SINGAPORE — The 2025 timeline had everything, from emotion on the parade square, to drama on the ground, to animals behaving a little too much like us. Yahoo Singapore looks at the moments that rose above the noise and got you talking and buzzing the loudest.
As the dust settles on 12 scroll‑stopping months, here’s what defined our year at home and beyond – because sometimes the internet gives you a crying teen and a giant sinkhole, and sometimes it gives you otters.
NDP 2025: One frame captured SG60’s mood
A teenage performer, Htoo Ank Wai, was filmed crying during the national anthem at NDP 2025. He told CNA that he felt a “sense of belonging” after months of rehearsals. Ank Wai had trained for about seven months and performed in multiple segments before the anthem late in the show, adding that the surge of emotion began within minutes of the broadcast.
The broadcast clip circulated widely, with NDPeeps posting the broader “Majulah Moment” context for the anthem and pledge.
SAF NSman seen vaping on public bus
A stroller‑shot video appeared to show a person wearing an Army uniform using an e‑vaporiser on a public bus. Clips of the incident first surfaced on 31 July on the Instagram account @sgfollowsall and were later mirrored on r/SingaporeRaw, before being aggregated by local sites, helping the video rack up quick views and comments about conduct in uniform.
