• In Singapore, the term “气闻” is commonly used in newspapers to refer to news that causes anger or amusement.  

• “气闻” is generally used in the following ways: 

1. Adding the term “气闻” as a suffix to a location, to refer to news which comes from that location. For example,  “后港气闻” (Hougang+气闻), “淡滨尼圆巴刹气闻” (Tampines Round Market +气闻), “星耀樟宜停车场气闻”  (the carpark at Jewel Changi +气闻).
2. Mentioning the location and time after the term 这起气闻. For example, “这起气闻于昨日凌晨12时30分发生” (This news happened yesterday morning at 12:30 am), or “这起气闻发生在兀兰6道第761座组屋” (This news that will anger or amuse people happened at Block 761 Woodlands Avenue 6”.
3. Adding a short explanation of what has happened before the term “气闻”. For example, “装饰品被偷的气闻” (the news about stolen decorations) or “少年夜闯钓鱼场大捞鱼虾的气闻” (the news about the youth who barged into a fish farm to steal fish and prawns).

In recent months, there has been a lot of news that angered people regarding letters and parcels being thrown into trash bins. The Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA) published a statement on the 7th, revealing that SingPost had fared worse than it did in the past, as it had provided services which failed to meet standards on nine occasions. Hence, SingPost was given a heavy fine of $100,000. SingPost has promised to improve its service quality within the next three to six months.