A 29-year-old police officer allegedly shot himself to death outside the Marina Bay Sands shopping mall, after firing two shots in the air, according to Lianhe Zaobao.

A police spokesperson said that the deceased was a police officer from the Central Police Division, and he was found with a gunshot wound.

The incident happened along 1 Bayfront Avenue 1 on 19 September at about 9.44am, and a firearm was also seized.

The deceased was reportedly sent to the hospital unconscious and later succumbed to his injuries.

The Singapore Police Force are currently investigating, and according to their preliminary investigations, they do not suspect foul play.

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• Samaritans of Singapore (24 hrs): 1800-221-4444
• Singapore Association for Mental Health: 1800-283-7019
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• National Care Hotline: 1800-202-6868
• Tinkle Friend Helpline (for primary school-aged children): 1800-274-4788

In an island-wide anti-scam enforcement operation conducted on 15 and 16 September 2022.

Officers from the Commercial Affairs Department arrested five men and a woman, aged between 19 and 39, for their suspected involvement in money laundering activities.

Another two men and three women, aged between 19 and 35, are being investigated for their suspected involvement in money laundering activities.

In May 2022, the Police received information that criminal proceeds arising from rental scams amounting to more than $214,000, were credited into several bank accounts in Singapore.

Preliminary investigations indicated that a 39-year-old man is believed to have facilitated in the money laundering by withdrawing money (criminal proceeds) from the fraudulently obtained bank accounts with ATM cards and later depositing them into other bank accounts. 

Five other men and a woman, aged between 19 and 27, had allegedly relinquished their bank accounts and ATM cards, which were used by the 39-year-old to withdraw money. Some of them are believed to have disclosed their SingPass credentials and/or relinquished their bank accounts for fast cash. Case exhibits such as two mobile phones, several ATM cards and bank tokens were found and seized from the possession of the 39-year-old man.

The 39-year-old will be charged in court on 17 September 2022 with the offence of assisting another to retain benefits from criminal conduct under Section 51 of the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act 1992.

If convicted, he shall be punished with a fine of up to $500,000 and/or a jail term not exceeding 10 years. Investigations against the other six men and four women are ongoing.

The Police will not hesitate to take action against anyone involved in arrangements to allow his or her bank accounts to be used for illegal purposes such as the laundering of criminal proceeds. To avoid being an accomplice to crimes, members of the public should always reject requests by others to open and/or sell bank accounts, or receive money in their bank accounts, as they will be held accountable if these are linked to criminal activities

The Police have arrested a 50-year-old man for his suspected involvement in a case of voluntarily causing grievous hurt by a dangerous weapon.

On 18 September 2022 at about 4.10 am, the Police were conducting foot patrol along Beach Road when they noticed a commotion at a taxi stand. Officers found a 31-year-old man with lacerations on his chest and abdomen, who alleged he had been assaulted by another man with a sharp object. The 31-year-old man was conveyed conscious to the hospital.

The weapon used in slashing incident

Based on the description provided by the man and a witness, the officers spotted the 50-year-old man in the vicinity of the taxi stand and arrested him. A pen knife was seized as a case exhibit. Preliminary investigations revealed that both men were unknown to each other. Police investigations are ongoing.

The man will be charged in court on 19 September 2022 with voluntarily causing grievous hurt with a dangerous weapon under Section 326 of the Penal Code 1871. The offence carries a life imprisonment term, or an imprisonment term which may extend to 15 years and/or fine, and caning.

A court order will be sought for the man to be remanded at the Institute of Mental Health.

A prostitute in Singapore broke her arm after allegedly fighting with another prostitute at geylang for charging cheaper than her.

The incident happened on 4 September at about 8.30pm.

The woman, known only as Susan, spoke to Shin Min Daily News and said that she was waiting for customers between Geylang Lorong 18 and 20.

Her competitor, a woman in her 40s, offered customers a lower rate of $20, which ticked her off because she would end up earning lesser.

Susan said that younger women usually charge about $50 for a session of half an hour, and for older women like herself, they charge the same but pay for the $15 room rate, meaning they take home about $35 per session.

She added that if her rival offers $20, she ends up earning not much.

Susan then confronted her competitor about her rates, and the latter than started scolding her as they got into an argument.

The other woman then allegedly threw a bottle of mineral water at her, and Susan then picked up the bottle and threw it back.

The fight then escalated and the other woman then picked up a plastic chair to attack Susan, who tried to back away but was then kicked from behind by a man, and she fell down.

She said that the man who kicked her was one of the minders looking after the prostitutes from her competitor’s brothel.

