Driving to Genting is often considered a fun time for people to relax but a Singaporean man encountered a bad time after his car was stolen.

The car was parked at SkyAvenue Mall on Saturday (July 15).

Stolen

The 28-year-old victim told AsiaOne that his girlfriend and two other friends accompanied him on the trip to Genting Highlands.

He parked his car at around 12PM at SkyAvenue mall, only to return and find it missing the next day.

The man then spend two hours searching the entire parking lot but he could not find it, he contacted the car parks management and they assisted the search by sending out 5 motorbikes to search for his missing vehicle.

He also tried reporting to First World Hotel’s management but they told the victim that it was not their problem for missing items.

A Police report was made and they were unable to find his car.

CCTV footage revealed that the car had exited the carpark and left Genting in the middle of the night.

The car is estimated to cost around $200,000 (Honda Civic Type R).

Here is what the victim said:

Arrived at Genting Highlands, Malaysia on 15/7/22. Car was parked at SkyAvenue’s carpark. When I wentto retrieve my car at the carpark on 16/7/2022 evening, I realised that my car was stolen from the parkinglot.I have since lodged a police report at Malaysia’s police station and cctv footage showed the car beingdriven down from the genting mountains at 16/7/22, 2am

Following the viral videos of two men entering the football pitch and disrupting the match of Liverpool versus Crystal Palace, they are now under police investigation.

The match between the two teams happened on Friday night (July 15), and shortly after the two men invaded the pitch a Police report was made.

The Police said that two men, 17 and 41 years old are assisting the Police with their investigations. They are facing offences of wilful trespass under Section 21(1) of the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act 1906, according to the police, The New Paper reported.

Those who are found guilty can face a fine of up to S$1,000.

Netizens who saw the video said:

“Over 50,000 people attend, sure got 1 or 2 monkeys will run in”

What happened?

Following the culmination of the match, two men wearing Liverpool jerseys ran onto the pitch as the Liverpool players were walking around the stadium and applauding the fans for their support.

The first man invaded the pitch so abruptly that the stewards were taken by surprise and couldn’t stop him in time, as he ran towards the centre circle while being chased.

He was seen running and evading the stewards by running in a zig-zag pattern but was eventually subdued by another guard who caught him from behind.

The other man was swiftly caught by the stewards and tackled onto the ground, after stumbling over the barricade in front of the Liverpool players.

Here is the video of the incident:

There are all sorts of crimes, but a crime such as forgery of Singapore dollars is not as commonly heard.

Previously, a man had used counterfeit $100 notes to buy TOTO at Ubi.

Two men hatched a plan to forget $100 notes to buy contraband cigarettes and it later became a plan to make a total of $18,500 worth of $100 notes.

According to Straits Times, 45-year-old Mahadi Ab Latif who works as a driver used an empty warehouse as their base of operation to create the fake $100 notes.

He was eventually arrested and found with $18,500 of counterfeit notes and a penknife was also seized as evidence, the knife was used to cut the notes.

Sentencing

Mahid pleaded guilty to conspiracy to forge current notes and two other charges under the misused of drugs acts, reported Straits Times.

He was sentenced to 6 years and nine months in jail along with 3 strokes of the rotan.

The Police take a serious view of any person found criminally involved in counterfeit currency. Below are the punishments for the more common offences related to counterfeit currency:

• Forging or counterfeiting currency or bank notes under Section 489A of the Penal Code 1871 – is punishable with an imprisonment term of up to 20 years, and a fine.
  
• Using as genuine counterfeit currency notes under Section 489B of the Penal Code 1871 – is punishable with an imprisonment term of up to 20 years, and a fine.
  
• Possession of forged or counterfeit currency or bank notes under Section 489C of the Penal Code 1871 – is punishable with an imprisonment term of up to 15 years, and a fine.
  
• Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting currency or bank notes under Section 489D of the Penal Code 1871 – is punishable with an imprisonment of up to 20 years, and a fine.

