Near stampede situation at Circle Line MRT station due to train service suspension after Emergency Stop Plunger activated
A photo of an overcrowded Circle Line platform at Serangoon MRT station on Thursday (Nov 10) was posted online, sparking concern of a “near stampede situation”.
“I experienced a near crowd stampede situation at 8:37 am at Serangoon Circle Line MRT station. I was coming down the escalator while the platform was completely full of people. I shouted, “turn off the escalator”. A few people started to shout with me. Fortunately, nobody fell down,” wrote a netizen on the Singapore subreddit.
Customer pays S$6.20 for rice with mini sotong pieces that only filled one spoon
A customer ordering a wok of rice with sambal sotong or spicy squid was disappointed to see only a spoonful of squid for the price of S$6.20.
The customer ordered the meal from a stall at Food Court 2 Nanyang Technological University on Thursday (Nov 10).
Mark Chay asks Edwin Tong the rationale for ceasing jackpot fruit machine operations for Singapore Premier League clubs
Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) Mark Chay recently asked the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) Edwin Tong the rationale for ceasing jackpot operations for Singapore Premier League clubs (SPL), which had come into effect earlier this month.
Minister Tong who is the former vice-president of the Football Association of Singapore did not reply to NMP Chay in Parliament, but instead, the Ministry provided a written reply.
‘Where’s the meat?’ — Customer shocked at $4.80 breakfast at Boon Lay MRT that would be $2 less elsewhere
The increase in food prices has caused more and more people to post pictures of their meals—together with what they paid—often in shock and dismay at high price tags along with small portions.
One of the most recent examples of this can be found on Reddit on SingaporeRaw, where user ibeunni posted a photo of their “$4.80 breakfast at boon lay cafe (boon lay mrt)” under a tag that reads “Shocking.”
Customer says $3 food portion from Clementi hawker feels like ‘scam & unethical’ while netizen says ‘inflation is not an excuse’
Throughout 2022, many netizens have complained over social media about higher food and beverage prices, including eggs, economy rice, bee hoon, and even lemon tea.
Many understand that inflation due to global issues such as supply chain problems and Russia’s attack on Ukraine can be blamed for higher prices, although for a netizen who commented on a post about hawker food at Clementi, “inflation is not an excuse.”