On July 2, a 39-year-old British man will face charges in Singapore for failing to wear a mask on the MRT train, public annoyance, and threatening police officers on duty.
The individual allegedly vowed in a statement that he would never wear a mask again after being seen without one on the train, according to the police.
“When police officers came to visit him at his home on May 9, 2021, he allegedly threatened to knock them down,” according to the statement.
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Anyone convicted of public annoyance gets a maximum sentence of three months in prison, a fine of up to S$2,000, or both.
On conviction, a person who violates the Covid-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) Regulations 2020 faces a fine of up to S$10,000, a six-month jail sentence, or both.
Those found guilty of making threatening remarks to a public official on job might face a fine of up to S$5,000, a 12-month jail sentence, or both.
According to a Hong Kong media release, a 50-year-old man died after stabbing a Police officer and then himself in Hong Kong, Causeway Bay.
A local journalist’s Livestream captured footage of the incident on Thursday evening.
It shows a man in a dark t-shirt stabbing a police officer in the back in Causeway Bay’s commercial zone.
The man, then allegedly stabbed himself in the chest and died as a result of his injuries, according to police. The 28-year-old Police officer suffered a punctured lung and underwent surgery overnight.
According to a media release, a 71-year-old elderly woman was sentenced to 5 days in jail and banned from driving for 18 months. She collided with two maids and caused serious injury to both of them and even killing one dog in the process.
The incident happened on March 14,2018, Soh Poh Geok was driving along Trevose Crescent towards Plymouth Avenue. She failed to notice the two victims walking along the road.
The two maids, Janet Quisora Valdez and Lorena Marinas Cortez were walking the dog along the road as there was no footpath.
The elderly driver failed to stop the car in time and hit them from behind at around 5.20PM
Ms Valdez had to go for surgery which resulted in 286 days of medical leave while Ms Cortez was warded for 22 days and 61 days hospitalisation leave. One of the dogs died after the accident.
Suresh Naidu Bojanki, 37, and Bharati Tulshiram Choudhari, 47, are two Singapore Permanent Residents who will be facing charges in court on July 2, 2021, for violating their Stay-Home Notice (SHN) conditions.
Suresh and Bharati will face charges under Section 21A of the Infectious Diseases Act for conspiring to have Suresh break a term of his SHN, exposing others to the danger of infection. Suresh is also facing a charge under Regulation 3A of the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) Regulations 2020 for neglecting to wear a mask.
Suresh and Bharati met on the same trip to Singapore on March 14, 2021. When they arrived, they were each given a 14-day SHN and told by ICA officers that they were not allowed to leave their individual rooms in the designated facility or have visitors for the duration of their SHN and were assigned to different rooms.
Suresh allegedly left his room and entered Bharati’s room without a face mask at 12.30 a.m. on March 20, 2021. He was said to have stayed there for about half an hour.
First-time offenders face a fine of up to S$10,000 and/or a six-month jail sentence if convicted. Foreigners may face additional administrative procedures by ICA and/or MOM, such as the revocation or shortening of their permits and passes to stay and work in Singapore.
Previously, a video went viral after a woman after a woman made several racist remarks on the MRT.
The woman has been identified as 57-year-old Tan Beow Hiong and previously she was remanded for psychiatric evaluation, however the results of the evaluation was not revealed in court.
She could be brought to the community court as it is an option for those who are suffering from mental problems which lead to breaking the law.
Her bail amount is at SGD$5,000 and the judge warned not to make any more offences. She will be back in court of July 30.
If she is found guilty of committing acts prejudicial to racial or religious harmony she could be jailed for a maximum of 3 months and/or fine of SGD$2,000.
Dr Chee Soon Juan was contacted by a resident in Bukit Batok and found several lamppost that were not properly secured and could be a danger to the residents in the area.
He brought up the Toa Payoh incident where two youngster were electrocuted and stress the need for authorities to take action in order to safe guard the residents
Here is what he posted on Facebook:
I went down to BB yesterday to check out a complaint from a resident regarding wires dangerously exposed in lampposts. If I didn’t take these photos, you would think that I’m making this stuff up.
These lampposts are in and around Blk 162-164 in BB. The first photo is at a playground in front of a busy NTUC store. As you can see, the cover of the post is missing, exposing electrical wires.
I posted a couple of weeks ago about two teenagers being electrocuted after coming into contact with lampposts in Toa Payoh. One would have thought that after this incident, MPs would step up their vigilance regarding electrically exposed facilities in their estates.
Apparently, however, not in BB. A quick check (and this is just on the concourse around a few blocks, I dread to think what goes on in the other parts of the estate) showed that there were multiple lampposts whose conditions were in a decrepit and dangerous state.
Not only did covers of control panels and fuse boxes go entirely missing, some were held in place by electrical tape, others had wires coming out of the control box that fed power to lights at a pavilion, etc and so on.
