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Accident on ECP causes massive jam towards Changi Airport

Traffic redirected to lane 3 after an accident occurred on the East Coast Parkway towards Changi Airport on Friday (Nov 30) night. (Photos: Ryan Tay)

30 Nov 2018 10:20PM)

SINGAPORE: A chain collision involving four cars and a motorcycle along the East Coast Parkway (ECP) caused a massive jam along the expressway on Friday evening (Nov 30) during peak hour.
The accident happened after the Still Road South exit of the ECP towards Changi Airport.


Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/new...s-massive-jam-towards-changi-airport-10985760

 

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Pay raise, mandatory bonus for landscape maintenance workers from 2020 | Video
By Eugenia Lim
(Updated: 30 Nov 2018 11:23PM)

landscape maintenance workers will soon benefit from basic pay increases, as well as mandatory bonuses, the Government announced on Friday (Nov 30). Eugenia Lim with more.


Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/new...r-landscape-maintenance-workers-from-10986002

Why in 2020 and not now or 2019? What's the reason for such a decision?
What about other maintenance workers? Why is it only for landscape maintenance worker?
Are other maintenance workers not deserving enough or is this just a stage to Fit and Fix?

 

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Illegal cigarette buyer admits to driving car into Customs officer and injuring him

Amir Hussain
Senior Reporter
Yahoo News Singapore
29 November 2018

Muhammad Irfan Rukaimi pleaded guilty to one charge of causing grievous hurt by a rash act and one count of obstructing a Customs officer. (Photo: Getty Images)
A 20-year-old man who was looking to buy contraband cigarettes while in a car was instead stopped by a group of Customs officers on a raid in an industrial estate, a court heard.
Worried as he had some contraband cigarettes on him, Muhammad Irfan Rukaimi accelerated his car forward and crashed into a Customs officer who tried to jump out of the way. The officer’s left kneecap broke due to the impact.

 

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7 women arrested during police operation at Dunlop Street, Beach Road

Staff Writer, Singapore
Editorial Team
Yahoo News Singapore
29 November 2018

The two-day enforcement operation was conducted on massage establishments and public entertainment outlets along Dunlop Street and Beach Road. (PHOTOS: Singapore Police Force)

Seven women, aged between 21 and 31, were arrested in a police enforcement operation on massage parlours and public entertainment outlets conducted along Dunlop Street and Beach Road.
During the two-day operation, which took place on Wednesday (28 November) and Thursday, three unlicensed massage establishments were detected, said the police in a news release. A 31-year-old woman was arrested for offences under the Women’s Charter during these checks.
Separately, checks on public entertainment outlets found that two venues had contravened their licensing conditions. The other six women were arrested for offences under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act during these checks.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/7-women-a...tlets-dunlop-street-beach-road-041335049.html

 

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Commentary: A wake-up call, when a disadvantaged child gets 8 out of 100 for an exam
Uplifting disadvantaged children requires us to create ecosystems of support and actively facilitate their access to this support, says Cindy Ng.

By Cindy Ng
10 Nov 2018 06:18AM (Updated: 10 Nov 2018 09:49AM)

SINGAPORE: Income inequality creates divisions in our society.
From birth, children from the bottom 20 per cent receive less access to financial and social resources than their peers from other socio-economic status.
This gap widens with each year and its effects become evident by the time these children turn seven, when formal education begins.

Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/new...ng-disadvantaged-children-task-force-10905470

 

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Motorcyclist killed in accident on BKE towards Woodlands checkpoint

The 40-year-old motorcyclist was conscious when was conveyed to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, but he subsequently died.PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM YOUTUBE


Choo Yun Ting
SINGAPORE - A 40-year-old motorcyclist was killed in an accident involving a car and another motorcycle on the Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE) on Saturday (Dec 1).
The police were alerted to the accident, which took place on the BKE towards Woodlands Checkpoint, after the Woodlands Avenue 3 exit, at 1.45pm.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...-accident-on-bke-towards-woodlands-checkpoint

 

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265 new cases of HIV reported between Jan and Oct: MOH

File photo of a blood sample during an HIV test. (Photo: REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha)
01 Dec 2018 05:07PM (Updated: 01 Dec 2018 05:10PM)


SINGAPORE: A total of 265 new cases of HIV infection were reported among Singapore citizens and permanent residents in the first 10 months of this year, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Saturday (Dec 1).
Of these, MOH analysed 156 cases between January and June, and found that 90 per cent of those infected were male.

Nearly half (46 per cent) were between the ages of 40 and 59, while 40 per cent were aged between 20 and 39.
About 53 per cent had last-stage HIV infection when they were diagnosed, said MOH, which is an increase from the 42 per cent for the same period last year.

Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/new...h-2018-sexually-transmitted-diseases-10987408

265 new cases of HIV infections reported from Jan to Oct, down from same period in 2017: MOH

Of the new cases in 2018, the Ministry of Health analysed 156 which were reported in the first half of the year, all of which were exposed through sexual intercourse.PHOTO: ST FILE
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Choo Yun Ting
SINGAPORE - There were 265 newly diagnosed cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections reported among Singapore residents from January to October this year, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a statement on Saturday (Dec 1).
This is down from the 361 cases that were reported in the same period last year.
Of the new cases this year, MOH analysed 156 which were reported in the first half of 2018, all of which were exposed through sexual intercourse.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...ctions-reported-from-jan-to-oct-this-year-moh

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More than 1,000 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes found at Woodlands Checkpoint

Immigration and Checkpoints Authority officers at Woodlands Checkpoint discovered 961 cartons and 117 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes hidden in the roof panels of the lorry, which was entering Singapore at the time.PHOTO: FACEBOOK / IMMIGRATION & CHECKPOINTS AUTHORITY


Timothy Goh
SINGAPORE - Officers from the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) discovered more than 1,000 cartons and 400 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes in two separate incidents on Thursday (Nov 29).
At around 5.45pm, officers at Woodlands Checkpoint saw anomalies in scanned images of a Malaysia-registered lorry, which was not supposed to be carrying any goods.
They discovered 961 cartons and 117 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes hidden in the roof panels of the lorry, which was entering Singapore at the time.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...paid-cigarettes-found-at-woodlands-checkpoint

 

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Teen arrested for allegedly molesting woman in lift

01 Dec 2018 04:21PM (Updated: 01 Dec 2018 05:16PM)

SINGAPORE: A 16-year-old has been arrested for his suspected involvement in a case of outrage of modesty, the police said on Saturday (Dec 1).
At about 7.30pm on Thursday, the authorities received a report that a woman had been molested in a lift at an HDB block along Potong Pasir Avenue 1.

Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/new...ly-molesting-woman-lift-potong-pasir-10987388