MOE announced on 29 July that the National Day on 9 August is a public holiday, and that 10 August is the designated school holiday.

And although the NDP this year has been postponed to 21 August, the school holiday on 10 August will remain in place.

The NDP this year will take place after the end of Phase 2 (HA), after the emergence of clusters and a sharp spike in Covid-19 cases.

However, 23 August, the day after the postponed NDP, will be a normal working/schooling day.

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A 25-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stealing cash from the coin dispenser machines at laundromats.

Talk about “money laundering”.

The police received several reports of coin dispenser machines being allegedly tampered with from 24 July to 28 July.

Coins were allegedly stolen from the machines.

The identity of the man was established by officers from Ang Mo Kio and Bedok Police Division and he was then arrested.

He will be charged in court tomorrow (30 July) with theft in dwelling.

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A group of YPs were seen breaching safe distancing measures by a resident.

She said that they have been congregating to play Sepak Takraw on “continuous days” since the implementation of Phase 2 (HA).

She said:

“Photos were taken on continous days ever since phase 2 HA returns… This group of people gather at the badminton court between 190 & 189 Boon Lay Drive.

I have made multiple cases via OneService and iTown app but nothing has been done. No wonder this group of people also don’t care about the law.

I dont know where else to report them for flouting the rules.

Currently blk 189 is a place where the covid testing is taking place due to the few cases at happen Boon Lay Hawker Centre.

These few jokers still hanging around with their mask off. “

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A screenshot of a chat between two people were leaked online yesterday.

It showed a guy talking to a girl (the two are presumably fighting at the time), telling her that she has to do something if she wants to be his friend again.

He said that she has to show him her n*ked body and if she doesn’t want to, then “don’t be my (his) friend.”

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A netizen, Noor Halimaton, shared how she and her family received a Quarantine Order from MOH via an SMS.

She said that it has been 7 days since and there is still no contact from MOH/Certis Cisco and calls have gone unanswered.

She shared that their family’s income is at stake.

Here is the story:

“We need answers and confirmation .

We have been waiting and confining ourselves at home since the LOA/QO has been issued verbally and via sms to my daughter.

Now, has bn 7 days since we last heard from MOH or your vendor, Certis Cisco.

We need to know, our companies need to know what are we given. Our jobs here are at stake. Our income at stake.

You said an officer will get in touch with us within 48 hrs when the qo was issued.

7 days already. Nothing.

Called both ur line and cisco lines were nothing but engaged tone and when calls were picked up, there was no one at the end of the line.

We were told when the MOH officer called to inform us that QO served to my daughter that we need to check with CISCO as their (MOH) job is mainly to inform us that QO was served.

We need answers pls. Sorry its just that all this uncertainties is taking a toll on our mental health.”

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Bangladeshi national, Mamun AL, pleaded guilty to one count of recklessly doing an act which endangered the safety of others, as well as on count of using a forged certificate.

The 35-year-old was sentenced on 28 July to 45 weeks of jail.

What happened?

Mamun had driven a forklift at a high speed and caused an accident that seriously injured another man.

The accident occurred on 18 January 2018, when he was employed by QFC construction.

Mamun was the safety supervisor during an addition and alteration work being carried out at a worksite at 11 Tuas Avenue 10.

The victim was Mr Chia Kok Kheong, a delivery driver with another company delivery sanitary materials to the worksite.

Mamun was trying to unload the materials on the lorry, raising the mast of the forklift that he was operating and drove towards the right side of the lorry, where Chia was standing.

But due to the mast of the forklift being raised, Mamun couldn’t see Chia.

Mamun was also driving too fast and he couldn’t stop in time when he eventually spotted Chia, hitting him and pinning the victim against the side of the lorry.

Chia suffered multiple injuries, including having his ribs and pelvis fractured.

Fake certificate

Mamun was eventually revealed to have not attended any training to operate a forklift.

He had obtained a forged certificate that stated he underwent forklift training by a company called Quality Safe Academic in November 2017.

He had initially told the investigating officer that his cert was legitimately obtained.

But he later admitted to buying the forged document after Quality Safe Academic confirmed that they never conducted the said training.

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