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CAT RESCUED FROM JALAN BESAR CANAL BY KIND PASSERBYS

An orange cat was heard meowing for help after it got stuck in a canal, many people step in to help the cat.

The people in the area was seen using modified items such as fishing nets and umbrellas the ferry the cat to safety. Luckily, it did not rain or the cat might have gotten washed away.

The incident happened yesterday at the canal near Jalan Besar Community Club.

The netizen who posted the video said that:

It wasn’t long before more people joined in to help, all while the frightened cat was meowing very loudly.More items were used to modify the dustpan, and finally the group of people were successful in their attempt using a umbrella tied to poles using a USB cable.

Every life matters, no matter how big or small.”

A video of the rescue was recorded by a passerby.

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GUY CLAIMS 7 PAX SHARING FOOD IS FOLLOWING RULES, LASHES AT STORE ASST

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A netizen had recently wrote a post and uploaded it onto social media to voice his displeasure at a store assistant who allegedly ‘shouted’ at them while they were having dinner at Teppanyaki in Tampines Mall.

In his post, he said that the store assistant shouted at them from across the shop because they had ordered four sharing combos and was sharing it amongst seven people (they were seated four and three).

He then claims that if the shop did not allow sharing, the store assistant should have told them so before the seven of them entered the food establishment.

He then goes on rambling about the attitude of the lady and felt that he and his six other compatriots should not be treated so uncouthly and he even claimed the moral high ground and said that the restaurant should do something about the store assistant as not everyone can ‘control’ their anger, seemingly showing off that he could control his.

He also said that one day someone would lash at her for her behaviour.

Here is the man’s post

‘Was suppose to have a wonderful dinner at Teppanyaki at Tampines Mall, but it was all ruined by this lady named “Ah Juan” (Photo Attached) by shouting at us across the shop….we were utterly stunned as we were diners looking forward for the enjoyable meal…but was given such terrible attitude just because we ordered 4 combo set meals to be shared by 7 people..

if sharing wasn’t allowed in the very first place, she could have told us earlier at the counter when we were paying for the meal before being ushered to the designated seats. Such uncouth behaviour shouldn’t be condoned as it will most frfinitely tarnish their restaurant’s reputation.

I sincerely hope the management can do something about this and get it all sorted out as NOT all diners can control their angers, if she carry on with such attitude… i believe someone will lash her back and who knows what will happen.’

Netizens beg to differ

However in the comments section, netizens disagreed with the guy who posted the complaint as they claimed that he was clearly flouting the safe management rules in place.

Most comments jumped to the defence of the store assistant in question.

Here are some of the comments:

  • 7 ppls can go dine in together.. Where is tis place tat allowed 7 person. I tink I must had come from mars
  • Now Covid-19 Pandemic and you decide to share meals in public? Hope that all 7 of you are under the same household and shelter 😓
  • Of cos shout leh, if don’t get your attention they may be suspended for breaching covid rules. She never post here complain u, u complain her for what sia. Use common sense la. Kfc sell 8pc chicken meal if u say 1 of u eat 1 can dine in 8 person?

Current safe management measures on dining in

Current safe management measures on dining in in food establishments in Singapore states that only five vaccinated patrons are allowed to dine in together and tables should not inter-mingle with one another.

Image source: Gordon ZJ/Facebook, Google Maps

89 MEN SUSPECTED FOR ILLEGAL HORSE BETTING ACTIVITIES

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The Singapore Police Force (SPF) said today (22 Feb) that they have rounded up 89 men between the ages of 34 to 87 for their alleged involvement in illegal horse betting activities.

Raids were conducted between 14 Feb and 20 Feb, which ended up in the 89 men rounded up across various locations around the island such as:

  • Bedok
  • Beo Crescent
  • Marsiling
  • Jurong West
  • Telok Blangah Crescent
  • Toa Payoh

The raids were jointly conducted by SPF officers from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) as well as the seven SPF land divisions.

Evidence seized

Evidence which are suspected to aid the illegal betting activities and amounts of cash were seized during the raids.

