The Ministry of Manpower said that more than 140 fines were issued in 2021, amounting to over $141,000, for safe management measures breaches at workplaces, according to The Straits Times.
About 12,000 companies were inspected, with the common infringements being not ensuring workers who can work from home from doing so.
Another common infringement was the failure of implementing adequate safe distancing measures.
Hsu Li Yang, an infectious diseases expert, highlighted the importance of continuing to wear masks, as well as other safe distancing measures.
Howveer, Omicron has since emerged in Singapore, with the capability of infecting the fully vaccinated.
Director of Medical Services, Kenneth Mak, said at the Multi-Ministry Task Force press conference on 5 January that Singapore could see as many as 15,000 cases a day at the peak of the Omicron wave, as a worst case scenario.
In comparison against the the peak of the Delta variant, which saw cases reach about 5,000 in a day.
Hsu said that at this stage, almost everyone is experiencing some sort of pandemic fatigue, hence the slip in safe management measures adherence. He also reiterated that the virus does not experience fatigue.
However, Hsu did add that unlike last year where our “hopes of exiting the pandemic were dashed, we are better placed now to see a clearer path to living with the virus.”
A netizen shared how he used to sleep with 2 women years ago and now one of his hook-ups had a child who might be his.
Here is the story:
“After graduation, I hooked up with one of the alumni that used to help out at all the school events. But then I found out she had a boyfriend and we broke up.
At that time me and my ex were already hooking up too and she got pregnant months after.
My son’s 7, he meets a new friend that he hangs out with after school. The kid is about 8-years-old and guess who his mum is? We met a couple times picking up our children and she avoids me.
It’s not her avoiding me that has me suspicious because ofc it’s awkward anyways with an ex.
It’s that him and my son have so many similar features. The way that they smile, hair, skin color, the shape of their eyes and nose are so similar to mine.
And everyone in my family always say my son looks exactly like me when I was a kid. Far as I know haven’t heard of any dad around her son and her IG doesn’t show anyone else.
Idk if this is something to bring up to her at all. We didn’t end things well at all and she hated me even though she was the one who was a cheater to her boyfriend.
Should I ask her about it at all or is this just one of those things to leave alone?
Id hate to think I have a kid out there not to know about but if it’s gonna hurt him more than I’m not sure”
According to a video published by local “WWE SuperStar” Kurt Tay. He stated that a man was injured after falling from height at ChinaTown Point earlier today (Jan 9).
He said that the man has been sending to the hospital. The status of the man is currently not known.
Kurt Tay who witnessed the accident said:
“Just now got accident happened, the worker fall from the top ceiling, as you can see there is a big hole on top, broken and fall to the ground floor”
A netizen shared a passive-aggressive post telling Singaporeans not to judge Vietnamese people, saying that the rich Vietnamese would never come to Singapore.
Here is the story:
“A lot of Singaporeans tend to generalize how Vietnamese are like based on the ladies you usually see in SG (mail-ordered brides, some may say).
But think about it for a moment. By “buying” a bride, you are selecting a very specific portion of the population. Usually they are from poor background in the countryside.
Educated, middle-class and above ladies from Hanoi or HCM city would never come to Singapore like that.
In fact, rich people in Vietnam would never come to Singapore.
They usually prefer the US or Australia. Because money is not what they need, it’s the kind of Western democracy and suburban lifestyle (big car, big house, etc.) they look for, which Singapore does not have.
So next time you judge a whole people by those you see here, ask yourself whether your sample is representative.”
A 61-year-old man was convicted of two molestation charges on 6 January, after molesting his daughter who was then about 5 or 6 years old in 2009 (she is now 18-years-old).
The identities of the parties involved cannot be named due to a gag order protecting the identity of the victim.
What happened?
Sometime in 2009, the girl was eating in the living room of the family home when her father called her into a bedroom, her mother wasn’t home at the time.
The man was wearing only a towel around his waist and sitting down at his table, using his computer.
he then asked the victim to sit on his right thigh and he then grabbed her left hand and put it on his private parts.
