Under the COVID-19 (Temporary Requirements) (Control Order) Regulations 2020, the police are investigating 44 people aged 17 to 34 for suspected non-compliance with safe distance measures.

The Police received a report on January 1, 2021, that an unauthorized KTV was running at a unit within Tradehub 21 on Boon Lay Way. Officers arrived to find 44 people in the premise who were reportedly drinking and partying.

The facility was said to provide public entertainment as well as alcohol.

Thirty-five people, aged 17 to 34, will be prosecuted in court on September 22, 2021, for breaking Regulation 4(2) of the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) Regulations 2020, which prohibits them from leaving their home.

Those found guilty of violating the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) Regulations 2020 may face a prison sentence of up to six months, a fine of up to S$10,000, or both.

Parliamentarian Louis Ng (PAP-Nee Soon) posted on Facebook on how NEA utilizes cameras to catch smokers who throw cigarette butts out of windows.

In his Facebook post he attached photos of residents getting caught in the act and he said that it is not true that the cameras will invade privacy.

In his Facebook post he said:

“We have been told repeatedly that the current surveillance cameras can’t be used to capture someone smoking at their windows? We have been told the use of the cameras will invade the privacy of smokers and their neighbours. But this can’t be true.

Check out photos from the current NEA surveillance cameras.

AND REMEMBER that camera surveillance is just one of many options. It is the last last last resort.

Let me stress again that once people are aware that smoking near windows and at balconies is illegal, the vast majority of people will comply with it.

I cannot imagine a person continuing to smoke at their window, committing an offence right in front of their neighbours in the nearby block. I’m sure some neighbours will take photos of this and report the smoker or put it on social media. Deterrence again will kick in before the need for enforcement.

We are not asking for surveillance cameras to be placed everywhere, throughout Singapore and invade everyone’s privacy. This is not needed at all.

For the small number of cases where we need to deploy a surveillance camera, we can minimise concerns of privacy by doing what we already do – point it at the facade of the building.

These cameras are used by the authorities today to catch high-rise litterbugs. But they will actually work just as effectively for catching those smoking at windows and balconies.

These photos in this post show how the cameras can already capture someone smoking at their windows without invading the privacy of the smoker and their neighbours.

I won’t give up and will continue to speak up!

What do you think Let me know your thoughts and I will help raise them in Parliament.

Help spread the word Thanks!”

Image source: NEA via Louis Ng

On Tuesday (September 21), the owner of a massage parlor and one of his managers were sentenced to prison and fined, respectively, for sexual services given at the establishment.

48-year-old Tan Tzer Tong the owner of a 5 Star Beauty Centre was previously located at Serangoon and later relocated to Tanjong Pagar. The manager who was managing the outlet was in charge of giving instructions to the ‘masseuses’.

Caught in the act

When the Police raided the outlet(56A Serangoon Garden Way), they found a 29-year-old girl having sex with a 33-year-old customer.

The man booked the girl online for $150 and while engaging in sexual activities with the girl the Police raided the place and the man did not complete his ‘deed’.

Relocate after caught by Police

Tan relocated the massage centre to 98A Tanjong Pagar Road after the raid at Serangoon and again the place was raided by the Police.

The Police found used condoms and seized 7 mobile phones which contains evidence of the women promoting their ‘services’ online.

The owner was eventually jailed for 2 weeks and the manager fined SGD$10,000

The police are aware of social media images circulating online depicting individuals removing government property as part of the ‘devious licks’ social media challenge.

The ‘devious licks’ challenge encouraged students to vandalise or steal school property and then broadcast their results on social media.

Two instances involving government property, thought to be connected to the social media challenge, were reported to the police, and the individuals responsible have since been identified.

First Incident:

For the first occurrence, on September 19, 2021, at around 5.16 p.m., the police got a complaint depicting a male youngster posing with a Land Transport Authority-owned Kaki Bukit MRT station sign.

The photograph in question was shared on a number of social media networks. The identity of the 15-year-old male youngster was determined through follow-up investigations and the use of photos from police cameras, and the signage was retrieved from his house.

The notice was initially affixed to the frame of the covered walkway that leads to the MRT station in question.

2nd Incident

For the second incident, authorities got a report on September 19, 2021, at 9.40 p.m., displaying a video of a boy adolescent hanging onto a National Environment Agency sign.

The video in question was uploaded on TikTok. The identity of the 14-year-old male youngster was discovered after investigations.

He allegedly took down the signpost, which was initially fastened to the ground along Jalan Songket to make his video and then replaced it after filming.

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