The Ministry of Education (MOE) said on 17 June that students and staff who experience racism in schools should bring it up to their institutions immediately so that investigations can be conducted.

They also added that those who engage in racist acts will be counselled and disciplined.

MOE further reiterated that any form of racism is unacceptable and has no place in local schools.

MOE said:

“We expect all educators to conduct themselves to the highest standards of their profession, given their position of influence over their students, and we will not hesitate to take the appropriate disciplinary actions against offenders.”

“Our schools aim to provide a supportive and safe environment where students and staff, regardless of their race and religion, can build strong and positive relationships, voice their concerns, and seek help from their teachers and peers.”

“Within the classroom, topics on multiculturalism and the importance of racial harmony are taught in subjects like Character and Citizenship Education, history and social studies.”

“These values are practised and reinforced beyond the classroom as students interact with one another during student development experiences like CCA and cohort camps.”

This comes in the light of more and more minorities coming out with their experiences with racial prejudices during their time in school, as well as the recent viral news about the racist Ngee Ann Polytechnic lecturer Tan Boon Lee flaming Islam in his classrooms.

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Kaiser Sow, 20-years-old, was charged earlier today (18 June) with abetting the breach of SHN requirements by a person on SHN at a SHN-dedicated facility, and also for trespassing into the premises of a SHN dedicated facility.

He had allegedly snuck into his friend’s (who was serving her SHN at a hotel) room on 28 November 2020, at about 3pm, and spent an hour with her inside.

He purportedly took a lift to enter the hotel’s restricted area, before taking another service lift to his friend’s room.

He was later spotted by the hotel’s security guard but fled the scene before he could be caught.

Images source: TripAdvisor and Facebook

The infamous racist auntie, Tan Beow Hiong, 57-years-old, who made headlines and went viral for her racist comments; was charged in court earlier today (18 June).

She was charged with one count of public nuisance and two counts of knowingly committing an act that is prejudicial to the maintenance of harmony between different religious or racial groups and disturbs or is likely to disturb the public transquility.

Two of her charges were for the infamous MRT incident, and she was accused of “singling out other passengers in the cabin whom you thought were Malay”.

She was also charged for allegedly maintaining a YouTube channel that had “multiple videos alleging racism or harassment by persons of other races”, where Tan repeated said in her “Malay Man Attempted to Molest Chinese Woman” video that Malays shouldn’t touch Chinese.

Tan will be remanded at IMH for 2 weeks to undergo psychiatric evaluation.

He case is expected to resume on 2 July.

Recap

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Local actress Chen Xiuhuan recounted an incident where the spirit of a child harassed her in her own home, to the point where she broke down.

She shared that among the many occurences she experienced at home, including hearing unexplained footsteps, the feeling of someone sleeping next to her, someone tugging on her clothes in the middle of the night.

There was also one instance when she felt someone sitting on her and she tried to call out for help but to no avail.

Chen kept the incidents to herself and didn’t tell any of her family members about it.

Once, she was left alone in her home in Singapore when her family went on a trip, plagued by the disturbances, she finally broke down.

She said that she was woken up by the sound of footsteps and could hear laughter.

She hid under her blanket, shaking; and stayed inside until the dawn of light before asking for help.

Soon, she couldn’t take it anymore and packed her clothes, staying over at the TV station.

But she still couldn’t fall asleep, because everytime she closed her eyes, she would start crying.

One of the directors then introduced her to a Taoist priest who performed some rites at her home.

The priest revealed to her that there was a child spirit following her, and it doesn’t mean any harm, only wanting to play.

The priest believed that the spirit was already in the house before her family moved in.

Images source: @chenxiuhuan on IG and Screenage Wasteland

A novel and rare sight took place in Pasir Ris on 16 June.

A chicken was photographed by Facebook user Adrian Tan, flying over the Pasir Ris river.

The rooster was seen with its wings extended, soaring through the skies.

Images source: Adrian Tan via Wildlife @ Pasir Ris & vicinity Facebook

A girl took to Instagram to share how she was in an abusive relationship with her boyfriend, who regularly attacks her and leaves her with bruises on her body.

She wrote that he allegedly claims that he won’t get charged because he has a “mental problem”.

She also said that he went to the house of someone he “f**ked” before, hiding the fact from her.

She added that instead of talking things out, he went to drink instead.

She then shared a photo of a huge bruise on her thigh that was allegedly caused by him, saying that “he did this sober, not drunk.”

Images source: @yplovestories on IG