Oon 18th July, a chain collision occurred on the Kranji Expressway (KJE) in Singapore, which involved three lorries, two of which were carrying migrant workers.
As a result of the collision, 26 people were sent to the hospital, although most of them suffered only minor injuries.
Among the injured were two lorries that were ferrying migrant workers at the time.
26 sent to hospital
The chain collision happened at around 7:08 am on the KJE, specifically towards the Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE) after the Choa Chu Kang Avenue exit, according to Shin Min Daily News.
Photos of the accident site depicted a scene of significant damage, and one of the lorries was particularly affected, with a cracked windscreen and severe front-end damage.
Among the lorries involved in the accident, two were carrying migrant workers at the time of the accident. These workers experienced varying degrees of injuries, with most of them, fortunately, sustaining minor harm. However, one worker required oxygen assistance, while others were lying down, waiting for medical attention from paramedics.
Additionally, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) also had to extract two people who were trapped in the front seat of one of the lorries. The rescue operation was carried out using hydraulic tools to extricate the victims, according to 8world News.
After the accident, 26 people were taken to three different hospitals for treatment and observation. The hospitals that received the injured individuals included Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, where 12 people were conveyed, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, which received six people, and National University Hospital, where eight individuals were admitted.
The chain collision on the KJE resulted in traffic congestion, causing delays and inconvenience to other road users. The traffic jams stretched all the way to the Sungei Tengah exit, adding further challenges to the situation.
The Worker’s Party held a press conference earlier today, helmed by WP chief Pritam Singh and Sylvia Lim, addressing the extra-marital affair between WP member Nicole Seah and MP for Aljunied Leon Perera following the emergence of a video on 17 July suggesting an “inappropriate exchange” between the latter two.
Both Seah and Perera are married to other people and have two children of their own.
Singh said that he was made aware of the allegations sometime between late 2020 and early 2021 by Perera’s driver via Whatsapp, that both Seah and Perera had been meeting each other at restaurants and hotels very often, holding hands and hugging each other.
Singh said that at the time, there was no evidence or corroborating information to support the driver’s allegations and that he didn’t know Perera’s driver personally.
Initially denied the allegations
He then questioned Perera about the allegations and asked him if there was anything going on between him and Seah, Perera then denied the allegations, telling Singh that he was in the midst of an ongoing dispute with his driver and was about to terminate his services, and was seeking legal advice against his driver for the allegations.
The driver also shared the same information with other Central Executive Committee (CEC) members of the party over the next few months, with the party members seeking to verify the allegations with Perera, who once again denied the allegations.
The CEC then approached Seah about the allegations by the driver and she also denied the allegations of anything going on with Perera.
Eventually confessed to the affair
When the now-viral video of both Seah and Perera first emerged on 17 July, Singh said that it was the first time they saw it and he immediately got in touch with Perera and arranged a meeting with him in the afternoon, where he admitted to having an affair with Seah after the General Elections 2020.
Singh also arranged a separate meeting on the same afternoon with Seah where she also admitted to having an affair with Perera, but claimed that it had “stopped some time ago”.
Singh added that Perera told him that he should have been more “forthcoming” when approached by the WP members about the allegations.
Resignations
Both Seah and Perera have since resigned from the Workers’ Party, with Perera also resigning from his position as MP of Aljunied GRC.
Singh added that on 18 July, he received a letter of resignation from Seah; as well as Perera’s letter of resignation from the WP and informing the acting speaker of parliament that he was also resigning from his seat in Parliament.
He also added that Perera’s conduct and not being truthful when the party leadership asked him about the allegations were “unacceptable”, and that had he not offered his resignation, Singh would have recommended for Perera to be expelled from the party.
Singh added that from the moment the WP was made aware of the video, they moved as quickly as they could to get to the bottom of the matter and put things right.
According to reports by several news outlets including The Straits Times, 8world News and MustShareNews, who cited their sources; the rumoured extra-marital affair between the Workers’ Party (WP)’s Aljunied GRC Member of Parliament (MP) Leon Perera and senior WP member Nicole Seah, had allegedly begun sometime in the middle of 2020, when Perera was mentoring Seah at the time.
Both Seah and Perera are married to other people and each of them have two children of their own.
The WP was allegedly made aware of the rumoured affair sometime between late-2020 and early 2021.
The allegations came about following the emergence of a now-viral video circulating on social media, showing two people who strongly resemble both Seah and Perera having an intimate dinner with red wine, with the latter holding the former’s hand and gently stroking it.
