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:
6,000 Warnings Given In December To PMD Riders On Footpaths
More than 6,000 warnings were issued to e-scooter riders who were caught riding on footpaths in December, almost double the number from November, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said on Tuesday (31 Dec).
These figures were released just one day before harsher punishments kick in.
From Wednesday (1 Jan), those caught riding on footpaths can be fined up to $2,000, jailed for up to three months or both.
LTA said it will step up patrols islandwide to ensure strict enforcement of the law.
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Taxman: Ignore Scam Message On Tax Refunds Circulating Via WhatsApp
The public has been advised to ignore a WhatsApp message which shows an image of an e-mail suggesting that the recipient was eligible for a tax refund.
The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras) said that those who get the message should not respond to the e-mail and should not circulate the image of the e-mail.
The message informs victims of a tax refund they can receive. It even comes with an image of an e-mail with Iras’ logo and title.
For more info, tap here.
Mount Elizabeth Explains Why Lucky Plaza Victims Were Not Sent to Them Instead
In response to public criticism, Mount Elizabeth hospital said that the Filipino victims of the Lucky Plaza crash were not taken to their hospital because it is not equipped to provide timely management for severe trauma patients, said the authorities on Tuesday.
Many questioned why the victims were taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital instead of Mount Elizabeth, which was just across from the accident site.
Dr Noel Yeo, CEO of Mount Elizabeth, said that the hospital and its ambulance services are not part of the SCDF’s list of medical providers.
This means that the hospital will not be activated by the SCDF even if such an incident is within close proximity.
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Man Fined $3,000 For Unlawful Fireworks Display On Deepavali
A 43-year-old man has been fined $3,000 after he discharged a carton of dangerous fireworks in Little India during Deepavali.
Thinking there were no cameras in the area, Sivasarvanan Suppiah Murugan placed the carton at the junction of Madras Street and Campbell Lane.
He then lit the fireworks and fled.
Murugan pleaded guilty to unlawfully discharging the dangerous fireworks and was fined $3000 because, in the prosecutor’s eyes, he had shown a “blatant disregard of the law”.
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Scammers Turning To Bitcoin Machines To Avoid Police Detection
Scammers are turning to bitcoin machines to scam victims and avoid detection by the police.
In November, police officers from Bukit Merah East Neighbourhood Police Centre (NPC) prevented at least two victims from buying bitcoins under the instructions of scammers in separate cases.
In one of the cases, the man said he was contacted by a woman on an online dating platform in September. At first, she asked him for some money to help with an issue she had.
But in the last week of November, the woman asked Mr J to purchase some bitcoins for her from a bitcoin machine.
The man was in the midst of buying bitcoins at a machine in Hong Lim Complex when police officers Bukit Merah NPC approached him and stopped him after finding out more details.
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