wrote: The SDP is concerned about the...

Singapore -- Opposition Peoples Voice (PV) party leader Lim Tean took to social media to highlight a comment made online calling Singaporeans racist, lazy and xenophobic for reporting statistics on the visa status of foreigners. The comments by one Amit...

Netizens were up in arms after a Facebook user claiming to be the Vice President (VP) of United Overseas Bank (UOB) referred to Singaporeans as “Singapoo people” who were xenophobic and lazy. On Tuesday (Sep 22), many netizens tagged UOB...

Singapore -- The mother of a sick 11-year-old boy has shared on social media her "horrendous and painful" experience when she took him to the KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH). In a Facebook post on Wednesday (Sept 16), Ms...

Singapore – A video of a taxi uncle engaged in a heated argument with a passenger then commenting he is "so stressed and bullied by passengers that he wants to commit suicide" has gone viral online. On Sunday (Sept 20),...

Singapore – A video circulating online of a Filipina engaged in a heated argument with a presumably Singaporean taxi uncle sparked negative responses among netizens urging for the woman to go back to her home country. Facebook page All Singapore...

Singapore -- Workers' Party politician and former NCMP Yee Jenn Jong has addressed the recent "3.5 million jobs for 2.5 million Singaporeans" comment by Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing. In a Facebook post on Monday (Sept 21), he...

After Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu took to Facebook to take part in an online challenge that aims to raise awareness for mental health issues, not everyone commended her for doing so. Ms Fu on Sunday (September...

An officer from Certis Cisco was pronounced dead after being found with a gunshot wound to his head. The 42-year-old man was found at East Coast Park on Saturday (Sept 19) morning by the police. The Singapore Police Force (SPF) had...