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BANKS IN S’PORE TO REMOVE CLICKABLE LINKS IN SMS DUE TO PHISHING SCAMS

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BANKS IN S’PORE TO REMOVE CLICKABLE LINKS IN SMS DUE TO PHISHING SCAMS

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) issued a media release on 19 January announcing their measures to improve the security of digital banking in the wake of recent phishing scams targeting banking customers.

Among them is the removal of clickable links in emails and SMSes that are sent to customers.

MAS said that they expect all financial institutions to have robust measures to prevent and detect scams, as well as effective incident handling in the event of a scam.

Here are the new measures:

Removal of clickable links in emails or SMSes sent to retail customers

Threshold for funds transfer transaction notifications to customers to be set by default at $100 or lower

Delay of at least 12 hours before activation of a new soft token on a mobile device

Notification to existing mobile number or email registered with the bank whenever there is a request to change a customer’s mobile number or email address

Additional safeguards, such as a cooling-off period before implementation of requests for key account changes such as in a customer’s key contact details

Dedicated and well-resourced customer assistance teams to deal with feedback on potential fraud cases on a priority basis

More frequent scam education alerts.

Customer vigilance

Never click on links provided in SMSes or emails;

Never divulge internet banking credentials or passwords to anyone;

Verify SMSes or emails received by calling the bank directly on the hotline listed on its official website;

Verify that you are at the bank’s official website before making any transactions, or transact through the bank’s official mobile application; and

Closely monitor transaction notifications so that any unauthorised payments are reported as soon as possible to increase the chances of recovery.

MAS and ABS to work together

Mr Wee Ee Cheong, Chairman of The Association of Banks in Singapore said:

“As an industry, we have always focused on the need to ensure robust security measures while meeting customers’ expectations for convenient and swift services.

Together with the MAS and ecosystem players, the banking industry will continue to strengthen consumer protection measures. 

We also ask that the public stay vigilant given that scams continue to evolve and are executed quickly.

We remain committed to upholding the confidence with which customers can transact online safely, while still maintaining a high level of service.”

Mr Ravi Menon, Managing Director, MAS said:

“MAS is deeply concerned about the recent spate of scams and the financial losses suffered by victims. The threat of scams will not go away, but we can reduce our vulnerabilities. This requires a multi-pronged response across the ecosystem.

MAS, together with the Police, IMDA and other relevant government agencies, is working closely with the financial industry, the telco industry, consumer groups, and other stakeholders to strengthen our collective resilience against scam attacks.

We will ensure that digital banking remains secure, efficient, and trusted.”

COMFORT TAXI BEATS RED LIGHT JUST BEFORE PEDESTRIAN STARTED TO CROSS

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COMFORT TAXI BEATS RED LIGHT JUST BEFORE PEDESTRIAN STARTED TO CROSS

A video emerged online showing a ComfortDelGro taxi beating a red light at a pedestrian crossing along New Upper Changi Road.

The taxi ComfortDelGro taxi was seen beating the red light moments before a couple of pedestrians started crossing the road.

The pedestrians were preparing to cross the road when the taxi drove past them, and they stared at the vehicle in bewilderment.

The incident happened on 19 January at about 9.32am.

Potential penalties

It is an offence to beat a red light in Singapore.

Drivers found guilty of failing to conform to traffic light signals face a composition fine of $400 for light vehicles and $500 for heavy vehicles.

They also face 12 demerit points and if a driver accumulates 24 or more demerit points within 24 months, their license will be suspended.

GUY USES AUNT’S ‘INNER WEAR’ TO FANTASIZE WHILE HE WAS YOUNGER

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GUY USES AUNT’S ‘INNER WEAR’ TO FANTASIZE WHILE HE WAS YOUNGER

A guy shared a story online on how he had the biggest crush on one of his aunt’s when he was younger and did something with her inner wear when she stayed over at his place for a brief period when he was younger.

Given that he was a young teenager and growing up at that time, he did some undesirable things with her inner wear while he was bored of the usual routine and wanted to try something new that day.

