I am still not sure which Singapore town will start similar protest, prior to his state visit here. Any idea which town council is this guy visiting in Singapore? 
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Aljunied? Ang Mo Kio? Marine Parade? Hougang? Anyone knows?
Anyway Melbourne kick off the protest in Australia.
Source: Mohamed Nazem Suki
A 15-year-old boy with a heart condition died after collapsing during a 2.4km run in school on Wednesday afternoon.
Teachers had tried to resuscitate Bryan Chee, a Secondary 4 student at Loyang Secondary School, but were unsuccessful, said his mother, Madam Cynthia Lee, 40.
Madam Lee, a billing associate at an IT firm, told The Straits Times that the school called her at around 5pm to say her son had collapsed.
She added that Bryan’s teachers and classmates told her he had been on the first or second lap of the run when he suddenly sat down and collapsed on the track.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force said it was alerted to a call for an ambulance at the school at about 4.40pm. The police said the boy was taken unconscious to Changi General Hospital and later pronounced dead. The police are investigating the unnatural death.
While she is not sure of the exact cause of Bryan’s death as the coroner’s report will take three to five months, Madam Lee said his death certificate stated cardiac failure.
She said Bryan suffered from a congenital heart defect where his heart was missing a valve, though the affable and mature boy never complained of discomfort and even joined the school’s basketball team.
She and her husband, Mr Larry Chee, 43, found out about their son’s condition when he was seven.
Source: www.straitstimes.com
The survey also showed that households living in one-room and two-room HDB flats received more government transfers than those in larger flats or landed property.
On average, resident households in one-room and two-room HDB flats received $9,806 per household member from various government schemes in 2016. This was almost double the average of $4,168Ā received per household member across all housing types.
straightforward i frm low income, my wife look after my 3 childrens.for me i work dispatch. Ā altho we low income but we are happy as family.sometime wen i haf xtra i buy mcdonalds happy meal for my childrens bday.
simple life is ok for us.as long i can send my childrens to school its ok whatever struggle is ok and we always pray to Him.
what it is we will be syukur for the $9806 they say is give to people stay in 1 and 2 rm flat.not to be ungrateful what help we get now but the 9k is mean very much for us.what is the guideline for people who get that?
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From Jun 1, all 15 town councils run by the ruling Peopleās Action Party (PAP) will raise their service and conservancy charges (S&CC) for flats, shops and offices, as well as market and cooked food stalls.
The adjustments are necessary for the town councils to keep up with the rising costs associated with maintaining estates, the town councils said in a joint statement on Friday (Feb 17).
To help residents cushion the impact of the changes, the S&CC increase will be phased over two years. The first tier increase takes effect on Jun 1 and ranges from S$0.50 to S$9 a month, depending on the flat type.
The second tier increase, with effect from Jun 1 next year, ranges from S$0.50 to S$8 a month, depending on flat type.
For commercial property owners and tenants, the first increase will range from S$0.09 to S$0.27 per sq m a month, while the increase for market and food stalls is between S$2.70 and S$23.00 per month. The second increase next year will be between S$0.05 to S$0.21 per sq m a month for commercial property owners and tenants, and between S$2.50 and S$17.50 a month for market and food stalls.
āThe adjustments will enable the town councils to build up their sinking funds to replace old lifts, undertake essential cyclical maintenance and component replacements, and carry out the Lift Enhancement Programme. Expenditure requirements in these areas are significant and will continue to grow as our estates get older,ā the statement said.
Previous Budgets have included S&CC rebates. Last year, rebates of S$86 million were handed out. S$85 million of S&CC rebates were handed out in Budget 2015 and S$80 million in 2014.
Source: www.channelnewsasia.com
The police have issued stern warnings to an alternative news website and four individuals for flouting electoral campaigning rules during the 2016 Bukit Batok by-election.
Acting on the directions of the Attorney-Generalās Chambers, police issued the warnings to Chua Chin Seng, The Independent Singapore (TISG), Masilamani Pillai Kumaran, Ravi Chandran Philemon and Alfred Dodwell. āShould any of the parties commit similar offences in subsequent elections, the stern warning that was administered can be taken into consideration in the decision to prosecute,ā said a police spokesman.
The parties involved published online articles in breach of the prohibition of election advertising on Cooling-Off Day (6 May) and Polling Day (7 May), an offence under the Parliamentary Elections Act.
Yahoo Singapore understands that two of the articles were found on the Fabrications About The PAP page, which is seen as a pro-Peopleās Action Party site and is run by Chua.
Augustine Lee Zixu, organising secretary of the opposition Peopleās Power Party, filed a police report in June last year to complain that the two articles on the page had violated Cooling-Off Day rules. One article called for Bukit Batok residents to vote for PAP candidate Murali Pillai and the other article was critical of Singapore Democratic Party chief Chee Soon Juan, who ran in the by-election.
Separately, TISG published two articles, ā5 highlights of DPMās speechā and āWorkersā Party and the Bukit Batok By-electionā on Cooling-Off Day (6 May) and another article, āTan Cheng Bock denies involvement in posting by irrational group of PAP fansā on Polling Day (7 May). The articles prompted the Elections Department to file a police report against TISG in the same month.
Upon careful consideration of all the circumstances of the cases, including the nature of the publications, the Attorney-Generalās Chambers decided to administer stern warnings to all parties. The offence is punishable with a fine of up to $1,000 or to a jail term not exceeding 12 months orĀ both.
āThe prohibition of election advertising on Cooling-Off Day and Polling Day allows voters time to step back from the excitement and emotion of campaigning, to reflect on the issues at stake before casting their votes.
The Cooling-Off Day breaches detected during the 2016 Bukit Batok by-election go against the spirit of the election rule. Left unchecked, such breaches can undermine public trust in Singaporeās electoral process,ā added the police spokesman.
Source:Ā https://sg.news.yahoo.com