Down on ground, Susan then told her rival that she was going to call the police, and the latter then allegedly told her that she was not scared and her customers would “get” her (Susan) if she did so.

Susan suffered injuries on her right arm and knee from the fall in the altercation, and she later called the police but eventually decided not to pursue the matter and sought medical attention.

The next day, she felt more pain from her injuries and called for an ambulance, before being told at the hospital that she had fractured her right arm and would need to put on a cast.

She was then given 2 weeks of hospitalisation leave, and she then requested for her cast to be removed after a week, and she spent $500 on her medical expenses.

Susan was advised to report the matter to the police by the staff at the hospital, and she did so on 13 September.

The Singapore Police Force said that they are investigating the incident.

Singapore president Halimah Yacob will be attending the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II later today (19 September).

She will be followed by officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the President’s Office, as well as her husband Mohamed Abdullah Alhabshee.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press statement last week that during President Halimah’s absence, the chairman of the Council of Presidential Advisers, Mr Eddie Teo, will exercise the function of the Office of the President.

The MFA’s press statement

Singapore’s Representation at the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

16 September 2022

President Halimah Yacob and Mr Mohamed Abdullah Alhabshee will attend the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on 19 September 2022 in London, United Kingdom. They will be accompanied by officials from President’s Office and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

During President Halimah’s absence, Mr Eddie Teo, Chairman of the Council of Presidential Advisers, will exercise the function of the Office of the President.

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SINGAPORE

16 SEPTEMBER 2022

Facebook user Vee Bel Lee shared how she bought a Louis Vuitton clutch bag from an online seller, and the bag that she received allegedly came with defects.

She said that the bag that she got came with two holes on it, and she didn’t know about it – they seller had said that “they encourage viewing photos using out magnifying function for clarity”.

The netizen also shared that after pulling the zipper on the bag twice, the zipper pull fell off.

She added that the seller was allegedly unable to provide her an answer as to why they didn’t provide a photo of the black mold inside the bag, and they then blocked her on Instagram.

Here is what she said

BEWARE OF THIS “LUXURY” ONLINE SHOP VALUXRE

Bought a LV clutch from them. They rated it 8.8/10 on their site. In the pictures, it didn’t show that the zipper closure had two huge torn holes.

Look at the first picture. That is what was on their site. They expect customers to magnify and zoom in and hunt for defects. They could have simply stated in their specifications / descriptions that the zipper closure had two holes and left it to clients to decide if they can accept the defect before purchase. Instead, they paint a glorious picture of how great the condition was of the bag, when it was in fact a nice big ol’ lemon.

They intentionally choose to practice deceptive marketing and when confronted on the defects, dare to shift the blame to the customer that we did not zoom nor magnify close enough to spot the issues. (!!!?)

After not being able to answer why they didn’t have a picture of the inside of pocket (where there was a lot of black mold, seems pretty convenient they didn’t have a picture of that), they did what any reliable and trustworthy seller would do and BLOCKED me on IG, so that I couldn’t feedback further. Classy, is this the way online businesses are run these days, hiding behind a screen and just blocking?

And after pulling the zipper to and fro a grand total of TWO time, the zipper puller fell off! See pic. How do you even rate an item with so many defects a 8.8/10???

Unlikely I will ever get a refund from these jokers, so instead, I’ll do a PSA to ensure no one else gets cheated by their deceptive marketing tactics.

Buyers beware of this so-called second hand reseller VALUXRE in Singapore. They can also be found on carousell. Disgusting and dishonest sellers.

On a side note, never trust sellers who call you “dear” when you are clearly frustrated with the deceptive marketing, and then they bring down the hammer by blocking and deleting their “dear” when your feedback is unpalatable to their eyes.

Facebook user Farook Maricar shared how he bought travel insurance via Changi Recommends but then decided to cancel it because he has coverage from another insurer.

However, he was allegedly told by Changi that there was no refund without a repurchase.

Here is what he said

I bought Travel insurance from changi Recommends, but decided to cancel as I actually have another coverage from chubb.

The reply to me was no refund without a repurchase and they claimed its under their t&c.

When I checked their t&c, there was no mention of no refund but instead a refund will be done subjected to an admin fee of $25.

I would not have asked for refund if they had been honest from the beginning. Absolutely the last time I’m buying any services from changi Recommends!

Netizens’ comments

1. So the customer service mentioned correct that it’s true no refund right? Because it’s less than $5. If you purchase a policy more than $30, they might reply to you differently.
2. you shld just go to the small claims court with your proff of purchase ,you dont have to bear any cost to file claims right by posting this here ,the matter is not going to be resolved .
3. you just want to have the best of both world. while already having the chubb insurance, why need to buy another.