Talking Point Is On A Rat Hunt And We Need Your Help!
Singapore is facing a growing rat problem. The National Environment Agency (NEA) said it detected more than 5,000 burrows in 2023 - an increase of 1,000 from the previous year - and there could be many more undetected.
Steven Chia and the #TalkingPoint team are mapping out rat activity across Singapore and your sightings will help us track where rodent populations are in real-time, pinpoint some of the hotspots, and what’s being done about these pests. Check out the rat map here: cna.asia/ratmap
Share your sightings with us via email at TalkingPoint@mediacorp.com.sg, WhatsApp at 9124 3305, or DM @cnainsider on Instagram.
00:00 Intro + Singapore’s rat problem
00:35 How to help us build a rat map
01:17 Estate with the most reported rat sightings (so far)
01:48 How residents keep rats out of homes
02:16 Steven finds a dead rat
02:41 Steven spots a shy rat
03:37 Steven digs around in rat burrows
#TalkingPointCNA #PestControl #RatSightings #RatInfestation #Singapore #Rats
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Simply love steven chia, not only is he professional, he is funny n entertaining at the same time
@andytoh-toh6488
Ай бұрын
I enjoy watching steven and diana ser cna series.
@bobafett5757
Ай бұрын
@@andytoh-toh6488 Also enjoy Munah and Aaron and of course Steven and Diana are the ultimate best cos they are so dedicated when hosting
@dylanho8608
Ай бұрын
Dad jokes max
@appleish5043
Ай бұрын
Me, too! I love him, that’s why I’m watching this even though I’m not Singaporean lol! Help me! I have problem 😅🤣🤣🤣 or your program is just too good 🤣
@appleish5043
Ай бұрын
@@bobafett5757 are you dumb? We can love a celebrity without having delusional ideas of being married to them? Wth is wrong with you? Just like I can love a Singaporean documentary-ish show without being a Singaporean because it’s just that good 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
Singapore has a rat problem in our Parliament too. These rats purported to wear white, but they're not clean.
@mrpolarbearrrrr
Ай бұрын
Rich rats living in rented GCBs
@chanh9220
Ай бұрын
Blue too.
@anthony.L
25 күн бұрын
Please… Im living in Malaysia…😢
toa payoh legit have a lot of rats. i go on nightly run i can see 3 or 4 running across the footpath to hide in the bushes. last time got one bus stop the entire underground was filled with rats, didnt even know how the bus stop was standing lol
@TPY3456
Ай бұрын
50 toa payoh......big ones caught coming out from drains in carpark! 😮
@m0nz13
Ай бұрын
The rats are MASSIVE as big as my forearm (not even including the tail) Toa Payoh deffo has a rat problem and my house pipes burst because of these idiots nibbling on them 😭😭😭
@user-xc4nc5gv3f
Ай бұрын
they can leap very far too? i always see mega sized rats jumping around the bushes at blk 73 lor 4 kopitiam (the one that’s 24h). it’s crazy 😢
@marcusong9321
Ай бұрын
Used to stay TPY. Love the place but not the rats. There was once i went open letterbox and walk towards the lift lobby....1 adult rat literally dashed across from the top my feet....
@jnjxn
Ай бұрын
Blk 263 Toa Payoh has many huge rats the size of a cat and they run really fast too. In the evening you can see rat gatherings occurring lol please do something about the rat situation in Toa Payoh 😭
I don't even live in Singapore and I love watching him.
Velvet Underground 😂😂 Love that!
@bobafett5757
Ай бұрын
Its Rat Velvet Underground
2:22 HAHAHA the meme!
@muhammadzhafranbahaman6401
Ай бұрын
😂
@TemplarLove
Ай бұрын
@@muhammadzhafranbahaman6401brudder ehhhhh
2:26 got 1 rat running behind you!
