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POLY & ITE SCHOOL FEES TO INCREASE, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE

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POLY & ITE SCHOOL FEES TO INCREASE, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE

In every economy in the world, prices of services tend to increase over time. For many reasons such as inflation, pandemic, and many more factors.

Previously, there was already news on the increase in electricity tariffs and transport.

The school fees for polytechnics and the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) will increase as well for this year’s batch of students (2022).

Those who are beginning their 1st year this year for ITE and polys will be affected, this applies to Singaporean, PR, and international students.

Students who are currently enrolled are not affected (Meaning if you are already in your second year, this school’s fees will not be affected by the change).

The Straits Times(ST) reported that the fees will be changed as follows:

Poly

Singaporeans going to poly – $100 increase

PRs going to poly – $200 increase

International students – $400 increase

ITE

Singaporeans going ITE(Nitec) – $20 increase

MOE says:

The Ministry of Education (MOE) told the Strait Times that the reason for the increase is due to pressure from rising costs.

They also stated that the ministry has subsidized schemes that have annual reviews.

Where to seek help?

For those that need help to overcome the education, fees can seek help from the school or approach the Ministry of Social and Family Development to enquire about the available assistance schemes.

AIRLINE STEWARD CONVICTED OF SMACKING BOTTOM OF FELLOW STEWARDESS IN-FLIGHT

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AIRLINE STEWARD CONVICTED OF SMACKING BOTTOM OF FELLOW STEWARDESS IN-FLIGHT

A 50 year old flight attendant whose name and company was not mentioned in court documents was convicted today (17 Jan) for molesting a fellow stewardess in-flight from Singapore to Philippines.

He was found guilty of outraging the modesty of the flight stewardess who is 27 years old.

His actions

The stewardess was talking to a passenger in the business class cabin when the accused walked pass her and smack her bottom.

He was her direct superior on the flight and he smacked her bottom jokingly telling her not to ‘stand like this’ in a way which was meant to be playful.

She was standing slightly bent forward at the time when the incident happened.

He defended his actions by saying that he only tapped the right side of her pelvis and saw her posture as ‘provocative’ as her bottoms were protruding out.

He added that he was only trying to correct her posture.

Informed her leading steward

The stewardess did not confront him directly as she was in a state of shock because of his actions and was still attending to the passenger.

She told her leading steward what happened and also messaged her ward leader during transit to say that the accused had touched her intentionally by giving her a hard slap on her bottom.

Her words to describe the molestation were, ‘intentional, it was not a grope or an accidental touch, but a hard slap’.

Accused apologised for his actions

The accused apologised to her while the crew were preparing to receive the next set of passengers on the flight back to Singapore, claiming that he had ‘no intention’ to do it.

However, he could not answer when she asked him what other intention he could have had when he did it.

The stewardess was then deployed to economy class during the return flight and he approached her again to apologise in the presence of other crew.

She also asked him to spell out what he was apologising for in front of them and told him that she could tell from his unapologetic face that this was not his first time doing so.

Hearing this, he swore on his religious materials and on his mother that this was the first time he did so.

However, he admitted that he hit her bottoms during the confrontation.

Report lodged

The stewardess lodged a report upon her landing into Singapore.

Penalties

The accused will go back to court in March for mitigation and his sentencing.

For his offence of outrage of modesty, the penalties are a jail term of up to two years and/or a fine.

As he is above 50, he will be spared caning.

Image source: unsplash.com

NETIZEN WORRIED ABOUT WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAMS LINKED TO MLM SCHEME

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NETIZEN WORRIED ABOUT WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAMS LINKED TO MLM SCHEME

Okay, so a classmate of mine who I follow on social media recently lost a lot of weight. At first she was posting before and after shots which were quite motivational.

However slowly these pictures become like advertisements, and she started “online weight loss coaching”. Every day the posts will be about how she’ll help you lose weight if you join. These are really cheesy pictures and captions like “five things I learned about myself”, the five things being stuff like “faith over fear” and “I am strong and courageous”.

She also started pushing about meal replacement shakes. I dug deeper and saw it’s from a certain company H-life. Actually, I wanted to ask her for some tips to lose weight also but from all the posts it seems like some sort of weird cult behavior. Like her whole life revolves around “fat loss coaching” and it’s over the top positive.

Is this some sort of new MLM? I don’t wanna get sucked in. Is she alright or has she sunken in too deep?

Here are what netizens think:

  • if you have money to spare, you can always pay them to a fitness trainer. They will ask you for photos for your every meal to give you advice accordingly what you should do next.
  • hmm if losing weight is a difficult task then it is only normal for her to commit fully to it in order to see the results. she prolly does not want to give herself a chance to be distracted and lose motivation.of cos there are other weight loss method too that requires discipline.
  • There are many mlm out there like this. The more prominent ones include the one u mentioned & alot more online. All the same tactics. Daily posting of all the success stories. Try googling and you’ll see, many people actually failed using their products too. Essentially, no short cuts to dieting. If you wanna lose weight, try jogging daily for 30mins & count your calories. I guarantee thats the best weight loss strategy.
  • She benefitted from losing weight and getting healthy. Most likely looks much better and more confident too. What is wrong with her wanting to share how she turned her health & life around?

