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Man Suspected Of Stealing From Grab Private Hire Car Has Been Arrested

A 27-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly stealing S$450 from a Grab private hire car, the police said on Friday (Aug 4).

Jurong Police Division officers arrested the suspect on Thursday after “extensive enquiries and through the aid of images from CCTVs”, it said in a news release, adding that police investigations are ongoing.

A video of the incident had also gone viral online recently.

The authorities advised taxis and private-hire car drivers to take precautionary measures, including avoiding putting personal valuables, including mobile phones, at or near the vehicles’ centre consoles or places within the easy reach of passengers, and being vigilant in safeguarding personal valuables.

“Be wary of anyone who may try to distract you,” it said in the release.

Anyone convicted of theft may be punished with jail of up to 3 years, or a fine, or both.

Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com

August 4, 2017
LTA Officer Saman Motorbikes Outside Fire Station; Gets Free Buffet

Take note beside ite cck school..outside
Firefighter Stn all kena saman. I think more then 20bike all kena.

In a Facebook group, the source clarified that the LTA officer saman all the motorbikes that were parked illegally outside the fire station. Someone commented that most were reservists fireman who parked there because the fire station do not allow them to park inside.

Source: Ah Kai

August 4, 2017
Child Scalded By Very Hot Temperature Water Inside Her Water Bottle At A Childcare Center

Scalded by very hot temperature water that was refilled in her water bottle in the childcare center..
Such high temperature water shouldn’t even be refilled in their water bottles to begin with.. Let alone to be placed within the reach of the kids..
This is truly a case of laziness, negligence and complacency.. All in the expenses of my lil peanut..
Share away, my friends..!

Someone commented to the posting saying, “This is unacceptable. What the hell were they thinking. They should have their licenses pulled. Who would put hot water in a child’s water bottle? Child abuse is what this is. Get yourself a lawyer please. And call the police and make a report. If they won’t do anything go to the news stations. Put it on tv.”

The source then gave the following update.

I’ve escalated this to the HQ management.. They apologised but this is beyond apologising.. They explained that they just took over as it was franchised but their HQ is just upstairs of the center yet they’ve no knowledge of what their teachers are doing n such can happen.. They pushed all the blames to the previous director whom is no longer running the center..
Teachers there have no heart to work as they aren’t paid their wages.. Since the management took over; is worse than when the previous director running the center..
Good Principal left, teachers left n leaving n what’s left is a batch of very frustrated n vexed teachers running the center, in hope that they get their wages then they too will leave.. Parents who withdrawn their kids aren’t getting their deposits back.. N I have yet to get mine as well..
It’s an epic mess, resulting such..

She explained that the teacher refilled very hot temperature water into her water bottle, told her not to touch it but left it within her reach and an accident happened. “Thereafter, she used an ice pack to nurse the scalded area which quickly caused it to blister n broke the blister as the ice pack is hard.. U do not put ice nor ice pack on scalded area/s, run running water from the tap on the area/s.. This is simple basic 1st aid..!”

According to her, this happened at a private childcare called Amar Kidz Macpherson.

Source: Jeri Sal

August 4, 2017
Commentary: Native Born Singaporean Personally Offended By What Happened In McPherson

As a native born Singaporean , I am personally most offended by what happened in McPherson over the Open House Organised by the RC.

For this scandalous incident to happen in a PAP ward will lend weight to the suspicion of many Singaporeans that the PAP favour New Citizens over indigenous Singaporeans . Even before this scandalous incident, many Singaporeans already felt government policies discriminated them in favour of New Citizens and that they had become refugees in their own country.

I am not against New Citizens but I demand that all Singaporeans be treated equally!

I do not accept the reasons given by the RC for this scandalous incident. Grassroot leaders should have known it was highly insensitive to have treated Singaporeans in this manner. And given the huge influx of New Citizens into our country , their advisor which was Ms Tin Pei Ling herself should have ensured that the RCs in her constituency treated all Singaporeans, including New Citizens, equally . Merely saying that she was upset over the incident is a totally inadequate response.

A statement from Project Freedom founder Lim Tean.

Source: Tean Lim

August 4, 2017
Macpherson RC Apologises For Charging New Citizens Less Than Singaporeans, For Community Event

A Residents’ Committee (RC) in MacPherson constituency that drew flak from residents for charging Singaporeans three times more than “new citizens” for tickets to a community event has apologised and offered refunds to all who attended the event.

The RC charged citizens $3 and new citizens $1 for an open house held last Sunday (30 July).

The move also left MacPherson’s Member of Parliament Tin Pei Ling “very upset”.

A statement posted on the MacPherson RC Zone B page on Thursday (3 Aug) said the move had no “ill intent” and recognised that it was an “unwise decision”. It explained, “We thought that a lower ticket price will encourage more new citizens to come forward. In doing so, we have neglected the feelings of the majority of our residents. It was a once-off decision by our committee to charge differently and definitely not a policy of the MacPherson grassroots.”

It added, “As fellow residents, we have never harboured any intent of discriminating fellow citizens.”

Tin said the mistake “should not have happened”. Referring to the incident, she wrote on Facebook, “We have counseled the RC and tightened the internal vetting process. The RC had no ill intention but still, it was a mistake that should not have happened.”

Source: https://sg.news.yahoo.com

August 4, 2017