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MRT Having Shorter Operating Hours on Weekends: 8 Topics S’poreans Are Talking Today (23 Mar)

2018-03-23 , 11:32 am

Once again, it’s T.G.I.F and you can’t wait to get off work.

Cuz you don’t have to see your boss’s face for two days, right?!

Here’s something to tide you over till the end of the day: 8 topics that Singaporeans are gossiping about right now.

From Etude’s house products that could cause gastrointestinal disease to how the train and bus fares are going to increase, there’s plenty you need to know about!

EWL Train Stations Will Close Early & Open Late Every Weekend

If you’re a frequent MRT user and planning to go somewhere this weekend, make sure you don’t put it too early.

Because all 35 stations along the East-West Line (EWL) will be opening late and closing early on all weekends.

Stations will open at about 8 am

And closes at about 11 pm on the weekends.

But here’s some good news: SMRT will be providing six shuttle bus services and four express bus services during this period.

This is to give SMRT engineers more time to test the new signalling system and integrate it with existing SMRT infrastructure.

So fewer disruptions mah. Hopefully.

Etude House Recalling Two Products Cuz They May Cause Gastrointestinal Disease

Brought stuff from Etude House recently? Then you better check your purchases.

Image: gineeup.blogspot.com / BeautySesh

Etude House is recalling the AC Clean-Up Mild Concealer with serial number “AAH” and expiry date 8 Jan 2021. Also, they are recalling the Drawing Eyebrow Duo No. 3 in grey-brown with serial number “GLG” and expiry date 17 Dec 2020.

The products are found to contain excessive traces of the metal, antimony, which can result in eye irritation or gastrointestinal (GI) disease.

Signs of GI are typically easy to overlook and include things like heartburn, ulcers, flatulence, and stomach aches.

You can bring it back for a full refund or exchange for another product.

Public Transport Council Reveals New Fare Calculation & It’s Bad News For S’poreans

Since we’re on the topic of transport, here’s one more that Singaporeans are talking about: Public Transport Fare adjustment.

Here’s some good news to start things off.

So long as you enter different stations within 15 minutes, you don’t have to pay an additional boarding charge of $0.77.

This will help you to travel shorter distances with lower fares.

Now, ready for the bad news?

A new component called the Network Capacity Factor will be added to fare calculation.

Here’s how it’s calculated:

If supply more than demand, NCF increases (so fare increase). If supply less than demand, NCF decrease (so fare decreases).

In other words, how much it’ll increase depends on how many people are taking the buses and trains.

Also, the Productivity Extraction will be reviewed, which is highly likely to drop from 0.5% to 0.1%.

The PTC said that they’ll only be able to reveal the new fares in the third quarter of this year.

27-Year-Old Suspect Arrested For Molesting Woman at Bukit Timah

Ladies, Singapore might be considered a safe country, but we still have our moments.

Plenty of people have praised Singapore for being so safe you can walk around at night without worries about your safety.

Not this lady, though.

On 22 Mar, the SPF announced that they’ve arrested a 27-year-old man suspected for molesting a woman at Bukit Timah.

She was walking along Hindhede Walk near Upper Bukit Timah Road on 20 Mar at night when she was molested by an unknown male.

The Jurong Police division officers conducted extensive investigations and arrested the suspect the next day.

If found guilty, he can be jailed up to ten years and caned.

Dramatic Motorbike Chase Between CNB Officers & Drug Suspect Result in Traffic Accident

You’d think police chases only happened in action movies. Not true.

It was reported that a high-speed chase took place between CNB officers and a drug suspect on Tuesday, 20 Mar.

The drug suspect, riding a motorcycle, drove against traffic along the Ayer Rajah Expressway before running a red light at a traffic junction on Pioneer Road North.

Right before colliding with a 36-year-old pedestrian.

The drug suspect abandoned his motorcycle at Jurong West Ave 5 but was arrested later at Pioneer Polyclinic.

A CNB officer suffered from abrasions while the pedestrian was taken to the hospital and placed under observation.

Investigations are currently ongoing.

Suspected Drunk Driver Drove on Motorcycle Lane, Crashes Into Divider At Woodlands Checkpoint

When you drink, don’t drive. Not only could you injured innocent people, you might just get into big trouble.

Like this guy.

According to Channel News Asia, a 28-year-old man was arrested for suspected drink-driving.

That’s after he drove in the motorcycle lane and crashed into a divider.

When he was first removed from the car, he stank of alcohol and seemed dazed. He has since been referred to the SPF for investigation and the car has been towed away.

Remember, guys, when you drink, don’t drive.

Can you imagine the shock of blanking out at an awesome party, and waking up in the holding cells?

Home & Law Minister Questioned Facebook Simon Milner in 3-hour Interrogation

If you’ve been paying attention to Facebook yesterday, you’d see plenty of articles with Home Affairs and Law Minister, Mr K Shanmugam questioning Facebook representative, Simon Milner.

They were written in a way that felt like Singapore has just won a huge victory.

Representatives from Google, Facebook and Twitter attended a parliamentary hearing on how to counter the threat of fake news before The Select Committee on Deliberate Online Falsehoods.

However, Mr Shanmugam directed questions regarding the recent Facebook data leaks to Facebook’s representative, Simon Milner for over three hours.

You can view the hearing below:

Yacht Catches Fire at Sentosa Cove, 15 Sent to Hospital

Singapore has been experiencing quite a few fires these recent days, what with the two industrial fires and now, a yacht at Sentosa Cove.

On 22 Mar around 4 pm, a yacht berthed at the fuel dock at the marina caught fire.

There were people onboard and the in-house Emergency Response Team used three hosereels to fight the fire.

SCDF was alerted to the incident at 4.30pm and used two waterjets to extinguish the blaze.

In total, 15 people were sent to the hospital for burn injuries and smoke inhalation. One was just an infant.

They are still investigating the cause of the fire.

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