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RUI EN ‘RELIEVED’ THAT SHE HAD FINALLY KENA COVID

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RUI EN ‘RELIEVED’ THAT SHE HAD FINALLY KENA COVID

Local actress, Rui En, shared a post and uploaded it onto her Instagram account which updated her followers that she had finally tested positive for Covid-19.

In her post, she shares that she is blessed that she has gotten infected with the Omicron variant instead of the Delta variant due to the fact that the symptoms which she has experienced are mild.

She had only experienced sore throat that went away after two days, cough, blocked and runny nose, some insomnia but totally zero fever and bodyache.

She shares that she has experienced worse before in terms of flu.

Instead of feeling upset about contracting Covid, she shares that she feels ‘relieved’ to have finally gotten it instead.

Does not have to worry about spreading to anyone else

Rui En also said that she had the luxury of space at home and did not have to worry about spreading the virus as there were no elderly and children living at home with her.

She also claims that if she were to have caught the Delta variant instead, she would not be feeling as well as now as her friends who have caught Delta before described the experience to be much worst than what she is currently experiencing.

Urges all to stay vigilant and socially responsible

Rui En ended her post by urging everyone to stay vigilant and socially responsible as well but there is no need to let fear of catching the virus ruin our own lives.

By saying this, she explains that she does not advocate senseless behaviour like taking off the mask and kissing someone randomly on the street.

She just thought that we all have put our lives on hold for the longest time in the past two years.

Has now tested negative

Rui En also uploaded a photo of her test results taken via an Antigen Rapid Test (ART) kit today and showed that she has already recovered and tested negative.

Here is what she said

“So I FINALLY tested positive for Covid earlier this week. Am blessed that it’s Omnicron and not Delta, and that the symptoms were incredibly mild. Sore throat that went away after two days, cough, blocked and runny nose, some insomnia strangely and zero fever/bodyache. I’ve had much worse flus and I’ll be able to leave the house soon.

After 2 plus years of having all our lives changed irrevocably, after going thru the whole gamut of emotions from grief, anxiety, feeling down and fear as a result of this virus, all I could think was, “oh, so this is it? Really?!”. I somehow felt more relief at finally getting it cos I’ve always hated suspense 🤣

Yes, I am aware that I have the luxury of being able to feel this way because of no elderly and children at home (was a little concerned the cats would catch it). I am also aware that if I had caught Delta instead I absolutely would not be feeling this way, because I had friends who caught that and it sounded like hell on earth. But I thought this was another great example of how we make the boogeymen bigger than they really are in our minds. The upside? If NZ opens up in the next 3 mths, I’ll be able to save quite a bit of money 😅

Guys, stay vigilant and socially responsible, but no need to let fear rule your life. By no means am I advocating for u to rip off your mask and kiss a stranger on the street, but haven’t we put our lives on hold long enough?”

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GARANG DRIVER DRIVES AGAINST FLOW OF TRAFFIC AS A SHORTCUT

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GARANG DRIVER DRIVES AGAINST FLOW OF TRAFFIC AS A SHORTCUT

A video emerged online showing a Mazda Biante cutting across the road into the opposite lanes and driving against the flow of traffic.

The incident happened on 14 February at about 12.41pm, at Lorong 1 Geylang and was captured on the dashcam that was behind the Mazda at the time.

The Mazda was seen driving on the right side of the road initially, before drifting across to the opposite side of the road and driving against the traffic, in an attempt to enter a carpark through an illegal shortcut.

Potential penalties

Drivers who drive in a manner that is dangerous to the public are guilty of an offence under section 64(1) of the Road Traffic Act (RTA).

Persons found guilty face a jail term of up to 1 year and/or a $5,000 fine.

If the driver causes hurt, he faces a jail term of up to 2 years and a fine of $10,000.

If the driver caused grievous hurt, he faces a jail term of between 1 to 5 years and disqualified from driving for at least 8 years.

If the driver’s actions caused death, he faces a jail term of up to 2 to 8 years and disqualified from driving for at least 10 years.

MAN FLASHED ‘PRIVATES’ TO WOMAN ON MRT & PESTERED HER CONTINUOUSLY

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MAN FLASHED ‘PRIVATES’ TO WOMAN ON MRT & PESTERED HER CONTINUOUSLY

A 37 year old man from Malaysia by the name of Makesvaran Visuranatham was hauled up to court and pleaded guilty to three charges, one of using criminal force, exposing himself intentionally to a woman and also insulting her modesty.

