5 S’pore News That You Should Know About That Were Reported Yesterday (2 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:

Religious Leaders Must Be Singapore Citizens or PRs According To New Bill 

A new bill has been proposed which will make it a requirement for leadership positions in organisations to be filled by Singaporeans or PRs. This applies to positions like the chairman, managing director and company secretary.

This is to safeguard Singapore’s religious harmony and prevent negative foreign influence. Ministry of Home Affairs said that some organisations may be granted exemptions on a case-by-case basis.

Under the bill, religious organisations must also declare to the ministry any one-time donations of S$10,000 or more by a person who is not a citizen or permanent resident.

Read the full article here.

Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) Is Developing Guidelines On Price Transparency

Been to a bargain store offering sales and discounts that never seems to end? This may all come to a stop soon.

A guideline on price transparency is currently in the works and will be released by Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore in due course. Discounts, offers and price comparisons will be regulated under the guideline.

This comes after Charcoal Thai was investigated for offering a “limited time” discount that seemed to go on forever.

ABC Bargain Centre also came under the spotlight for making “misleading claims”. However, its founder said that their stores have stopped using “closing down” signs.

For more info, tap here.

51-year-old Woman’s Found Dead In Condominium’s Koi Pond  

A 51-year-old woman was found dead in a koi pond at The Petals condominium in Hillview Avenue. The police were informed about a case of unnatural death at around 7.02 a.m. yesterday.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. The koi pond’s water is waist-deep.  Surabhi Madan, 38, a resident who lives in an apartment nearby the koi pond told The Straits Times that he did not hear any commotion in the early hours of the morning.

Police investigations are ongoing.

For more info, tap here.

Proposed Changes To Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act (MRHA) To Allow Immediate Takedown Of Offensive Posts

With social media in full force, news can get around pretty quickly. This includes any offensive posts against religion that may disrupt the harmony in Singapore.

Currently, if the government wants to stop an online post that infringes the MRHA principles, a 14-day notice would be given to the person involved and they’d have to wait for the person or group to provide their views to the Presidential Council for Religious Harmony.

Instead, the proposed changes would allow the government to order an immediate takedown to stop the post from circulating. The information was released in a press release by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

For more info, tap here.

LTA Study Finds That Cross Island MRT Line Can Run Under Central Catchment Or Skirt Around It

Land Transport Authority (LTA) has completed a major study of the effects on construction works on the environment and residents.

The results show that the future Cross Island MRT Line, which will run from Tuas to Changi can run under the Central Catchment Nature Reserve or go around it. The latter will cost more money to build.

The final decision will be made in 2020, and the first phase of the line will be completed by 2029, comprising of 12 stations from Changi to Sin Ming.

For more info, tap here.

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