KUALA LUMPUR: Only two explanations for some people not to know that Singapore is its own country; they have been living under a rock since 1965 or they have no idea how to Google for information.
We are not sure which of the two though explains why a website called The Zoe Report described Singapore as a Malaysian island city-state.
There could be a third explanation, we have unknowingly travelled back in time to 1963 when Singapore joined the Federation of Malaya.
In an article published today titled 'The most expensive cities in the world to live in, according to experts', written by Angela Melero, at number three is 'Singapore, Malaysia'.
In the experts' defence, they are probably unaware that Singapore has been wrongly described as being part of its neighbouring country Malaysia.
In the writer's defence, the description is correct if one were to completely ignore the fact that Singapore broke away from the Federation of Malaya in 1965.
The first sentence begins with: The Malaysian island city-state's wealth may have been spotlighted in the recent blockbuster Crazy, Rich Asians...
Social media is quick to react to the glaring error, with Twitter account @TypicalMsian having garnered more than one thousand retweets for posting a screenshot of the article.
Twitter user @HoWeiLin1 wrote, "Wait a minute...what year is this?"
Another user @rosegoldegobox shared an observation, "No wonder there's no concert tours in Malaysia, it's because they thought they've got us covered with SG."