5 S’pore News That You Should Know About That Were Reported Yesterday (27 November 2019)

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 content 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:

19YO PMD Rider Arrested For Allegedly Knocking Down 12YO Boy In Yishun; Caused Facial Injuries

A 19-year-old e-scooter rider was arrested after he allegedly knocked down a 12-year-old boy in at a basketball court in Yishun.

The incident happened last year; police received a report at about 11am on March 29.

The 12-year-old boy ended up with bruises and abrasions on his right cheek. He was also bleeding around one of his primary molar teeth.

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MOE: Withholding PSLE Results Slip Due To Unpaid School Fees A Longstanding Practice

The Education Ministry (MOE) has said that withholding the original Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) results slip due to school fee arrears is a “longstanding practice”.

This statement comes as a response to a Facebook post by career counsellor and activist Gilbert Goh.

In the post, Goh said he came across a parent whose daughter received a photocopy of her PSLE results but not the original slip because they owed $156 in school fees.

MOE said that the family had not applied for any MOE or school-based financial assistance which would have covered all the costs. They added that the child can still use a copy of the results to apply for secondary schools and that she will progress like all students.

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Worker Struck By Collapsing Wall In ACS (Barker Road) Dies; 4th Worksite Death In November

A Bangladeshi worker who was struck by a falling wall in Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) last week has died, in what was the fourth worksite death in November.

The 38-year-old, Mr Ripon, was carrying out housekeeping works beside the brick wall of the school building at about 10.30am last Friday when a part of it collapsed and struck him.

He was taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) where he later succumbed to his injuries on Sunday.

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Man Arrested For Allegedly Providing Illegal Moneylending And Remittance Services To Maids

A 67-year-old man was arrested on Sunday (Nov 24) for allegedly running an illegal moneylending business involving domestic workers.

The man allegedly issued loans and provided unlicensed remittance services to foreign domestic workers, the police said on Tuesday (Nov 26).

A 40-year-old maid, who police believe helped the suspect to provide remittance services, is assisting in investigations.

For his crime, the man can be fined between $30,000 and $300,000, or even jailed for up to four years and punished with up to six strokes of the cane.

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Parents On Trial For Abuse & Murder Of 5-year-old Son Choose Not To Testify In Their Defence

The parents of a five-year-old boy who are on trial for abusing and murdering him have chosen not to take the witness stand to testify in their defence.

The husband’s lawyer said this was an “overall strategic decision”.

Ridzuan Mega Abdul Rahman and his wife Azlin Arujunah, both 27, are accused of scalding their son to death. They are also facing charges of abuse, including confining the boy in a pet’s cage and pinching him with a pair of pliers.

Their choice not to testify means that the only witnesses testifying for the defence would be their psychiatrists.

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