Here is the story

“When I was younger, I had a massive crush on my aunt. I don’t see her often, but every time I do, I look up and down her body. She’s given birth to my 2 cousins, but she’s still super fit and has a nice figure. She’s really curvy and is just super hot.

I used to do ‘stuff’ while thinking about her because I couldn’t get her out of my head. I wanted to do the full thing with her so so badly. I know I shouldn’t, because she’s my aunt, but I have body reactions every time I look at her.

A few years ago, she and my cousins came over to stay with my family while their house was under renovation. She was dressed in black leggings that left NOTHING to the imagination. She was wearing a loose gray T-shirt that was getting caught in the top of her inner wear, so you could see EVERYTHING. I caught myself peeking, but luckily nobody saw me.

Being a teenager, the next morning I was sleeping in. The rest of my family decided to go out to eat some brunch. I was home alone. Immediately, my mind went to my aunt and how hot she was. I hadn’t fantasied about her for several days, so everything was just perfect.

I ran to my aunts bag and opened it up. I saw shirts, leggings, jeans, and my favorite… her underwear. I looked at what size she was. A 34D for the inner wear. I could smell her perfume on her clothes. I was infatuated.

I didn’t even run to my room. I just closed the door and started doing the deed. I finished quickly, but I was so aroused, I just continued going.

I finished, got dressed, and returned to daily life. When they returned, the day continued normally.

The next day, I was left home alone again for a little while. I decided to see if she was wearing the inner wear, and sure enough, she was.”

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AIRLINE CREW SHARES ‘EERIE’ YET TOUCHING INCIDENT ENCOUNTERED DURING MID-FLIGHT

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AIRLINE CREW SHARES ‘EERIE’ YET TOUCHING INCIDENT ENCOUNTERED DURING MID-FLIGHT

An airline crew from an anonymous airline shared a story about an eerie yet touching incident which he claims to have encountered during one of his flights.

It happened during mid-flight, while most of the passengers were fast asleep and the cabin was dark as the lights were switched off and the windows were all shut.

Here is the story

“I was working on this flight and we had just finished our meal service.

It was a long flight and usually after the meal service, we will keep the lights in the cabin off so as to allow the passengers to have a conducive sleeping environment.

I was alone in the galley during this flight as my other colleagues had went to rest first and another one was checking the lavatories.

This particular elderly man then walked into the galley, introduced himself and asked if I could bring a cup of hot tea to his wife sitting at row 42 as she is feeling cold.

I obliged politely and smiled at him and proceeded to prepare the cup of tea.

He thanked me and disappeared while I was preparing the tea.

I walked to row 42 and served the tea to an elderly lady who was at the seat and she told me that she did not order the tea.

I smiled and told her ‘Oh it was ordered for you by your husband as he mentioned that you are feeling cold.’

Looking surprised, she asked me ‘you saw my husband? are you sure?’, then proceeded to take out her phone and showed me an elderly man’s picture and asked if it the same guy.

I said yes and complimented her for having such a caring and loving husband.

Suddenly, tears started to roll down her face.

She then said ‘i don’t mean to scare you but actually my husband had passed away a few days back and I am bringing his body back home for burial now, his coffin is actually inside the cargo compartment right now.’

I freaked out the moment I heard what she said.”

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GUY ALMOST SCORES A GIRL, BUT FRIEND DECIDES TO BLOCK HIM

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GUY ALMOST SCORES A GIRL, BUT FRIEND DECIDES TO BLOCK HIM

A guy shared a story that happened back in the earlier days of his career when he was out with a few colleagues for dinner during one of their overseas attachments and almost scored one of them which he has been ‘eyecandying’ for the longest time only to get blocked by his friend.

According to him, the friend of his knew that the girl was also interested in him but he continued to block him out of fun as he did not want to finish the night alone.

The friend had apparently came up with a ruse just to prevent them from going back together.

Here is the story

“Back when I was 23 and I just started to work, a few of my colleagues were sent by my boss to gain some exposure working overseas.

