‘Which black and white you want?’: Queenstown resident gets monochrome form to vote on HDB block colours
The town council said that the forms were not meant to serve as "primary reference for the colour schemes".
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Full Details: ‘Which black and white you want?’: Queenstown resident gets monochrome form to vote on HDB block colours
- Incident: A Queenstown resident (TikTok user @mai_chiato) shared her confusion in an Aug 7 video, after receiving a black-and-white feedback form meant for choosing colour schemes to repaint HDB blocks at Stirling Road . She joked, “Which black and white you want?” and “Omg why feel like exam? What if I choose wrong colour?”, as the three options looked identical in monochrome .
- Context: The repainting is part of the Repairs & Redecoration (R&R) Programme, covering Blocks 165–171 Stirling Road . The actual colour schemes are:
1. Light cyan
2. Periwinkle shades
3. Grey + light blue
Forms include a QR code linking to the town council’s online feedback form; full-colour mock-ups were displayed at void deck lift lobbies since March, alongside a polling box .
- Town Council’s explanation: Tanjong Pagar Town Council clarified:
- Full-colour forms were given out initially; low response rates prompted a follow-up door-to-door round Aug 7 by the Residents’ Network.
- Black-and-white forms were only for vote collection, not as primary colour reference.
- Admitted leaving monochrome forms when residents were out was an oversight that caused confusion; they will take feedback on board for future exercises.
- Netizen reactions: Suggested checking void deck samples, joked about drawing own colours on the form, questioned why coloured copies couldn’t be printed .
- Timeline note: Original voting was scheduled to close April 26 .
Published Aug 8, 2026 via STOMP, written by Ethel Tseng .
🇸🇬 Trio arrested for fraudulently obtaining over 150 Singpass accounts of work permit holders
The two women and one man allegedly offered work permit holders an $80 cash incentive in exchange for access to their Singpass accounts, claiming it was to purchase NDP tickets.
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🇸🇬 Full Details: Trio Arrested for Fraudulently Obtaining Over 150 Singpass Accounts of Work Permit Holders
Published: Aug 8, 2026 (AsiaOne); Police news release Aug 7 night
Who was arrested
Three individuals aged 25–38: a 25-year-old man, two women aged 29 and 38
How the scam worked
- Perpetrators offered work permit holders $80 cash for access to their Singpass accounts
- Lied that accounts would be used to buy discounted NDP tickets ($500) — note: NDP tickets are not sold
- Victims told to meet at MRT stations, HDB estates, construction sites; suspects scanned work permits and took Singpass passwords
- First 23 victims reported locked accounts; further probe found 136 more affected workers → total over 150 compromised accounts
Misuse of accounts
Compromised accounts used to open:
- Over 30 LiquidPay financial accounts
- More than 1,200 phone lines
- All affected LiquidPay accounts frozen, fraudulent phone lines terminated
Law enforcement action
- Joint operation: Police Cyber Command + Clementi Division + GovTech Singpass Trust & Safety team, Aug 5–6
- Trio to be charged in court Aug 8 with obtaining another person’s Singpass credential
- Penalty if convicted: up to 3 years jail, fine up to $10,000, or both
- Investigations ongoing into workers who voluntarily gave up Singpass credentials
Public advisory
- It is an offence to share Singpass credentials to facilitate crimes
- Reject quick cash offers for Singpass access/account details
- Check unauthorised phone lines registered under your name via SIMCardHowMany (Beta)
Source: https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/police-govtech-work-permit-holder-singpass-fraud-ndp-tickets