According to the Police media release, an operation was conducted against crime and secret society suppression operations at public entertainment and nightlife establishments following the relaxation of safe management measures.

The Police reported that 84 public entertainment and nightlife establishments, food and beverage outlets and 234 persons were checked during the island-wide operations.

Photos of operations

Parklane Shopping Mall

The above photo is the operation taking place at Parklane Shopping Mall.

Clark Quay

Aliwal Street

Jurong West Street 52

Arrest

This led to the arrest of 7 men between the ages of 21 and 52, among the 7 five was arrested for suspected members of a secret society.

A 28-year-old was arrested for his connection to a rioting case that happened back in August 2021

A 52-year-old was arrested for possession and consumption of controlled drugs.

Investigations are ongoing for the 7 men.

Penalties

Anyone found guilty of being a member of an unlawful society can face up to three years and/or a fine of SGD$5,000.

The offence of rioting comes with an imprisonment term of up to seven years and shall also be liable to caning.

Anyone convicted of the offence of possession of controlled drugs can face an imprisonment term of up to 10 years, a fine of up to $20,000, or both.

The offence of consumption of controlled drugs is punishable with an imprisonment term of up to three years, a fine of up to $10,000, or both.

A woman was unhappy with her maid and resorted to physical punishments and even going as far as cutting the maid’s salary.

35-year-old Zhao Lin a Singapore permanent resident pleaded guilty in court for hitting her maid on multiple occasions.

Background:

Zhao who is working as a nurse would often hit the maid in front of her 4-year-old son, Today News reported that her son question her mother about the reason for hitting her maid.

Zhao pleaded guilty in court yesterday (Apr 4) after she attacked her 29-year-old Myanmarese maid Ma Ei, the following is a list of things she did to the maid:

• Slapped the maid 10 times on her face for not keeping away her son’s toy in a way that would satisfy her. The slaps were so loud that the home’s CCTV could record the sound of the slap
• Destroying the maid’s mobile phone
• Slapped as the maid did not vacuum “properly”
• Hit her body
• Hurling insults and shouting at the maid
• Cut her monthly salary from $500 to $200 and sometimes to even $100 whenever she make’s mistakes or failed to provide a satisfactory service or damaging any household items and even let the maid sign papers stating that she has received her full $500 salary.

How the case came to light

After getting hit by Zhao, the maid contacted the Police. When the Police wanted CCTV recordings Zhao refused. Zhao’s husband arrives home moments later to provide the data to the CCTV.

The maid was eventually seen by a doctor and several bruises and cuts were found on her body.

Zhao will be back in court on May 9.

If she is found guilty of voluntarily causing hurt she can be jailed up to two years and/or fine SGD$5,000.

For mischief (destroying maid’s phone) she can face up to 1 year in jail.

I am in my mid 20s, drawing $2000 per month, poly grad.

As I look at the society right now, I feel lost and will not be safe for me to keep living like this.

With the inflation rates going up, and salary are not increasing in the same rate, I feel like I cannot survive 10 years down the road like this.

I have to find ways to improve myself!

I’m seeking for inspiration to how I can become better.

There are some options I have heard, but I wish to hear new ones too.

• Do grabfood, I heard of people earning $5k, but have to push, through the sun and rain, and we are under the mercy of the app. If the business is not good, I don’t know what skills I can retain from here to move to another job.

• Real estate agent, I see many of them showing off their achievements of the month, but also have heard many do not get any income for many months until they found a client. I am interested in this, but not too sure what are the risks, I cannot survive many months without income at the moment.

• Sign up for university, I’m not quite sure which course to go to, and I don’t have enough cash flow to go for local uni, maybe someone can advise if I should choose this route.

Netizen’s comments

not a career coach but ultimately in sg there are two main routes to reaching median income or above

1. get a degree, join corporate climb ladder or get enough experience to set up your own biz.
2. hustle meaning running your own biz from the start , doing some internet biz (crypto trading, affliate mkting or influencer or smth) or doing sales (for a company or RE or Insurance). higher risk , but requires more hardwork, street smartness and social skills.

1 is definitely the safer and usual route that most sgreans take if they can study. People who want to make it big and be RICH RICH takes 2) which is wayyyyy riskier. the success rate is ultimately low.

another TIP because seems like you are looking at 2) joining RE, never never never never never let other people’s success influence you. RE and FA often put on a “rich” facade to make clients and potential joiners feel they are successful.

some people do do both like work a full time job while selling insurance or real estate or running a side gig.