@JohnDoe-fp6wd
Ай бұрын
Nah thats a leaf
@krollpeter
Ай бұрын
leaf
Honestly, last year I saw many rats at my school. This year, I’m on the secondary floor so I don’t really see them anymore but when I walk around the first floor, sometimes I can see some and they are really fast
*Cant wait for the full episode to be Rat-lease and it will look Ratiliciously informative and yup thats a Rat-Velvet Underground partying in there*
Was at the Value Dollar shop near Braddell MRT one night (2-3D ago$) and choosing chips when I thought I saw a shadow from the corner of my eye. I didn’t think too much of it until I felt claws and something run over my right foot. I shrieked and started jumping on the spot (lol I was in shock) and the staff hurried over. He shook the shelves to try to make sure nothing hid beneath the shelves. Bought mouthwash with alcohol to pour over my foot and a bottle of water to wash it. I feel so grossed out even as I think of it. Eeeew.
The reason is not hotter weather. Rats don't care if it's 28 C or 34 C. They live underground, and mostly come out in the evenings. Singapore is not anymore as squeaky clean as it once was, and some people seem to have a lack of understanding of this being a problem.
In Serangoon ave 4 there are rats at night, you can hear them squeaking but I don’t hear them anymore.
the rats are getting bigger!sometimes can mistake them as cats...😂
I just completed my feedback to HDB to replace the drainhole cover in the block next door coz the hole has been there for weeks. This problem is due to complacency.
Yes they are everywhere. It seems to coincide with making our environment greener as it creates places for them to live in. Once I even saw an uncle feeding a rat nest at midnight and I reported the matter to NEA but I don't think I receive any reply
@mamamememoo
12 күн бұрын
Omg. Why did the uncle do that??? 😮😮😮
My daughter’s house at Blk 53 Jalan Mamor. Rats came in and nibble holes in her rice container. Their trap caught 2 rats. Their neighbour’s blind also got bitten.
Underneath the broadwalk along the Boon Tiong Road (beside block 9 Tiong Bahru) is rats haven. Contacted NEA, they took action but still a lot!! The broadwalk is pretty but a nightmare for residents living in the walk up SIT flats.
Serangoon Garden at the back alley behind Sushi Tei and the surrounding areas. Reported to NEA for years but the rats always come back after awhile.
oh yeah!! basically a quest to map and catch all pikachus!
*Serangoon area has lots of rats especially at night cos many times I have seen it and its a huge rats looks very scary to me*
@jessicaregina1956
Ай бұрын
The question is what are you doing here
@bobafett5757
Ай бұрын
@@jessicaregina1956 Please stop Ratotoulite over here 🤣
@jessicaregina1956
Ай бұрын
The question is what are you doing here
@theskys13
Ай бұрын
Every single time I'm in Serangoon Central, especially at night, there are always huge rats scurrying around.
@bobafett5757
Ай бұрын
@@jessicaregina1956 What about YouCrane ?
There’s a rat hole at the grass patch near the trash compactor of my HDB in woodlands that’s been reappearing for the past 4 years. The cleaners cover it with soil, paper and even concrete but the rats still manage to chew through 🤦🏻♀️
From my dad: I have given them the info. Caught in total more than 80 rats lately around the vicinity of BLK 14A, 8B and 15. Toa Payoh Lorong 7
Serangoon north area had sighted of rats at night. Coming out of the drain and went near the rubbish dump. MacPherson area as well. Had rats running at night near the park connector and around the estates.
@bobafett5757
Ай бұрын
The rats around Serangoon really huge and fat
Steven never disappoints!
Along Jurong East Central, near to future Toh Guan MRT. The landscape area under the MRT viaduct is the base camp of rats!
@Gerrynade
Ай бұрын
Under mrt tracks don't have? When I used to spend weekends there, a common sight was the food and beer cans left by foreign workers nights out. All these "left over" food are feeding the rats and birds. Jurong / Boon Lay birds are fatter than those you can see in town area lol
@krollpeter
Ай бұрын
@@Gerrynade This, and the disposal areas of food venues.
Host Steve brings life to the show. ❤
"Are there people dealing with the rats?" Reported to NEA once when I spotted a rat infestation they told me it was caused by someone or something else and they will do something about it. But guess what, do you think they are actually dealing with?
@thebestbees
Ай бұрын
They won’t do anything till it goes on mothership
@Youtubes_Officials
Ай бұрын
Maybe when someone kicks the bucket due to this issue, then someone responsible will get up to stretch their legs or start some workout to lose some weight?
