The Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE) said on today (Aug 20) that eight food and beverage facilities had been forced to closure.

22 establishments had been penalized for violating COVID-19 safe distance requirements as well

8 establishments shut down

H.O.M located at Ming Arcade was ordered to shut down after they were found serving alcohol after 10.30 PM, they were ordered to close for 20 days

Umami Cafe located at Concord Hotel was shut down due to the same reason and ordered to close for 10 days.

Taste Food City located at Peninsula Shopping did not manage the permissible group size and was ordered to shut down for 10 days.

The following establishments were ordered to shut down due to safety distancing reasons:

Ahtti, located at Vision Exchange

Aloha Poke Bistro, located at Jewel Changi Airport

Arteastiq, located at Jewel Changi Airport

Dapur Penyet, located at City Plaza

Koufu, located at Yew Tee Point

22 Outlets fined for breaching safe management measures

The following list of shops were fined between SGD$1,000 and SGD$4,000

1. Araki at Orchard Plaza
2. A Kitchen at Vision Exchange
3. Beans Party Western at Hillion Mall
4. Beer Valley at Vision Exchange
5. Chicken Hotpot at Compass One
6. DNA Bistro at Vision Exchange
7. Fong Sheng Hao at PLQ
8. Fun Toast at Kallang Wave Mall
9. Great World City (#07-01, Great World City)
10. He Jia Huan at Vision Exchange
11. IndoChine at 47 Club Street
12. Mamita’s Kitchen at Lucky Plaza
13. Mr Uncle & Auntys Kitchen Pte Ltd at 35 Norris Road
14. Koufu at Square 2
15. Kris Bollywood at Concorde Hotel and Shopping Mall
16. Mustard Restaurant at 32 Race Course Road
17. Signature Lounge at Vision Exchange
18. Starbucks Coffee at Westgate
19. Westgate (#04-43, Centre Management Westgate)
20. Ya Kun Kaya Toast at Marina Square
21. Ya Kun Kaya Toast at Lot One
22. Yoshinoya at NEX

The Police are appealing for the next-of-kin of 68-year-old Mr Moy Koong Weng to come forward.

Mr Moy, a former resident at Bukit Batok Home for the Aged, had passed away on 16 August 2021.

Anyone with information is requested to call the Police Hotline at 1800-255-0000 or submit information online at www.police.gov.sg/iwitness.

All information will be kept strictly confidential.

Following the heavy floods caused by overflowing drains due to the downpour this morning, at the junction of Tampines Avenue 10 and Pasir Ris Drive 12, the SCDF were activated to the scene.

Motorists and stranded passengers stuck in the flood, from about 13 vehicles, were evacuated by SCDF officers.

One person was conveyed to Changi General Hospital after complaining of pains in the leg, while 5 more persons were brought to safety.

The affected vehicles were partially submerged at the junction, unable to move.

About 25 people managed to evacuate their vehicles prior to the arrival of the SCDF officers.

Major traffic jams were also seen in other parts of Singapore because of the heavy rains.

Recap

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A 17-year-old boy was sentenced to 15 months probation on 20 August.

He reportedly made an underaged girl pregnant while he was still under investigation over sexual activities with another girl, who was also underaged.

The boy and his victims cannot be named due to a gag order protecting their identities.

He pleaded guilty back in June to two counts of sexual penetration of a minor.

He was aware that both girls were under the age of 16 at the time of the offences.

He met his first victim, a 14-year-old girl at a friend’s home last February.

She was lying on the bed resting, when he unzipped her jeans and had sex with her.

The offence soon came to light and the boy was under investigation at the time, when he targeted his 15-year-old girlfriend.

She had run away from her home last October and found shelter at his home.

They slept together and had unprotected sex, resulting in the girl becoming pregnant.

She later suffered a miscarriage and received treatment at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital.

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45 people are being investigated by the police following a week long raid on 42 massage parlours, as well as 9 unlicensed entertainment outlets.

4 women aged between 30 and 35 were arrested at an unlicensed KTV at Chang Charn Road for working without valid work permits.

11 people on the premises allegedly breached SMMs and are being investigated.

A 40-year-old man suspected to be involved in the management of the outlet was arrested under the Public Entertainments Act and Liquor Control Act.

All in all, a total of 17 establishments are believed to have breached rules, including the Massage Establishments Act and Covid-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) Regulations 2020.

The 17 establishments included 3 operating without a valid license, and one that didn’t enforce their customers to wear mask during their massage.

29 people, including masseuses, operators as well as a customer are being investigated.

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Minister of Health Ong Ye Kung said on 19 August, that Singapore is very likely to begin a Covid-19 vaccination booster exercise.

He added that it is necessary for people who are severely immunocompromised to get a third jab.

This will include cancer patients undergoing treatment, patients who have undergone transplants, kidney disease patients on dialysis and patients on therapy for immunosuppression.

Ong said:

“Because of their conditions, these persons react much less to vaccinations even after two doses, meaning they cannot produce as much antibodies or activate the necessary mechanisms to fight the virus. Hence a third dose of vaccine is necessary for them.”

Ong previously said on 8 July that the booster shots exercise could begin next year, around the Chinese New Year period.

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On August 20, 2021, a 26-year-old woman will face charges of Unauthorized Access to Computer Material (Section 3(1) of the Computer Misuse Act) and Unauthorized Disclosure of Customer Information (Section 47(1) of the Banking Act) in court.

After the lady filed a police report alleging she was a victim of a China Officials Impersonation Scam, officers from the Commercial Affairs Department investigated found out that she was in cahoots with the scam organization.

The internet has revealed that she is a PRC Singaporean PR

Investigations revealed that, while employed at a bank, the lady reportedly accessed and executed searches on the bank’s computerized client database without authorization between April 6 and April 22, 2021, gaining access to the information of over 3,300 customers.

She is also accused of disclosing the personal information of over 1,100 clients to a phony representative of the “Shanghai Police.”

Unauthorized Access to Computer Material is punishable by a fine of up to $5,000 or a period of imprisonment of up to two years, or both, under Section 3(1) of the Computer Misuse Act.

A person guilty of an offence of Unauthorized Disclosure of Customer Information under Section 47(1) of the Banking Act faces a fine of not more than S$125,000, a period of imprisonment of not more than three years, or both.