According to the source(s) who brought up evidential text messages and spoke to ST, showing that those who were made aware of the allegations of the rumoured affair, included WP chairman Sylvia Lim and Sengkang GRC MP Jamus Lim.
WP members were allegedly made aware of the duo allegedly going into hotels together and behaving inappropriately with each other since mid-2020.
ST reported that WP chief Pritam Singh, MPs Dennis Tan and Gerald Giam were also believed to have been alerted about the allegations of marital wrongdoing.
An anonymous netizen who is working as an intern at an undisclosed SME, shared how the workers are not required to take ART tests and are not practicing social distancing.
The intern alleged that the office has no Covid measures and nobody is required to wear masks as well.
The intern added that they are encouraged not to use their medical leaves as “it says a lot about (their) attitude at work”, and that as a result, his/her colleagues are coming to work despite being sick.
The netizen added that he/she is amazed that the office has yet to become a “spreading zone” as they meet clients daily and that there was a “fellow” whose family member was infected.
Here is the story:
“I would like to whistleblow on my company.
I’m currently interning at an SME and this office has zero forms of covid measures. We are not required to take ART tests and there isn’t any social distancing in the office to top it off nobody is required to wear a mask too!
And my boss had a meeting mentioning how although we are entitled to our medical leaves we are encouraged not to use them as it says a lot about our attitude at work and if we constantly take leave the company doesn’t make money.
So even if my colleagues are sick they will come to work.
I’m amazed that our office has yet to become a spreading zone yet as we meet clients on a daily basis plus there was a fellow whose family member was a covid positive patient and even though they are considered as close contact with cold symptoms they were back in the office after 3 days of mc!
On some days I feel like asking the SDA officers to head up and catch them all but at the same time, they will know it’s me and I might get blacklisted in the industry.”
Netizens’ comments:
“Put the company name here. I help you pao toh so you are not directly whistleblowing them.”
“Please go to MOM. Feedback is anonymous and no one will know it was you.”
Editor’s note: The story was first shared on NUSWhispers on Facebook.
Curious why some people put on a front before marriage.
Recently my best guy friend told me he started dating a girl and he bought a perfume for her and he used perfume on himself only when he was out with her makes me suddenly had a weird realisation. He was acting like a completely different person. He was a classic simple guy and wasn’t even into perfume. (Another common female friend picked the perfume for him).
And it wasn’t just him, my brother who is getting married soon also acts differently when he was with his fiancee. My brother is super lazy and wears minimal (topless and army shorts) at home but if his fiancee is visiting he’s always dress up and offers to clean up the whole place (which he never ever as long as I remember) before she visits.
Since I’m at the age where people only start to get married, I’m not trying to bash what they are doing, but I wonder is that the root reason why in forums that people complain about realising their other half change after marriage, years later when they reveal their true self.
Here are what netizens think:
You will also be the same la. Not sure whether you guy or girl but from can’t be bother to shave to shave everywhere la. Haha. I feel like putting perfume is just also for consideration to the other party as in want to smell better. Thats not a bad thing ma.. you feel like for true love must just present yourself as it is? So dont bath at all too? Haha
Because demo are generally more impressive than the real thing. Many people runs in demo mode all their lives without realizing it. We live our lives according to what our parents, family, friends and society expect us to be.
Couples will try their best to impress each other in the honeymoon stages of dating. By the time the guy proposes, marriage planning gets in the works and all, bits and pieces of each person’s true character will emerge. Impossible to hide already.Because when real life stressors happen, and financial decisions need to be made, both partners will come to realise the other’s worst flaws and all. So what I’m saying is: marriage is the reason for divorces lmao.
A woman shared how her boyfriend bought her a Macbook Air for Christmas but expected her to pay for his $3k hotel bill.
They then got into a fight over it and in the end, he made her pay for the Macbook Air instead.
Here is the story:
“We are both investment bankers and bf is 7 years more senior than I am.
Over Christmas, he got me a Macbook Air but after an argument where he wanted me to foot his entire $3k hotel bill during our holiday, he billed me for the device.
I’ve always worried about his stinginess. Deal breaker?”
Editor’s note: Get out of the relationship while you still can – that’s not a relation-ship, that’s a sinking ship.
A man shared his story online and hoped that others will not end up like him and used the ‘wrong head to think;.
Here is the story:
I am a victim and I would not want anyone to be part of it as well. report to the police if he/she continues to harass you!