@rajendran8202
Ай бұрын
Ya I tell you man nowadays all the government agencies are just too lazy.. they don't take any proactive action until some residents complain.. then they investigate.. useless really
@michaellim8601
20 күн бұрын
NEA is scared to fine the stray cat feeders
I have seen some shrews at the lawn next to Tpy Blk 2. Don't mistake them for rats!
This is why Singapore is so clean! Because every where, there are rat problems, but most places would rather hide and pretend it’s not a problem/existed. Whereas Singaporeans are like bring it on!
When ..zouk had velvet underground….😂😂😂😂 he is so funny
Come Boon Lay. They r all over the market areas . Especially near the rubbish chute area.
Try Gaint mega store at Tampines. Just saw it last week.
Pigeons problem in TPY too, on that same Muslim food stall in this video.
I think there are more pests than just rats, like rats with wings (pigeons, mynahs & crows), rats with a furry tail (squirrels). Where there are more people there are also more of these pests.
Question is what is the town council under the GRC going to do about it?
@jessiejames7492
Ай бұрын
Nothing by the looks of it. Look at spore. Trash everywhere. People are do brazen littering. Nothings been done!
Jalan Bukit Merah 132 row of shophouses, the drains have rats
In spite of all this rat problem the authorities are cutting down on cleaners. Every weekend cleaners will take the day off. One day a week. Then residents have to clean their own surroundings. ! How many will willingly put in their sweat and do a good job?
@michaellim8601
20 күн бұрын
NEA is scared to fine the cat feeders who do not clear away leftover food.
i remember your topic about birds as a pests in hawkers and u called it rats with wings
omg. i saw one today but I dont have a video for it.. it happened so quickly.
Hoy Fatt rd Blk 50 I’ve seen few tine big fat rats running away/around. But meanwhile,Is there any way I can do to trap/catch/destroy it 1st?
I have sent total of three videos via whatsapp. The last one i think too recent and it remains one tick. No one acknowledged the videos. Rather disappointed with the cold response of the CNA. I have deleted the contact
Bedok Central has lots of rats.
@michaellim8601
20 күн бұрын
You are right. Also blk 537 Bedok North St. 3 a lot of rats
in Singapore u can see rats every where because we are a rat-race society.
I've seen rats during the river safari boat ride too. I wonder how they can deal with it since its erm a zoo.
I once saw a big rat go number 2 on the sidewalk, then was also a pee dripping behind as it ran away too, yuck!
It's also about birds and cockroaches around hawker centres.
There is also crow infestation too
Boon lay has got a lot ! They are quite fast tho
I had warned that when you start charging for plastic bags, not many would bother to bag their refuse anymore. We had come a long way in getting people to bag their refuse back then. Too bad some unthinking policymakers got fooled by St Greta.
@Gerrynade
Ай бұрын
It's not about plastic bags. They are smart enough to bite through plastic bags, and potentially even tougher packaging materials
@toffeequeen
Ай бұрын
😂The rat problem came way before the plastic bag charges. I still rmb Low Thia Kiang even talking abt the “rat hill” in his rally speech, which is defn years before😂
@windydragon6522
Ай бұрын
@@Gerrynade Refuse left open is worse lah. The bags serve to contain a bit.
a gen z edited this video and i'm here for it
I was anticipating him interviewing the NEA officer to see what is their take on the issue as well as their strategy for resolving the issue.
@Youtubes_Officials
Ай бұрын
Very likely the response was; not the fault of the rat or the agency. Must be something else that is very difficult to explain like the weather etc. So there is nothing they can do.
@mrjo575
Ай бұрын
Still monitoring the situation
@Youtubes_Officials
Ай бұрын
100 years later. "still monitoring". Is there an award for the "least efficient agency" or a "not my problem agency" award?
@mrjo575
13 күн бұрын
@@KZreads_Officials the award has already been given to LTA
every wet market 200% sure have rats. u dont need a map for that
Is it Splinter (from Ninja Turtles) looking for his mates? What episode of TMNT is this?
There are quite a few rats in my condo
I think i saw New york has some very serious rodent issues too. Even on their subs :)
I didn't get the joke of velvet underground 😂
Any plan on the crows? They’re are already standing on my kitchen’s window
They hv released Pythons to tackle Rats problem, thats y u see Pythons more frequently
Cat feeding and pigeon feeding
Most big cities have rat problems, New York has a HUGE rat problem.
