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  • Students Caught Trying To Break Ofo Bike In Bishan

    Students Caught Trying To Break Ofo Bike In Bishan

    The number of bicycle abuse cases have been on the rise since bike-sharing initiatives were introduced in Singapore.

    Stomper Erica came across a student abusing an ofo bike near a block of flats in Bishan yesterday (July 25), between 4pm to 5pm.

    When she got home, her son showed her a video of the same student which had been posted on Instagram.

    Erica forwarded the video to Stomp.

    In the video, a group of boys, some of whom were in uniforms, were at a basketball court.

    A bespectacled boy then moved the ofo bicycle near a grass patch, and declared, ‘now you break the ofo bike’, before pushing the bike without getting on.

    The riderless bicycle moved a short distance before collapsing on the ground.

    Throughout the video, the words, ‘breaking OFOFO’ were displayed.

    Said Erica:

    “It’s very sad to see students abusing these ofo bikes.

    “What’s worse, they recorded a video and posted it on Instagram, thinking that it is cool to do so!”

     

    Source: http://stomp.straitstimes.com

  • Jambu Staff Sgt Saw Boys Playing Soccer At Void Deck, Boys Didn’t Cabut Because She Got Mad Football Skills

    Jambu Staff Sgt Saw Boys Playing Soccer At Void Deck, Boys Didn’t Cabut Because She Got Mad Football Skills

    It’s another fine weather day. Staff Sergeant Hazwani from the Community Policing Unit (CPU) of Hougang NPC proved that girls can be as good, if not, better than boys when it comes to football.

    She was patrolling the neighbourhood when she came across a group of students. The students had just finished their classes and were playing football.

    Staff Sergeant Hazwani joined the students and exchanged some football skills. She demonstrated her football juggling skills which mesmerised the students. Incidentally, Staff Sergeant Hazwani is also a Delta League Mentor. As a mentor, she guides an all girls team in an islandwide biannual futsal competition.

    Lastly, we wish to remind all to look after your belongings while you are enjoying your activities in public.

    Sports and outdoor activities are great for the mind and staying healthy. But do stay free from gangs and vices.

    #HougangNPC
    #SingaporePoliceForce
    #DeltaLeague

     

    Source: Hougang NPC

  • Fairprice The First And Only Retailer Offering Tesco Products In Singapore

    Fairprice The First And Only Retailer Offering Tesco Products In Singapore

    Consumers here do not need to travel  to the United Kingdom to get their hands on products from British food retailer Tesco.

    Local supermarket chain FairPrice is offering over 400 Tesco products at close to 60 of its outlets and at its online store, under a partnership with Tesco officially announced on Wednesday (July 26). It is the first and only retailer offering Tesco products in Singapore.

    FairPrice starting introducing  a small range of Tesco products two years ago and is doubling the range of products and the number of outlets which offer the brand.

    The expanded range includes Tesco finest – the premium version of the brand – with products such as Fair Trade certified coffee, authentic Italian pasta from the Italian city Gragano, traditional British biscuits and a large selection of quality wines.

    FairPrice chief executive Seah Kian Peng said the partnership with Tesco “will help boost our ongoing efforts in catering to the changing lifestyles and tastes of our customers”.

    Chief executive of Tesco in Asia Tony Hoggett said: “With FairPrice’s local expertise and Tesco’s track record of sourcing great quality products from around the world at affordable prices, we are confident that together we can offer unrivalled quality and value to shoppers in Singapore.”

    FairPrice also launched a new “store-in-store” concept at its FairPrice Finest outlet at Bukit Timah Plaza.

    A space within the outlet has been set aside as a Tesco finest store, featuring about 150 specially curated Tesco products exclusive to the outlet, including the widest selection of Tesco wines available in Singapore.

    FairPrice will  expand its range of Tesco products to include a greater variety of packaged and chilled food.

    Besides Tesco, FairPrice also carries products by other international retailers including American retailer Costco’s house brand Kirkland and European food retailer Delhaize.

