In the video, shop owners are filmed doing the traditional sikh dance where hand shakes are used as the main dance move. The dance is known as the Bhangra.
The shaking of the hands in the dance is a reference to the low to no amount of customers in Geylang nowadays due to the pandemic and the closure of the red light district in Geylang.
A video emerged online showing 2 schoolgirls in uniform illegally vaping inside a school toilet.
One of them could be seen sucking the smoke from the other girl’s mouth.
Under section 16(2A) of the Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) Act (TCASA), it is illegal to possess, purchase and use vaporisers in Singapore as of 1 February 2018.
Persons found guilty of this offence can be fined up to $2,000.
A 39-year old Singaporean woman, Jin Chensu will be charged in court on 30 July 2021 for exposing others to the risk of COVID-19 infection under the Infectious Diseases Act and for failing to wear a mask outside her place of residence under the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) Regulations 2020.
What happened
On 4 October 2020, Jin arrived in Singapore from Cambodia and was served with a Stay-Home Notice (SHN) from 4 to 18 October 2020. She was told that she is not allowed to leave her room and she was brought to a hotel in Sentosa for her 14 days SHN.
Two days after her stay Jin left her room without wearing a mask and climbed up to the balcony of another room. She remained in the other room for 5 minutes before climbing back down and remained there for about five minutes before climbing down to the balcony of her room.
On 9 October 2020, Jin did is again and loitered at the common corridor. She was discovered 25 mins later and was brought back to the room by hotel staff.
Those who fail to comply with SHN requirements will be liable to prosecution under the Infectious Diseases Act and/or the Infectious Diseases (COVID-19 – Stay Orders) Regulations 2020.
The offence carries a penalty of a fine of up to S$10,000 and/or imprisonment of up to six months.
Individuals who are found not wearing a mask or not wearing a mask properly outside their place of residence shall be liable to prosecution under the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) Regulations 2020.
The offence carries a penalty of a fine of up to $10,000 and/or imprisonment of up to six months.
According to the Police media release, a 29-year-old man was arrested for his suspected involvement in a case of voluntarily causing grievous hurt.
The police received a report of an assault case on July 29(Thursday) at around 5.35 AM that a man was punched and kicked by another along Clementi Avenue 5. After the assault, the assailant rain away leaving the injured man behind.
The injured man was sent to the hospital for treatments.
Arrest
The Police were able to identify the man after investigations and through the help of Police CCTV. Officers from Clementi Police Division within three hours of the report.
Preliminary investigations revealed that both the man and the victim are believed to be known to each other, and the man allegedly had a dispute with the victim before the incident.
The man will be charged in court on 30 July 2021 with voluntarily causing grievous hurt under Section 325 of the Penal Code.
If he is convicted of voluntarily causing grievous hurt carries an imprisonment term which may extend to ten years, and include a fine or caning.