On August 11, Mohammad Sariyan Bin Mohd Yazid, a Singaporean man who failed to complete his National Service (NS), was sentenced to ten weeks in prison.
Mohd Sariyan was found guilty of violating the Enlistment Act, according to the Ministry of Defence (Mindef).
He pled guilty to charges of being outside of Singapore for six years, one month, and eight days without valid departure permission.
Since the High Court sentencing framework for NS defaulters was established in 2017, Mohammad would have been the 18th defaulter to receive a jail term.
Singapore’s health minister Ong Ye Kung, said in a Facebook update on 11 August that using other people’s vaccination certificate is illegal.
Those who are caught doing so will face “severe penalties”.
Here is what he had to say:
“My answers to some top-of-mind questions after dine-in resumed yesterday.
1️⃣ If I cannot take the vaccine, how can I join my family for meals at restaurants?
Take a PET (pre-event test) at an MOH approved test provider <go.gov.sg/swabproviders>. It costs about $20, valid for 24 hours. But that merely shows you are not likely to have the virus. It does not protect you from being infected. So please be careful.
2️⃣ What about children 12 and below who cannot be vaccinated yet, can they join in?
As long as they are from the same household, children 12 and below can join the dine-in group of up to 5.
3️⃣ What should I do next if I have allergic reactions after taking the first dose?
You will be invited to take the Sinovac. Two doses and two weeks later, you will be considered fully vaccinated.
If you have not been invited, go to any vaccination centre to verify that you cannot receive the second dose due to the allergy, and an SMS invite will be sent to you.
4️⃣ But if I do not want to take Sinovac, when will there be other non-mRNA vaccines that I can consider?
We have also secured Novavax, supplies are expected to start arriving before the end of this year.
5️⃣ What if my vaccination was from overseas?
Go to a clinic at the following link <go.gov.sg/clinicsforserology>. Present your overseas vaccination records, and get a serology test. Once positive (i.e. you have antibodies), your overseas vaccination records will be uploaded into HealthHub and TraceTogether app.
If you took a Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty or Moderna vaccine, this update will take about two days after your medical provider has submitted the details into the National Immunisation Registry.
If you took other WHO EUL vaccines (eg AstraZeneca, Janssen, Sinopharm, Sinovac), the records will be reflected on HH app for now. We are working on uploading to TT app as well, and this will be ready by end August.
6️⃣ What happens if someone uses another person’s certificate?
Don’t do that. We are aware such illegal practices are going on. The authorities will enforce against this, and offenders will face severe penalty. It is not worth it. Take a PET if you have to attend a dinner or event.”
Last night(Aug 11), Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung posted an advisory on Facebook for those that have questions about vaccination protocol and topics on dine-in.
One of the important topics highlighted by the Minister talks about those who used other people’s vaccination certs to “cheat” their way into F&B establishments.
Here is what he said in his Facebook post:
What happens if someone uses another person’s certificate?
Don’t do that. We are aware such illegal practices are going on. The authorities will enforce against this, and offenders will face severe penalties. It is not worth it. Take a PET if you have to attend a dinner or event.
There has been an image of how to say different numbers in sets of Tens in Mandarain going around on Facebook recently.
Seeing that many people in Singapore cannot get the terms right, we decided to share it so that all can learn the terms in Mandarain properly.
Thank us in future when you manage to impress your Chinese businessmen with the correct usage of these numerical terms, or even better when you manage to kao some Chinese girls.
A company manufactured assorted snacks without a license and they were caught by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA).
Loew Meng Kee Food is located at 30 Senoko Drive did not have any food license since April 2019.
Last month(July), SFA conducted a surprise spot check at the said location and found them producing Chwee Kueh and carrot cake despite not having licenses.
Recalled and seized
Over 3,800 pieces of Chwee Kueh were seized and the company were ordered to recall the products.
Previously, the company had a food manufacturing license but they were due to renew the license after the factory underwent a renovation. But they failed to obtain a new license after the renovation was completed.
The company has been fined SGD$2,500 yesterday (Aug 11).
Following Scarlett Johansson’s decision to sue Disney back in July for allegedly breaching her contract, Disney has reportedly responded by severing all ties with her.
Johansson sued Disney in late July, alleging that Disney breached her contract by releasing Black Widow on Disney+ as well as in theatres at the same time.
The basis of the lawsuit is that her salary was agreed to be primarily based on the release in cinemas, with Marvel reportedly agreeing that the film would not be released on Disney+ at the same time as the theatre run.
Disney has now cut all ties with Johansson and scrapped the upcoming Tower of Terror film.
Johansson is also believed to not be reprising her role as Natasha Romanoff (Black Widow) in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Images source: SaturnSam on DeviantArt and Scarlett Johansson Facebook
I have a question for couples in a serious r/s. If your SO started following micro-influencers months after your relationship had become official, is that something to be wary of? My bf and I are together for a year and i always assumed that we have a strong r/s, sharing with each other how our day went every day and any trouble we faced etc.
Recently, i realised my boyfriend the following count has increased by 20+ even though he has not met anyone new over the last few months. When i looked into his following list, I realised he has been following many Asian micro-influencers ~5-70k followers who pose in sexy swimwear or tight-fitting photos. Some even had their Instagram account set as private.
It came as quite a shock to me as he often expressed his displeasure towards influencers who exposes their body for fame and money so I did not expect him to be following them, much less liking their photos. As those models have really voluminous bodies, I felt a new sense of insecurity as i am the exact opposite of them.
The fact that he had always reassured me on how big boobs and big butts are not his type, his actions of following and liking their photos goes against his words. Furthermore, i realised he has only started following the models 3 months ago.
I tried asking him about it but he brushed it off saying they are just photos he see online and since he only likes them and does not comment on it and won’t ever meet them, there’s no reason for me to be sensitive or worried about.
Im not sure if this is happening because I’m not good enough for him and does not meet his standards, hence he resorted to following influencers? My male friends and brothers were never interested in these model influencers and definitely not the least bit interested in liking and following other girls online once they got into a relationship.
Im trying to understand from his POV but im really unsure now..
A 43-year-old man, Chin Khai Shong, was engaging in a sexual activity with a 15-year-old boy at a staircase when he was caught in the act by 2 police officers.
He was jailed 7 months for committing an obscene act with a minor.
The two had met in January 2019 through Blued, a gay mobile dating app.
They agreed to meet up for sex at a HDB staircase at about 7pm the next day.
The chatted and touched each other over their clothes for an hour before the boy went home to retrieve some baby oil and Vaseline, a lubricant.
He then returned to the staircase.
The two then started engaging in a sexual act using the lubricants but were then interrupted by a couple of police officers.
It is not clear how the police officers knew about the offence.