The prosecutors said that the girl let him do whatever he wanted to do because he is her father, and that the girl recalled feeling scared because she didn’t know what he was doing.
The father then touched the girl’s private parts before she left the room and when her mother returned home later, the girl didn’t tell her about what happened because her father told her not to.
No evidence
The truth finally came to light about a month later and the girl’s mother told her never to let anyone touch her there again, and she asked her why she didn’t tell her about the incident earlier.
The mother told the girl that there was no hard, concrete evidence so there was “no point” in making a police report.
The father was then confronted by the mother about the incident, but the girl didn’t say anything because she didn’t want to get involved in their argument.
The victim’s parents later divorced and the man then moved out.
Grew to dislike and fear boys
The girl watched a YouTube video about assault when she was an upper primary student and realised that her father had committed a wrongdoing, but she didn’t know what to do and didn’t make a police report.
The girl also started having panic attacks in school some time in 2018 whenever there are a lot of boys and she grew to dislike being around boys.
She later revealed to a school counsellor about her father’s actions when she asked her about the triggers for her attacks.
The man is expected to begin his mitigation and face sentencing in February.
Sometimes when you lend money to people who don’t know them long enough it can turn out to be a scam.
According to the video, the man owns a Maserati and claims that he does not have money to return.
The older man then said let’s go to the bank now, yet the man said that he has no money in the bank.
He said that he had no money to return because his friend took his money, but his the one that borrow the money what. What does it have to do with his friend?
The video has since gone viral on Tik Tok
According to the information published along with the Facebook post, the victim only knew him for less than two months before he started asking for money.
Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, the 96-year-old former prime minister of Malaysia, was hospitalised again on 7 January after previously being hospitalised on 16 December.
His latest stay at the hospital marks his second hospitalisation in less than a month.
He was hospitalised 2 days ago for an elective medical procedure (no details were released about the surgery)
Mahathir is fully awake and recuperating well, according to an update on his Facebook.
The statement released by Malaysia’s National Heart Institute, Institut Jantung Negara, said that the procedure was carried out by a team of doctors and went uneventfully and as planned.
He is expected to be discharged within the next few days.
A video emerged online showing a group of youths gathering at a carpark as part of what appears to be “settlement talks” between two girls.
The youths were seen congregating in a group of about 12 to 13 people, as they urged the two girls to “spar”.
One of the girls was seen extending her hand out to the other girl for a handshake, which was rejected, and the two then started exchanging blows with each other soon after.
The girl in jeans was seen grabbing the other girl by the shirt and dragging her, as she tried to kick her and punched her in the face.
She then dragged the girl down onto the ground before punching her again in the face and kicking her while she was down.
The group of youths were seen cheering as the fracas unfolded and escalated before them, and they were also seen not wearing their masks, with one of the boys seen openly vaping as well.
It is unclear who the youths are or where the incident happened.
Potential penalties
Breach of safe distancing measures
First-time offenders who breach safe distancing measures are fined $300.
For non-compliance with safe management measures under the COVID-19 offenders may be jailed for up to six months, fined up to S$10,000, or both.
Not wearing masks
If they are caught by the Police for not wearing a mask or not wearing a mask properly they can be charged under the Covid-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) Regulations 2020.
Penalties include a fine of up to SGD$10,000 and jail for up to six months.
Fighting in public
According to Chapter 224 of the Penal Code, anyone who disturbs public peace by fighting in public is guilty of committing an affray.
Upon conviction, offenders could face a jail term of up to one year and/or a fine of up to $5,000.
Voluntarily causing hurt
According to Chapter 321 of the Penal Code, anyone who performs an act that causes hurt to a person is guilty of Voluntarily Causing Hurt.
Upon conviction, offenders could face a jail term of up to 3 years and/or a fine of up to $5,000.
Use of vaporizers
Under section 16(2A) of the Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) Act (TCASA), it is illegal to possess, purchase and use vaporizers in Singapore as of 1 February 2018.
Persons found guilty of this offense can be fined up to $2,000.
