56 y.o security officer Burhanto Rejo was sentenced to five months and two weeks of imprisonment for leaving home after testing positive for Covid-19.

He went to a licensed money lender at Hougang, Goldstar Credit, to take up a loan for Hari Raya Puasa.

When asked to filled in a visitor declaration form, he falsely declared that he did not have any ARI symptoms and that he was feeling well.

The charges brought against him which he pleaded guilty to were a count of breaking Covid-19 laws because he left his place of residence without a valid reason and another count of cheating which was taken into consideration.

What happened

Burhanto worked at a dormitory at Tanah Merah Coast Road which was a cluster and eventually contracted the virus.

He fell ill and developed symptoms like fever, chest pains, loss of appetite and taste and blurred vision on May 18 last year, and proceeded to see a doctor at Yishun Polyclinic on May 22.

The doctor issued him a five days MC and Stay Home Notice after examining him and giving his diagnosis.

Burhanto acknowledged this and was in the knowledge that he needed to stay at home according to the law.

Received his positive test results

Burhanto received his positive test results the following day and was instructed to stay at home, isolate himself and wait for an ambulance to convey him.

He received another call few hours later to inform him of the arrival time of the ambulance, his admission details and things to bring along.

Worried that his family will not have enough money to spend during Hari Raya Puasa, he took a Grab to Hougang to take up a loan.

He was still waiting for his turn at the loan office when he was informed by his sister that the ambulance had arrived at his place and he had received numerous calls from Khoo Teck Puat hospital and the ambulance driver.

His actions also caused the loan company to spend $600 for deep cleaning of its premises and the people he had contact with while out such as the loan officer, grab driver and taxi driver to receive two weeks of quarantine order.

Burhanto would start his jail term on November 22.

He could have been jailed up to six months, fined up to $10,000 or both for his offence.

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October 15, 2021, a 48-year-old Singapore Permanent Resident got himself into trouble and got prosecuted in court under Section 64(b) of the Infectious Diseases Act for making a false representation in his application to opt-out of serving his Stay-Home Notice (SHN) at designated facilities.

48-year-old Lu Li Yin

When Lu arrived in Singapore at Changi Airport, he declared to an ICA officer that his home was suitable for stay home notice as he is staying alone or stays with household members that have the same travel history as him.

He was given stay home notice from 14 July to 28 July 2021. The next day, officers conducted a check at his home and found out that there were 2 other people staying in his home who did not have the same travel history.

Penalties

For making false declarations Lu was charged under the Infectious Diseases (COVID-19 – Stay Orders) Regulations 2020.

He can face up to 6 months jail and/or fine up to SGD$10,000. As Lu is a foreigner he might get his PR revoked as well.

A netizen who read about the recent NOC’s saga posted the following comments on Facebook:

It’s in the blood…… I do understand her. I used to have an abusive boss in the past as well, where he likes to call for meeting especially after seeing us pack up and ready to knock off from work.

And his motto is, as long as he is in office, why is everyone else leaving.

Otherwise nasty words will come out. Also, he set up a whatsapp group chat and his active timing is to bomb everyone or those he likes to bully, loke from 9 pm onwards. Again , his rules are, if he is not asleep, no one else should…

Another one is he likes to call after midnight, and if u don’t pick up the phone, he will just keep on repeat and repeat dialling until the next morning. He likes ppl to fetch him to site meetings, but do not allow us to claim petrol for offical work use.

And yes, after leaving the company, felt so much relieved from it. Last heard, his habits still continue to date

A photo emerged online showing a YP couple misbehaving at what appears to be a carpark.

In the first photo, the YP was seen with his face on the XMM’s chest.

They then laid down together on the floor and started spooning, with the YP being the bigger spoon.

A netizen shared how he received a text from an old friend that he hasn’t seen since his secondary school days, asking to catch up.

But his old friend actually just wanted to close his sale and sell him insurance.

Here is the story:

“I have a lot of friends that I haven’t seen for more than 10 years.

A lot of them are now working in insurance as insurance agents, and I keep seeing them post motivational quotes about working hard and playing hard on their Instagram.

It seems like the insurance industry is getting quite saturated ah, 7 out of 10 of my friends are selling insurance.

The competition must be high, with almost everyone fighting to close insurance sales.

I received a text from one of my old friends whom I was very close with in secondary school, we haven’t met for more than 10 years after we finished O Levels.

He asked me how I was doing and wanted to catch up, I agreed.

And so we met up for lunch and he asked me what I was doing, I told him I was a mechanical engineer and he said that he is now working as an insurance agent.

He asked me how has life been going for me and before I could finish, he cut me off and said that insurance changed his life.

He then asked me about my insurance coverage and introduced some insurance and savings plans to me.

I asked him whether he wanted to catch up or sell insurance to me, and he said both.

I told him that I will think about the insurance plans that he introduced to me and after lunch, I left.

A few weeks later, I got another text from another old friend of mine from the army.

He was also working as an insurance agent and wanted to meet me for some drinks.

Needless to say, any of my old friends who are insurance agents, I stopped meeting or replying their messages.”

Editor’s note: Bro same, I also kena before… After many years suddenly message me ask to makan then end up sell me insurance lol

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