Garden Beats (and every other festival) on a budget
Weekends in Singapore never seem to be a dull affair with our weekends constantly being packed with art events and now the upcoming picnic/music festival which is Gardens Beat. However as all outdoor music festivals go, it can be mind racking to stick to a financial plan especially with all the additional spending leading up to […]
Eight Men Charged For Separate Cases Of Outrage Of Modesty And Other Offences
Eight men, aged between 23 and 67, were charged today in Court on 27 February 2018 for eight separate cases of Outrage of Modesty, committed between November 2016 and December 2017. Brief details of the cases are as follows: On 11 March 2017, the Police received a report that a 19-year-old woman was molested at […]
Two women and a 45-year-old man arrested in an Anti-Vice Operation
The Police conducted an anti-vice operation along Middle Road and Balestier Road on 26 February 2018. During the operation, a 45-year-old man and two women, aged 27 and 30, were arrested for their suspected involvement in vice-related activities. In a statement released by the Singapore Police Force. Preliminary investigations revealed that the women had advertised […]
Man sentenced to imprisonment for smuggling rhino horns and horn shavings
A 29-year-old man, Nguyen Vinh Hai, has been sentenced to 15 months’ imprisonment for smuggling illegal rhino horns and horn shavings through Singapore. In a joint statement released by Agri-food & Veterinary Authority and Singapore Customs. The sentence is backdated to 6 September 2017. On 31 August 2017, AVA collaborated with Singapore Customs and the Immigration […]
Tong Chye Heng jailed 50 months and fined $11m for dealing in duty-unpaid cigarettes
A repeat offender was sentenced on 26 February 2018 by the State Courts to 50 months’ imprisonment and a fine of $11 million for dealing in duty-unpaid cigarettes. Tong Chye Heng, a 58-year-old Singaporean, pleaded guilty to five charges of storing, possessing and dealing in duty-unpaid cigarettes between 2 June to 7 December 2017. Another […]
Parking.sg app down for Android users since morning
UPDATE: Parking.sg app has been fully restored at 2.43 pm in. The Parking.sg app has been down on Tuesday (Feb 27) since 9 am for Android users. In a Facebook post this morning, Parking.sg said that the app was temporarily unavailable for Andriod users, due to a “network issue”. Affected users were not able to pay for their […]
Clarification on Lion and Dragon dance performance
Police are aware of an online post containing a video about a flag performance by a lion and dragon dance troupe which took place at Prinsep Street on the night of 24 Feb 2018. Police had received a complaint about the performance at 10.33pm. Contrary to the allegation in the post, Police officers had responded […]
Limpeh bradder PM Lee to reshuffle Cabinet after Parliament prorogues
Limpeh bradder PM Lee Hsien Loong said that he will reshuffle the Cabinet after the Parliament prorogues which will be happened after the Committee of Supply (COS) debates that end on Mar 9. Parliament will prorogue for a mid-term break and reopen in May. Cabinet reshuffle is “to give the younger members more exposure and […]
Malaysia PM Najib Razak to distribute RM 6.3b in cash handouts to 7 million people
Malaysia will distribute a total of RM6.3 billion (US1.61 billion) to approximately 7 million eligible people as part of a programme to help the country’s lower-income community. The payment of 1Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M) will start from today Feb 26 in three stages, announced by Malaysia’s Finance Minister Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah. Those eligible to […]
Man arrested for selling fake USS tickets on carousell
The Police have arrested a 22-year-old man for his suspected involvement in a series of cheating cases. On 19 December 2017, the Police received a report on the sale of fake Universal Studios Singapore (USS) tickets. The victim had transferred money to a seller on Carousell to purchase two tickets to USS. However, she only […]