Singapore – A glimpse of nature at work was caught on camera as a family of otters tried to steal a fish from a monitor lizard that had the fish securely held in its jaws.
Despite being outnumbered, the reptile used its powerful tail to whack the competition away.
Food delivery rider slams into back of lorry while blinded by sunlight, then gets hit on head by taxi
Singapore — A GrabFood delivery rider momentarily blinded by the sun slammed into the back of a lorry right after he had moved his bike out of the shop.
So, of course rider Luqman Sha had captured the whole thing on video and he simply had to upload his unfortunate accident to TikTok. He even added music – The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights,’ which he especially hand-picked.
Myna bird takes a break on car bonnet; checks out driver and stretches wings before flying off
Singapore — A rather daring Myna bird decided to take a quick stretch break on the bonnet of a car last Friday (Jan 14).
The bird, which sat on former National Coach Ghana Segaran’s car last Friday evening, did so for about six minutes before it made its way off. Mr Ghana told TISG that as he was driving, he stopped at the Sengkang Riverside Park to take a call. The car had stopped, but the engine was still running, with the radio still on, when the bird decided to hop on.
President Halimah makes case for low-wage workers to be better paid after man spurns Covid test
Singapore — President Halimah Yacob weighed in on the case of a worker who refused a swab test even though he had Covid-19 symptoms.
A. Rahim M. Taha, a pest control technician, had been coughing for three weeks when he went to Yishun Polyclinic in October 2020 and was told he needed to get a PCR test and would have to stay home to wait for the results.
He declined to be tested because he did not want to lose that extra $100 monthly attendance allowance he received for showing up punctually for work and not taking sick leave. Instead, Rahim continued to work and potentially exposed others to Covid.
Woman confesses: I am in love with my friend and he’s married
Singapore — A woman in love with a married man who also happens to be mentor asks for advice via social media but seems to be really after sympathy.
She gets the advice but not the sympathy.
In an anonymous post on Facebook on Sunday (Jan 16), she wrote: “I am in love with my friend and he’s married. I know it’s wrong”.