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Nine men, aged between 28 and 82, were arrested during an enforcement operation conducted by Woodlands Police Division along 20 Marsiling Lane on 19 September 2020.
All nine men were arrested for offences under the Betting Act. Cash amounting to more than $2200 and a hand phone were seized.
Police investigations are ongoing.
Under Section 5(1) of the Betting Act, any person who bets with a bookmaker shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or both. Under Section 5(3) of the Betting Act, any person acts as a bookmaker in any place shall be liable on conviction to a fine of not less than $20,000 and not more than $200,000 and shall also be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years.
The Police will continue to clamp down on criminal activities. Those found engaging in illicit activities will be dealt with sternly in accordance with the law.
Cash amounting to more than $2200 and a hand phone were seized
PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
21 September 2020 @ 5:15 PM
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United Overseas Bank (UOB) has sought to assure the public that a netizen who called Singaporeans xenophobic and lazy is not actually holding a vice-presidential role at the bank as he claimed on Facebook.
“May be if Singapoo people were not lazy we Indians wont have to take up your jobs… show some respect to Indian workers here!! [sic]” exclaimed the netizen in a Facebook post that has since been highlighted to UOB.
Earlier today (Sept 22), Felix Ng alerted the bank through its Facebook page about a man who wrote a “disturbing post”.
The man in subject indicated on his profile that he’s a Vice President at UOB — though pretty much anyone can list themselves in any position in any company without verification on Facebook.
Ng’s consternation, however, stemmed from his loyalty to UOB as a client.
“As a client of UOB and having referred clients to UOB as well, I am disturbed as to how he called Singaporeans ‘Singapoo’,” he wrote.
“Its an absolute insult, a mockery of us, and a total disgrace to UOB for hiring somone like him [sic],” he added, urging the bank to conduct an internal investigation.
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SINGAPORE: Three more food and beverage establishments were ordered to close recently for breaching COVID-19 rules, said the Ministry of Sustainability and Environment (MSE) on Tuesday (Sep 22).
Four other outlets were issued with fines for flouting COVID-19 safety management measures, MSE added in a media release.
This follows enforcement action taken against 18 outlets, which the ministry announced on Sep 17. Three of them were ordered to close, including a restaurant that was told to shut after being found serving beer in teapots.
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Among the latest offenders was a restaurant at 39 Hong Kong Street which hosted a group of 15 people for a private dinner event on Sep 12.
Officers who were at the location at 9.10pm observed intermingling among the diners who were split across four tables, said MSE.
CNA has asked MSE for the name of the establishment, which was not named in their release.
On the same day at 9.50pm, three groups of patrons each comprising more than five people were seen at the Beer Factory. One of the groups at the premises on 25 Church Street was found to have eight people.
The Urban Redevelopment Authority on Sep 17 ordered the respective operators to close both premises for 10 days from Sep 18 to Sep 27.
The Beer Factory admits three groups of more than five people each, with one group comprising eight people on Sep 12, 2020 at 9.50pm. (Photo: URA)
The other establishment ordered to close was a drinks stall at a coffee shop in Serangoon.
Several patrons were seen by officers to be consuming alcohol on Sep 19 at 10.55pm, past the 10.30pm cut-off time for the sale and consumption of alcohol.
They were drinking at two tables in an outdoor area at Block 261 Serangoon Central Drive.
The Singapore Food Agency on Sep 21 ordered the drinks stall at #01-27 to close for 10 days from Sep 22 to Oct 1.
Patrons consume alcohol at 10.55pm at two tables in the outdoor refreshment area at Block 261 Serangoon Central Drive on Sep 19, 2020. (Photo: SFA)
F&B “HOTSPOTS”
The four outlets that were fined S$1,000 each had breached COVID-19 safety management measures, such as allowing groups more than five to be seated together, intermingling between tables as well as seating different groups less than 1m apart.
They were among a total of seven outlets found to be non-compliant during “stepped-up checks” at food and beverage “hotspots” by Government agencies on Sep 16.
Patrons at two different tables in an F&B outlet in Chinatown are seated less than 1m apart on Sep 18, 2020 at 7.15pm. (Photo: SFA)
Over the weekend of Sep 18 to Sep 20, Government agencies conducted more inspections on 323 outlets in known hotspots.
Among these, 18 were found to be in breach of COVID-19 rules.
“Agencies are reviewing these breaches and the appropriate enforcement actions to be taken, including temporary closure of the outlets and the issuance of fines,” said MSE.
An F&B outlet in Clementi does not ensure 1m between groups of customers and has two groups of three people seated at the same table on the afternoon of Sep 20, 2020. (Photo: SFA)
The ministry added that operators and owners of premises are responsible for the implementation of COVID-19 rules, and that they “should not be requesting enforcement officers or safe distancing ambassadors to engage their patrons on safety management measures on their behalf”.
As there are still “a minority” of outlets that continue to breach the rules, “the Government will continue to step up enforcement checks at F&B outlets around Singapore to ensure that they remain safe spaces for all”, said MSE.
“We also urge patrons to be socially responsible and observe the safety management measures,” it added.
As previously clarified, exceptions to the five-people limit per group can only be made if all members of the group are from the same household. They would have to be seated at multiple tables of at most five people, with at least 1m between the tables.
And in such cases, “establishments can request to verify diners’ claims that they are from the same household, and can reject entry of diners at their discretion”, said MSE.
