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.

Images source: @ir_0208 on Twitter and Unsplash

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.

Here is his Facebook post in full:

Images source: Chee Soon Juan Facebook

A 59-year-old man was charged with 4 counts of incest on 13 August after allegedly committing sexual acts with his daughter, who was 27-years-old at the time.

The duo cannot be named due to a gag order protecting their identities.

The woman allegedly performed oral sex on her father between March 2019 and April 2020, on four separate occasions.

However, court documents did not disclose if the acts were consensual.

It is an offense under Singapore law to engage in sexual activities with close relatives, with or without consent.

The case has been adjourned to 10 September.

Jasvinder Singh, 53-years-old, was just released from prison when he got drunk one day later and verbally assaulted a bus driver, insulting his religion and calling him a “terrorist”.

He pleaded guilty to one charge of uttering words to wound the religious feelings of a person, and one charge of being drunk in public; and he was sentenced on 13 August to 13 weeks and 12 days of prison.

Two more charges of harassment and breaching of Covid-19 SMMs were considered during sentencing.

What happened?

Jasvinder was released fromm prison on 29 June, and he was subjected to a remission order until 7 August.

However, the next day, he got himself drunk and boarded a bus (bus service 119) near Sengkang MRT Station, at around 9.10pm.

He boarded the bus without a mask over his nose and mouth, and he also failed to tap his ezlink card when boarding.

The bus was on the way to Punggol Bus Interchange when Jasvinder went to the bus driver and asked him about his race, in his ear.

The bus driver then told him about his race, to which Jasvinder then began shouting at him and called him a terrorist.

He also referenced the driver’s mother and religion.

10 Minutes after the bus arrived at the Interchange, he continued to shout at him and challenged him to a fight.

The police were then called and he was arrested.

His jail sentence was enhanced and backdated to 2 July, when he was previously remanded.

Images source: Behold Our Outstanding Buses Singapore Facebook and Google Maps

Liew Jun Xian, 24-years-old, used his own father’s walking stick to hit him repeatedly, inflicting multiple injuries on the old man.

His father suffered injuries, including a stab wound on his left middle finger and cuts on his shoulder.

Liew pleaded guilty on 13 August to a separate charge of failing to turn up at a rehabilitation centre, the Lloyd Leas Community Supervision Centre, in last March.

He is also facing 2 other charges, including the one for assaulting his father, will be taken into consideration during sentencing.

Chain of events

Liew was ordered to undergo reformative training on 20 July 2016, for an undisclosed earlier conviction.

He was released on 19 February last year and placed on a scheme where he had to comply with certain rules, such as following a curfew and reporting to his supervision officer.

He was also required to live with his father and wear an electronic monitoring tag.

However, Liew repeatedly violated his curfew and broke the rules.

He was then issued a notice on 24 March 2020, asking him to report to the Lloyd Leas Community Supervision Centre the following day.

Liew failed to show up and ignored his supervision officer’s calls, moving out of his father’s flat and seeking shelter with his friends.

He also cut off his electronic monitoring tag to avoid detection.

On 31 August last year, he turned himself in at Bedok North Neighbourhood Police Centre.

However, 4 months later, he assaulted his own father with a walking stick; although details as to why he attacked him were not disclosed.

He will be sentenced on 1 September.