TEENAGER LEARNT TO DRIVE ON YOUTUBE THEN RENTED CAR USING DAD’S NAME TO DRIVE

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TEENAGER LEARNT TO DRIVE ON YOUTUBE THEN RENTED CAR USING DAD’S NAME TO DRIVE

A 19 year old teenager who was 17 at the time of offence pleaded guilty today (17 Jan) to a charge of cheating by personation and also a charge underage driving.

There are two more charges which will also be taken into consideration during his sentencing.

His deeds

He rented cars to drive using the identity of his dad after he watched a Youtube video to educate himself on how to operate a car.

He did this on Tribecar on 24 Sept 2020, submitting his Dad’s driving license and IC pictures as well as particulars to the app.

The application was then successful and he had control of a Tribecar account, allowing him to rent a vehicle which he did on eight occasions which he paid the rental for himself.

He took care to only drive in the mornings, between 12am to 8am.

Caught by road block

He was caught by a Police road block at CTE on 7 Oct 2020, when Police stopped his vehicle and asked him to show his license.

Two others were in the vehicle with him at the time, though they said that they were unaware that he was only 17 and was driving without a license.

He was then arrested for suspected cheating offences as well as traffic offences under the Road Traffic Act.

That was when he admitted that he had rented vehicles on eight occasions and taught driving to himself via videos on Youtube.

Penalties

For his case, the judge has called for a probation suitability report and adjourned his sentencing date to March.

For his offence of cheating by personation, he can be jailed up to five years and/or fined.

For his offence of underage driving, he can be given a jail term of up to three months and/or fined up to $1,000 as he is a first time offender.

Image source: unsplash.com, tribecar/facebook

GROUP OF 9 BRAWLING AFTER DRINKING TOO MUCH, ONE MAN SENT TO HOSPITAL

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GROUP OF 9 BRAWLING AFTER DRINKING TOO MUCH, ONE MAN SENT TO HOSPITAL

A fight broke out on 16 January in the wee hours among a group of 10 people who had apparently drank too much alcohol.

According to Lianhe Zaobao, a witness said that he saw the group of middle-aged people drinking at a park at Toa Payoh Lorong 5 at about 1am.

An argument soon ensued and a fight then broke out among the group, with beer bottles and plastic chairs being used as weapons.

The fracas even spilled onto the road.

One of the younger men in the group was apparently injured from the brawl and a woman was heard shouting “why did you beat my son?”

Police investigating

The police said that they were alerted to the incident at about 3.25am and when they arrived, they found a group of 9 people in the midst of a heated commotion.

A 20-year-old man was conveyed to the hospital conscious.

The police said that they are looking into the case of voluntarily causing hurt, breach of safe distancing measures and breach of the Liquor Control Act.

Potential penalties

Voluntarily causing hurt

According to Chapter 321 of the Penal Code, anyone who performs an act that causes hurt to a person is guilty of Voluntarily Causing Hurt.

Upon conviction, offenders could face a jail term of up to 3 years and/or a fine of up to $5,000.

Breach of safe distancing measures

First-time offenders who breach safe distancing measures are fined $300.

For non-compliance with safe management measures, offenders may be jailed for up to six months, fined up to S$10,000, or both.

Liquor Control Act

Under the Liquor Control Act, those caught drinking in public after 10.30pm, face a fine of up to $1,000 while repeat offenders face a fine of up to $2,000 and/or a jail term of up to 3 months.

48 Y.O USED FIN NUMBERS TO COLLECT 397 TEMASEK ISSUED MASKS, JAILED

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48 Y.O USED FIN NUMBERS TO COLLECT 397 TEMASEK ISSUED MASKS, JAILED

48 y.o Chua Sah May was given seven months of jail today (17 Jan) for redeeming 397 Temasek face masks using the FIN numbers of foreign workers.

She was convicted for the offence of cheating.

Worked as a recruiter

Chua was working as a recruiter for two companies which she was outsourced to, namely Clariant Singapore and Archroma Singapore.

It was then where she decided to use FIN numbers of foreign employees under the registrar she had to claim more masks.

She carefully selected the FIN numbers of those workers whom she thought will be leaving Singapore or were unable to come into Singapore because of the pandemic.

Went to claim the masks

She went to Yio Chu Kang Community Club to claim 397 masks worth $3,176 on a whopping 397 occasions.

When she was there, she will key in the FIN numbers of the employees she selected previously to claim the masks.

Complaint lodged

Clariant South East Asia’s sales manager then lodged a report with the Police on 3 Oct 2020 as one of the employees had tried to go and claim his mask but was denied by the system with the reason being that he had already redeemed his.

Chua was then caught on CCTV footage trying to claim three masks on 27 Sep 2020.

She was subsequently arrested at her house where 454 masks were found by the Police and surrendered to them.