There is a fourth charge that will be taken into consideration.

Repeatedly touched her

On 2 May 2021, the 30 year old woman boarded the train at Raffles Place MRT.

She found a corner seat and sat down on it, while Makesvaran sat on her left.

He then used his elbow to nudge the victim on her waist, and then touched her body between her armpit and waist again. She initially ignored his actions for the first time as she thought that it was unintentional.

He used his elbow to touch her for the third time after showing her his phone and saying that he was late for work due to falling asleep while on the train ride.

He then asked her how many more stops were there to Jurong East and was replied ‘seven’ by the victim who proceeded to move away to another cabin to sit.

However, Makesvaran followed her to the other cabin and sat beside her and repeated his question again and she replied him ‘four or five more’ before moving to a grab pole.

Flashed to her

While Makesvaran was facing her, he intentionally exposed his privates for her to see without her consent and also made an explicit gesture to her.

Upon seeing this, the victim walked away again and stood in front of the train door but this time, Makesvaran followed her and positioned himself at the glass panel facing her and flashed himself again.

Police were alerted

After they had reached Jurong East Station, Makesvaran alighted first and then turned to face the victim on the escalator and made another explicit gesture to her.

This was when the victim had enough and screamed at him, grabbing him on his T-shirt to prevent him from escaping.

The station master of Jurong East station then phoned the Police which resulted in Makesvaran’s arrest.

Five to six weeks jail asked by prosecution

In court, the prosecution asked for five to six weeks of jail term for Makesvaran together with a fine of $500 to $1,000 as he had repeatedly pestered the victim and also kept following her and exposing himself to her more than once.

He will be back to court for sentencing in March.

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ELDERLY HUNCHBACKED MAN WORKS HARD DELIVERING FOR GRAB

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ELDERLY HUNCHBACKED MAN WORKS HARD DELIVERING FOR GRAB

A netizen had written a post and uploaded it onto Facebook recently, showing a photograph of an elderly hunchbacked man pushing a trolley with a GrabFood Thermal bag on top of it.

The elderly man was wearing a Green Grab delivery personnel uniform at Choa Chu Kang North 5 and was seen crossing the road pushing the trolley along, hard at work.

The netizen added that he felt that the elderly man still having to work at such an age was pitiful but felt proud of him because of all the dedication the elderly man gives to be responsible for himself and his own living.

However, he added that seeing this should not be what we as children want or expect to see from our own old and vulnerable parents.

Thus, the netizen hopes that all dads and granddads can be cared for and loved by their own children.

He reflected on seeing this and sends a message out to all the parents out there to be strong as the world is always uncertain.

Here is the post by the netizen

“Saw this uncle today. Felt pity for him but at the same time felt proud of him. Cause he still have that energy and responsibilities towards himself. In order to survive in this cruel world of ours.

Is this what we, children wants to see in our old and vulnerable parents? Of course not. How I wish that the leaders of our country have the heart to help these kind of people in our country.

I pray that to all dads and grandfathers to be love and cared for by their own children.
To all parents out there, be strong to face this world of uncertainties.”

Netizens’ comments

Netizens who commented on the picture wished the uncle well and some feels that young people who complain at the slightest issues should learn from this uncle.

Here is what was said:

  • At this age this uncle should be rest and enjoy the world now.. But he’s strong and maybe he used to be independent..May god protect him..
  • Some young people only know how to enjoy life and live off their parents riches, this uncle puts them to shame.

Image source: Nazri Johari/Facebook

OTHER CARS SEE DRIVER BEATING RED LIGHT, MONKEY SEE MONKEY DO

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OTHER CARS SEE DRIVER BEATING RED LIGHT, MONKEY SEE MONKEY DO

A video emerged online showing a car beating a red light along Simei Avenue, outside the Changi General Hospital.

The incident happened on 14 February at about 2.54pm and was captured on the dashcam of a car that was behind the offending vehicle.

The driver was seen beating the red light at the traffic stop, and it was then followed by another 3 drivers who “monkey see monkey do” and beat the red light along with him.

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.

