5 S’pore News That You Should Know About That Were Reported Yesterday (21 January 2020)

Let’s face it: in this social media world, exciting and viral news like a cat feeding a baby bear 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:

Court Dismisses Bid To Mount Constitutional Challenge Over TOC Criminal Defamation Case

Lawyer M.Ravi had tried to mount a constitutional challenge in the High Court on the basis that charges against his client infringed the right to equal treatment before the law.

However, it was dismissed on Monday. Deputy Public Prosecutor had argued that Mr Ravi’s application had no merit and was both “frivolous and vexatious”.

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AGC Says SDP Articles Misrepresented Its Arguments In POFMA Case; Asks For New Hearing

An opposition party had went to court after allegedly false statements it made in articles on local employment.

Now, they are accused of making further misrepresentative statements while the hearings for the first issue is still underway. It is the first case to be heard under the online falsehood law.

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Chan Chun Sing: Singapore Must “Defy The odds Of History” In Order To Thrive

the Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing said on Monday that Singapore has to “defy the odds of history” in order to survive and thrive as a small city.

He also mentioned that the last five decades since gaining independence in 1965 has been an “aberration” in Singapore’s history.

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New Hawkers Can Now Have 40% Off Their Rental for 15 Months

Experienced hawkers will mentor those who want to start their own business and provide apprenticeship as part of a new programme which has been launched on Monday.

The programme is called Hawkers’ Development Programme which was jointly developed by the National Environment Agency (NEA) and SkillsFuture Singapore offering training grants and SkillFuture credits.

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Expelled NTU Student Receives Short Detention Order For Recording Video Of Woman In Hall Toilet

The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) student who was expelled after filming a woman in a shower on campus was sentenced by a court on Monday to a short detention order of 14 days.

Chinese national Han Shiyu, 18, pleaded guilty to one charge of insulting the modesty of a woman and another of criminal trespass.

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