Such items seized are:

  • Mobile phones
  • Pens
  • Documents for example betting records
  • Cash amounts of more than $30,000

Men arrested have various roles

Investigations by the SPF officers have revealed that the men that were rounded up were involved in many different roles in the whole illegal betting case.

Some were bookmakers, some were punters and some were runners.

All of the suspects which were rounded up are all investigated under the Betting Act.

10 of the 89 men are also being investigated under the Remote Gambling Act.

SPF said that investigations are still in progress and they take a stern view on such activities and will not hesitate to take stern enforcement action against offenders in accordance to the law.

Penalties

Offenders who are caught placing bets with illegal bookmakers can be fined up to $5,000 and/or receive an imprisonment term of up to six months.

Offenders involved in bookmaking can be fined between $20,000 – $200,000 and receive imprisonment of up to five years.

Offenders who are involved in unlawful remote gambling can be fined $5,000 and/or receive imprisonment up to six months.

Offenders who provide unlawful remote gambling services can be fined between $20,000 – $200,000 and/or imprisonment of up to five years.

Image source: Singapore Police Force, unsplash.com

MOM: EMPLOYERS SHOULD NOT ASK EMPLOYEES WHO TEST POSITIVE FOR MCS

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Manpower Minister, Tan See Leng said today (22 Feb) that there is no need for employers to ask their employees who have tested positive for Medical Certificates (MCs).

This is because the healthcare system is still under strain from the the rise in cases.

Employers and HR should familiarise with protocols

Employers and their Human Resources (HR) team should first familiarise themselves with the current protocols in place and allow employees who test positive to not go back to work for the required period of time.

Employees are also not required to get a memo from a doctor or any proof of get assessed by the doctor to prove that they can go back to work after they have been discharged from their self isolation.

For those looking for infection records

Singaporeans who want to have their medical records updated with can go to and make an appointment to do a supervised self swab at any quick test centres (QTCs) or combined test centres around the island.

Once done, the individual’s Healthhub application will be updated in 30 minutes time.

An SMS notification will also be sent to the individual which they can use to show proof of past infections.

These swabs will be fully paid for by the Government until 15 March 2022.

Healthcare system feeling the stress

According to Mr Tan’s statement, the healthcare systems are feeling the stress especially at the polyclinics, emergency departments at hospitals and general practitioner clinics (GPs)

Most who visit the GPs reportedly have mild or no symptoms and most are just there to take an MC.

Mr Tan said that these visits are unnecessary as this will hinder the time for those who really need the emergency services.

Mr Tan is doing this shoutout as he have seen reports on social media and heard from his colleagues about the lines forming up at the clinics and emergency departments in Singapore.

He reiterates again that there is no need to visit the clinics and every individual should just be able to tell their employers about their conditions and that they have tested positive.

Urges companies to be more understanding

Mr Tan also urged employers and HRs to be more understanding and he also understood that there may be issues with manpower due to the virus.

He said that the current situation is just a face that we are all going through.

Image source: Google Maps

LOCAL RAPPER SUBHAS NAIR NUTURE NEGATIVITY ON RACE & RELIGION, PLEADING GUILTY

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28 year old Subhas Govin Prabhakar Nair, a local rapper known as Subhas Nair to the masses, is set to plead guilty for trying to nurture negativity on race and religion.

He will be set to plead guilty on the given date of 29 April 2022.

Four charges were given to Nair for his role in promoting of ill feelings towards race and religion on four occasions which happened between July 2019 and March 2021.

The four occasions

Occasion one: Happened on 29 July 2019, when Nair did a rap video and posted it online and was given two year conditional warning by officers from the Singapore Police Force (SPF).

The conditions stated that if he re-offended, he would be prosecuted for the offence this time round on top of his reoffence.

Occasion two: Happened on 25 July 2020 when Nair was alleged to have wrote the caption below on his Instagram and it reads:

“If two Malay Muslims made a video promoting Islam and saying the kind of hateful things these Chinese Christians said, ISD would have been at the door before they even hit ‘upload’.”

This was apparently in response to a video posted by Chinese Christians who commented with hate on other communities.

