Five men were jailed, fined and banned from driving after each pleading guilty in court yesterday (31 May) to a charge of racing each other at Lim Chu Kang Road on 1 December 2018.

Ian Goh Debao, 32, pleaded guilty to a charge of racing and a charge of dangerous driving.

His 4 fellow “racers”; Daniel Chua Wei Chuan, 28; Daniel Lee Jie, 28; Hubert Choo, 27 and Samuel Low Shi Li, 27, each pleaded guilty to one charge of racing.

They were all jailed for a week and banned from driving for 18 months, as well as a fine of $1,500; Goh received an addition fine of $2,500.

How they kena caught

The five men were planning to go prawning that night and agreed to meet at Lim Chu Kang Road.

They then saw an Audi driving to and fro along that stretch and they then decided to have a race among themselves.

They were careful to avoid the speed cameras.

They were caught by a Traffic Police officer patrolling the area.

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The Ministry of Finance said in a press release that this year, about 1.4 million Singaporeans who are eligible will be receiving their GSTV – Cash Special Payment ($200) and the GSTV – Cash and Medisave ($300), from June onwards.

They are part of the $900 million Household Support Package announced at Budget 2021, to help support families to tide over this current period of uncertainty.

From June 23 onwards, the GSTV – Cash Special Payment of $200 will be credited directly into the bank account of the citizen.

The GSTV – Cash and Medisave of $300 will be credited from 30 July.

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In his national televised speech yesterday (31 May), Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that for years to come, Singapore should expect small outbreaks of Covid-19 from time to time as the coronavirus is expected to remain with us and become an endemic in the world.

PM Lee also explained why Singapore’s strategy towards Covid-19 had to be readjusted, and he described what life would be like once the pandemic is over.

“In this new normal, we will have to learn to carry on with our lives even with the virus in our midst.”

“Our aim must be to keep the community as a whole safe, while accepting that some people may get infected every now and then. Just as we do with the common flu or dengue fever, which we now manage through public health measures and personal precautions.”

“One day, this global pandemic will subside. But I do not expect Covid-19 to disappear.”

PM Lee then added that in a post pandemic world where Singapore has to live with Covid-19, we cannot completely close our borders because “we need food, essential supplies, workers, business and other travellers to keep on flowing. We must stay connected to the world, with effective safeguards and border restrictions to keep Singaporeans safe.”

He said that Singapore’s priority is to get through this pandemic and position ourselves strongly for the future.

He described the new world with Covid-19 not dominating our lives and the people mostly vaccinated and possibly taking booster shots each year.

Also, our borders will reopen safely and visitors will again come to Singapore.

Singaporeans will travel again to countries where the coronavirus is under control.

And although we are some ways off from that, we are heading in the right direction.

Image source: Lee Hsien Loong Facebook

A photo emerged online showing an auntie not wearing her mask properly on board a bus.

She was seen with her shoes off and her feet resting on the seat beside another commuter as well.

It is unclear who she is or where the incident happened.

Images source: Singapore Incidents on Facebook