In the last two weeks, two monkeys which belong to the macaques species have been seen at Jurong West, where several members of the public have highlighted that they have seen them in the vicinity.
They have been seen at the road side and also in the residential estate of Jurong West Street 65.
They were even seen in the playground. A member of the public even stated that a child tried to disturb the monkey but was chased by it instead.
Acres have responded by asking the public not to feed the animals.
Every year the National Day parade is always crowded and full of people celebrating and show their patriotism.
But due to the global pandemic (COVID-19), the scale of the celebration will be smaller. NDP executive committee, Brigadier-General Frederick Choo said: It will instead be a “more intimate and small-scale performances”.
He said that part of the National Day celebration is the fun packs participants received when going into the National Stadium.
SCF was alerted at approximately 9.35pm and firefighters were dispatched to the scene. The flames were put out with two compressed air foam backpacks and an extinguisher.
After some easing of the circuit breaker measures, hair salon and barber continues business and at some salons, there is a surge of customers at salons and barbers.
A man shared his bad experience at Salon located at Woodlands MRT.
The man’s hair “did not balance” and the customer said that the service was rushed. It is unclear if they are rushing because of many customers.
It is also an indication not to rush back to salons and also cause crowding during the pandemic.
Apparently more than one customer face the same experience from the same hair dresser
Close to 400 Comfort taxis will be installed with plastic shields to ensure social distancing between drivers and passengers. This would be on a trial basis.
This trial will see taxis fitted with a plastic sheet called V-shield which will surround the driver. And estimated 50 taxis will be installed every week.
V-shields are manufactured by Moove Media which is a subsidiary of ComfortDelGro Corporation. The V-shield is made of “unbreakable” plastic which will be able to protect drivers from violet physical harm.
It also comes with two openings to facilitate payments on board.
According to the media release, the last suspect involved in the Chinatown gang fight on the 10 May 2020 were arrested.
Muhammad Syukri Muhammad Iskandar, 22, was arrested on the 18 May 2020. He became the 14th person arrested in relation to the Chinatown gang fight incident.
He will be charged on the 20 May 2020, for his involvement of rioting with a deadly weapon. If convicted, he will face a jail term up to 10 years and caning.
The gang fight happened in the early morning of the 10 May 2020 at 3.30 am, at Block 101 Upper Cross Street, People’s Park Centre. It was believed that the incident was caused by a dispute over a woman.
A 45-year-old man was arrested along with the suspect for assisting him to hide from the police.
The investigation is ongoing.
Harbouring fugitive is a serious offence in Singapore, anyone caught with such action can be jailed and fine.
According to the media release, 29-year-old, Andre Chen Si’en who was involved in the Chua Chu Kang Cemetery assault on the 10 May 2020 had intended to flee the country on a boat.
On the 12 May 2020, he was charged in court along with 24-year-old, Gervan Wong Jun Heng for their involvement on the assault of Douglas Wong Wei Hao. They had caused the victim serious injuries which include a deformed arm, puncture wounds on the victim’s legs and another wound on his head.
Andre was not allowed to be out on bail as it was believed that he might attempt to run away.
The investigation is ongoing.
According to the law, anyone who is convicted of voluntarily causing hurt with weapons will face a lifetime jail term or 15 years in jail with a fine or caning.
A Chinese laboratory has been trying to develop a drug which it believes has the power to bring the coronavirus pandemic to a halt.
The outbreak first emerged in China late last year before spreading across the world, prompting an international race to find treatments and proabably a cure.
Scientists of China’s prestigious Peking University are testing a drug which could not only decrease the recovery time for those infected, but even offer short-term immunity from the virus, according to the researchers.
Sunney Xie, director of the university’s Beijing Advanced Innovation Centre for Genomics, told AFP that the drug has been successful at the animal testing stage.
“When we injected neutralising antibodies into infected mice, after five days the viral load was reduced by a factor of 2,500,” said Mr Xie.
The drug uses neutralising antibodies, produced by the human immune system to prevent the virus infecting cells, which Mr Xie’s team isolated from the blood of 60 recovered patients.
He added that the drug should be ready for human usage this year and in time for any potential winter outbreak of the virus, which has infected 4.8 million people around the world and killed more than 315,000.
“Planning for the clinical trial is under way,” said Mr Xie, adding it will be carried out in Australia and other countries since cases have dwindled in China, offering fewer human guinea pigs for testing.
“The hope is these neutralised antibodies can become a specialised drug that would stop the pandemic,” he said.
A car accident occurred in Potong Pasir this morning. The elderly man was hit by a car and suffered severe head trauma. Two doctors who were working in the vicinity came to his aid.
The accident occurred at 9am in the morning at a parking lot near Block 147 Potong Pasir Street 1.
A member of the public, Mr Zheng (age 75, retired) said that he heard someone shouting for help as he was purchasing food at a nearby coffeeshop.
Mr Zheng further stated that seven or eight members of the public came to the injured man’s aid which includes two doctors.
The two doctors were working in a nearby clinic and it was members of the public who alerted them. They immediately went to the scene to perform first aid for the elderly man.
A female driver who was believed to be involved in the accident looked nervous, and she was seen taking photographs of the scene.
The Civil Defence Force stated that the injured man was taken by ambulance to Raffles Hospital for emergency treatment.
A photo of an injured boy had been circulating on social media. According to the photo posted, a boy was badly injured after a piece of concrete had fallen off the ceiling while the boy is in the shower.
The father of the boy was alerted after hearing screams coming from the toilet. When he arrived at the scene a big piece of concrete were found shattered on the floor and his son was found bleeding on his back.
