5 S’pore News That You Should Know About That Were Reported Yesterday (1 September 2019)

Let’s face it: in this social media world, exciting and viral news like a cat feeding a baby beer would often appear in your Facebook news feed, while important news like the GDP growth of Singapore this year wouldn’t get the same reach.

It’s understandable since social media platforms would prioritise engaging and viral contents to keep users in their platform.

In order to ensure that you’d still know about important news instead just social news, below are the top five Singapore news that was reported yesterday which you should know, simplified for you in a bite-sized format:

Two HDB Projects Inspired By Zoo & Fishing Village To Be Built In Punggol

Thinking of getting a BTO flat in the Punggol area? There are two projects you might be interested in.

Punggol Point Crown is inspired by the old Singapore zoo and it will have five zones with different design themes:

• Forest Floor
• Grassland
• Forest Canopy
• Tropical Forest
• Shoreline

Signs, community spaces and outdoor furniture’s designs in the area will be influenced by animal and bird species that used to live in the old Ponggol Zoo.

In short, USS, residential version.

Punggol Point Cove, on the other hand, will draw inspiration from the fishing village that used to exist along the shoreline.

HDB added that they’ll be adding a “kampong” element to the estate.

Whichever it is, you know that these two projects are probably going to be selling like hotcakes.

Read here to find out more.

The Toa Payoh Murder

On 1 Sep 2019, the police received a call for help at 3.40 am.

When they reached the unit at Block 191 Lorong 4 Toa Payoh, they found a 79-year-old woman dead in the Toa Payoh flat.

An 82-year-old man was arrested and the police have classified this as a murder case.

Find out more here.

Special Unit Formed To Tackle PMD Fires

PMD fires are cases that have been happening regularly this year.

• Another PMD Fire Occurred in CCK Just a Day After New PMD Rules Were Announced
• Boy Charged PMD At Void Deck Because Family Cannot Afford Electricity & It Caught Fire
• Another Fire Caused By E-scooter In AMK, 60 People Evacuated

To combat the rising number of cases of such fires, a task force has been set up with personnel from LTA, Housing Board, Enterprise Singapore and SCDF.

The task force will deliberate on how to raise awareness about UL2272 certification and preach safe charging practices.

Find out more information here

Trio Of Suspects Involved In Geylang Stabbing Case Arrested Within 28 Hours

There’s a saying here in Singapore the men in blue wants to remind everybody about:

With their latest report, they’ve got a second message for you: You can run but you cannot hide

On 30 Aug 2019, two men aged 24 and 26 were stabbed in the early morning. The police were alerted to the case at 1.25 am.

Within the first hour, they identified a 53-year-old man from video footage and arrested him at 12.30 am on Saturday, 31 Aug 2019.

The second suspect was arrested at East Coast Park on Friday night together with a 32-year-old foreign woman.

The last suspect was arrested in the early morning of Saturday, 31 Aug 2019.

Investigations are ongoing.

Just remember: crime doesn’t always pay. Especially not here.

You can find out more here.

PM Lee Now Taking The Online Citizen

Yesterday evening, PM Lee asked The Online Citizen (TOC) to take down a “libellous” article pertaining to 38 Oxley Road.

The article in question includes several “false allegations” made by his sister, Dr Lee Wei Ling.

He also expects TOC to put up a full and unconditional apology on the website.

The article in question is no longer available on TOC’s website.

Do note that this isn’t under the fake news laws, but an (impending) civil case between PM Lee and TOC.

You can find out more here.

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