Stories you might’ve missed, Nov 23
“Found this in my laksa. Tiny crab?” — Netizen finds pea crab parasite usually found in cockles
After a netizen shared a photo of what looks like a tiny crab in a laksa dish, many other online users responded and pointed out what it is.
“Found this in my laksa,” wrote an online user on Tuesday (Nov 22). The individual posted a photo of what appears to be a tiny crab drenched in laksa soup in an online Singapore news forum. In response to the post, many online users shared information about what the tiny creature actually is. Though one pointed out that it looks like tiny lettuce, many others said that it is a pea crab.
Male fan caught masturbating at BLACKPINK concert
Both BLACKPINK and BLINKs were shocked when a male fan was caught by security for allegedly masturbating at BLACKPINK’s concert recently. Yahoo News reported that the said fan was pleasuring himself at BLACKPINK’s concert in Newark, New Jersey on either Nov 14 or Nov 15. A netizen went on Twitter to share the incident which led to the male fan’s apprehension.
“This guy was caught [masturbating]/touching inappropriately right next to our section and was quickly caught and arrested,” the user tweeted. “We were telling the security about it/described his outfits etc, and immediately three bodyguards starts looking up for him and saw him leaving, but thank god, they managed to catch him.”
‘COOLEST ANTI-SCAM AD I EVER SEEN’ — Netizens on Sun Xueling’s martial arts moves & police action anti-scam video
Minister of State for Home Affairs and Social and Family Development Sun Xueling showed off impressive moves in an anti-scam video uploaded over her social media accounts on Monday (Nov 21).
Ms Sun’s post also reminded the public to “Check trusted sources,” with more information available on the www.scamalert.sg website. She also posted the links for downloading the scamshield app, which was launched two years ago for the purpose of fighting scam messages and calls which are targeted at users of mobile phones.
‘Am I in Bedok, Ponggol or Hougang?’ — Confused netizen asks
A netizen posted a photo on r/Singapore on Monday (Nov 21) and then asked a question that elicited a lot of answers.
‘Am I in Bedok, Ponggol or Hougang?’ asked Reddit user Low_Ses_Man, posting a photo of a sign that reads “Bedok Reservoir Punggol Vale” beside a smaller sign that says “Hougang Branch Office.”
“Property prices need correction, not moderation” — S’poreans react to Desmond Lee’s comments on signs of moderation in public & private housing markets
In response to Minister for National Development and Minister-in-charge of Social Services Integration Desmond Lee’s recent statement on the apparent moderation of private and public housing markets, Singaporeans are putting their two cents in.
In recent news, Mr Lee cited the property cooling measures that the government rolled out, such as stricter housing loans and 15-month wait times for HDB flats in order to address issues with the stark rise in interest rates. He discussed the cooling measures when talking about the apparent moderation in both public and private housing markets. Given that the latest cooling measures were rolled out just at the end of September, he stressed the importance of keeping a close watch on their effects.
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