According to the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) an attempt to smuggle chewing Tobacco was foiled.

The incident happened on Jan 28, Officers from ICA directed a suspicious truck for futher inspections and found 19 bundles of Chewing Tobaaco hidden in the resting area of the truck.

In total, the truck smuggled 231.6kg of chewing tobacco.

Here is what ICA said on Facebook:

On 28 January, ICA officers at Tuas Checkpoint foiled an attempt to smuggle about 231.6kg of chewing tobacco into Singapore via a Malaysia-registered lorry transporting a consignment of precast concrete.Our officers directed the lorry for further checks and their suspicions were confirmed when they uncovered 19 bundles of chewing tobacco concealed in the driver’s resting area.

The case involving a Malaysian lorry driver, was referred to Health Sciences Authority (HSA) for further investigation.Safeguarding Singapore’s borders is ICA’s top priority. Similar concealment methods may also be used by terrorists to smuggle security items into Singapore.

ICA will continue to conduct security checks to detect and deter smuggling attempts, to keep Singapore safe.

Images Source: ICA

In an operation on January 28, 2022, Singapore Customs apprehended five men and one woman ages ranging from 30 to 52, and seized over 7,100 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes.

Operation in Jurong West

The operation took place last Friday (Jan 28) at Jurong West Street 62, customs officers who were on the scene saw two men moving boxes from a truck onto a van and one of the men drove off with the vehicle.

Moments later, A lorry arrived and parked beside the truck and more boxes were moved to the lorry.

The officers move in and found 4,336 cartons of contraband cigarettes, both of them were arrested.

The van which left earlier was headed towards Joo Chiat Lane, a man approach the van and the officers move in for the arrest.

A woman was found in the passenger seat of the man, all three were arrested.

2,850 cartons of cigarettes were found on the van.

In total Customs Officers seized 7,186 cartons of cigarettes, in total the evade tax amount is SGD$662,520.

One of the men and the woman were charged in court on 29 January 2022, and the court granted the application for them to be remanded for a week for further investigations.

For the remaining men, Investigations are ongoing.

Image Source: Singapore Customs

A woman posted a rant on Facebook after her husband refused to give her an Ang Bao for Chinese New year.

Chinese Spring Festival is lively, festive and happy. During the Chinese New Year, you will definitely give red envelopes to others, children, parents, leaders, close friends or colleagues.

It is not that you give them a personal interest in the New Year. Sometimes you can’t repay the love and give them to each other’s children during the Chinese New Year. Sending red envelopes is the best way to express it, and I think the other party must know it well.

Here is the story:

Does the husband required to give angpao to wife? Long story short, my husband used to give me angpao when we were bf/gf. Now that we are newly married and our first year to distribute, he was rather excited to give angpao to his family (but not me). When I asked him where’s my angpao, he said ‘why should I give you?’ Follow by ‘why didn’t you give me one instead?’

Thats when I realized being married to him has no value, never knew I have to beg for a token of blessing. Be it $100, or $10 i think that’s the thought that count.

According to traditions

There are no such traditions, the husband can choose to give or not to give. Likewise, the wife can also give the husband an ang bao or not to give.

The woman thinks getting a sour relationship with her husband over $10 is worth it.

As bad as it sounds, it’s like someone demanding money for her birthday.

Sounds like the man married a drama queen, good luck for the rest of your life.

Here are what netizens think:

• Husbands do not typically give ang pows to their wives… I’ve never gotten an ang pow from my husband and I have no problem with it. I don’t know how you can link an ang pow to your value! My kids mean a world to me, but I only give them $20 in their ang pows. I think you are too petty over this. Do not take issue over something so minor… else there’ll be hundred other small stuff for you to take issue in.. that’s very unhealthy to your marriage!

• Today’s women have to go to work, take care of housework, and watch their children do their homework, which is really hard. During the Chinese New Year, the husband sent a red envelope to his wife, which not only expressed his gratitude to his wife for her hard work, but also enhanced the relationship between husband and wife.