The use of public transport by Singaporean politicians amidst an energy crisis has generated mixed reactions online. Some commend the move as setting a positive example, while others criticize it as mere showmanship.

Social media posts of Singapore politicians taking public transport amid the global energy crisis have divided public opinion online, with some users hailing the move as leading by example while others call it showmanship. Cabinet ministers, members of parliament and even a retired defence minister have followed with their own public transport posts after Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong urged Singaporeans in an April 7 ministerial statement in parliament to take public transport as part of...