A photo by a netizen, Go Go, shows police officials inspecting firearms at Johor’s customs, with the netizen alleging that someone had brought firearms into Singapore.

However, the authorities have since clarified that the inspection was just a routine check and urged the public not to spread misleading information online.

There were at least 10 crates of the weapons, including high-grade rifles, bullets and etc, inspected at the lane for lorries to pass through the checkpoints.

The Johor police confirmed that the inspection was for a routine check, with officials inspecting a trailer and a four-wheel vehicle. at the exit lane of the checkpoint on 22 July at about 2.30pm to 4.30pm.

The police chief commissioner, Kamarul Zaman Mamat, said that “the inspection was a routine check for every weapon, ammunition and related equipment as per the interim license approval letter issued by the Inspector-General of Police.”

The firearms were inspected for clearance to enter Singapore after a joint military exercise with the Malaysian Armed Forces.

Zaman added that the police will be taking action against those who intentionally spread false information.

The Hungry Ghost Month is upon us once again, and during this month, it is believed that spirits, including our deceased loved ones and ancestors, are released from the Gates of Hell to roam the earth to satiate their hunger.

They also come back to the land of the living to visit their loved ones.

This is a month where it really pays to be careful, because you never know who or what might be lurking around in the corners around you.

Don’t look back when your name is called

It is believed that everyone has three “lights” of “Yang” energy on their bodies, one on their forehead, one on each side of their shoulders.

These lights are supposed to protect you.

So when you turn around, you extinguish one of the lights and essentially make yourself vulnerable to spiritual attacks.

However, if you do have to turn around, turn your whole body so that you won’t extinguish any of the lights.

Don’t step on roadside offerings

This is pretty self explanatory, imagine if you were having dinner and somebody messes with your food.

You’d be angry too, right?

Don’t look under the prayer altar

It is not advisable to be “kaypoh” and look under the prayer altar.

Spirits might be having a feast there and they do not liked being disturbed.

Don’t sit at the front row at Getais

This is pretty common knowledge by now, the front rows at Getais are reserved for the wandering spirits to have an unobstructed view of the show.

Not that it matters now, since Covid-19 have pretty much snubbed out all Getai performances for the time being.

Don’t use cameras at night

You wouldn’t wanna capture something photobombing your selfies, would you?

Don’t tap on your own or other people’s shoulders

As we mentioned in the first point, we all have 3 lights on our bodies, including on our shoulders.

Tapping someone on the shoulder essentially extinguishes the light on their shoulder, opening them up to spiritual attacks.

Don’t stay out late

Night time is when the Yin energy is the strongest.

Staying out late is non advised because, well, there spirits are at their strongest at night.

Don’t talk to yourself

Talking to yourself is an open invitation for spirits to interact with you, because the spirits might think you are talking to them.

Also on a side note, don’t whistle as well because spirits are attracted to whistling.

Avoid wearing red or black

It is widely believed that spirits are attracted to the colours and black.

They might try to “wear” your clothes and inadvertently possess you.

Also, while we’re talking about clothes, don’t hang wet laundry outside late at night as wandering spirits may “wear” the clothes and get into your house when you bring the laundry in.

Don’t go swimming

Spirits of people who have drowned are doomed to find a “scapegoat” to replace them so that they may move on.

Who knows? You just might be the unlucky chosen one.

If you feel cold all of a sudden, don’t panic

It would appear as though a spirit is nearby and you have caught their attention, especially if you get the chills and start having goosebumps.

Pretend nothing happened and carry on with whatever you are doing, because the last thing you want to do is to make the ghost think that you can see them by acknowledging them.

The couple who escaped Singapore by hiding in a lorry container compartment after scamming their customers of $32 million, sparked concerns about security levels at Singapore’s borders.

However, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) spoke to The Straits Times, saying that they won’t be checking all vehicles at the land checkpoints as this will worsen the traffic there.

A spokesperson for ICA said that Singapore’s land checkpoints are one of the busiest land crossings in the world, with about 200,000 departing travellers daily before the pandemic.

Any delays in clearing traffic will cause a buildup of traffic on the main roads surrounding the checkpoints, including the BKE, for Woodlands Checkpoint and AYE for Tuas Checkpoint.

ICA is instead, choosing a more balanced approach by conducting regular and random operations on departing vehicles daily, including inspecting car boots, luggage and engine compartments of buses, and the cabin in container compartments of lorries.

In the event of a major security incident, officers will conduct more checks on departing vehicles to prevent offenders from leaving the country.

An example would be is a terrorist attack inland were to take place, ICA would step up inspections efforts to stop the perpetrators involved from leaving.

ICA said that although the checks may not be 100%, they are still not minimal or negligible in numbers.