According to the media release, Victor Wong Chee Meng, 60, and Chia Sin Lan, 65, are set to appeal for a shorter jail term for their involvement in corruption relating to the Ang Mo Kio Town Council. The 2 men were sentenced with 27 months and 21 months jail term respectively.

However, the prosecution had requested for their jail terms to be increased to 48 months and 44 months respectively. These men are involved in bribery which involves more than $86,000. The bribery came in many forms, $34,000 of which are in the form of entertainment such as KTV, massages, restaurants and even get a discount for car purchase.

In return, Chia Sin Lan will be awarded government’s contracts from the Ang Mo Kio Town Council.

During the appeal, the lawyers of both men requested for their jail terms to be reduced to 14 months and 12 months respectively. One of the lawyers had stated that ‘No harm’ was caused throughout the event.

Anyone who was convicted of corruption can be jailed for up to 5 years and $100,000 fine or both. As this case involved government contracts, a maximum penalty of 7 years jail and a fine up to $100,000 could have been given.

The unemployed man and his fiancée watched the TV show “Crime Watch” and decided to commit crimes and set up a scam on the Internet. Over $9,400 was lost and he was sentenced to 10 months in prison.

From September 2018 to March 2019, the police received at least 24 reports that someone had sold game consoles, photographic equipment, etc. through the online shopping platform Carousell, but the victim did not receive the goods after payment, involving an amount of about $7567.

The investigation revealed that the scam involved an unmarried couple. The two operated a total of 4 bank accounts and used 3 bank accounts to accept payment. Among them, the female defendant Suhirawati (30 years old) was sentenced to 8 months in jail last December.

The male defendant was 30-year-old Hadi. Who was unemployed at the time he committed the crime. He faced 33 counts of cheating.

The case shows that the two were in urgent need of living expenses. After watching the crime investigation program “Crimewatch” (Crimewatch), they decided to create an account on online platforms to advertise products, and wait for the buyers to contact him. He will ask the other party to transfer the money to his bank account.

The case shows that the defendant was arrested on March 1 last year and charged in court but was released on bail on the 7 March 2019. The fiancee lied to the authorities and claimed that she was in the hospital because of illness, she lied in order to evade the investigation but she was eventually arrested.

From September 13 to November 2 2019, the police received seven reports one after another, alleging that someone had used similar tactics to scam.

After investigation, it was found that the defendant had done the case again during bail.

According to court evidence, the accused scammed $9454 from 33 victims in total, and only $299 was recovered.

According to Xinming Daily news, an incident happened at Jurong West last night (18 May 2020) involving two men, with one of them spotted carrying a blade and chasing after a middle-aged man.

A witness said that the incident happened in the HDB areas along Jurong West Street 61 at around 10 PM, he spotted one of the two men carrying a 10cm knife and another man running away. Other bystanders were afraid when they saw the pair with the weapon.

The witness also shared with Xinming Daily News that the middle-aged man that was escaping from the two attackers was panicking and running for his life.

He stated only one person was holding a 10cm knife, while the other was wearing sportswear. They gave chase towards the direction of the middle-aged man but the middle age man managed to escape.

When the attacker saw many people staring at them, the attacker then concealed the weapon.

The police are currently investigating the case.

Singapore is going into the last 2 weeks of the circuit breaker, many of us had stayed home during this period of time. However, for some, they see these measures like a joke.

In recent days, a photo of 2 young girls taking a photo together without wearing a mask was circulating on social media. In her post, she had even indicated a caption that says “F**K THE FINE”.

These can be seen as though they are challenging the law. The circuit breaker measures are in place to protect ourselves from getting infected by the COVID-19. Apparently, the girls were not taking it seriously and make a fool of themselves.

According to the law, anyone who is caught not wearing a mask will get a fine of $300 and $1000 for repeat offenders.

The infamous Shunfu Mart woman who said that she is a sovereign and refused to wear a mask is facing 2 more charges.

41-years-old, Paramjeet Kaur failed to wear a facemask at a food stall located along Upper Thomson on the 26th April 2020.

She also failed to declare that her home address has changed after moving from Whampoa West Blk 34 to a house located in Upper Thomson Road.

The lawyer that was representing her has been replaced with Anil Singh Sandhu

Kaur is now represented by lawyer Anil Singh Sandhu. Lawyer Satwant Singh is no longer representing her.

 “I’m a living woman. I reserve my rights.”

When she was asked if she understood the new charges and she responded with  “I’m a living woman. I reserve my rights.”

She was offered $10,000 bail and the case will be continued on the 6 of June 2020.

With fuel prices at a very low price, it is evident that petrol prices should be low. But the actual price of petrol in Singapore proves otherwise.

Fuel prices hit an all-time low and petrol companies were slow to ‘react’ to the new prices.

But Esso increases their price by 3 cents per litre, shortly after fuel prices gone up from $19.30 to US$35.50. The increase of 3 cents was ‘quick to react’, it only took them one week.

Where is the fair play?

This is their new price

• 92 Octane – $1.98/L
• 95 Octane – $2.02/L
• 98 Octane – $2.39/L

Meanwhile, our neighbours in Malaysia announced that are not raising transport fares as fuel prices are TOO LOW.

According to MOH, an “IT SYSTEM TESTING GLITCH” happened resulting in the system to send out 357 SMS stating that the receiver had been tested positive for COVID-19.

MOH said that they were performing test to improve their systems.

Two patients who were tested negative and discharged received the SMS as well.

Imagine the shocked to their face when they have an SMS telling them that they have the coronavirus again.

Here is MOH responds to media enquires

“On May 16 at about 7pm, 357 patients who had previously tested positive for Covid-19 received an erroneous SMS message informing them that they had tested positive for Covid-19, although they had already been informed earlier”

“The Ministry of Health has taken immediate steps to rectify the situation once the error had been detected. A follow-up message was sent to all affected individuals by 10pm to clarify that the earlier SMS message had been sent in error, and to apologise for any inconvenience and anxiety caused”

The internet went crazy when there was big crowd drinking and having their fun time at Robertson Quay despite the circuit breaker.

Shortly after the incident went viral, the authorities have talked action against them

According to a Facebook post by Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Masagos Zulkifli

Some photos of crowds along Robertson Quay have been circulating this past weekend. The Circuit Breaker can only work when everybody plays their part. We will enforce against anybody found breaching safe distancing measures. The Singapore Police Force have traced a number of the individuals who gathered in the area. These persons are non-Singaporeans, and are currently under police investigation.

Urban Redevelopment Authority officers have been patrolling the area. Most of the operators and individuals are complying with safe distancing measures. But some restaurants were selling take-away alcohol, which had contributed to individuals gathering around these premises. URA issued a written direction to these restaurants on 17 May to immediately stop selling take-away alcohol. URA will continue to monitor the area with the SPF to ensure compliance by operators and individuals. Enforcement action will be taken against business operators and individuals found to be in breach of safe distancing measures.

We urge everyone to abide by both the letter and spirit of the law to contain COVID-19. If you see any offenders, please don’t just take photos for a posting. Report it through the #OneService app with specific details and photos.

The Circuit Breaker has been ongoing for almost 6 weeks. We have about 2 more weeks to go. We are seeing progress from our collective efforts. As of 17 May 2020, the number of new cases in the community has decreased, from an average of 8 cases per day in the week before, to an average of 3 per day in the past week.

However, the fight against COVID-19 is far from over. Countries around the world are racing to curb a second wave of infections. We must stay cautious and resilient to keep our loved ones and Singapore safe. Let us continue to stay home as far as possible. Remember to observe safe distancing and wear a mask if you need to leave your home.