It all started when I was browsing through Locanto, an online classifieds website, for some job offers. I came across an advert posted by a girl who was looking for someone to accompany her to parties and events. She promised to pay good money for the service, and I was intrigued. I decided to send her an email, and to my surprise, she replied almost immediately.
We exchanged a few emails and I was quite taken by her. She seemed really nice and sincere. I asked her if we could meet up so that we could discuss the details of the job in person. She agreed to meet me at a cafe near my place the following day.
On the day of the meeting, I arrived at the cafe early but she was nowhere to be seen. I waited for about an hour and then I decided to leave. As I was leaving, I received a call from a strange number. The man on the other end of the line said that he was the girl’s friend, and that she had asked him to call me. He said that she was stuck in a meeting and couldn’t make it to the cafe. He asked me to go to a nearby convenience store, where I would find a card with instructions.
I followed his instructions and went to the store, where I saw a card with my name on it. I opened it and found a message asking me to buy five prepaid cards for the girl. I was a bit wary, but I thought this was just a way of her showing her appreciation for my effort. I bought the cards and sent them to her.
The next day, I received a call from the same guy. He said that the girl had asked him to call me to thank me for the cards. He asked me for a copy of my NRIC as well. I thought this was a bit strange, but I obliged anyway.
A few days later, the same guy called me again and asked for more cards. I told him that I had already sent the girl the cards she had asked for, and that I was not willing to buy any more. He threatened me and said that if I didn’t comply, he would come to my house and threaten my family.
At that point, I realized that I had been scammed. I was very angry and frustrated with myself for being so naive. I had fallen for the scammer’s ploy of using the girl as a way to gain my trust and get me to send them money. I vowed to never be so gullible again.
I would like to advise everyone to be careful when dealing with strangers online. Don’t be taken in by their seemingly friendly behaviour. Don’t give out too much personal information, such as your NRIC, and definitely don’t buy prepaid cards as a way of showing your appreciation. If you come across someone who is trying to scam you, report them to the police immediately.
I have learned the hard way that there are people out there who are willing to take advantage of unsuspecting people. Be aware and stay safe.
A Foodpanda customer shared how he placed an order for Mala Xiang Guo amounting to about $24.69, but ended up being charged twice for that order.
A total of about $49.38 was deducted from his bank account.
The netizen shared that he reached out to the Foodpanda Help Center to ask them about the deducted money, to which they provided him with the following reply.
“Thank you for sharing the pictures. As I can see your order v8wy-i1yp was cancelled due to payment issue. I apologize for the inconvenience. This can also be due to a system glitch or an error with the bank/payment gateway.
If you don’t see any charge or transaction, that means you weren’t charged in the first place. But if you got charged, we’ll automatically process your refund and you’ll receive it within 14 working days.
For now, I suggest you place a new order with a different payment method, or by cash-on-delivery. If you used a voucher on this order, you’ll be able to use it again for your next order.“
The netizen then told them the app said that the payment didn’t go through, and questioned them as to how the money was still deducted from his bank account, providing screenshots of the bank deductions to the chat agent.
Then when his food (which he paid twice the price for) eventually arrived, another problem came about: His order had missing food items.
Other Foodpanda customers share similar problems
This happened to me too, I wrote in and got a refund. I checked the order receipts in my email and it was literally the same order duplicated, with the exact time stamp, and two order numbers generated. Literally almost no way it was a human error on my part.
Happened to me before, two nasi lemak showed up, I gave the second one to the rider, made abang’s day then get refund
Happened twice to me over McDonald. First time I accepted the possibility of me being a doofus. The second round , i raise a report w food panda and got my refund.
This happened to me last week. Received two of the same orders 5 minutes apart, went on the app to check and saw I was charged for two orders despite only clicking payment once. Had only 1 delivery tracking as well. Submitted a complaint but had the CS Officer misunderstand the situation (thought I meant I had selected x2 food items by mistake in my order) which obviously was not the case. Replied back and had the case escalated. Then had their CS officer give me a call where I had to further explain. Somehow still misunderstood the issue, had to raise my voice abit before finally getting a refund.
Why do people still use foodpanda even after so many repeated news of system f***-ups and unhelpful customer service
What to do when u have an insensible younger brother?
Almost 30 years old already, still behave like a 13 years old. –
Fetching ard $4k monthly salary, he thinks that it is a lot… And tried to be arrogant. Pls lah, when u earn $40k monthly salary then come and flaunt..
