A report by Singapore Food Agency has revealed that there are 15 consumers who have fallen ill from consuming food from home based bakery, The Peachy Sugarmaker.
All of them are suffering from gastroenteritis symptoms and nine of the 15 consumers are currently hospitalised but are in stable condition.
The 15 of them had consumed cakes, biscuits and pastries prepared between 5th and 7th August 2021 which the bakery business is known for.
MOH and SFA said that the company has since been stopped from distributing and selling food from Friday because of the suspected ongoing gastroenteritis transmission.
SFA further said that they would like to remind all operators that food and personal hygiene standards should be observed well at all times and that food safety is a joint responsibility.
Action will be taken strongly against those that choose to flout the Sale of Food Act or Environmental Public Health Act.
It has become a common knowledge that using phones while charging is dangerous and adding an earpiece to the equation makes it far more deadly.
A 40-year-old man was found dead on his bed after using his phone while charging along with an earpiece. Thailand media reported on Wednesday that there were several burn marks along his arms and neck believed be caused by a short circuit.
The current moves through the earpiece and shocked the man to death.
The victim usually stays up late and use his phone while charging and watched football on it.
Similar Cases Worldwide
It is not advisable to use the handphone while charging even if its a power bank, cases around the world of power banks exploding or electrocution from the outlets has been happening all year round.
Malaysia – December 2018
A 16-year-old boy was also electrocuted while he was using a handphone with earpiece that was charging from the outlet, the mother found the boy motionless and bleeding from the ear.
Chonburi, Thailand – September 2019
25-year-old man electrocuted to death while using handphone with an earpiece.
According to the Ministry of Health (MOH) another person has succumbed to COVID-19, Case 66875, an 84-year-old male Singaporean, has passed away from complications due to COVID-19 infection on 13 August 2021.
He had developed symptoms on 28 July and was admitted to National University Hospital on 29 July where he tested positive for COVID-19 infection. He had not been vaccinated against COVID-19, and had a history of cancer, ischaemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus, hypertension and hyperlipidemia.
In total, 44 have passed away from complications due to COVID-19 infection.
Vaccination status of Singapore
In total, 74% of our population has completed their full regimen/ received two doses of COVID-19 vaccines, and 81% has received at least one dose.
A 61 year old man who is a repeat sex offender was convicted on Friday, (13 August 2021) for attempting to procure the commission of an indecent act by a child.
He was given 14 months jail and another 171 days enhanced jail term for reoffending while on remission order from his earlier conviction.
He cannot be named due to a court order to protect the identity of the victim, female and is a 11 year old minor.
The girl’s mother had lodged a police report and his doings were eventually discovered.
Investigations revealed that he had about three bottles of beer before the offence.
What he did
He entered the home of the girl when she was alone under the guise of reading her fortune.
He also told her that he is not a “dirty old man”.
He took a look at the girl’s palms and told her that she had a bright future and then ask her if her tummy hurt.
When the girl replied no, he asked her to remover her pants so that he could blow her genitalia areas for five times to relieve the pain.
He left after the girl refused to.
His past offences
The man was convicted of nine sexual offences in the past between 1985 and 2019 where he was charged with 11 counts of outrage of modesty and two for insulting a woman’s modesty.
He received sentences involving caning, fine, jail and preventive detention.
He always uses similar modus operandi such as offering to read fortune or praying, before proceeding with his crime.
He apologised during mitigation and sought for forgiveness.
He could have been jailed up to seven years, fined $10,000 or both for his offence of attempting to procure the commission of an indecent act by a child.
A netizen, @ir_0208, shared how he got fired from his job for something that he didn’t do.
He was working as a safe-entry scanner attendant.
He said that he was using his phone to help two ladies figure out where bus 99 was.
An old Chinese man then took a video of him, assuming that he was playing games on his phone instead of working.
The guy was then fired from his job.
He said that the only reason he could think of as to why he was fired is because the old man threatened the hospital where he was working at, threatening to release the video onto social media.
The unnamed hospital then let him go because they allegedly didn’t want to be associated with him.
The old man claimed to be from the Westgate management.
Singapore Democratic Party’s Chee Soon Juan recently put up an open invitation on his Facebook page on 13 August, inviting those in need to come forward.
He shared that his cafe opening has given him the opportunity to help those who are weak and vulnerable.
He wanted to celebrate National Day by “lifting up the poorest among us”, he said:
“Rather than indulge in self-glorifying parades and making grandiloquent rally speeches, society should commemorate our independence by lifting up the poorest among us.”
His cafe, Orange & Teal, will be sponsoring the event by treating them to a dining experience in style and comfort.
An elderly man who was receiving his injection seems to have trouble with needles.
At least 3 medical staff were seen trying to hold him down and stop him from struggling. While undergoing the injection the uncle started to scold vulgarities and said:
Chao li ah ma chao chee bye, knn bu chao chee bye.