Occasion three: This time round, Nair is accused of promoting negative feelings between Chinese and Indians after he commented on a fatal brawl which took place in July 2019 at Orchard Towers.

He had said claimed that a Chinese man who was one of the accused in the case of the fatal brawl had gotten away with a lenient punishment from authorities because the man is Chinese.

With regards to this incident, this is what he allegedly wrote on his Instagram:

“Calling out racism and Chinese privilege = two year conditional warning and smear campaign in the media. Actually conspiring to murder an Indian man = Half the sentence and ‘You’re having a baby soon right? Boy or girl?’ Do you actually think a brown person would get asked these type of questions? This place is just not for us”.

Occasion four: This happened on 11 Mar 2022 while he was still under investigation for offences in occasion three.

Nair had allegedly attempted to promote negativity between Chinese and Indians again as he had displayed a cartoon bearing the same texts as in occasion three.

Showed up with sister in court

Nair showed up in court with his sister, Preeti Nair, known to the masses as PreetiPls.

He was charged in court for his offence in occasion one as his conditional warning given then stated that if he reoffended he would be charged for the first offence.

In court, he wore a shirt with the image of an inmate, Nagaenthran, who is currently on death row and also pointed to his image.

Nair is out on a $10,000 bail.

Penalties

If Nair is convicted for his role of promoting ill feelings towards different groups based on race and religion, he could be jailed up to three years and fined accordingly per charge he receives.

Image source: Subhas Nair/Facebook

S’PORE INVESTING IN 6G BROADBAND TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE SPEED

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One of the highlights of Finance Minister Lawrence Wong’s speech is the upgrades of Singapore’s network infrastructure.

We are in the age of digital technology and therefore this move is not only the right one but also a must to strengthen Singapore’s digital footprint, which makes us globally more competitive.

Wong said that Singapore is already among one of the first cities in the world to have the 5G technology and he stated that the country will invest further.

He stated that upgrading the broadband infrastructure in the country will yield network speeds of over 10 times in the coming years.

6G

Wong said that the investment will include 6G technology and pointed out that it could be used for augmented and virtual tools.

Wong said that the country will set aside SGD$200 million for the next few years to enhance the currently digital capabilities which include businesses and workers.

How fast is 6G?

95gbps which is equal to 11.87GBPS, meaning you will be downloading over 5 2GB movies in a second.

This is about 4.5 times the speed of 5G technology which stands at 20gbps which is around 2.5GBPS.

But of course, this is the on-paper value as speeds are often affected by both the sender and receiver.

POLICE ADVISORY: RE-EMERGENCE OF SCAMS WITH E-WALLET

According to Nayang NPC, they published an advisory regarding scams using logos and photos of Police officers to trick victims.

Here is what they said on Facebook:

The Police have observed at least 1,200 cases of phishing scams since December 2021 and would like to alert members of the public to the re-emergence of a variant of phishing scams where scammers would apply for e-wallets with the information gathered from the victims.

2 Victims would receive unsolicited calls via messaging applications such as WhatsApp, Viber or IMO. Victims would subsequently speak to callers who would claim to be from a government agency such as the Singapore Police Force (SPF) or Ministry of Manpower (MOM). These callers would often display the official insignia or picture of officers from these government agencies as their profile picture, to reinforce their ruse. In some cases, the caller would initiate a video call through these messaging applications while dressed in a uniform similar to that worn by SPF officers.

3 During the conversation with the scammers, victims would be asked to provide their personal information, banking credentials and One-Time Password (OTP) for verification purposes or to assist in investigations. Using the information provided by victims, the scammers would then create an e-wallet using applications such as DBS PayLah!, Singtel Dash or GrabPay in the name of the victims, and top up the said e-wallet through the victim’s bank account. In some cases, victims were told to do cash top-ups to the e-wallets at AXS machines or at convenience stores. The victims would later receive notifications informing that various transactions were made from their bank account to their e-wallet and would only realise that they have been scammed when they contacted the banks to verify these transactions.

4 The Police would like to emphasise that these calls were not made by police officers. Government agencies will never contact members of the public via messaging applications to obtain your personal information, banking credentials or OTPs.

