Student False Report to Police

A student is currently under investigation for falsifying a police report saying that he was extorted of $250 by a woman.   He said that the woman tried to extort him for $250 after relieving him of his student EZ-link card at Blk 127 Ang Mo Kio Ave 6.   He had actually lost his card and was trying to cover this up from his parents.   Such a move is a crime and he is liable to a jail term of up to one year, or with a fine of up to $5,000, or both if found guilty.

I would like to make these points.  The Police and especially its hotline 999 is extremely crucial.  They are meant for the report of real crimes.   By tying up the resources of the police by making fake reports, you are actually hampering the police efforts in capturing other criminals and also it is a waste of tax payers money.  Help the Police Help Ourselves by being considerate citizens!   Losing an ezlink card is really a small case which the boy should simply tell his parents.  At most he will get some scolding and that's about it.  But by faking a police case, he is now in very serious troubles.

Poh Lee Guan Expelled from Workers' Party

Dr Poh Lee Guan who stood under the Workers' Party (WP) banner in the last election at Nee Soon GRC was expelled from the party.   The Workers' Party expelled Dr Poh on the 10th Jul 2012 under Article 22 of the WP Constitution.  This should be due to the Hougang By Election when the Workers' Party announced their candidate as Mr Png, Dr Poh still proceeded to obtain a political donation certificate.   According the the WP, this was not done with their knowledge.

Downtown East Bugis MRT Line

The construction of Downtown East Bugis subway ran into problems as the temporary scaffolding collapsed causing 8 injuries with 2 still missing.   Praying that the 2 missing will be found safe and sound.   This incident however will not affect our developments in the vicinity.

More on the Paramount Hotel Fire

This is a major fire in the Marine Parade area, below are the video clip of the fire.

Paramount Hotel Fire

There was a major fire at Paramount Hotel now known as the East Village Hotel in Marine Parade.   The blaze took the Singapore Civil Defence Force or SCDF 4 years to put down with 9 hospitalized and 50 civilians evacuated.   The fire was a major disaster at one point of which more than 80 SCDF staff fighting the fire.   The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Ex-teacher pleads guilty to installing cameras in girls' toilet

A male teacher was charged with installing cameras in the school girls' toilet to film them.   Bertrand Ngien Wen-Tseah, 37 was charged with a total of 8 charges.  The Chinese Press was saying that he installed three cameras in the girls' toilet.   This was discovered by a student who alerted the staff.   The staff searched and found 3 such cameras and took them into the staff room.   Bertrand then removed the memory cards from the cameras to destroy the evidence.  The act was captured by the staff room security CCTV.   The case will adjourn in court on July 25 for sentencing.

Singapore Relaxes Mandatory Life Sentences

The island state of Singapore has plans to scrap mandatory death sentences for drug offenders.   For those that cooperate with the Police and are only drug couriers, they may be able to avoid the mandatory death sentences.   Singapore death sentences are usually carried out by hanging the offender until death.   But with the growing awareness of mandatory death sentences, the government has been listening to feedback and has weigh the dangers of drug offenders versus the feedback from the Singapore society and had decided to relax the mandatory death sentences.  

Lift Robber No Match for Elderly Lady

Do not think that the tiny little old lady is easy to bully.  Well this lift robber Yahya Ghani thought so and tried to rob the little old lady in the lift.   End result Old Lady 1 : Lift Robber 0.   When the Lift door closed and Yahya wanted to rob the old lady she held her bag tightly and step back.  Yahya this idiotic robber even punched her and managed to get hold of her bag for a while.   But with her shouting "Robbery", Yahya was caught and was given a well deserved 5 years imprisonment and 12 strokes of the cane!

Casino Cap for Singaporeans

I am really glad to hear of the new Casino Visit Cap for Singaporeans who are financially vulnerable.   I really do not like the Casinos, best if we can get them away from our shores.   Be it local or foreigners, all deserve protection from the evils of gambling.