I like how Munah pressured the NEA agents with tough questions. This is what journalism is all about. Unafriad of pushing the envelope. Job well done.

@pinzhengzhang3776

5 күн бұрын

Funny that the manager is a Rat Control Unit but not trained to catch rats or manage them. Then what exactly is his job, collect pay? Don't even know what the agency is even doing.

@BumbleBee-bc7vs

3 күн бұрын

@@pinzhengzhang3776 well said..the young executive with super clean white shirt just said we are not train to catch rats..we are the regulators..Wah I want to be one..just go n check if got rats..just tell the stakeholders or town councils..

NEA goes down to inspect neighbourhood, finds rat, tell Town Council. Town Council tells Pest Control to inspect neighbourhood again, tell town council. Town council then approve rat catching operations. Surely this level of red tape can be bypassed, we can save time/money/effort for everyone around.

@worldview2888

9 күн бұрын

I am bumping this comment and hopefully some nincompoop minister can wake up his/her idea to actually do something proper about this. Going one big circle to show that one is "doing work". That is completely what it looks like. MOST cases immediate action is the most appreciated. Just allow the relevant department to act immediately instead of going one big round. Sometimes the correct department wants to get straight to action - but then clamped due to "protocol".

@karebu2

3 күн бұрын

​@@worldview2888 isn't this standard practice regardless of issue? By the time the pest guys go down they will just write No rats found, case closed

love how everything is the stakeholder responsibility

The response from the NEA regualtors are so typical of singapore civil servants - -"we will inform the stakeholders" >> then what they will do is go back office send emails, wait for emails, send to management, wait for budget, wait for approvals >> This type of "behaviour" is not just by the NEA but by almost all the ministries --The "not within our scope of work" mentality (despite them being on national TV)

@casie8621

11 күн бұрын

First world country but response exactly like third world country 😂

@John_Smith_86

7 күн бұрын

But they are really not trained to catch rats. What you want them to do?

first world country problems be like - "we are not trained to catch the rats"

Lol is it just me or does the NEA inspectors give off a heck care attitude about this whole rat issue..

That purple Toa Payoh lady really got alot of free time to chart all rodent sightings. She should work for NEA

A: "We're here to get rid of the rats." B: "There's one! Are you going to get it?" A: "No." B: "Who is?" A: "Bruh...just chill."

@ymaizosz

11 күн бұрын

Yeah… Those 2 are quite a joke..

@lidna82

11 күн бұрын

@ymaizosz It's just how our civil service is structured... NEA, town council, LTA, HDB. All divided by a fine line.

@ymaizosz

11 күн бұрын

@@lidna82 Yes I'm aware of that. I studied in Singapore for 8 years. It has always been a very clean country even until today.

@bobafett5757

11 күн бұрын

Playing the usual Tai Chi 😊

@livethiswayTV

11 күн бұрын

"so when are y'all gonna catch it" "When it's no longer here"

The NEA is managed by the retired SAF enciks. That why you see similar bureaucracy.

I can see the rats running in the drains and also across the same paths at the same time if you were there. It is like omg… our entire island is filled with rats!!

*Excellent documentary from CNA cant wait for Part 2 and both Munah and Steven nailed this both fabulous and professional in hosting* ❤

@jessicaregina1956

11 күн бұрын

The question is what are you doing here

@bobafett5757

11 күн бұрын

@@jessicaregina1956 The question is if you are not Munah then sorry u are not my type so shoooooo away 😁

@jessicaregina1956

11 күн бұрын

The question ⁉️❓❓⁉️❓❓⁉️

@bobafett5757

11 күн бұрын

@@jessicaregina1956 Please please please BabyGirl go take your Med now and Shoooooooooooo 😁

@jessicaregina1956

11 күн бұрын

Question ❓❓❓❓

Too many “we will have to inform the stakeholder” = slow action and multiple steps wasting time. I can’t imagine if ever Singapore undergoes a zombie apocalypse, civil servants will also tell the public that they will refer to stakeholder.

@chopsticksforlegs

9 күн бұрын

Who are the stakeholders? Isn't this a HDB block that belongs to the govt?

bruh sometimes i cant differentiate between rat and cat at sembawang

@_graiderz2462

11 күн бұрын

GG.

Toa Payoh rat situation is really bad. The rats hopped from one patch of turf to another and another.

This problem has been area for the past 5 years. 5 years ago, CNA made a same report. And you know what? Nothing improved.

There are plenty of rodents in Yishun.! They are huge, seem well fed.

@dadade

11 күн бұрын

All eating the leftover cat food!!!

Rats spotted in the daytime is a MAJOR signal that thw situation is bad. They are nocturnal and heavy activity in the night makes the weaker rodents less likely to find food incompetition with tue stronger one. They thwn abandon thier nocturnal activity and forage in the daytime. Rodent populations are bad of daytime detection is possible. Also NEA not trained to catch rats? But are trained to detect them? Im gonna use that line the next time NEA tells me i cant smoke in a given area outside a yellow box. The can spot me, they can inform the stakeholder, but theu cant catch me!

