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Oct 19, 2012 · The National University of Singapore said Friday that it will question a Malaysian law student over a sexually explicit blog that has caused a scandal in both countries.
- Singaporean Influencer Makes A Tiktok That Sparks Rage Among Twitter Users
- Jianhao Tan Responds to Twitter Users About Repeated Content
- Xiaxue vs. The Internet
- Singaporean Influencer Posts Seemingly Racist Insta Story
- Jamie Chua Makes An Insensitive Instagram Story Regarding Migrant Workers
- Influencers and The Singapore Budget
- Melissa Celestine Koh’s Sponsored Wedding
- Xiaxue vs. Influencers on “Mlm” Scheme
- Xiaxue and Dee Kosh’s Exposé on Fake Followers
- Chelsea Teng Gets Rebuked by Cafe Owner
On the April 14, a TikTok creator by the username @boonki, who has 13.5k followers, uploaded a video in which she said: “I don’t know who needs to hear this, but, if there’s something you always wanted to do, like, learn a new language or read a book, and by the end of circuit breaker you have not accomplished that, or even worse, you have not even...
The whole discussion started when a Twitter user @JEDD1E tweeted “are singaporean youtubers not tired of the same secondary school content from 2013?” This tweet that has since garnered over 5,000 retweets and over 7,000 likes, and it was inevitable that JianHao would come to know about it. The CEO of Titan Media took it to Twitter and Instagram to...
Passes remarks about the “morbidly overweight”, sparks arguments online
Xiaxue ruffled some feathers in a recent Instagram story when she took aim at “morbidly obese” people. She said, “It’s one thing to be chubby or fat but this is way past that. Most morbidly obese people don’t live past 40.” She added, “I’m talking about the morbidly obese – so these people, if you approve of their lifestyle, or you tell them that they’re beautiful, they should stay the way they are, you are approving of them dying.” Her story went viral and she received backlash for her words...
Argument with Singapore influencer Oon Shu An
Following Xiaxue’s Instagram stories and post, Shu An, 33, responded with a photo of La’Shaunae on her Instagram, stating that the latter is beautiful, and thanking her for sharing her light. In the caption, Shu An also states “How much media really glorifies fat people? Like properly glorifies them? How often are they made to look good? Desirable? A couple of magazine covers? A music video? A few runways for a diverse clothing brand (not even a mainstream one)? “Most of the time, when they a...
Says Greta Thunberg is 'super cringe'
In an Instagram story, Xiaxue described Greta Thunberg as “so damn cringe”. She posted the comment along with a photo of 17-year-old Greta, a climate change activist, at the United Nations Climate Action Summit. The video of Greta’s speech during the summit had gone viral when she addressed world leaders and attendees confidently but in tears, “You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words, and yet, I’m one of the lucky ones. People are suffering. People are dying. Entire e...
Sheena Phua, a Singapore influencer with over 76k followers on Instagram, got into trouble last year when she posted about “2 huge obstructions” that were blocking her view at one of the F1 concerts, accompanied by a photo of two Sikh men. People inferred the “obstructions” to be the turbans worn by the men shown in Sheena’s Instagram Story. After ...
On Tuesday, April 21, Jamie posted a photo on her Instagram Story and wrote, “I’m sooooo tired today. Woke up at 3.47am from a disturbing nightmare, dreamt of the Indian workers dorm and they were all rushing into my house. Been so affected by the recent cases, I’ve suffering from mild anxiety.” She added, “I think I may need another coffee to stay...
In a move that raised eyebrows, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) partnered with more than 50 social media influencers to promote Budget 2018 on Instagram. Several posts peppered with hashtags like #SGBudget2018 and #MOFSGxStarNgage sprung up in January, with these personalities highlighting various pre-Budget feedback listening points and the REACH Pr...
Melissa Koh’s (@melissackoh) August 2017 wedding hit the headlines after some guests were reportedly annoyed to find that it was heavily sponsored. Her wedding was a lavish affair, with a flower bar where people could design their own hand bouquets, a counter where makeup artists can give guests a makeover using Dior cosmetics, and wedding favours ...
The queen bee of influencers, Wendy Cheng or Xiaxue ( @xiaxue ), started an uproar after she raised questions on transparency and authenticity, pointing fingers at some influencers for being involved in a multi-level marketing (MLM) scheme. The products involved are beauty products such as shampoo, hair oil, facial masks and collagen jelly from rel...
The brazen Xiaxue is back at it again, this time with YouTuber Dee Kosh. In a video collaboration, the pair did some digging to suss out which social media influencer could have bought followers to inflate his or her numbers. Using a social media analytics site Social Blade, they tracked an account’s day-by-day growth and made their assessment by l...
Chelsea Teng (@cheowster) was distraught after her visit to cafe Luxe Singapore in May turned awry. In her Facebook and Instagram posts, she detailed how she and a friend stopped by the Australian-style cafe for a quick ice-cream break and were allegedly pestered by the owner to buy a drink. “C’mon, are you just going to have ice cream? You’ve alre...
Oct 6, 2023 · SINGAPORE – Mr Seth Lui, who operates a popular blog site featuring food reviews, has rebutted allegations that the portal does not make clear that it accepts payment for restaurant reviews.
Apr 27, 2022 · Wong therefore claimed the Instagram stories were defamatory and caused her reputation to suffer damage. It was particularly damaging to Wong, who worked as an influencer and relied on her "social...
Jan 19, 2016 · When rumours surfaced in 2012 that Workers' Party MP Yaw Shin Leong had an affair with a married colleague, it was a political blog that first went to town with the news. Citing "several tip-offs...
Aug 7, 2023 · A series of recent scandals — including allegations of serious corruption — have rocked the Singaporean government and tarnished the city state's squeaky-clean image.
Jul 19, 2023 · SINGAPORE — Political scandals are rare in Singapore. The city-state has long touted its clean government and incorruptible image to bolster its standing as a leading financial hub in Asia to...