5 The public is advised to take the following precautions when they receive unsolicited calls via phone or messaging applications:

i. Ignore the instructions. No government agency will obtain personal information through a telephone call;

ii. Never disclose your personal or Internet banking details, including NRIC, NRIC issue date and OTP to anyone;

iii. Always verify the authenticity of the information by contacting the relevant government agencies through their official hotline; and

iv. Report any fraudulent transactions to your bank immediately.

HUNGRY STUDENT ORDERS FOOD STRAIGHT TO LECTURE HALL

A Food Panda rider was seen delivering drinks to a student straight to the seat of the customer at a lecture hall.

The video was posted on TikTok by Power 98 DJ Jerald Justin Ko on Valentine’s Day (Feb 14).

Rider in class

The delivery man was seen entering the lecture hall and asking the lecturer who is the student was supposed to receive the food.

Other students in the background were heard in the video background asking her to give a 5-star rating and even Ang Bao (Tip).

Steady lecturer

The lecture remained professional throughout the short interference in his lecture and directed the rider to the recipient.

SHIRTLESS MAN SITTING ON MOTORBIKE IN MIDDLE OF ROAD

A man was spotted not wearing a shirt and an officer was seen talking to him.

It is unclear what happen but the photo has gone viral and has accumulated more than a thousand shares on Facebook via multiple media outlets and forwarded many times on Whatsapp.

The photo was commented with dozens of hilarious comments.

Here are a few:

Got wear shorts. Not from some tribes

TP caught the guy training/running ippt at expressway..

Half naked guy : I more buff than you, your bike looks better with me on it…

LTA enforcer helping the guy take instagram pics. Nothing exciting.

Sekali he already behind the blue man for quite some time. But blue man only realized him when at pioneer stadium.

“I Need Your Clothes, Your Boots, and Your Motorcycle” -Terminator 

The speed too fast and it torn all his clothes off.

SOH RUI YONG APOLOGISES TO SINGAPORE NATIONAL OLYMPIC COUNCIL

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Singapore’s Marathoner, Soh Rui Yong, has recently posted on his Facebook page to send an apology to the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC).

In his apology, he said that he had done some reflection before deciding to apologise and said that the apology was done so that both himself and SNOC can move on to resolve their ‘differences’ for the greater future of sports in Singapore.

He also said that his apology was not to ‘beg’ for a place in the 2022 South East Asia (SEA) Games because he has already achieved his dreams of representing Singapore in the Games.

He further claims that even though 330 athletes except him were chosen to represent the Republic in the SEA Games, media channels have however mentioned his name more than others.

Here is what he wrote

“|Apology to the Singapore National Olympic Council|

After some self reflecting, I have decided to apologise to SNOC so we can resolve our differences and move forward in the best interests of Singapore sports.

I fully recognise that athletes representing Singapore should do our best to serve as a role model to our youth. In my view, that includes standing up for what is right, no matter the cost. However, I acknowledge that I could have handled certain disputes in the past differently. I could have been more respectful and sensitive in my approach. For that I apologise and will do better.

Like many others, I am not a perfect person and will never be. But I recognise that by virtue of being a top Singapore athlete, I have the responsibility to serve as a role model to the rest of my country. I will do my best to live up to that duty.

I write this not to beg for a place on the SEA Games team. I’ve already achieved my dream of winning the SEA Games Marathon while representing Singapore – not once, but twice. There’s nothing more I wish to prove. But I’m apologising here purely because I recognise I’ve not handled certain disputes well in the past, and I will endeavour to do better and grow into a better person in the future.

330 Singapore athletes have been selected for the SEA Games, yet the media headlines, podcasts and national debates have been dominated by my name over the past few days. Let us move on to celebrate the athletes chosen instead – I’m sure we can find many inspirational and newsworthy stories among them.

The beautiful thing about sports is that it unites us and should not be a divide instead. I hope we can be united as one as Team Singapore fights to chase the dreams we have all worked so hard for.

Thanks for reading. Let’s go #OneTeamSG! 🇸🇬”

Image source: Soh Rui Yong/Facebook