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A video showing a man claiming there is plastic in a popular brand of cream crackers has been dismissed by netizens as being misleading.
To prove his point in the video, the man, who spoke in a Malaysia-accented Chinese dialect, used a cigarette lighter to burn a few crackers from well-known brand Hup Seng.
As the crackers lit up easily and appeared to be melting, he claimed that they could have contained synthetic material – insinuating that they were not safe to eat.
Uploaded by Facebook user Emo-Ji early on Friday (July 29), the video has garnered over 730,000 views. It also got many netizens fired up.
They pointed out that a few ingredients in the crackers like oil and carbohydrates, such as wheat flour and corn starch, are in fact flammable.
Some demanded the video to be deleted while others warned the man in the video that he could be sued by Hup Seng for making a false claim.
One Facebook user showed a clipping of a Chinese newspaper article which cited an expert saying that the crackers are safe for consumption.
AsiaOne sent questions in an e-mail to Hup Seng to clarify the matter, but has yet to receive a reply at publication time.
The controversial video
AsiaOne noted that the cream crackers caught fire and burned easily in the video. The man then placed the crackers in a wok that looked shiny and well-oiled.
The biscuits continued to burn.
So, is the video legit or was it staged?
No one seems to know for sure right now which is why AsiaOne decided to conduct its own experiment using the same brand and type of crackers that were used in the original video.
AsiaOne’s burning experiment
We tried to burn the first piece of cracker with a cigarette lighter, but it didn’t light up easily even though we held it directly under the flame for long enough.
The targeted spot got charred instead but the fire didn’t spread to the other parts of the cracker. In fact, the air suddenly smelled of burnt toast.
We repeated the attempt with another piece of cracker and the results were identical.
Our conclusion: The crackers used in our test did not catch fire easily, unlike the ones shown in the questionable video.
chenj@sph.com.sg
All student-organised freshmen activities have been suspended at the National University of Singapore (NUS).
This follows a video that surfaced today (July 29) showing the dunking and ragging activities that were conducted at…
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SINGAPORE – The National University of Singapore (NUS) has suspended indefinitely all team-building activities organised by students for its freshmen, in the wake of reports of “unauthorised and unsupervised” activities that contravened university rules.
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Travellers passing through Changi Airport can now enjoy new art installations and interactive photo opportunities across its three terminals.
In a statement released today (July 29), the airport said that the highlight of these installations will be an interactive digital photo wall that makes use of motion-sensing technology at Terminal 2 (T2).
With the LED “Dots Portrait Wall”, travellers will be able to snap monochromatic portraits of themselves and bring them home as mementos.
From there, the portraits can be edited to feature iconic local backgrounds like Gardens by the Bay and the Merlion Park. Thereafter, travellers can even choose to send their portraits directly to friends and family over email.
On the other side of the interactive screen is a “Motion Silhouette Wall”. This wall responds to movements in real time and is something that kids, and maybe some adults, will likely find entertaining.
Adopting the same motion-sensing technology, passengers can move and interact with the animation that appears on the wall.
On top of these, cardboard art pieces have been installed across the three terminals depicting famous places of interest like the Singapore Flyer, the Sultan Mosque as well as the Supertrees of Gardens by the Bay.
These can all be found along luggage claim belts at each terminal.
Departing passengers can also explore Changi’s new photo spots which feature some of Singapore’s favourite streets and roads.
For example, over at Terminal 1, passengers can pose with Changi’s famous trishaw that stands against a 3D background of Chinatown.
These new showcases are part of a two-year collaboration between the Changi Airport Group and the Singapore Tourism Board which began in April last year.
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Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Yaacob Ibrahim urged Singaporeans to remain vigilant and alert to signs of extremism.
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BERLIN – Germany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger on Friday announced his retirement from international duty with immediate effect.
The 31-year-old Manchester United midfielder won his 120th cap in Germany’s 2-0 defeat to France in the semi-finals of Euro 2016.
He announced the news on his official Twitter account.
SINGAPORE – A Singaporean man who openly supported terrorist organisations and radicalised two others has been arrested and detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA).
In a statement on Friday (July 29), the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said that 44-year-old Zulfikar Mohamad Shariff, who wanted to establish an Islamic state in Singapore, was arrested in this month for terrorism-related activities.
According to MHA, Zulfikar made numerous Facebook posts glorifying and promoting the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq (ISIS), and exhorted Muslims to take up arms and wage militant jihad in places like the Middle East, Palestine, Myanmar and the Philippines. He considered the propogation of radical material as a form of jihad.
He also set up a Facebook page called “Al-Makhazin Singapore” as a means to provoke Muslims in Singapore into pushing for the replacement of the democratic system in Singapore with an Islamic state, and had looked into holding training sessions to radicalise young Singaporeans.
Zulfikar also contributed to the radicalisation of two other Singaporeans: Mohamed Shamin Mohamed Sidik and Mohamed Saiddhin Abdullah, said the statement.