NSF USES GF’S ‘PRIVATE’ PHOTOS TO THREATEN HER, ATTEMPTED SCAMMING FOODPANDA

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NSF USES GF’S ‘PRIVATE’ PHOTOS TO THREATEN HER, ATTEMPTED SCAMMING FOODPANDA

A 21 year old NSF who is a Singaporean Permanent Resident (PR) from Malaysia pleaded guilty in court today (15 Feb) for threatening his then girlfriend with making her private photos public and also for attempting to scam FoodPanda of $5,456.

Two other charges were taken into consideration against him and he will be back in court for sentencing the following month pending a report to assess if he fits the criteria for probation.

What happened

He was then aged 19 when he asked his then girlfriend to send him private pictures of her even though she was not comfortable with it.

However, she obliged as she trusted him that the photos would only be meant for his private viewing.

All together, he had about 11 of such photos as he had also taken some during his relationship with her.

On 3 June 2020, he raged at her over some text messages which she had and also accused her of cheating on him with her ex boyfriend.

She denied doing so and he called her to continue arguing with her, instructing her to report to the Police that she had been violated by her ex.

She listened to him eventually and reported the case to the Police right after the phone call.

They continued to communicate via text but she stopped replying for a moment and he sent her texts like:

“Jump down alr?”
“Haven’t oh no”
“When u jump down and die”

To which she did not respond.

After another two hours, he realised that she had changed her password on Facebook and called her to find out the reason why while also demanding her to share her new password with him.

She did not answer the phone when he called twice, which resulted in him threatening to send her private photos out.

Police officers visited her at her place of residence to investigate on the alleged violation case which she had earlier reported, and she told them the truth about all the happenings.

Attempted to scam FoodPanda of commissions

Around the same time as the incident above, he also tried to scam FoodPanda of commissions by registering rider accounts with them.

He used the information on the NRICs of the mother of his then girlfriend as well as another individual to register accounts with the Food Delivery company.

He had his own account at that time which was already registered to his e-scooter.

Between the period of 1 June 2020 to 8 June 2020, he accepted 355 orders with the two registered accounts but did not make the deliveries as he wanted FoodPanda to give him the commission.

An employee of FoodPanda then noticed the amount of unfulfilled orders from the accounts and suspended it before making a Police report on the same day.

The man did not manage to receive any commission from the unfulfilled orders in the end.

FoodPanda had however already lost $5,456 from compensating the customers who ordered the food but did not receive their orders with vouchers and also paying the establishments for orders that they have prepared and dispatched.

The man had so far returned $1,100 to FoodPanda.

Defense lawyer’s mitigating plea

The man’s defense lawyer said that what the man did was not reflective of the person he truly is as he will likely be successful in changing for the better due to his performance in school, his sense of responsibility and good attitude.

He had also pledged to return the money loss by FoodPanda regularly and had not made anything from his attempted scam.

As for his behaviour towards his then girlfriend, the defense argued that it was because he lacked dating experience and was sorry for his actions and did not have any intention to cause harm to her.

They also continued to date for another four months after his offences came to light.

The judge after hearing the defense’s mitigation agreed to a probation suitability report before sentencing him.

For his actions of threatening or sending out private images or recordings, he may receive a jail term of up to five years, fined and caned or get any combinations of the three.

Image source: Unsplash.com, FoodPanda/Facebook

SOUTH KOREA ROLLING OUT 4TH DOSE OF COVID-19 VACCINE

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SOUTH KOREA ROLLING OUT 4TH DOSE OF COVID-19 VACCINE

According to Yonhap News Agency, the South Korean authorities said yesterday (Feb 14) that it will give the fourth dose of the vaccine to people with low immunity from the end of Feb 2022.

The Korean health authorities said that starting from the first week of next month, about 500,000 residents of nursing homes and related practitioners who have completed the first three shots of vaccination over the age of 18 will be vaccinated with Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. 

People who have completed the third dose can receive the fourth dose 120 days later. However, for those who are at high risk of cluster infection, the fourth dose can be given 90 days after the third dose is completed.

Zheng Yinjing, director of the Korean Agency for Disease Control and Prevention, said that the government decided to start the fourth dose of the vaccine for groups with severe illness or high risk of death after infection, and has not considered starting this vaccination for regular people for the time being.

