Singapore MP fights fire to justify his million-dollar salary

In a desperate bid to prove that Members of Parliament actually do something besides nodding in air-conditioned chambers, MP Cai Yinzhou was spotted LARPing as a firefighter in Geylang.

While most Singaporeans would sensibly wait for the SCDF, Cai decided that a handheld fire extinguisher was the perfect prop for his 2026 election portfolio.

Witnesses claim the MP’s heroic sprint into the smoke was perfectly timed with a neighbour’s smartphone recording, ensuring maximum "man of the people" engagement metrics.

Local resident Auntie Lucy was unimpressed by the political theatrics.

"Wah lau, fire already then he come wayang," she remarked while clutching a bag of Kopi-O.

"If he so steady, why he never use his own saliva to quench the fire?"

Government officials noted that smoke inhalation is significantly more pleasant than answering emails about municipal bird droppings.