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:
Govt Invokes Fake News Law For First Time Against Facebook Post Made By PSP’s Brad Bowyer
The Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (Pofma) Office has ordered Progress Singapore Party member Brad Bowyer to correct a post he made on Facebook.
The correction direction requires Bowyer to include a correction notice at the top of one of his Facebook posts, said Pofma in a statement.
In the offending post, Bowyer commented on issues including the Government’s involvement in investment decisions by Temasek and GIC, and Keppel Corporation’s finances.
Soon after, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said: “Mr Bowyer’s post contains clearly false statements of fact, and undermines public trust in the Government.”
Bowyer has since corrected his post.
For more info, tap here.
NUS Team Develops New Metallic Material To Make Lighter & More Flexible Robots
A National University of Singapore (NUS) team has created a new metallic material lighter than paper and plastic that can be used to make lighter and more flexible robots.
These lightweight robots are made of thin sheets and have the ability to twist and fold to adapt to their environment.
Lightweight robots have an advantage over traditional rigid ones as their flexible nature is more useful in areas like search and rescue missions and in administrating injections.
For more info, tap here.
NEA To Set New Energy Efficiency Standards For Chilled Water Systems From 2020
The National Environment Agency (NEA) will set minimum energy efficiency standards for chilled water systems in industrial facilities nationwide from 2020.
These new standards aim to cut about 100,000 tonnes of carbon emissions annually.
Masagos Zulkifli, the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, said 70 per cent of such systems here are not optimised at the moment. He added that Singapore’s industrial energy efficiency standard needs to be improved to match that of leading countries.
For more info, tap here.
Man Who Drove Against Traffic In Fatal AYE Crash Gets Jail & Driving Ban
A man who drove against the flow of traffic on the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) three years ago was sentenced to a year’s jail on Monday (Nov 25).
The driver, Lim Chai Heng, had been suffering from acute psychosis at the time of the incident, according to the judgment by Judicial Commissioner Vincent Hoong.
The crash killed one person and injured four others.
Lim pleaded guilty to the charge of carrying out a rash act not amounting to culpable homicide. Four other charges were also taken into consideration.
He has been banned from driving for 12 years.
For more info, tap here.
Man Who Repeatedly Molested & Harassed Wife Gets Jail & Fine
A 48-year-old man who molested his spouse multiple times and threatened their daughter was sentenced on Monday (Nov 25) to about 10 months’ jail and fined S$5,000.
In Sep 2017, the woman filed for a personal protection order for herself and her three children, to protect them from her husband’s violent tendencies.
But despite the protection order, the man continued to harass his wife. He also forcefully groped her buttocks and kissed her, and molested her on other occasions as well.
The man pleaded guilty to nine charges including outrage of modesty and offences under the Women’s Charter and Protection from Harassment Act. 28 other charges were taken into consideration.
For more info, tap here.
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