According to the Police media releases, two men who were caught on tape carrying weapons and allegedly injuring two others has been arrested by the Police.

Earlier today the Police published a Facebook post stating the background of the incident:

The Police have arrested two men, aged 20 and 21, for their suspected involvement in a case of voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons with common intention under Section 326 read with Section 34 of the Penal Code 1871.

On 6 April 2022 at 5.02pm, the Police responded to calls for assistance at Block 175 Boon Lay Drive, where two men had injured two other men with weapons.

The two male victims, aged 22 and 23, were conveyed conscious to the hospital. Preliminary investigations revealed that the two men are known to the victims.

Through extensive ground enquiries and with the aid of images from Police cameras and CCTVs, officers from Jurong Division and Criminal Investigation Department established the identities of the two men and arrested them on 7 April 2022 at about 4.05pm at Woodlands Street 12.

Police investigations are ongoing.

The offence of voluntarily causing grievous hurt carries an imprisonment term of life imprisonment or imprisonment for a term which may extend to 15 years, and shall also be liable to a fine or caning.

The Police do not tolerate brazen acts of violence and will deal with offenders severely, in accordance with the law.

The video of the incident can be found here:

Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Trade and Industry, Tan See Leng, shared an update on his Facebook about the unemployment rate in Singapore.

He shared that the figures for February 2022 showed that the unemployment rates are not back at the levels before the pandemic hit.

Here is what he said

I am pleased to report that figures for February 2022 show that unemployment rates are now back at pre-COVID levels.  Resident unemployment rate stood at 3.0%, on par with the quarterly average in 2018 and 2019.

Over the past two years, our employers and employees have shown great resilience. Employers are looking beyond conventional ‘plug-and-play’ options for hiring, and employees have been more open to new opportunities and learning new skills. With your efforts, Singapore’s economy will emerge stronger from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Government will continue to provide support for businesses and workers to succeed in their transformation journeys. Assistance for jobseekers is available through Workforce Singapore (WSG), NTUC’s Employment & Employability Institute, e2i, as well as our SGUnited Jobs and Skills placement partners. As announced at Budget 2022, we have also extended the SGUnited Mid-Career Pathways Programme and the Jobs Growth Incentive to better support our mature and vulnerable workforce segments.

With the recent easing of border restrictions and safe management measures, I am optimistic that our labour market situation will hold steady in the coming months.

Read more about MOM’s monthly unemployment rates releases and other labour market statistics at http://stats.mom.gov.sg

According to the Police media release, a former religious teacher was charged in court yesterday (April 6) with a number of charges which includes

1. Seven counts of criminal breach of trust
   
2. One count of forgery for the purpose of cheating
   
3. One count of managing a company while being an undischarged bankrupt
   
4. Two counts of travelling out of Singapore without the permission of the Official Assignee

Here is what the police said:

Between 2014 and 2017, Rasman was alleged to have misappropriated $27,900 from five students who had engaged his assistance to help them enrol in a PhD course in Islamic studies at a foreign university.

In 2019, Rasman had also allegedly misappropriated more than $32,000 from individuals who paid for pilgrimage tour packages. He also allegedly forged an air ticket booking between Singapore and Jeddah (Saudi Arabia).

Rasman had also allegedly travelled out of Singapore on multiple occasions between June 2018 and November 2019 without obtaining permission from the Official Assignee, as an undischarged bankrupt. He had also allegedly managed a company as an undischarged bankrupt.

The offence of criminal breach of trust under Section 406 of the Penal Code carries an imprisonment term of up to 7 years, or a fine, or both.

The offence of forgery for the purpose of cheating under Section 468 of the Penal Code carries an imprisonment term of up to 10 years and a fine.

The offences of breaching bankruptcy restrictions under Section 148(1) of the Companies Act and Section 131(1)(b) of the Bankruptcy Act, each carries a fine of up to $10,000, or an imprisonment term of up to two years, or both.