Explaining the detention, MHA said: “In view of the high level of the terrorism threat that Singapore currently faces, and the global terrorism threat posed by ISIS, Zulfikar’s promotion of violence and ISIS and his radicalising influence pose a security threat to Singapore.”
In its statement, MHA revealed that Zulfikar had become radicalised as early as 2001 after reading jihadi-related materials, and was supportive of organisations like Al-Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiyah. He also advocated for Muslims to take up arms in Afghanistan following the Sept 11, 2001 terror attacks.
After resettling his family in Australia in 2002, he continued to pursue radical ideology by joining hardline organisation Hizbut Tahrir, and was influenced by the teachings of radical idealogues like Anwar al-Awlaki.
MHA also said that besides his intention to promote ISIS, he wanted his online followers to reject the secular democratic nation-state system and establish an Islamic caliphate governed by Syariah law.
“He believes that violence should be used to achieve this goal if necessary,” MHA said, adding that he had also set up the online group Al-Makhazin in 2013 to achieve his objective of establishing a global Islamic caliphate.
MHA also revealed that it has issued two-year Restriction Orders (RO) to the other two Singaporeans.
Mohamed Saiddhin, a 33-year-old businessman, was radicalised through perusing radical online material and influences, and was so inspired by Zulfikar that he photographed himself adopting the common pose of jihadi fighters while standing in front of the ISIS flag.
The statement said that the other individual radicalised by Zulfikar, Mohamed Shamin, had been detained under the ISA for terrorism-related activities, without elaborating further.
Another individual, a 17-year-old who was not named in the statement, was given an RO. The teen had recently graduated from a madrasah.
“Investigations showed that he had become radicalised online after viewing pro-ISIS videos, websites and social media material. He became convinced that ISIS’ violent actions were justified and harboured the intention to fight for ISIS in Syria in the future where he was prepared to die a martyr,” MHA explained.
A person issued with an RO cannot change his residence or employment, or travel out of Singapore without the approval of the director of the Internal Security Department
Meanwhile, another Singaporean, Muhammad Fadil Abdul Hamid, was re-detained under the ISA for two years in April this year, as he intended to join a terrorist group to engage in armed violence in Syria.
According to MHA, Fadil, who had previously been detained from 2010 to 2012, had initially made progress in reintegrating into society, but later became attracted to radical online material again.
At the same time, a self-radicalised Singaporean, Abdul Basheer Abdul Kader, 37, was released from preventive detention after it was assessed that he no longer posed a security threat. The RO of another individual, Rijal Yudri Jumari, 35, was also allowed to lapse.
Read also: 4 Singaporeans arrested under ISA for involvement in armed violence abroad
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SINGAPORE – Zulfikar Mohamad Shariff, 44, who was detained earlier this month under the Internal Security Act (ISA) for two years, repeatedly made headlines over the last 15 years.
As far back as 2001, Zulfikar was in the news over the controversial way…
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TAIPEI – The driver of a tour bus which crashed and caught fire in Taiwan killing dozens of Chinese tourists was drunk when the accident happened, investigators said Friday.
In the worst road accident ever to hit mainland visitors to the island, an entire tour group of 24 died when their bus was engulfed in flames and rammed through an expressway barrier last week.
Tests on the remains of the driver – who died in the crash, alongside a local tour guide – found an alcohol concentration of 1.075 milligrams per litre of breath, prosecutors said in a statement.
That put the Taiwanese driver, who was identified only by his surname Su, at more than four times the legal limit of 0.25 mg per litre.
“He was drunk driving – a very severe case of drunk driving,” said chief investigator Wang Yi-wen.
The discovery means the probe will now focus more on the driver’s mental and physical state, he added.
Investigators are delving into Su’s habits, diet, and social circle to determine why he might have been driving over the limit, Wang told AFP.
Tests did not find any traces of drugs or sedatives in his system, the statement from prosecutors said.
Investigators have already said that five bottles of gasoline were found in the bus, despite regulations banning inflammable substances in a vehicle.
They have searched his home twice and questioned his relatives and co-workers.
Local media said Su, the main breadwinner in his family, struggled financially and interacted little with his colleagues.
The bus carrying the tourists from China’s northeastern city Dalian was heading to Taipei’s main Taoyuan airport on Tuesday last week after the group had completed an eight-day trip around the island.
Distraught relatives who came to Taiwan to identify the bodies of the victims questioned why none of them were able to escape through the emergency exits when the fire ripped through the bus.
One eyewitness said trapped passengers inside the bus had been pounding on the windows as it careered off the road.
Chinese officials have demanded Taiwan take measures to ensure the safety of mainland visitors to the island.
Taiwan saw a boom in tourism from China under previous president Ma Ying-jeou, who oversaw an unprecedented eight-year rapprochement with the Beijing.
But numbers have slipped since Beijing-sceptic Tsai Ing-wen won a landslide victory in elections in January.
