5 S’pore News That You Should Know About That Were Reported Yesterday (20 August 2019)


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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 bite-sized format:

Sentosa to Have On-Demand Self-Driving Buses from Next Monday (26 August 2019)

Imagine this: you’re in one area of Sentosa and you’d like to go to another area in Sentosa. From next Monday onwards, you won’t need to wait for the monorail or the confusing bus services: you can “book” a self-driving bus within Sentosa to your destination, just like how Grab works.

Each bus can carry 10 passengers and will go seven stops. Lest you’re still not comfortable with machines, a safety driver will still be at the driver’s seat to sleep to take over if something goes wrong. This is a trial service that’ll end on 15 November 2019.

For more info, tap here.

Man Cheated Almost Half a Million Dollars With Just Facebook Posts

An “investment guru”, whose real-life identity is a gambling loser, managed to cheat 62 people a total of S$503,988—all with just mere Facebook posts.

In his posts, he promises super-high-returns-and-low-risk investments, which we all know don’t exist. The swindled money was used to feed his gambling addictions.

On 19 August, 31-year-old Alvin Ker was charged with 40 counts of cheating, and another 95 similar charges will be taken into consideration for sentencing in October.

For more info, tap here.

SCDF Unveils the World’s Most Powerful Firefighting Ship

Yesterday, Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam commissioned a vessel that SCDF calls the “world’s most powerful firefighting vessel” called the Red Sailfish.

It can spray water up to 200 metres away, and is at 50m long with a top speed of 37 kmh. If needed, the vessel can be transformed into a mobile pumping station for its land counterparts. Cool.

They’ll be ready for use in 2020 once the crew has completed their training.

For more info, tap here.

New HDB Sales Exercise to be Conducted in September Instead of August 2019

The next HDB BTO sales exercise, which comprises flats from Tampines and Punggol, was supposed to take place this month, but it’ll be delayed.

If you’ve proposed to your bae, no worries: the delay is only for a month. HDB has pushed it to September due to upcoming changes that’ll purportedly help first-time buyers. These changes would also be revealed next month, so it’s actually goody news. For all you know, it’s a 100% subsidy for new flats #neversaynever


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For more info, tap here.

Singapore Still Attracting Investments Despite Trade Tensions

It’s no secret that recessions might be on the horizons, with the ongoing trade war and other global uncertainties.

However, Singapore’s still attracting investments, with almost S$8.1 billion in fixed asset investment (FAI) commitments during the first six months of 2019. The Economic Development Board (EDB) has forecasted a total of $8 billion to $10 billion for the entire year.

In fact, an economist even predicted that we might hit $10 billion for this year. Lest you’re not aware, more investments mean more money flowing into Singapore, which is goody for our economy.

For more info, tap here.


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