One day, two of my colleagues, a female and male along with me decided to go for dinner and get some drinks after.

The female colleague of mine has been my eyecandy since I entered the company and the feeling was sort of mutual.

During the drinking session, she made it very obvious that she wanted me to spend the night with her in her hotel room.

The male colleague of mine overheard this and stole her wallet, as he did not want to spend the night alone while I was scoring.

It is as if if he did not get company for the night, no one else can.

To cut the long story short, we spent about 2 hours trying to look for her wallet by back tracking to the places that we went prior to drinking.

After he sensed that the female colleague was tired and not in the mood anymore, he slipped me the wallet, winked and said ‘better luck next time.’

True enough when I told her that I found her wallet and returned it to her, she said that its late and she is tired and we should all go back to our rooms to rest.

I ended up spending the night alone and never got a chance again to tackle this female colleague of mine again.”

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NETIZEN COUNTS NUMBER OF ‘NATIONAL MEN’S ATTIRE’ HE CAN SPOT ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT

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NETIZEN COUNTS NUMBER OF ‘NATIONAL MEN’S ATTIRE’ HE CAN SPOT ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT

A video emerged on Tiktok where a man went on a quest to find out how many men in Singapore actually dons the ‘national men’s attire’ daily.

He decided to do this quest by spotting the amount of people he sees donning the attire on public transport.

Wonder what is the ‘national men’s attire’?

It actually refers to the T-shirts which are being sold by Uniqlo and because many men in Singapore purchases and dons them so frequently, netizens are dubbing it the ‘National Men’s attire’.

Just ask most Singaporean men, they will probably have one.

Available in many colours

These crew neck T-shirts sold at Uniqlo comes in many various colours, leading the netizen to say that there are many ‘colourful minions’ walking around.

There are also different variations of them like the U-Crew neck short sleeved and U-oversized crew neck short sleeve to name a few and for individual’s personal preferences.

The prices are very affordable for the masses, ranging at $7.90 to $19.90, depending on which variation you are getting.

It is also very comfortable on the wearer and having many colours means that you only need to have a headache on which colour to wear each day.

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legit like colourful minions

♬ MINANG DENG LAKA KINANG SIUANG KIDANG SUANG – Menace…

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SOME HAWKERS REJECT PAYMENT BY CDC VOUCHERS, WOULD PREFER PHYSICAL COPY

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SOME HAWKERS REJECT PAYMENT BY CDC VOUCHERS, WOULD PREFER PHYSICAL COPY

The CDC voucher was introduced by the Government on 13 Dec 2021 to help households and businesses in Singapore cope with the pandemic situation which has been ongoing since early 2020.

Every household in Singapore were given $100 to spend at participating businesses who have opted in to be part of the scheme.

To use the vouchers, members of the public have to show a QR code to the business owner who will then scan the code with their device to receive the payment.

Rejected by some hawkers

Some hawkers have reportedly reject receiving payments via the CDC vouchers as it comes in digital form.

These group of hawkers are usually the non IT savvy ones who are unfamiliar with using a mobile device and would prefer to have a physical voucher.

People’s Association to help these hawkers

According to Shin Min Daily News, ambassadors are sent by the People’s Association (PA) to educate these hawkers and to also encourage them to register and try out the platform.

A step by step demonstration on how to use the platforms are also given to the hawkers when they raise questions about the usage of the app.

Image source: vouchers.cdc.gov.sg

42 Y.O MAN INJURED AFTER TRUCK HE DROVE OVERTURNED AT BEDOK

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42 Y.O MAN INJURED AFTER TRUCK HE DROVE OVERTURNED AT BEDOK

The said incident in this post happened on Monday (17 Jan), where a 42 year old man was taken to the hospital after the container truck which he was driving overturned while he was trying to move the vehicle out of the small road which he had entered.

The truck’s windshield was smashed as a result of the whole vehicle overturning and landing on its side.

