Hong Kong has temporarily suspended all SIA flights from Singapore after a passenger from Singaproe to Hong Kong Tested positive for Covid-19.
The ban is in effect from 3 April to 16 April.
Additionally, three other passengers also failed to comply with regulatory requirements set by the Hong Kong Authorities.
A spokesperson from SIA said that all the four passenegrs tested negative prior to departure , but one of the tested positive after arriving in Hong Kong.
SIA added that they will assist the health authorities in all contact tracing efforts related to this case.
On 2 April, the Rail Corridor at Bukit Timah saw worrying crowds amassed over there, with similar scenes being seen at MacRitchie as well.
NParks deployed over 500 personnel to all parks, nature reserves and green spaces in Singapore in a bid to combat the burgeoning crowds.
The personnel will be patrolling the area and advising people to observe safe management measures.
NParks will also use drones to help monitor crowd levels.
Lim Liang Jin, the Group Director of the National Biodiversity Centre under NParks, also said that should the crowds at a specific area beocme too dense, Nparks will consider closing off the section of the green space.
Six men and one woman were arrested for offences under the Liquor COntrol Act and Employment of Foreign Manpower Act.
Another man was also arrested for an outstanding warrant of arrest.
The arrestees were aged between 23 and 38.
The Singapore police said that they raided three shophouse units in Ketchener Road and Verdun Road on 2 April, Good Friday, at night and the early house of Saturday.
The shophouses allegedly housed karaoke lounges that were operating without a license.
34 men and 11 women between the ages of 24 and 66 will also be investigated for their suspected flouting of rule and regulation under the Public Enterntainment Act and Liquor Control Act.
They will also be investigated for flouting the Covid-19 rules of no more than 8 people in a group.
The offences of providing public entertainment or supplying liquor without a valid licence each carries a fine of up to $20,000.
Those convicted of employing a foreigner without a valid work pass can be fined between $5,000 and $30,000, jailed for up to 12 months, or both. Foreigners who are employed without a valid work pass can be jailed up to two years, fined up to $20,000, or both.
For flouting Covid-19 safe distancing measures, offenders may be jailed for up to six months, fined up to $10,000, or both.
Image source: K Star Karaoke Facebook (Image used strictly for illustration purpose only)
A TikTok user shared how “prata should be eaten this way”, which triggered an Indian guy named Jaarvis.
The girl dipped her prata onto a plate of sugar before then dipping it again into curry before eating it.
The Indian guy then completely lost his mind and went on a tirade, scolding her in Tamil and asking her “who the f*ck teach you how to eat prata like this?”
A video emerged online alleging that a teacher from a local secondary school, allegedly taking close up videos of the thighs and legs of two secondary school girls that he was talking to.
The girls were sitting in a vulnerable position, as the camera filmed them in uncompromising, close up positions.
It is unclear if the person who took the video is indeed a teacher, or whether the video was recorded accidentally.
At the time of writing, these are merely hearsay and online speculation.
A video of a flooded East Coast Park made its rounds on social media, showing park-goers who were affected.
Due to recurring heavy downpours and thunderstorms yesterday, several areas experienced floodings.
The East Coast Park-goers could be seen with their feet fully submerged inside the shin-deep rainwater, with leaves floating on the surface, as many of them sought shelter from the unrelenting rain.
Some areas of the park also became submerged and the ground couldn’t even be seen.
A Thai woman who conned Japanese and Singaporean retirees to invest in a retirement scam has been arrested in Lat Krabang, Bangkok.
Along with her Japanese husband who helped to convince the victims, Warinthorn, 44, promised 10% returns on investment in providing loans to retirees to satisfy the 800,000 baht visa extension process.
She ran a company called Locomotion Tour plus a visa extension agency in Chiang Mai. She was arrested at Yuklarat Condominium in Thap Yao, Lat Krabang in the Thai capital on a warrant and taken back to the Chang Pheuak police in the north. Losses in the fraud are 30 million baht.
Thai Tourist Police Bureau held a press conference at Suvarnabhumi Airport yesterday. No mention was made of the Japanese husband in the case.