Of the approximately 52 million people in South Korea, approximately 44.22 million people have completed the whole course of the new crown vaccine, and approximately 29.43 million people have received the first booster dose.

The mutated new coronavirus Omicron strain is currently spreading rapidly in South Korea.

The number of newly confirmed cases reported by the South Korean epidemic prevention department in a single day has exceeded 50,000 for 5 consecutive days. Health authorities have warned that the number of new cases in a single day could reach 170,000 by the end of the month.

MAN WANTED FOR INVESTIGATIONS, MISAPPROPRIATION OF PROPERTY @ PUNGGOL

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MAN WANTED FOR INVESTIGATIONS, MISAPPROPRIATION OF PROPERTY @ PUNGGOL

The Singapore Police Force issued an appeal for information yesterday on 15 January, for a man to assist them with their investigations into a case of dishonest misappropriation of property.

The alleged incident took place at Block 405B Northshore Drive on 15 January 2022, the photo of the man was captured by a CCTV at the block.

What is dishonest misappropriation of property?

What is “misappropriation of property”(MOP), to put it in simple terms, it means using a person or an organization’s property inappropriately even knowing the fact that it is a behaviour of dishonesty.

Example of MOP

Mr A found a wallet that contains money and the identity of a person, knowing the fact that the wallet does not belong to him he uses the money.

This is what the man looks like

Persons with information relating to the man are requested to contact the police hotline at 1800-255-0000.

Alternatively, they can also submit information online at www.police.gov.sg/iwitness.

All information will be kept strictly confidential.

CRAZY GUY TRIED TO OPEN PLANE’S EXIT DOOR DURING FLIGHT, ARRESTED

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CRAZY GUY TRIED TO OPEN PLANE’S EXIT DOOR DURING FLIGHT, ARRESTED

A passenger on board an American Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Washington DC reportedly tried to break into the cockpit of the plane during a flight, as well as attempting to open an exit door.

He was subsequently subdued by the crew members and other passengers on board, and the plane then made a rapid emergency landing in Kansas City.

The incident happened on 13 February.

American Airlines said in a statement that their Flight 1775 had landed safely in Kansas City and was met by law enforcement officials.

The airline said that their crew members had handled the circumstances with the utmost skill and professionalism, but stopped short of responding to questions about the passenger’s dangerous actions.

According to New York Times, a passenger who was on board the flight at the time, Mr Mouaz Moustafa, said that the man had tried to enter the cockpit, as well and trying to exit the plane via the main door before being held down by the other passengers.

He said that one of the flight attendants then ran to the back of the plane to retrieve a coffee pot and used it to bash the guy on the head, and he started bleeding profusely.

Passengers waited on the plane following the emergency landing as FBI officials conducted interviews with the witnesses.

The man has since been taken into custody, according to FBI special agent Charles Dayoub.

UN CHIEF “DEEPLY WORRIED” ABOUT TENSIONS BETWEEN UKRAINE & RUSSIA

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UN CHIEF “DEEPLY WORRIED” ABOUT TENSIONS BETWEEN UKRAINE & RUSSIA

Chief of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, warned of the escalating tensions between Russia and the West over the crisis in Ukraine, and said that he was “deeply worried” about the possibility of a war breaking out.

He expressed his concern and said that the time is not to defuse tensions and de-escalate actions on the ground, as Russia stations more troops near the borders of Ukraine.

He had earlier spoken to the foreign ministers of both Russia and Ukraine to convey his thoughts and concerns.

He called for the “incendiary rhetoric” to be ended, saying that “we simply cannot accept even the possibility of such a disastrous confrontation, there is no alternative to diplomacy”.

Guterres described the abandoning of diplomacy for confrontation as “not a step over a line” but a “dive over a cliff”.

According to spokesperson Stephane Dujarric, Guterres remains convinced that Russia will not invade Ukraine, as he welcomed the ongoing diplomatic discussions to defuse tensions.

The UN has about 1,660 staff members stationed in Ukraine, of which 220 are foreigners.

Dujarric added that the UN are not planning to evacuate or relocated their staff from Ukraine, and a meeting is scheduled to be held on Thursday by the Security Council on the Ukraine and Minsk agreements, seeking to end the war in the eastern Donbas region.

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