In a CNN interview by presenter Julia Chatterley with Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Chatterley brought up the music video of Phua Chu Kang rapping and urging Singaporeans to get vaccinated.
She said that she “absolutely loved it” and enjoyed watching the video.
Dr Balakrishnan then responded that the music video was “corny but effective”, and that it “certainly got the attention of people and got the message out there.”
He added:
“It is a way of getting people’s attention, explaining it in a humorous way. And yet, a very serious message. That this is lifesaving, and this is the way we need to get out of this box that Covid-19 has trapped us in for the last 1½ years.”
The music video, titled Get Your Shot, Steady Pom Pi Pi, stars Gurmit Singh who plays the affable character of Phua Chu Kang, alongside Irene Ang, who plays Phua Chu Kang’s wife, Rosie.
Irene Ang took to Instagram to share her reaction of the video airing on CNN, she said:
“It is so surreal seeing myself and Gurmit on CNN reports, among many international media.”
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Images source: govsg on YouTube and Vivian Balakrishnan on Facebook
Aye Aye Than, 26-years-old, reportedly spat on, hit and forcefully grabbed the neck of a 72-year-old stroke patient under her care.
The Myanmar national pleaded guilty to one count of voluntarily causing hurt to a vulnerable person and was sentenced to 10 weeks jail yesterday (3 June).
Another 3 charges of using criminal force against the victim were considered during sentencing.
What happened?
The victim lived with his wife and daughter, and he was bedridden after suffering multiple strokes.
He was unable to perform daily tasks on his own and he choked easily on food, resulting in him needing to be fed through a tube.
The victim also found it difficult to speak because it was painful.
Aye Aye Than was employed to take care of the victim from 1 Jan 2020 to 7 Feb 2021.
She was tasked with changing his diapers, feeding him 5 times a day as well as removing his phlegm.
Than underwent training at Ren Ci Community Hospital during the first few days of her employment, where the victim had undergone rehabilitation.
On 5 February this year, at around 8.30am, she hit the victim’s arm with excessive force while feeding him.
She then spat on his face a while later.
Later that same day, she grabbed the back of the victim’s head forcefully while helping him up from his wheelchair.
The abuse was then reported to the police 2 days later on 7 February, by the victim’s daughter.
Unable to defend himself
CCTV footages of the abuse were played in court, and Deputy Public Prosecutor Jotham Tay said that the victim was bedridden and had difficulty communicating, hence he was particularly vulnerable.
Aye Aye then mitigated for herself and said that she was sorry and that she was the breadwinner for her family.
She pleaded for the shortest possible sentence, explaining that she wanted to return to Myanmar.
The judge then said:
“The only thing that can be said in favour of the accused is that she has pleaded guilty so there is no need for the victim to testify in court, if that is even possible.”
“I hope that after this is over… (such) things will not happen with you again. You should really reflect on what you’ve done.”
A district court heard on 3 June that former Mediacorp actor, Shane Pow Xun Ping, 30, is intending to plead guilty to his drink-driving charge.
He is due to return to court on 14 July for his admission.
He was fined and disqualified from driving in 2014 for a similar offence and thsi will be his second drink-driving conviction.
Pow could very well end up in jail this time because repeat drink drivers are liable to be jailed for up to 2 years as well as a fine of up to $20,000.
His latest offence happened on 17 September last year at around 11.20pm, where he was found to have 49 micrograms of alcohol in 100ml of breath, the prescribed limit is 35 micrgrams per 100ml of breath.
Pow was driving a van along Java Road towards Nicoll Highway at the time.
Separately, Pow was also one of the guest present in an illegal party held at actor Terence Cao’s home during the Phase 2 period of 2020.
Image source: @jeffrey_xu on IG and @shanepowxp on IG
Co-chair of the Multi Ministry Taskforce Lawrence Wong, shared in a Facebook video that the authorities are very “concerned” about the hidden Covid-19 community cases.
He said that the recent outbreak at the MINDSville@Napiri Adult Disability Home is a “stark reminder”, and revealed that the task force is considering what steps to take as the situation is being monitored.
Wong said that precautions and safeguards need to be taken very seriously, explaining:
“We are dealing with a very infectious and highly contagious strain of the virus, which is capable of spreading much faster than anything we’ve had to deal with before, and causing large clusters to break out easily.”
