A 20-year-old man is facing four charges for sexual assault, molest and other charges.

On 7 November 2020, the 20-year-old defendant was out drinking with 3 friends. One of the friends is a 23-year-old. The incident happened at Clark Quay and they chatted till the next morning.

The 23-year-old got drunk and the defendant brought him home to sexually assault him and even leaving a “love-bite” (Hickey) on him.

Earlier today the lawyer representing the defendant pointed out that the defendant was still young and required the prosecution to report whether the youth can be sentenced to the rehabilitation centre under probation surveillance.

He will be receiving his sentence on August 12.

If he is convicted of sexual assault he will face jail and a rotan sentence.

Co-chair of the Multi-Ministry Task Force, Lawrence Wong, said on 20 July that this year’s National Day Parade will continue as planned for now.

However, the Ministry of Defence is reviewing the scale of the event and other measures.

Wong said:

“National Day is an important national event, especially that it is not just any other occasion. So as of now, we do intend to continue with a National Day Parade.”

“But MINDEF is reviewing the conduct of the parade, the scale of the parade and all the necessary safe management measures to ensure that any rehearsal or events leading up to the parade itself can be done safety.”

Images source: Lawrence Wong Facebook and Visit Singapore

A worker from the Jurong Fishery Port has shed light on how he thinks the cluster at the fishery port formed.

He said that mask wearing habits were lax and it might’ve played a part.

“A barrel of fish weight about 100kg to 120kg, we hand-carry it to our stalls from the lorries and it is hard labour.”

“We sometimes take off our masks for a short while to catch our breaths, with sweat pouring down our faces. When we talk to one another and are not careful, that’s how the virus spreads.”

The worker shared that he knew of 5 workers of were infected, and that he had interacted with them a few days ago.

But his own test results came back negative.

A fishmonger also shared that he often sees people taking smoking breaks without masks on and chatting in groups of 2 to 3.

Images source: Google Maps

Despite the crackdown on KTVs and the aggressive scrutiny of the nightlife in Singapore following the emergence of new clusters, it seems the lessons have not been learnt.

A quick look at local public chat groups designated for alcohol and nightlife activities have yielded some rather brave women still touting for customers.

One posted a cryptic message, asking if anyone was “looking for girls? Text me for price range and service.”

Another asked if “any1 wanna drink pm mee.”

One more went straight to the point, looking for “any Chinese average looking bro? SG gal looking for drinking kaki = kaki with edge kink n willing to pay me some tip today, PM if keen.”

Side note: Edging is a sexual practice where persons control their *rgasms for an extended period of time without climaxing.

Images source: Telegram

A netizen sends in a screenshot of a hostess who is still touting customers to come for a drink.

Here is his story

I tell you all these people really knn lao cb, now the situation is already so bad the hostesses at so many places still don’t learn their lesson and still finding customers to earn their stupid ladies drink or booking commission.

This Macpherson mall is like macham a 2nd Peace Centre, inside so many bars. Alot of people don’t know, got this kind of girls

• Singapore Girl
• Vietnam Girls
• Thai Girl
• China Girl

Many of them are here on student permits but working secretly in the bar or with them on some work permit working at some factories and secretly earning part-time at night.

Today after the Phase 2 news comes out the hostesses come jio me again to go drink. They got so desperate for money until they need to sabotage the rest of Singapore or not.

I wish the authorities can go down and catch them. I reported this to the One Service app, but no response.

The girls working here say they working as “waitress” ya right lan jiao. The waitress sit down at the table cheers with the customers and ask you to buy them drinks or tip them one meh. What kind of waitress is this? hostesses say hostesses lah.

Hello, you all say nice is “waitress” say not nice is “hostesses” say very not nice is “same KTV chicken”.

According to the Ministry of Health, they have announced the new cases for 20 July 2021. There are a total of 195 cases, with 182 local cases on 20 July 2020.

Out of the 182 cases, 135 of which are linked to the Jurong Fishery Port cluster and 12 belong to the KTV cluster

Of the 182 cases today, 81 are linked to previous cases and have already been placed on quarantine. 75 are linked to previous cases and were detected through surveillance. 26 are currently unlinked.

Amongst the cases are 2 seniors above 70 years who are unvaccinated and are at risk of serious illness.

In addition, there are 13 imported cases, who have already been placed on Stay-Home Notice (SHN) or isolated upon arrival in Singapore. 6 were detected upon arrival in Singapore, while 7 developed the illness during SHN or isolation. In total, there are 195 new cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore today.

MOH will release more details tonight.

The Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a press release earlier today that SafeEntry will soon be made mandatory at all wet markets and hawker centres in Singapore.

This is part of the government’s efforts to improve contact tracing.

MOH said that wet markets and hawker centres are places where many seniors tend to gather and frequently visited by the community.

As such, the potential for Covid-19 transmission are higher due to the close proximity between the people.

Interim fencing and mandatory SafeEntry check-in at markets with detected Covid-19 cases will be set up.

MOH said:

“We encourage all members of public to comply with SE check-in requirements and to carry their TT token or keep their TT app active to facilitate contact tracing, and help protect themselves and their loved ones.”

Phase 2 (Heightened Alert)

Image source: Treksplorer and National Heritage Board

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong shared his thoughts on the River Valley High School axe murder, and offered words of condolences to the victim’s family.

He expressed his shock at the news, saying: “I was shocked by yesterday’s tragic incident at River Valley High School. We cannot make sense of what happened. Words fail us because we cannot understand.

He said that he was overwhelmed imagining what the victim’s family is going through, saying: “Yesterday morning, they sent off their 13-year-old son to school. Suddenly, without any warning, he is no more.”

He added: “We will help you walk through this dark valley, and come to terms with what has happened.”

Here is his full post:

Images source: Lee Hsien Loong Facebook

A Grabfood customer shared an unsavoury encounter with a Grabfood rider on the app.

She had ordered some food and didn’t have small change, the rider then told her to cancel the order next time if she sees his face.

Here is the story:

“I dont hate grab rider.. but this type of ppl need to go.. no respect so rude. I didnt get to ss that he mention WHY DID I EVEN BOTHER TO ORDER!

wth i order because i paying not asking for free k. Just because u dont have small change u being so rude.

Nowadays ppl also have solution if no small change can paynow. But when u say that to me so i dont bother to ask for paynow. Its just $13 change u make big fuss about it. BIKIN DARAH AKU UP JE WONG YING JIE..

Ingat kn dia nk ckp kalo nmpk muke dia lari ke ape.. hauhahaha takot makBende simple je bro kau nk ccb org..”

Images source: Hidah Sharif Facebook