On 8 February 2021, a man was slapped with a S$7,000 fine and a 2 weeks jail term for promoting racism a month before the 2020 General Election.

The man last year during June 2020 had sent some images through WhatsApp to others regarding false information about the racial ratio just a month before the GE elections 2020.

In his post, he added, “It seems the PAP (People’s Action Party) wants to make the Malay community a sub-minority. But the Malays were the original residents of Singapore… By adding more new China, Indian, Filipino (and) others to, just dilute the original race of malay?”. Adding that Singapore brought in foreigners to dilute the existing numbers.

Deputy Public Prosecutor said that this man had an intention to create conflict among races making the citizen of Singapore get confused about the PAP’s actions.

On Monday, the man pleaded guilty to ill-will promoting between racial groups and also, saying words to cause conflict between racial groups.

Prosecutors have also mention that this case was the first of its kind in Singapore.

Natixis firm, a French corporate and investment bank since November 2006. The company provided financial data for the market on the news channel.

Natixis spokesperson said that during the hard times of the pandemic it is important that they help those in need.

Thus, they are glad to make a donation of $150,000 to the Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund aiding numbers of children in need.

The cheque that worth S$150,000 was given to STSPMF on 8 February 2021.

STSPMF was started in 2000 by The Straits Time to provide some money to children from a less fortunate family to help them cope in school. The money could be used to buy meals in school or even help to cover their transport expenses and even buying materials needed to be used in school.

From day to day, Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple has always been pack with devotees from their opening hours to closing. Over the years, it had been said that anyone who wishes to seek blessing/help from Bodhisattva Guanyin will usually get it unless what they wish for is something bad or harmful to others.

On usual days the temple can be seen always packed with devotees not to mention during the Chinese New Year Period. Every year during the eve of CNY, there will always be a large crowd packed in front of the temple. The reason for doing so was to be the first one to offer incense to Bodhisattva Guanyin at 12 midnight CNY day 1. It is said that the first to offer incense will have a smooth and lucky year.

But this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the temple has decided to cancel this yearly event as it will be hard to enforced safety measure like safety distancing and overcrowding to the people.

Therefore, for the first 3 days of CNY, the temple will be closed to prevent overcrowding.