Last year on 14 August 2020, a victim made a police report regarding a scam by a 55 years-old man she met online. She was introduced by the man to register an account in an online investment platform.
A bank transfer of more than $74,000 asked to be made last year during the start of August to a bank account for the investment.
After the investment money was made, the man blocked her account and became uncontactable.
The police from Bedok Police Division then did some investigation and identified the man who is the alleged owner of that bank account and caught him on 14 September 2020.
Other than this bank account where he received the $74,000 from the victim, he also used his 2 other accounts to provide money-laundering services. A total of more than $700,000 were received through the services.
He will be charged in court on Monday 22 February 2021. If found guilty, a jail term of up to 10 years, up to $5000,000 fined or both will be waiting for him.
Chen Jianchun, a 59-year-old nurse, was visiting Starbucks at Thomson Plaza on 17 February and while he was waiting for his order to be completed, he lightly coughed as he had a slight irritation in his throat.
To which a Starbucks staff in her 20s allegedly sprayed disinfectant onto his face after hearing him cough, hurting both his eyes in the process.
She was alleged to have sprayed the disinfectant at him four times, leaving Chen tearing up and unable to open his eyes.
The staff also allegedly sprayed disinfectant in the direction of a bag that contained his drinks.
Chen then told her that there was no need for her to do that, the staff allegedly replied that she could do whatever she wants as “this is her store”.
A Singaporean girl in her 20s recently shared her story on Facebook after recounting on how her brother molested her when she was young. She stated that even though her parents knew about the incident, they still stood by him and showered him with a lot of care. She did say that he went to prison numerous times compared to her as she was a star student.
Here is the full story.
I was molested by my brother when I was in primary school. I remember waking up to him watching p*rn in the background and before I could react, his hands were on me. The acts were terrible…and very specific instructions were given to fulfil his needs. This carried on for some time, maybe a year or two. As an adult now, I am certain that I was sexually groomed (he normalised his touching as a way of games etc) and as a young child, I followed along. I can still remember some of the incidents vividly. It’s disgusting and vile but I have learned to live with it.
What is second to
most hurtful from that was the way my parents responded to the event. Perhaps I
started to realise, or maybe I grew braver and I eventually told my mom. I
remember her breaking down and I suppose she made a call to my dad. And that
was it. The acts stopped but no one talked about it since then. I don’t
remember any scoldings or punishment towards my brother. My parents never spoke
about it again.
So I buried it.
I’m in my early 20s
now and my brother still lives with my family. But I am coping well.
But as you can
imagine, I have yet to forgive my brother. And for some reason, I feel this
extends to my parents. They never acknowledged the pain I felt and growing up,
they continued to shower him with a lot of care. E.g. He didn’t do well in
school, went in and out of prison for other reasons but eventually did began
his own business. He went in debt and parents borrowed and sold off their
assets to help him.
On the other hand, I
focussed all my attention in school. I did very well through my growing years
and the universe was kind to give me scholarships and bursaries for my hard
work. I pretty much supported myself financially from JC through Uni years.
When in Uni, I made sure I stayed in halls to avoid being at home.
Sometimes I feel like reporting him…like ruining the fk out of him. For messing my childhood and for still having my parents sympathy. But I’m human, and I do feel that it’s not in my place to do that.
I’m probably just
rambling at this point. But his businesses are in debt again and my parents
gave me some money to keep because they keep giving him….and now they’re
asking for it back. I usually give in, but I said no this time. I’m not giving
in. I’m not going to let him win.
Am I wrong guys?
And also, at the end
of my turmoil, my parents gave birth to another child. A younger sibling whom I
consider very dear to my heart and I’ve guided her and cared for her as she
grew up. She’s in JC now and sometimes I wonder if I should disclose my ordeal
to her. My boyfriend disagrees because it might deeply affect her and I don’t
want that too. But shouldn’t she know? Sometimes they’re really close and I get
triggered. Nothing happens…but I’m just being very protective considering the
sufferings I endured.
Any advice is greatly
appreciated. Thank you for reading part of my journey with me.
Hong Lim’s famous lovely beer lady has recently posted a job advertisement looking for part-time stall helper.
There were a few requirements though. The individual had to be a PR or a Singaporean. But it would be better if the individual has a habit of going BRALESS.
Facebook
The salary is $2000 plus a month with high incentives. The working hours are from 4pm-1030pm and the chosen individual would have to work 6 days a week.
The Myanmar military’s main page has been deleted by Facebook for going against their terms of use, including violating their standards that prohibit the incitement of violence.
Facebook said in a statement on 21 February that “Tatmadaw True News Information Team Page”, the Myanmar military’s page, was deleted for repeated violations of their community standards.
The deletion comes in the wake of the death of two unarmed civilians who were shot by the Myanmar riot police in the head and the chest respectively.
This is reportedly the first time that Facebook has banned a country’s military or political leader (Donald Trump was only suspended, not banned).
The Myanmar military also claimed that the election that Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy won by a landslide, was fraudulent.
The country’s election commission then dismissed the complaints of fraud as there were no evidence to suggest so.