Smoking situation at Toa Payoh is also very bad. Rainy days worse.

Reminds me of the time that the hill opp bukit Batok mrt was literally grey with rats from the food left for feeding dogs there... 2011?

@user-td1zx4ph9s

11 күн бұрын

urgkh what!

Toa Payoh always has lots of rats, small area packed with residential units and markets/food centers. Years ago , you can regularly find flatten rats in car parks near the markets , the rats learned so you don't see that now. Wilds cats were everywhere and I've seen more snakes and Monitor lizards than live rats. The snakes and Monitor Lizards are mostly gone due to the greenery making way for even MORE residential units while the "wild" cat you see once in a while are well fed and has no interests in rats..

*** I regret to inform this to everyone - BEAUTY WORLD CENTRE (one of the most beloved places - Bukit Timah Nature Reserve) now has BIG RATS in the area. (12-June) People were screaming near the steps because a few of those things were spotted. I hope there is much more that the gov and agencies can seriously do something about it. This was actually not an issue previously.

*This rat problem very serious need to be debated in upcoming Parliament talk cos Sg is first world country it tarnishes our clean city reputation*

munah, youre so brave. id have.. fainted.

1:01 - BALLS

Can we check with NEA if their team actually works at night when the rat problem is more visible rather than normal day working hours ? Also, the actually rat catching is outsourced to pest control companies. Are they tracked for performance ? There maybe a conflict of interest as rat problem persist = more profits for pest control companies. May want to form a community volunteer residents group and pay them a small allowance to monitor the area and submit reports. Retirees very good for this type of job. Benefit community health and walking activity. School holidays also can let age 16 and above students to take these jobs rather than do delivery.

Ever since our hawker centres and coffee shops started the self return tray policies the rodent problem emerged. Also the charging of plastic bags so now ppl just dump food wastes directly into chutes and bins without sealing w plastics

What about the wild feral roosters pests issues causing many to lose sleep?

I think regulator needs to do more proactive as they have more expertise. Town council officers need to be trained to deal with this new challenge.

@yong9613

10 күн бұрын

Can always download the problem and allow AI to formulate solutions

@kennySg101

10 күн бұрын

@@yong9613 get ai robots to catch them.

Actually most of the drains along CBD areas spotted heavily rats appears nearby markets or foodcourt centre. During dawned extremely often “they” Rats explore most bins along behind the back lanes. Surprisingly the rats sizes can seriously came in the same built or bigger then a NORMAL CAT 🐈. Hopefully the authorities fine helpfully received such information to detected more efficiently 😅

@mamamememoo

6 күн бұрын

Yes. They are gigantic.

NEA is scared to fine cat feeders who do not clear away leftover food.

@mamamememoo

6 күн бұрын

Yes. I wonder if it’s coz of the cat feeders and bird feeders. If we want to help the situation people have to stop leaving edible items everywhere

@michaellim8601

6 күн бұрын

@@mamamememoo You are right.

What are the downsides of allowing the stray cat population to increase in those hot spots?

@mamamememoo

6 күн бұрын

Toa Payoh has a lot of stray cats. The area with a lot of rats actually has a lot of cats & well… doesn’t matter.

@currywoo7271

4 күн бұрын

​@@mamamememoo No... Used to has a lot MORE , real WILD cats, not the well-fed culled ones we see here and there occasionally.. You hear cat fights and mating calls every night.but also rats squeals when cats hunts/chase them .. There are always lots of rats here the difference is the rats sighted now are mostly not dead.

i was watching and quite a few times it was mentioned the rats are really smart. 😆

I once had a shrew spotted in my level 9 hdb apartment 😭😭😭 LIKE HOW, LEVEL 9 IS QUITE HIGH

@mamamememoo

6 күн бұрын

nooooouuuuu 💩 serious??? 9th floor????? 😢 now I’m terrified. Which area???

by the time the pest control go over, the rat already move to another location. i feedback to NEA about my area with suddenly surge of crows (in2023 Jan), took them 4 mths to just trim the trees.. now the crows are back...

Rats also prefer where the million dollar residence are. 😅

I remember a rat infestation in a nearby field adjacent to my university accommodation they were drawn the the bins and they even started to go into the halls. One morning I woke up early to go to my part time job and I walked near the bins scared the rats and there must've been thousands of rats running out

@mamamememoo

6 күн бұрын

😱😱💀💀

Toa Payoh confirm the most, crows also. The cause should be the stall holders never engage pest control officer like Rentokil, want to save the bimonthly affair.