Always blaming everyone except for himself. For example. Not good looking, blame parents’ genes. Exam failed, blame Govt.
Blame blame blame, really a shame! – Say wanna kill himself. He said that he is brave if he were to take his life. We are all cowards cos we dare not… insane, really! May I know what help to render him?
He doesn’t have many friends or rather no friends and is reluctant to get out of his shell to broaden his social circle.
What netizens say:
Netizen A: “4k now is still below median salary in Singapore. Tell him don’t act so big if he don’t pay most of the bills.“
Netizen B: “Come, i take his salary n become ur brother. Just kidding . He really needs help. Got a job already good. U cant help him all the time, hes a already a full grown pokemon. He needs to find hobbies, from there make friends and so on.”
Netizen C: It’s none of your business, did he do anything to hurt you? If not why should you be concerned? He can flaunt his $4k salary, instead of being a Debbie downer why not just affirm his positive energy, will that cost you anything other than to foster a positive fraternal bond?
He can blame the parents and governments, it is his right as ruled subjects that had and is being ruled by them.
Ultimately, you are not your brother’s keeper, and you are not responsible for him. Just cajole him a bit, try to smooth the relationship and live your own life.
A netizen recounted how 2021 was a bad year for her because her grandmother passed away and she couldn’t see her as the borders were closed.
She also recounted her negative family experiences as well as not wanting to return to Singapore.
Here is the story:
“2021 definitely was not a good year for me.
January 2021 – I lost my grandma during the pandemic and was stuck overseas as borders were still shut.
I had a very close relationship with my grandma so not being able to be by her side when she passed on was heartbreaking to say absolute least.
Up till now, I’m still having a hard time letting her go and I still think of her every single day.
February 2021 – My mum decided to file for divorce with my dad. Being the eldest of 5 kids, I was constantly caught in their turmoil of arguments (through WhatsApp) and it eventually had an impact on me as I saw myself getting more temperamental and frustrated easily.
Every single day, I would receive WhatsApp texts from both my Mum and Dad separately, which entailed screenshots of their private conversations which held their arguments.
This happened when I am still overseas. Dad was still trying his very best to make amendments in salvaging their marriage but my mum was just having none of it.
May 2021 – Had a heated conversation with my 2 closest friends in Singapore. They’ve been urging me to return home as I have not seen them in 2 years.
However I refused to because I don’t like it in Singapore and I don’t foresee myself working in SG long-term as I personally find the working culture to be too toxic (just my own view).
They then went on to say I am not cherishing what I have and I should not even call myself a Singaporean.
I asked them to give me 3 legit reasons why I should return to Singapore for good and all they could say was “So we can meet up more often.”
To me, that reason should not even be considered a “reason to return home”.
I then told them the reason why I don’t want to return to Singapore is – There are a lot of small minded people, the work culture is toxic and people can never be happy for one another.
I am very happy with my current work situation overseas and if they are my true friends, they should be happy for me as well.
Over the months I started to drift apart from them and we stopped talking ever since.
Right now, I don’t know what I am living for. The people that were once important to me aren’t in my life anymore, the happy family I once had is falling apart. Everyday I just question, how much longer do I have to do this?”
A girl shared her story online and insist to have a gold bar instead of a wedding ring, logically buying a gold bar is more worth it. But wanting your boyfriend to burn 65% of his savings for it is just insane.
Here is the story:
My bf and I have been together for 2 years and we have been working for a few years now. Recently we have been looking at engagement rings.
After doing some research, I realised that diamond rings have very low resale value so I decided that I do not want a diamond ring anymore. I read that gold bars have high resale value so I decided that I want my bf to propose to me with a 500g gold bar which cost around $40k.
He was happy when I told him that I do not want a diamond ring but he called me crazy when I asked him to propose to me with a $40k gold bar. He then asked me why I want a $40k gold bar and I said the gold bar would be like a form of compensation for me. Like if he ever mistreats me in our marriage, I can sell the gold bar for some money as a form of compensation.
After trying to persuade him for like an hour, he still insisted that the gold bar is too expensive. But he has $60k of savings in his bank so buying a gold bar shouldn’t be a problem for him. I’m sure he can afford to buy the gold bar but he is totally unwilling to buy one.
. He really needs help. Got a job already good. U cant help him all the time, hes a already a full grown pokemon. He needs to find hobbies, from there make friends and so on.”