Penalties

The prosecutor in court said that the amount of masks she had redeemed could last her for 66 years, given that Temasek had said that a pair of masks may last up to two months.

For her offence of cheating, she could have received up to 10 years of jail term and fined.

Image source: Temasek.com.sg

MERCEDES DRIVER ROAD RAGE, PUNCHED AUDI DRIVER THROUGH WINDOW

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MERCEDES DRIVER ROAD RAGE, PUNCHED AUDI DRIVER THROUGH WINDOW

A video emerged online showing a road rage incident involving a Mercedes driver and an Audi driver, with punches being thrown.

The incident happened on 15 January at about 4.40pm along Kovan Road.

The Mercedes driver wanted the Audi driver and the camcar driver to reverse so that he could turn into his residence.

But both the Audi and camcar had the right of way as there was no yellow box on the road.

The Mercedes driver then went to the window of the Audi and confronted the driver, and the two appeared to be having a heated argument (there is no audio from the dashcam footage).

The Mercedes driver then threw a punch at the Audi driver before walking off to confront the camcar driver.

Here is the OP’s statement:

“Posting as video witness to road rage incident, driver of SLC3693Y white Mercedes punched driver of SKU4878S white Audi.

Mercedes driver want camcar and Audi driver to reverse so that he can turn into his residence, but there is no yellow box and we have the right of way too. We didn’t comply so he punch the owner of the white Audi, and later approach me too.

Hope this video help the owner of the white Audi and hope he is alright, and kudos to him for not retaliating.”

Potential penalties

According to Chapter 321 of the Penal Code, anyone who performs an act that causes hurt to a person is guilty of Voluntarily Causing Hurt.

Upon conviction, offenders could face a jail term of up to 3 years and/or a fine of up to $5,000.

DRIVER WHO SMASHED INTO TUAS COFFEESHOP INJURING THREE GETS CHARGED IN COURT

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DRIVER WHO SMASHED INTO TUAS COFFEESHOP INJURING THREE GETS CHARGED IN COURT

64 y.o Tan Hwee Koon was charged in court today (17 Jan) for his involvement in an accident last year which injured three people.

On 12 March 2021, he had allegedly reversed into a coffeeshop in Tuas by stepping on his accelerator when the gear was on reverse mode.

For his actions, he was given a charge of causing grievous hurt by negligent act and also causing hurt by negligent act.

Eyewitnesses account

According to eyewitnesses, the coffeeshop was crowded with people at the time of the accident as it was lunchtime.

The eyewitness added that the van which Tan was driving had entered the premises of the coffeeshop by about five metres.

A brick divider was smashed and a vendor was pinned down by the vehicle.

The eyewitness and another customer were subsequently taken away by ambulance to Ng Teng Fong Hospital, both conscious at the time.

Court documents revealed that Tan had stepped on the accelerator when he was inside the parking lot which caused the vehicle to reverse into the premises.

Victims & injuries

  1. Chu Lai Kiew – ankle and calf fractures, 31 days MC.
  2. Low Mun Wai – right open radius shaft fracture, 81 days MC.
  3. She Weijin – hip bruise, seven days MC

Penalties

Tan has intended to plead guilty and will return to court on 10 March for sentencing.

He is currently out on $5,000 bail.

If guilty of committing a negligent act causing grievous hurt, he could be jailed for up to two years and/or fined up to $5,000

If guilty of causing hurt by a negligent act, he can be jailed for up to six months and/or fined up to $2,500.

Image source: Google Maps

MOTHER USE CHILD AS “SHIELD” FROM WATER SPLASH AT ZOO

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MOTHER USE CHILD AS “SHIELD” FROM WATER SPLASH AT ZOO

Going to the zoo always seems to be full of fun memories of families and friends. But one kid might not have the best of memories.

At a sea lion show, the animal was splashing water while doing performances in front of a crowd. With sea creatures, we would definitely see some water getting splashed.

Just before a huge splash, a mother at the front row was seen using her child as an umbrella to block off any water.

Seems like keeping her face dry might have caused all her “face” as a mother to be “washed off”.

The actions of the mother have been captured on video and uploaded on social media and many netizens laugh at the mother’s action while some took it negatively.

The video was captioned with the text “Mother of the year”.

Here is the full video:

AUDI BEATS RED LIGHT AT HOUGANG BECAUSE DRIVER DOESN’T CARE ABOUT THE LAW

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AUDI BEATS RED LIGHT AT HOUGANG BECAUSE DRIVER DOESN’T CARE ABOUT THE LAW

A video emerged online showing an Audi A4 beating the red light at a traffic stop along Hougang Avenue 4 yesterday.

The incident happened on 16 January at about 6.26pm.

The camcar was seen stopping for the red light (the traffic light had been red for some time) and the Audi just bulldozed through the red light without slowing down.

Potential penalties

It is an offence to beat a red light in Singapore.

Drivers found guilty of failing to conform to traffic light signals face a composition fine of $400 for light vehicles and $500 for heavy vehicles.

They also face 12 demerit points and if a driver accumulates 24 or more demerit points within 24 months, their license will be suspended.

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