5 S’pore News That You Should Know About That Were Reported Yesterday (15 August 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 were reported yesterday which you should know that’s simplified for you in bite-sized format:

PM Lee to Talk About Climate Change in National Day Rally

Lest you’re not aware, our Prime Minister will give a National day Rally every year, in which he will speak on various issues about Singapore. This year, he would also talk about Singapore’s response to the global climate change that might affect our grandchildren. The speech will be given this Sunday (18 August 2019) from 8:15 p.m., which you can watch in practically every Singapore free-to-air channel or online.

For more info, tap here.

First Retailer to be Charged for Display of Non-Compliant PMD

By now, most of us would know that the Singapore authorities are taking a hard stance against non-compliant PMDs. Retailers are not supposed to sell them, and since 1 July this year, they can’t even sell PMDs that are not UL2272 certified.

And for the first time, a retailer was being charged for merely displaying non-UL2272-certified PMDs in its showroom and online. The company was fined $750.

For more info, tap here.

Commissioner of Charities Suspended all Fund-Raising Activities for Crisis Centre (Singapore)

Yesterday, the Commissioner of Charities (COC), a charities watchdog in Singapore, suspended all fund-raising appeals conducted by Crisis Centre (Singapore) for six months, due to “serious concerns about the charity’s governance, record-keeping practices and ability to be accountable to its donors.”

Crisis Centre (Singapore) is a shelter for men who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. It’s not revealed what they had done to warrant this suspension.

For more info, tap here.

Singapore-Based Company Charged for Shipping More Than $600,000 Worth of Alcohol to North Korea

As long as taxes are paid, shipping alcohol to other countries is perfectly fine…unless it’s North Korea.

Countries have been prohibited to trade with North Korea due to the sanctions imposed on them, and Sinsms, a Singapore-based affiliate of a  China-based trading firm, is caught doing so, and was charged under the United Nations (Sanctions – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) Regulations 2010.

That happened between 2016 to 2017, and each charge carries a maximum punishment of $1 million. The company was handed four charges.

For more info, tap here.

Body Found in Waters off Kemaman Confirmed to be S’porean Kayaker

On 8 August 2019, a group of Singaporeans went for a kayaking trip in JB, and two of them went missing soon after. A massive search operation then began.

Their missing kayak was found on 13 Aug 2019 along with some belongings, and a body was found on 14 Aug 2019. Yesterday early morning, it was confirmed to be one of the missing Singaporeans. The other Singaporean is still missing.

For more info, tap here.

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