Wong urged people to stay home and to minimise contact with others daily, and added that the government will ramp up testing and speed up the vaccination programme.
He added:
“So when it comes to your turn, do book a vaccination slot and get yourself vaccinated as soon as possible. As our vaccination rates continue to rise, we will have greater confidence in reopening and resuming activities safely.”
A guy was caught red-handed on CCTV stealing money from a convenience store at Yishun (Jeya Spices).
Happening yesterday (3 June) at about 11.58am, the guy was caught on camera stealing the money when one of the staff had gone to the toilet, and another was busy with a coconut machine.
The guy then swept the plastic container containing the money clean, stuffing the money into his bag.
He even used the stolen money to make a purchase at the same shop that he stole from.
The owner of the mama shop said that he understands that life is not easy and had the guy explained his situation to him, he would’ve given it (the items?) to him for free.
He is appealing to the perpetrator to own up because he “don’t want to make a police report yet” and leave a “permanent stain on his record”.
The alleged perpetrator is described as being in his 20s and having a visible tattoo on his right forearm, and was seen with a woman believed to be his wife/girlfriend.
Kelmen Wong Yew Hui, 24-years-old, pleaded guilty to 2 charges of voyeurism and was sentenced to 16 weeks jail yesterday (3 June).
He had taken upskirt videos of multiple women.
He was previously sentenced to 12 weeks jail in 2019 for the same offence of taking upskirt videos, and he reoffended after he was released.
The identities of the victims cannot be named due to a gag order.
Wong took an upskirt video of a 13-year-old girl in her school uniform at Chinese Garden MRT on 11 March last year, at around 7.45am.
He stood behind the victim as they went up an escalator and used his phone to film her.
A passerby saw the incident, and station manager Ahmad Ghuzali Rashid was only alerted about the incident the following morning.
Ahmad then went to the open ear in the MRT station at the same time that day and saw Wong recording another upskirt video of a second victim, a 27-year-old woman.
He then called the police and Wong was then subsequently arrested.
Following the news of the YP who went viral for scolding a guy “f**k ur mom” on Carousell and getting confronted in real life, Carousell has since responded to the incident with an infographic.
In the poster, Carousell urges people to “report or block the user” if they encounter anything unpleasant, and that there is “no need to go outside settle.”
A spokesperson for Carousell said:
“Carousell does not condone offensive behaviour of any kind, including the use of profanities.”
They also emphasized that they are committed to maintaining a safe and conducing environment for everyone to sell and buy.
Carousell also revealed that the YP in the viral video has since had his account suspended because his behavior violated the community guidelines of the platform.
In separate news, both the YP and the guy involved in the video have since come out with their side of the story to explain their POVs.
Images source: Flora Col on Facebook and Carousell
The Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Ministry of Education (MOE) released a joint statement revealing that a 16-year-old boy was “erroneously” given the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine instead of the authorised Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for those under 18.
The ministries apologised for the error and said that they take this error seriously.
Their joint statement reads:
“We apologise for the inconvenience and anxiety caused, and have reached out to the youth’s parents to explain the situation.”
How it happened?
The mistake arose from the wrong date of birth registration, the statement explained:
“Our investigations found that the individual’s date of birth had been erroneously entered when booking a vaccination appointment after receiving the sign-up link.”
“This resulted in his age being incorrectly registered as above 18 years of age, making it possible for a Moderna vaccination centre to be selected.”
During registration, the vaccination centre staff also failed to verify his age.
The boy was then later identified to be under 18 during the observation period after the vaccination, and that was when the error was discovered.
He was then placed under longer observation (50 minutes) as a form of additional precaution.
He was revealed to be “generally well.”
No problem
The Covid-19 expert committee said in a separate statement that they do not expect any safety issues for the boy; and the medical team will also consult the expert committee on what would be the best step for the youth to complete his vaccination.
They added:
“Data from a involving more than 3,700 adolescents aged 12 to 17 years old has found that the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine is safe and effective among adolescents with no significant safety issues identified. The majority of adverse events were mild or moderate in severity, and the common ones were injection site pain, headache, fatigue, muscle aches and chills.”