Image Source: Singapore Police Force

A Hwa Chong Institution counsellor got himself into “hot waters” after content that was offensive to the LGBTQ community was used in a presentation, a netizen took photos of the incident and posted it on social media before it went viral on Instagram.

The content he used in his presentation is unapproved material.

The school is aware of the incident and the counsellor has since been take off the duties of giving such lessons of the same nature.

The school stated that the content that was put up in the presentation is not the position of the school and it is of the individual staff’s personal perspective.

Here are the materials that were presented that came into question:

A email was later sent out to the students who saw the content:

Email to the students

“Dear Sec 4 Students,

Thank you for your feedback and concerns with regard to Wednesday’s assembly session. We appreciate your comments and reflections, and for reaching out to us directly.

The school takes a serious view of the matter. Principal Mr Pang and the school leaders will be addressing the entire Sec 4 cohort next Monday (18 Jul).

Please report to the High School Auditorium at 7.30 am for the morning flag-raising, followed by the session. You need not report to the school terraces.

Should you have any queries, please feel free to reach out to the School Leaders or your Consortium Director directly. We look forward to the engagement session on Monday. Have a good weekend ahead.

Best regards, Mr Pang, Ms Lim and Mrs Chin”

According to Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB), a PRC national tried to bribe traffic police officers in Geylang and ended up getting charged.

38-year-old Han ShaoLu was sentenced to 8 weeks in jail earlier today after he tried to bribe police officers, reported CNA.

Background

On 12 June 2020, Han Shaolu (“Han”), 韩绍录, a 36-year-old (2020) PRC national, was charged with three counts of corruptly offering $100 to three police officers, Senior Staff Sergeant Roslan bin Abdul Rasip, Sergeant Muhammad Shakir Lim bin Muhammad Sharizal Lim, and Assistant Superintendent Tan Jia Ming, as an inducement to refrain from arresting Han.

Han was resting in a car at Geylang and officers approached him as he was suspected of drunk driving.

The officers rejected the bribe and reported the incident to CPIB.

Individuals suspected of offences such as drink driving should never try to bribe their way out of law enforcement checks by authorities. Those who attempt to do so will face more serious consequences under the law.

The Traffic Police (TP) will be starting a trial to allow holders of Malaysian driving licences to submit their application for conversion of their foreign driving licences online from 14 July 2022 onwards. This trial intends to reduce the waiting and transaction times at the TP headquarters as checks on the eligibility criteria will be made prior to the applicants’ visits.

Applicants are encouraged to submit their applications online via a link, https://go.gov.sg/fpk5f0). Upon submission, they will receive an email asking them to submit their supporting documents. Upon receipt of the supporting documents, applicants will receive a reply on the outcome of their applications within 10 working days.

Once all documents are in order and the conversion eligibility criteria are met, applicants will be provided with a date and time to visit the TP headquarters with these documents for verification before the TP can complete the conversion process.

The TP would like to seek the public’s understanding as it processes a higher than usual volume of applications, and that during the processing, time is required to authenticate the documents and ensure that the conversion eligibility criteria are met.

General Eligibility Criteria for Conversion of Foreign Driving Licence

1. Pass the Basic Theory Test (BTT) at any of the driving centres in Singapore;
   
2. Possess a valid qualified foreign driving licence (Note: An official translation of the foreign driving licence by a Singapore registered translation company is required if it is not in English.);
   
3. Possess an extract of the driving licence record from the Licensing Authority, indicating the date of first issue of the foreign driving licence and the date of expiry of the driving licence;
   
4. Possess a valid International Driving Permit (IDP);
   
5. In addition to the above, the following documents (both originals and photocopies) are required to be produced at TP’s service counter:

For Malaysian driving licence holders, the additional documents required are stated below:

1. For Malaysian driving licence holders, an extract from JPJ Malaysia showing the breakdown of the various class(es) of driving licence and the corresponding date(s) of issuance is required. The extract should be obtained not more than 6 months before the date of conversion application and should include signature(s) and official stamp(s) by JPJ on a JPJ issued letter and receipt.