A 64-year-old man was arrested for his alleged involvement in a case of robbery with hurt.

The police said that they were alerted to the incident that happened at French Road on 6 May, at around 4.35am.

The man had reportedly been in a confrontation with an 81-year-old man and allegedly pulled a gold necklace from his neck and hurriedly fled the scene.

The victim ended up falling down and suffered lacerations on his head, he was then sent to the hospital.

The alleged perpetrator was then arrested within 8 hours, with the police establishing his identity through ground enquiries.

The police also recovered the stolen gold necklace, as well as cash amounting to S$1,718.

The alleged perpetrator will be charged in court tomorrow (8 May).

Images source: Singapore Police Force

A netizen took to Twitter to explain to another user who asked for the borders to be closed, to control the number of imported cases into Singapore, why it would be almost impossible to do so.

She explained that Singapore cannot completely close our borders because we are a country that relies heavily on trade, adding that passenger planes also ferry large amounts of cargo that is necessary to Singapore.

She said that if we were to completely close our borders, we wouldn’t be able to stock grocery stores or shoppin gmalls, and there will almost definitely be a shortage of necessary goods.

She also added that passenger planes also carry people who have to travel, for work/family/personal reasons, and that it isn’t just limited to tourism.

Also, tourism isn’t a valid reason to travel at the moment.

She also highlighted that Singapore is actually more controlled in terms of passenger arrivals as compared to other countries, and that at least Singapore is taking the necessary precautions to quarantine all incoming international arrivals and conduct routine testing.

She then appealed to others to stop inconveniencing a lot more people than just themselves by thinking that they can just “close the borders”.

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A hospital worker shared how she tried to book a grab but was unable to do so for a period of time.

She shared that her booking was cancelled 4 times and she was wondering why?

After about an hour, she finally had her booking accepted by a “nice soul”, who explained that “nobody wants to pick her up” because she works at a hospital.

He added that even if she was willing to pay twice the price, still nobody would dare to pick her up.

She then lamented the situation and felt sad at hearing that, realizing that a lot of people are ostracizing healthcare workers at the moment.

Is this how we treat our healthcare workers who are risking their lives for us, fighting to contain the spread of Covid-19?

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18 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed by the MOH yesterday (6 May), bringing the total number of cases in Singapore to 61,286.

Of the 18 new cases, 2 were in the community while 16 were imported and placed on SHN upon arrived in Singapore.

The two community cases include a 22-year-old NSF with the Singapore Armed Forces, who last visited his camp, Sembawang Camp, on Tuesday (4 May).

He was identified as a close contact of Case 62824, who worked at Pasir Panjang Terminal (which is now a cluster), and was isolated immediately at Sembawang Camp.

He was then tested on 5 May and the results came out positive the next day. He was then sent to Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital in an ambulance.

An immediate and thorough disinfection was then carried out in the premises that the NSF was in.

The other community case is an 88-year-old male Singaporean who works as a cleaner at Changi Airport Terminal 3, under Ramky Cleantech Services Pte Ltd.

He developed a runny nose and cough on 4 May, and he sought treatment at a GP, where he was then tested for Covif-19.

His result came back positive the next day and he was sent to Sengkang General Hospital via an ambulance.

He was also vaccinated on 22 January (1st dose) and 15 February (2nd dose).

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The Singapore Police said that a 28-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stealing three motorcycles from multiple estates.

The police received reports from the victims on 4 and 5 May that their bikes were stolen at Woodlands, Canberra and Redhill.

Through ground enquiries and CCTV footage, they managed to identify the alleged perpetrator and he was then arrested.

The stolen motorcycles have since all been recovered and the man will be charged today (7 May) with theft of motor vehicles.

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A girl allegedly had pictures of her inner thigh taken by an uncle at Serangoon MRT station.

Her friend’s boyfriend shared that they were walking at the MRT station when they saw the uncle taking photos of her.

She is seeking help tracking down the alleged perpetrator, and a police report has been made.

She shared that the uncle is around 1.68m tall, and was wearing a white shirt and grey pants, and is purportedly a regular passenger along serangoon on the purple line.

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