@krollpeter
Ай бұрын
New York is said to have more rats than people. But they have done something, it's not anymore as bad as it once was. Also, since most western countries use underground drainages, the problem is not as present.
@Tammissa
Ай бұрын
@@krollpeter good point.
JALAN BESAR NEAR THE NTUC. i can even hear it when i am gg to sleep
Rat can climb tree, water pipes too. I from jateng
Dempsey Hill many rats in the old buildings, singapore Zoo staff area
I think the show can be called Rat Radar 😎😎😎
Singapore needs street cats.
@michaellim8601
20 күн бұрын
The cats are so well fed they run away from the rats. I have seen them
Velvet Underground… 😂🤣🤣🤣
Can you do one on snakes?
Any solution?
@thomasmuller9243
14 күн бұрын
cats
Lisan al ghaib 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
My cat is an expert rat hunter
I cannot watch this episode while having breakfast 😅
Come to Paris guys, we have 2 millions rats for 1 million inhabitants! 😂
Singaporean are so friendly
Cats are scared of rats and run away from rats
Labrador park , the walkway next to the sea. Lots of rats there at night. Go check em out.🤣
Why worry about losing your job. There's always delivery, security and PHV jobs.
“ Friends, Rodents, countrymen, lend me your ears “
telok blangah crescent near the lickers shop. They have very huge and fat ones. One of the dirtiest place ever
on Tuesday I saw one blatantly walking in front of me near Beauty World ewwwww
Left over food for cats attract rats, ants, birds, cockroaches and more.
This is when outsourcing by gov and these companies cut cost by employing less cleaners. SG clean my ass!
hey Steve, btw I think Canada was voted one of the worst places in the world for rats, maybe you should come here to make a show :)
Lots of rats at blk 537 Bedok North St. 3.
1. Made it an offence to feed stray cat at night. 2. When cats are well fed, they don’t catch the rats. 3. Rats will eat the left and flourished what the many aunties fed to the cat. 4. Walk around my blocks at Bukit Purmei at 10pm till 4am and that’s when the rats will come out to party. (Hokkien call it ‘boh ceng hu’). The rats come out roam as they like! 5. The cats are sleeping. 6. The Residents’ Committees seems to be sleeping too.
@muhammadzhafranbahaman6401
Ай бұрын
Cats don’t hunt rats to eat. They hunt them for “sporting”. And cats do help to deter rats and reduce rats population.
@heyyee3003
Ай бұрын
1. Cats hunt rats for sport, not for food. If the cats are hungry, how would they have the strength of hunt rats? 2. The Aunties feed at night so they do not trigger obnoxious and ignorant Karens who think they have the right to stop others from feeding just because they do not agree with it. Have seen many cat aunties being bullied by such Karens (including males).
@ainzooalgown7589
Ай бұрын
ive seen cats lose to the rats since the rats gang up on the cat and since the rat is also kinda huge like 60% the size of the cat. they come out usually 11pm onwards to feed on the cat food people leave for the cats.
@muhammadzhafranbahaman6401
Ай бұрын
@@ainzooalgown7589we need bigger cats 😂
@tanchye1720
10 күн бұрын
@@ainzooalgown7589 The rats are well fed with food added with multivitamin supposed for the cats. Initially my thought was those little mouses running around. OMG! It was rats the size of 60% of the cat as you mentioned. 😳
KATONGG n TAMPINES n STADIUM 😵💫😵💫😵💫
@bobafett5757
Ай бұрын
Bedok and Serangoon
I think Geylang got maximum rodent problem in Singapore
I went on holiday in December.. Jalan Besar towards Syed Alwi Road had so many 😭
A lot of pests and problems
Changi biz district park
Rats running around 63A Lengkok Bahru😩
Perhaps the new PM can come up with a plan.
My hometown in Ohio I never once saw a rat.
Tampines have a lot of rats. Even at tampines hub
www.youtube.com/@TwinHomeExperts, they are the urban rodent catching specialists
We had too many hawkers center, food courts, coffee shops, restaurants, food kiosks etc……
Clarke quay 😊
Stray cat feeders do not know the cat's stomach is small and give too much food.
Rodent fertility control is an effective long-term solution.
San Francisco is disgusting