An 18-year-old was arrested after claiming that an explosive device was planted and would blow up at the National Day Parade venue on 9 August.

He was arrested for his suspected involvement in communicating false information that the “device” would blow up at The Float @ Marina Bay.

The youth said tweeted on National Day that the device was planted under a seat at Row 27 of the NDP venue.

The Singapore Police Force was alerted to the social media post on Twitter at about 7.10pm on 9 August about the hoax.

Officers then established the suspect’s identity from the Criminal Investigation Department and Ang Mo Kio Police Division.

He was subsequently arrested within 2 hours of the crime being reported, and two mobile phones were also seized as case exhibits.

According to the police’s preliminary investigations, no suspicious items were found at the location.

Singapore Police Force’s statement

The Police have arrested an 18-year-old man for his suspected involvement in communicating false information of a harmful thing.

On 9 August 2022 at about 7.10 pm, the Police were informed that an unknown person had posted on a Twitter account, suggesting that there was an item that would “blow up”, under the seat at Row 27 of The Float at Marina Bay, where the National Day Parade was held.

Through immediate follow-up investigations, officers from Criminal Investigation Department and Ang Mo Kio Police Division established the identity of the man and arrested him within two hours of the reported crime. Preliminary investigations revealed that there were no suspicious items found at The Float at Marina Bay. Two mobile phones have been seized as case exhibits.

Police investigations are ongoing. The offence of communicating false information of a harmful thing under Section 268A of the Penal Code 1871, carries an imprisonment term of up to seven years, a fine which may extend to $50,000, or both.

PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
10 August 2022 @ 6:30 PM

This National Day Parade kicked off at about 5.30 pm yesterday evening at The Float @ Marina Bay, as the country celebrates its 57th birthday.

One of the members of the Red Lions parachute team, 3rd Warrant Officer Jeffrey Heng (who has 1,150 jumps to his name), was seen in the broadcast parachuting into the parade when he crashed into the ground at the parade.

Audible gasps could be heard amongst the horrified audience, as the live stream of the NDP immediately cut to another shot of the parade.

He was later sent to the hospital for his injuries.

Recovering:

Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen posted on Facebook a photo of Heng who was smiling to the camera, the facebook post wrote:

“Update on 3WO Jeffrey Heng. CDF and COA visited him, and we are glad to report that he is stable. Suffered some injuries due to the hard landing, but no surgery required. He will need time and some rehab, but full recovery is expected.”

Video of incident:

Background:

WO Heng was seen drifting into the parade on his parachute, as he inexplicably crashed and bounced off the ground.

He was immediately attended to by on-site medics before being carried away in a stretcher and rushed to the hospital.

At about 7.15 pm, the host and emcee of the parade, Joakim Gomez, provided an update on 3WO Heng’s condition, telling the viewers that he is currently stable and receiving medical attention at the hospital.

Scammers have once again used the photos of billionaire Peter Lim to impersonate him and the scams offer stock trading advice.

The Police said that a Police report has been made.

In 2019, scammers also used his photo to impersonate and endorse bitcoin and other investment products that are a scam.

According to Forbes, Peter Lim is a self-made billionaire who has businesses in sports, investment, hotel, medical and others.

According to Today News, two Police reports has been filed on June 20 and August 2.

How the scam looks like

The scammers would use the photos of Peter Lim and mass send out messages to targets and cheat their money.

Here is a snippet of the Telegram message impersonating Peter Lim:

“Welcome new friends to Finance Stock Market, an exclusive section for your personal stock finance, with daily morning, midday and evening broad market analysis, recommended must-earn stocks, and analysis of stock issues. It gives you the most direct and intuitive way to watch daily market movements, avoid bear markets, seize bull market upside opportunities, and get great returns from the stock market.“

“retail investors lose money because they have no investment direction, or because they cannot grasp the precise buying and selling price, or go against the trend, or buy stocks recommended by friends and teachers. You don’t have to worry anymore, pay attention to the information shared by the group, take you out of the predicament, and complete the compound interest. I am confident that I will lead you to earn 1 million SGD within half a year, provided that you do not operate arbitrarily without authorization, and I can guarantee the income by following my instructions.“

The Workers’ Party (WP) shared their National Day message on Facebook, via Secretary-General and leader of the opposition Pritam Singh.

They said that WP MPs have advanced proposals in Parliament to help Singaporeans cope with the high cost of living and other concerns.

They also added that we have survived the pandemic as a nation, and we must now stay united to navigate the path ahead, with a sense of purpose, to overcome today’s challenges.

Workers’ Party’s national day message

National Day Message 2022 from The Secretary-General of The Workers’ Party

Our journey as a nation started 57 years ago, but the first stirrings of our shared identity emerged when we cast our first votes in the 1955 Legislative Assembly elections. David Marshall, Singapore’s first Chief Minister, went to London to try and achieve self-determination for Singapore. However, the British famously had reservations about our ability to survive then. Independence was thus a daunting prospect, with the odds stacked against us after separation from Malaysia in 1965.

A shortage of domestic industry, a heavy reliance on foreign businesses, and a lack of housing were all challenges that had to be overcome. Yet our pioneers overcame these through their sheer determination to make life better for their children. By the 1990s, we were one of the Four Asian Tigers, thanks to their hard work and drive.

Today, while we reap the rewards of their labour, we continue our search for solutions for our next step of development. In echoes of our early years, our over-reliance on foreign labour inputs, shortage of globally competitive local businesses, astronomical housing prices and high inflation present challenges to younger Singaporeans achieving their dreams. Working Singaporeans also have to contend with stiff global competition and all the pressures of modern life which place a strain on their financial resources and mental health.

Workers’ Party MPs have advanced proposals in Parliament to help Singaporeans cope with the high cost of living and other issues of concern. These proposals include using macroeconomic tools to mitigate inflation, making housing, medical treatment and transport more affordable, improving preventive health, breaking the poverty cycle, co-creating a stronger response to the climate emergency, empowering women to achieve their full potential and making our justice system more accessible. In our constituencies, our MPs and volunteers continue to reach out to residents to understand their concerns and help address their needs.

As a country, we have survived the dark clouds of a global pandemic, and a ray of sunlight is now shining through. We must navigate the path ahead with a sense of purpose and unity as fellow Singaporeans, even as we share many diverse aspirations and dreams. With a collective effort, we will be able to overcome today’s challenges to build Singapore into the nation we want it to be.

I wish all Singaporeans a very happy 57th National Day!