Rina Arano a Japanese adult actress was reported missing on 8 June 2022.

Less than 2 weeks after the missing person report, the 23-year-old woman was found decomposing in Hitachiota, Ibaraki Prefecture forest.

The body was found just 6 meters downslope from the road. She was tied to a tree and she did not have any clothes on her.

Rina is a freelancer who charges over SGD$1,000 per shoot which involves her doing videos and photo taking.

CCTV footage revealed that she was last seen on June 5 with a man who has been contacting her and she had entered his car.

The 33-year-old man who left with Rina immediately became a suspect and subsequent investigations revealed that his car’s dash camera recorded his vehicle to the forest where Rina was found.

The 33-year-old man denied the allegations of any involvement in the crime and claimed that he was a photographer who did a photoshoot with Rina.

Autopsy reports revealed that the woman’s throat was crushed believing that she was strangled to death.

Investigations are ongoing.

Most people who have children, don’t seem to fully understand what they are getting into.

As I am at the age where most of my friends are married and having children/had children, many around me have started to ask why my wife and I do not have any yet.

The answer is simple. Unless you truly want to have children, and you want to devote your time towards nurturing a child, you should not have children. This answer often makes people around me uncomfortable as it seems like it is a direct jab at their life choices.

Many around us tend to have children simply because it seems to be the “next step in life”. Or perhaps as some form of insurance against old age as they may have a child or two to care for them as they age. Sure, these are valid reasons as long as you nurture and love your children.

Downhill

But this is where it all goes downhill. Where parents only want to enjoy the fun parts of parenting and dump the rest to everyone and everything else around them.

Instead of spending quality time educating and nurturing the child, many young parents like to whip out the iPad so the child can go on “autopilot” mode and they can use their mobile phones or computers in peace. The amount of actual human interaction that the child receives is what helps to nurture and allow the child to grow as an intellectual.

Children are brought to the world by their parents and if their own parents don’t even want to spend time with them, then what kind of childhood are these children going to go through? It takes a lot of real love and patience to really nurture a human being, and it simply cannot be reduced to 30 minutes of interaction spread across a day. Let alone creating your “insurance” as a side piece.

After years and years of watching how people can say things like “Parenthood is the best thing that can happen to you” or “the sacrifice is all worth it” while whipping out the iPad at the dinner table for their child and blasting Baby Shark while the domestic helper attempts to feed the child and they sit there themselves to use their phones, I’ve come to the conclusion that it is no easy feat being a parent. A true parent, not a sperm donor or egg incubator.

I know that this post will likely not make any difference, but I would like to suggest to couples that are considering to have children, to really understand what you are getting yourselves into. Should you choose to embark on the journey of Parenthood, I applaud you and sincerely hope you nurture a good and responsible human being to be part of our society.

At least 10 people were caught on camera brawling near Golden Mile Tower.

The 10 YPs hurled a bunch of Hokkien vulgarities and started throwing punches and kicks at each other.

A woman was seen trying to stop them but failed to do so as the fight continues.

How it started

In the 3 minute video, at least two were knocked out onto the floor and they continued to climb back up to fight.

At the beginning of the video two men could be seen pressing down on one of them. While 5 other people were arguing.

The argument got heated when one of them who was wearing a Guess T-shirt took a cheap shot from behind and the rest started to join in and fight.

One of them wearing a jacket was seen getting hit by several of them and eventually fell to the floor.

Netizens believed that the fight started after they had a drink nearby.

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Here are what netizens think:

• More stern rules to be imposed on esp such violence..Its getting Unsafe..Shldnt allow bail on all tis and charge for riot..We Need Mre Safeguard..
• That cool chick sits there like it’s a daily affair. Salute!
• So cool.. got fight got chio bu and heros too. just like in movie . Super steady sia… keep going yah !
• send them to Ukraine now!
• Parent sleeping at home while their kids do this nonsense outside…

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.

According to Chapter 224 of the Penal Code, anyone who disturbs public peace by fighting in public is guilty of committing an affray.

Upon conviction, offenders could face a jail term of up to one year, a fine of up to $5,000, or both.

The Police have detected a new phishing scam variant where victims would receive an email from the ‘Division of Transportation’ alleging that they have committed a traffic offence. Victims may be asked to provide personal details or make payment after clicking the link in the email.

Members of the public should note that for traffic offences committed in Singapore, the owner of the vehicle will first be asked to furnish the driver’s particulars, before a Notice of Traffic Offence (NTO) is issued to the offending driver. The Traffic Police will not issue a digital NTO.

Members of the public are advised to follow these crime prevention measures:

• Do not click on the URL links provided in unsolicited emails and text messages;
  
• Always verify the authenticity of the information with the official website;
  
• Never disclose your personal details, Internet banking details or one-time password (OTP) to anyone; and;
  
• Report any fraudulent credit or debit card charges to your bank and cancel your card immediately.

Example of scam email

If you have any information relating to such crimes, please call the Police Hotline at 1800-255-0000, or submit it online at www.police.gov.sg/iwitness.  If you require urgent Police assistance, please dial ‘999’.

For more information on scams, members of the public can visit www.scamalert.sg or call the Anti-Scam Hotline at 1800-722-6688. Join the ‘Spot the Signs, Stop the Crimes’ campaign at www.scamalert.sg/fight by signing up as an advocate to receive up-to-date messages and share them with your family and friends.  Together, we can help stop scams and prevent our loved ones from becoming the next victim.

Singapore Customs arrests three men and a woman and seizes 1,100 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes

Singapore Customs arrested four suspects – two male PRC nationals, a male Singaporean and a female Singaporean – aged between 25 and 42, and seized 1,100 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes in an operation on 28 June 2022.

Case information

During the operation conducted in the vicinity of Waringin Park, Singapore Customs officers observed brown boxes being transferred from a Singapore-registered van into a Singapore-registered car parked side by side. Suspecting that the brown boxes contained duty-unpaid cigarettes, officers moved in to conduct checks on the three men and woman, and uncovered 150 and 950 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes in the car and van respectively. All four persons were arrested.

The duty-unpaid cigarettes, two vehicles, and cash amounting to $6,300 found on the two PRC nationals suspected to be linked to duty-unpaid cigarette transactions, were seized in the operation. The total duty and Goods and Services tax (GST) evaded amounted to about $93,940 and $7,470 respectively. Investigations are ongoing.

Buying, selling, conveying, delivering, storing, keeping, possessing or dealing with duty-unpaid goods are serious offences under the Customs Act and the GST Act.

Offenders can be fined up to 40 times the amount of duty and GST evaded and/or jailed for up to six years. Vehicles used in the commission of such offences and proceeds of sales of duty-unpaid cigarettes are also liable to be forfeited.

Members of public with information on smuggling activities or evasion of duty or GST can call the Singapore Customs hotline on 1800-2330000 or email [email protected] to report these illegal activities.