After the incident at Toa Payoh, it seems that no lesson was learnt and the sorry state will continue until the next incident happens where injuries are inflicted and lives even lost. The MP would then come out, apologise profusely and “accept responsibility”.
I warned at that time that MPs, in this case Mr Murali, needed to spend more time taking care of the estate and looking into matters that jeopardised the safety of his residents. The warning has apparently gone unheeded.
I urge – as I have on countless occasions over numerous other situations – Mr Murali to personally attend to this sorry state of lampposts in BB. If any of the residents are electrocuted as a result of the negligence, no amount of saying sorry and accepting responsibility will suffice.
After all the money that the government collects and the MPs are paid, Singaporeans – and BB residents in particular – deserve better that this dangerous nonsens.#SDP #CSJforBukitBatok#BBHereIStand#CSJ#BukitBatok#SDP
According to the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) media release, On 30 June 2021, CNB officers arrested four males (comprising two Singaporean males aged 33 and 50, and two Malaysian males aged 24 and 30)
The drugs seized are estimated to be worth close to $1.18 million.
The following drugs were found from multiple locations
7,959g of heroin
2,159g of ‘Ice’
423g of cannabis
202g of ketamine
1,451 ‘Ecstasy’ tablets
300 Erimin-5 tablets
Tuas: CNB officers intercepted a vehicle in the vicinity of Tuas South and arrested a 24-year-old Malaysian male. A search was conducted, and a total of 17 bundles containing about 7,858g heroin and a bundle containing about 1,020g of ‘Ice’ were seized from the vehicle.
Jurong East
CNB officers arrested a 50-year-old Singaporean male in the vicinity of Jurong East Ave 1. The 50-year-old male was brought to his hideoutand a total of five packets containing about
1,139g of ‘Ice’
six blocks and packets containing about 423g of cannabis\
202g of ketamine
1,450 ‘Ecstasy’ tablets
300 Erimin-5 tablets
cash amounting to $1,000
Paya Lebar & Toa Payoh
A 33-year-old Singaporean male and a 30-year-old Malaysian male were arrested. A search of the vehicle was conducted, and drug paraphernalia was seized in the vehicle.
The male suspect was later brought to his unit a 1 ectasy pill was found
45-year-old Ye Sheng Jin faces 6 charges of insulting women’s dignity after he repeatedly photographed the bottoms of women’s skirts on the escalator in a span of 6 years from 2012 to 2018.
On Sept 14 2018, Ye was attracted by a 36-year-old woman at Esplanade MRT station and he followed her up the escalator and began recording a video of the victim from behind.
The victim felt that sometimes was behind her and turned around only to saw Ye still filming her. The victim immediately shouted for help and a few passersby managed to catch him and waited for the arrival of the Police.
The Police found 217 videos of different victims and Ye admitted that he would use the videos for self pleasure.
The lawyer who was defending Ye case said that he committed this act as his wife and father passed away in 2008 and 2014 and started this act as an excuse to cope with the grief.
According to the prosecution’s court statement, On February 21 2019, the defendant pretended to be a policeman in a hotel room located at the Harbour Ville Hotel along Kampong Baru Road and had two oral sex and two sexual intercourse with the victim.
The defendant only admitted to pretending to be a policeman and denied all the other charges.
The victim insisted from beginning to end that she was not willing to have sexual intercourse with the defendant, and the defendant was still holding a Swiss knife during the ordeal.
On the other hand, the defendant had a recorded confession on February 15, 2019, admitted that he had intercourse with the victim twice, and the posture of the intercourse was the same as the victim described.
Later, the defendant retorted in court, saying that the two had only one-off sex and that the victim was voluntary, and the victim even thanked the defendant for the financial assistance provided.
However, the judge pointed out that if the victim volunteered, he would not call a friend and report to the police as soon as he arrived home after the incident, saying that he was raped.
The man will be back in court on August 17 to receive his punishment.
The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has suspended the food business operations of HKP Food Technology Pte Ltd (located at Blk 3015 Bedok North St 5 #04-16/17 Shimei East Kitchen), a food manufacturer which supplies food products to Ho Kee Pau’s retail outlets, with effect from 30 June 2021 until further notice.
The manufacturer which supplies its food to Ho Kee Pau’s retail outlet at 23 Serangoon Central, NEX, on 30 June 2021 has received a recall of the products and its currently not operating.
During an inspection of the facilities on June 30, 2021, significant pest infestations, including cockroaches and mouse droppings, were discovered in the food preparation and assembly areas.
The premises were also discovered to be in disarray.
For the interest of public health, the authorities ordered the recall of all food in the store and instructed the catering suppliers involved to take necessary measures to improve the cleanliness of their premises.
The authorities also advise consumers not to eat the food purchased from the branch recent days.
