5 S’pore News That You Should Know About That Were Reported Yesterday (8 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:

Ukranian Airplane With 180 People Aboard Crashes In Iran Due To Technical Fault

A Boeing 737 Ukraine International Airlines plane has crashed after it faced technical problems shortly after it took off from Iran’s Imam Khomeini airport in Teheran.

There were a total of 180 passengers and crew aboard, according to a tweet by the semi-official Fars news agency.

For more info, tap here.

Woman Working At Mosque Jailed For Stealing $38,000 From Mosque Within 2 Years

A woman who worked at a mosque stole a total of $38,000 from the mosque between 2017 and 2019.

For one count of criminal breach of trust by a servant and two similar charges, 36-year-old Marlina Abdul Rahman has been sentenced to nine months’ jail on Wednesday.

For more info, tap here.

Singapore Airlines Diverts Flights From Iranian Airspace

Singapore Airlines announced on Wednesday that it will be diverting all flight routes from Iranian airspace.

This came after Iran said that it launched a missile attack on US-led forces in Iraq on Wednesday morning to retaliate against a US drone strike on Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani.

For more info, tap here.

MOH Advice On How Not To Catch Infleunze Is Fake And Not From MOH

A piece of advice on how to not catch influenza has been circulating all over social media platforms such as WhatsApp claiming to be from MOH.

It advises people to constantly sip on water as “once your membrane in your throat is dried, the virus will invade into your body within 10 mins”. This advice is false.

For more info, tap here.

Australia Thankful For Singapore’s Help In Fighting Bush Fires

Singapore has deployed two helicopters and 42 soldiers to Australia to help the country to put out the raging bush fires which have destroyed 2,000 homes.

Melbourne radio station ABC Melbourne has put up a Facebook post thanking Singapore for its help. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison also thanked Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong for helping out.

For more info, tap here.

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