@mamamememoo

6 күн бұрын

And all the ‘kind’ people leaving food for the stray cats and pigeons. The crow issue is no joke. Jurong East, Toa Payoh have lots of crows. How? Another Talking Point episode?

ये बिल्ली सब इकोसिस्टम को बर्बाद कर दिया है, बिल्लियों ने चुहों का शिकार करना बंद कर दिया है और चुहों की तादाद लगातार बढ़ रही है। बिल्लियों को पालतू नहीं बनाएं

I heard of cats lady. This is the first rats lady I heard of, lolz

The rat's balls are HUGE!

We have rodents infested in Kembangan too

One upon a time there is this thing Call ( Rat Poison ) and it was use everywhere in SG Why now the ( Rat Poison ) not in use? Can u please tell me ( WHY )?

It feels like Singapore society has gone backwards and regressed. Governance and leadership competency in country truly disappointing and questionable. Singapore the next Malaysian, whom who always laugh at? hmm.

Too much regulations.... Taichi.....

I remember there were cats around that neighborhood. But some people like to feed those cats. Those cats are too lazy to catch rats, because of this.

NEA number 1. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Wow half F efforts, no rats got burrows? How you can tell its cockroach dropping vs rat dropping if "not trained" to catch? So your job is taiji lor? Who train you all catch people littering and smoking? Garment agencies favourite exercise is taiji. Push to other department nia

@mamamememoo

6 күн бұрын

I live at that estate and I’ve heard squeaking sounds emitting from the bins at night. It can last for quite long and are really loud.

Gene drives to control mice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

“Well actually this are colonial rats, what they do is that they send out workers rats that is called marsupials” - Mike Lowry

8:13 candice is pretty

Soo cute

NEA talks and coordinates with town councils. Learn to be proactive.learn from what other countries do. NEA failed.

Can CNA get the female journalist to do some homework? Asking NEA to trap and catch rats is crazy

😮

Our stray cats dont hunt rats anymore as they are very very well fed by 'kind people'!

What a silly question to ask.....

The rat problem in Singapore is mainly due to the lack of snakes and cats roaming in towns/city. Singaporeans have to choose between living with rats only, or having rats, snakes and cats on the streets. The answer is clear, rats causes the least trouble to pedestrians compared to snakes.

@mamamememoo

6 күн бұрын

Have many cats but the cats don’t have to hunt as there are many people feeding them. So the cats get fed, the rats also get fed by their leftovers… kind people just making the situation worse.

@michaellim8601

Күн бұрын

​@@mamamememooYou are right. Cat feeders do not clear away leftover food attracting rats.

Rats are quite literally running around in kopitiams and eateries, freely, during mid-days. Pigeons and cats are doing the same. Soon we'll be dining in zoos. This society is so woke ❤❤❤

*Hougang Sengkang Aljunied are quite new estate how come got manifested by so many rats so whos the MP there ?*

lol this interviewer everything also cry

@mamamememoo

6 күн бұрын

She’s adorable lol

Singapore clean. Lol

They like the piano !they bites the key boards !

Rats can be easily found in aljunied, hougang and sengkang. These places are poorly managed. 😂😂

@bobafett5757

11 күн бұрын

Who is the MP there ?

@michaellim8601

11 күн бұрын

​@@bobafett5757Faisal manap

@bobafett5757

10 күн бұрын

@@michaellim8601 He cannot run it alone but still hes doing good job

@chopmoon

3 күн бұрын

erm... did you not watch the video? Top 3 neighbourhoods with most rat sightings - Toa Payoh (PAP), Tampines (PAP) and Hougang (WP) If Opposition wards are poorly managed, what's the excuse for Toa Payoh and Tampines eh?

@bobafett5757

3 күн бұрын

@@chopmoon Serangoon Chinatown Bedok PasirRis also highly manifested

animal abuse

@Panda-0183

11 күн бұрын

They are pests this is not animal abuse

@Th3-Unkn0wn

11 күн бұрын

Bro thinks people are hitting their pets when they're petting them💀

Just like Chinese

if we can live with cat, dog, birds ... why not rat they cute too

RTO hahahaha 😂😂😂

Cat feeders do not clear leftover food attracting rats

@M43782

10 күн бұрын

1. No cat feed -> not cat feed for rat 2. No cat feed -> no cat feed for cats 3. Hungry cats -> rats are eaten by cats

Daphne is cute with that red hair.

Lol is it just me or does the NEA inspectors give off a heck care attitude about this whole rat issue..

@John_Smith_86

7 күн бұрын

Mostly you, I think. They are following the rules issued to them. If there is a problem, then it is with the rules instead of the people themselves

@pepethefrog3651

5 күн бұрын

@@John_Smith_86 cool you probably work for NEA

@John_Smith_86

5 күн бұрын

@@pepethefrog3651 Nah. Just a sensible fellow with an actual job, rather than someone unemployed