Police are currently investigating the case which it said that they were alerted to around 12.20pm on 17 Jan 2022, at Block 760 of Bedok Reservoir View.

Passerby witnessed the whole incident

According to the Straits Times, a passerby known as Mr Sam Wu was having lunch at the coffeeshop with his parents when he witnessed the truck overturning.

He added that the driver did not seem to have sustained any major injuries except for getting his back hurt and getting some cuts and had appeared to be in a shock from the whole incident.

No other vehicles and people were near the truck when it overturned and therefore no one else was hurt from the accident.

Road closed

The road was closed from 4pm as a result of the accident, which blocked off entry and exit to the estate at Bedok Reservoir View.

The truck was only lifted at about 7:30pm but the road remained closed even after it was lifted.

Sent to hospital

The driver, who is believed to be a foreign worker, was sent to hospital at about 12:30pm when the ambulance arrived.

People present at the scene were seen working together to help control the traffic and provide assistance to the driver by speaking to his bosses or clients.

Video

A video of the aftermath of the accident was also uploaded online.

Image and Video source: SG Road Vigilante/Youtube

MSIAN DUDE CANNOT GO CLUB, SO TURNS HOUSE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER

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MSIAN DUDE CANNOT GO CLUB, SO TURNS HOUSE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER

A video recently emerged on Tiktok showing a mansion in Malaysia blasting loud party music during nightfall, disrupting the peace and serenity of the estate.

Besides the loud music, there were also strong glaring party lights coming from inside the house to the neighbourhood, just like the Marina Bay Sands light show in Singapore.

At the beginning of the video, the music was building up to the climax part with the lights flashing according to the beat.

The flashing lights at the point of time were steady and not that loud but when it came to the climax, the lights too went into a frenzy, making the light show at MBS look amateurish.

Comments from netizens

Most of the comments are written in Chinese and we are roughly translating the comments to English.

Here are some comments by netizens who have viewed the video:

  1. Whole block similar to Tomorrowland
  2. There is no law
  3. My eyes…
  4. Nice! Its good to be rich.
  5. Pub closed down also never mind, can take the lights and install at home.
  6. Is the whole premise inside the gate his house?
  7. I will like to buy the house opposite of his.

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GIRL DOESN’T SHOWER OFTEN BECAUSE SHE CRIES WHEN SHE SEES HER OWN BODY

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GIRL DOESN’T SHOWER OFTEN BECAUSE SHE CRIES WHEN SHE SEES HER OWN BODY

A girl shared how she doesn’t shower very often because she hates looking at her own body.

Here is the story:

I don’t shower nearly as often as I should because seeing my body brings me to tears.

Something went horribly, horribly wrong during puberty that left me with an EXTREMELY wide ribcage relative to my height.

Other people insist they don’t notice but it’s one of those things where they’re saying that because they know I can’t change it so they don’t want to make me feel worse.

It’s left me with this weird, awkwardly shaped body. This doesn’t even go into my oversized skull with facial features that seem like they’d be better suited to a gorilla. Just looking at my reflection is akin to a normal person making the ugliest face they possibly could; for me, that’s just my face.

Even in the safety of my own home, I feel self conscious with my shirt off. I only change clothes once every few days because I hate acknowledging my body.

I have no idea how even the remote possibility of a genetic abomination such as myself escaped the primordial soup billions of years ago, let alone how it survived until now and actually ended up happening.

I can tell when people are around me that they look upon me with a mix of pity and disgust. I hate showering for this reason, and only do so a couple times a week; sometimes I go weeks without doing so.

Just having to acknowledge the grotesqueness of my body is enough to make me hyperventilate.

While puberty made the problem so, so much worse, it was obvious from birth more or less that I was a freakishly hideous human being, and I’ve always hated acknowledging my appearance.

My parents would have done me a favor had they aborted me, as my grotesque shape almost certainly would have come through on ultrasound, rather than confine me to this prison of a body, this cage of bone and flesh.

Editor’s note: You need to learn to love yourself.

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