     

    Source: http://www.straitstimes.com

  • Gilbert Goh: PAP’s Main Motive For Suing WP’s Three MPs Probably To Stop Them From Standing For Next General Election

    Gilbert Goh: PAP’s Main Motive For Suing WP’s Three MPs Probably To Stop Them From Standing For Next General Election

    Let’s support the Workers’ Party as the PAP seeks to destroy and bring down the opposition party here. They can’t unfortunately ownself clear ownself like our PM did three weeks ago in Parliament.

    The PM’s own ward Ang Mo Kio Town Council also faced similar alleged corruption but the case was easily settled out of the public scrutiny when the town council general manager was relieved of his duties last year and dismissed without implicating the MPs.

    Its also a important distraction tactic as the government faces a host of its own problems involving the PM’s own abuse of power allegation by his two siblings which he has cleared himself in Parliament and the Malay-only Presidential Election.

    The PE which will take place in September has hurt the feelings of alot of our Singaporean Malays and put the government on a back-foot for the past few weeks as it struggles to properly address the racial legality of their preferred Indian-Muslim candidate Halimah.

    As for the lawsuit against the three WP main figures, if it involves corruption, the goverment should bring in the CPIB to investigate WP but it has instead threw the legal law book at the opposition party which will give the issue wider smear publicity.

    By appointing Philip Jeyeretnam son of WP’s founder father JB Jeyeretnam to preside over the case, it has also stir up much sentiments against the former founder’s son who now works for the government.

    Its vintage PAP’s distraction technique at its best to sue the WP now when the government has also faced many Accounting-General Office’s official complaints for the past 3 years into financial irregularities for many of its own statutory boards and civil services.

    Nothing is believed to have being done to properly investigate and clear the irregularities as the same financial problem is being re-flagged the next year. Should we not also sue the government for improper handling of our millions of taxpayer money?

    If the WP’s three MPs are found guilty by our court system, they are likely to be heavily fined and may not be able to stand for the next general election – probably the PAP’s main motive for suing them now.

    Let us support WP for the sake of our opposition cause!

     

    Source: Gilbert Goh

  • (Press Release) WP Town Councillors Acted In Good Faith And Best Interests Of Residents, Will Contest Lawsuit

    (Press Release) WP Town Councillors Acted In Good Faith And Best Interests Of Residents, Will Contest Lawsuit

    WP TOWN COUNCILLORS ACTED IN GOOD FAITH AND BEST INTERESTS OF RESIDENTS, WILL CONTEST LAWSUIT

    1. We confirm that we have received the Statement of Claim filed by the Aljunied-Hougang Town Council against us individually.

    1. We confirm that we have received the Statement of Claim filed by the Aljunied-Hougang Town Council against us individually.

    2. We have engaged M/s Tan Rajah and Cheah to defend the claim for the 1st to 5th Defendants.

    3. In the suit against us, amongst other things, it is alleged that:

    (a) We have acted in breach of our fiduciary duties and duties of care and skill owed to AHTC.

    (b) We set up a faulty system which allowed the appointment of FMSS and made it possible for FMSS and/or their officers to benefit themselves.

    (c) We entered into contracts with architects in breach of duties owed to AHTC.

    4. Our reply to all these allegations is NO.

    5. We are taking legal advice and will contest the lawsuit and lay out our case vigorously in court.

    6. We wish to make the following points:

    (a) Low Thia Khiang and Sylvia Lim have been asked to give an account of profits made from the appointment of FMSS or pay damages not less than $1.25 million. We have not benefitted a single cent.

    (b) Sylvia Lim and Pritam Singh have been asked to pay damages of $2.8 million for the wrongful appointment of architects.

    (c) The WP MPs have acted in good faith and in the best interests of the Town Council and our residents.

    (d) In the course of these proceedings, we will be furnishing more information so that all concerned will be clearer on the issues and why we made the decisions and acted as we did.

    Low Thia Khiang
    Sylvia Lim
    Pritam Singh

    26 July 2017

     

    Source: http://www.wp.sg/