Big BOSS on the road, don’t play play; Ferrari licence plate SMMBO55S sparks call from netizens for stricter enforcement

 

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A photo of a Ferrari 458 with a questionable licence plate got netizens talking about how authorities should do more to prevent similar instances.

“Wow SMM 8055 S becomes SMMBO55S. Big Boss on the road, yeah,” wrote a Facebook group SG Road Vigilante member.

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Resident spots strange animal in Tiong Bahru, asks ‘what is it?’ Netizens guess from Raccoon, Trash Panda, to Pokémon and even King Julien

 

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Raccoon? Trash panda? Pokémon? King Julien?

After a netizen shared a video of a rather peculiar animal sighting in Tiong Bahru, many others tried to help identify exactly what animal it was.

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‘Maybe they should let the opposition try to come up with ideas on this’ —  Singaporeans react to Desmond Lee’s BTO housing statement

 

 

Screengrabs from Facebook / Singapore Matters and The Boys’ Brigade Alumni in Singapore

In response to Minister for National Development Desmond Lee’s recent statement on BTO (Build-to-Order) housing, a handful of Singaporeans called for the opposition to be given a chance to present new ideas to tackle the issue of public housing in Singapore.

In an event at Singapore Management University on Monday (Oct 18), Mr Lee said, “Our offering of BTO flats with different attributes, price points, locations and different levels of housing grants allow us to serve the needs and budgets of a diverse group of flat buyers.”

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Customer complains $1.60 RedBull at coffeeshop too expensive, but buys $1.90 RedBull at petrol station and squats instead

 

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Many have been complaining about high prices of food at hawker stalls, coffee shops, and other eateries, but when customers are unreasonable, the owners of these establishments have cause for complaint as well.

One coffee shop owner took to social media after a would-be customer said that a can of Red Bull in his shop, priced at $1.60, was expensive.

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Local film #LookAtMe banned from screening in Singapore, but netizens say the ban only makes them want to watch it even more

 

Screengrab from Facebook / Look at Me

A local film titled #LookAtMe, has been banned from screening in Singapore, being deemed with “the potential to cause enmity and social division in Singapore’s multi-racial and multi-religious society,” by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) as well as the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA).

After reading about this news, some Singaporeans, however, are saying that although they had never even heard of the film before the ban, they now find themselves wanting to watch it even more.

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