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Shortly after StarHub released its price plans , Singtel is here with its contract packages for the 8th-gen iPad, Apple Watch Series 6, and Apple Watch SE.
For a limited time, Singtel is offering 3 months of free NumberShare service when a customer signs up for it at $6.90 a month. NumberShare is a Singtel add-on that lets another compatible cellular device share the same mobile plan (be it a tablet or watch).
Do note that NumberShare is an eSIM service, and therefore has a $10.70 one-time activation fee attached to it.
Of note, Singtel offers only the GPS + Cellular variants of the Apple Watch Series 6 and Apple Watch SE without a contract plan attached . The Apple Watch Series 6 goes at $749 (40mm) and $799 (44mm) in Space Gray, Gold Alumnium, and Nike Series Space Gray.
The Apple Watch SE goes at $499 (40mm) and $549 (44mm) in Space Gray, Silver, and Nike Space Gray. On the Apple Watches’ landing pages, Singtel recommends getting the NumberShare service alongside the wearable.
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SINGAPORE: A sun halo was seen from several locations in Singapore at around noon on Tuesday (Sep 22).
A CNA reader who identified herself as Lynne said she was having lunch in the City Hall area when she saw the halo.
“I couldn’t stop staring at it. It was just too beautiful. Photos don’t do justice to it,” she said.
A halo seen at 12.16pm on Sep 22, 2020 in the City Hall area. (Photo: Lynne)
CNA reader Chew Kok Kiong said he saw the halo from the window of an apartment in Jalan Hang Jebat at Queenstown.
“The shape was perfect with unblocked view and the cloud also shaded the sun partially,” he said.
A sun halo seen at about 11.45am on Sep 22, 2020 at Jalan Hang Jebat. (Photo: Chew Kok Kiong)
CNA reader Mark Rodel dela Rosa said he had just finished lunch in Tampines West at about noon when he saw other people looking up at the sky.
“At first I thought there’s some aircraft passing by. But when I checked it myself I saw an almost perfect rainbow surrounding the sun,” he said.
The phenomenon lasted for about 20 minutes, he said, adding that he was “pretty amazed” as it was the first time he had seen a sun halo in Singapore.
A sun halo seen at around 12pm on Sep 22, 2020 above a HDB block in Tampines. (Photo: Mark Rodel dela Rosa)
CNA reader Jett Galang captured photographs of the halo from a condominium in Tanah Merah.
A halo seen at 12.13pm on Sep 22, 2020 from The Glades in Tanah Merah. (Photo: Jett Galang)
Another CNA reader Zahra Aly also saw the halo from Meyer Road near East Coast Park.
A sun halo seen at 12.19pm on Sep 22, 2020 at Meyer Road. (Photo: Zahra Aly)
The sun halo seen from Bedok South (Photo: Kane Cunico)
Sun halos occur when sunlight is refracted and reflected by tiny ice crystals in Earth’s atmosphere when high and thin cirrus clouds are in the sky, according to the National Environment Agency (NEA).
A sun halo seen from MacPherson at 12.05pm on Sep 22, 2020. (Photo: Jenny Yang)
A halo seen at 12.16pm on Sep 22, 2020 in the City Hall area. (Photo: Lynne)
This story came from a reader tip-off. If you would like to send in information, photos or videos about something newsworthy, submit your news tips on CNA Eyewitness.
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What’s a professional sportsman to do when most sports have come to a standstill during this pandemic? Team Singapore tennis player Shaheed Alam turned his on-court passion into an off-court desire to help the needy.
In 2015, Shaheed became the first Male player to win an ITF junior singles title at the age of 17. Subsequently, he even partnered world-renowned female tennis player Maria Sharapova in a mixed doubles exhibition match!
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If you’ve been trying to pre-order the PlayStation 5 in Singapore but haven’t had any luck, well, you’re not the only one.
Retail partners are reporting that their pre-orders are full and we’ve even seen scalpers attempting to cash in on what is possibly the hottest new console launch in the last decade.
But if a few of you are attempting to order the console directly from Sony Singapore, well, you are in for a huge surprise as Singaporeans have had trouble pre-ordering it from Sony Singapore, less so than folks from outside the nation.
PHOTO: PlayStationHow is this so? If you tried accessing the site in the last few days at around 11am, you would have discovered that IP addresses from Singapore are somehow being blocked when attempting to pre-order a PS5.
This “preventive measure” prevents consumers from even standing a chance to get their hands on Sony’s new console on launch day.
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SINGAPORE: Five men, aged between 37 and 51, have been jailed for smuggling chewing tobacco worth about S$213,000 into Singapore, the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) said on Tuesday (Sep 22).
Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers uncovered more than 53,200 sachets of chewing tobacco hidden in Malaysia-registered bowser lorries at Tuas checkpoint on Sep 7.
The tobacco was found in black polythene bags hidden in various parts of the lorries, such as bed bunks and engine compartments, said HSA in a press release.
The packages contained Khaini tobacco, a type of chewing tobacco consisting of moist, dark brown tobacco leaf mixed with slaked lime or spices, said the authority.
The compartment under the bed bunks (left) and the engine compartment of a bowser lorry where black polythene packages were found (right). (Photos: HSA)
“HSA’s investigations revealed that the smugglers used a similar mode of operation in their smuggling activities,” it added.
All five Malaysian nationals had been instructed to proceed to designated carparks in Singapore to hand over the chewing tobacco to a contact person.
It is illegal to import, distribute and sell chewing tobacco in Singapore.
The men were sentenced to five to 16 weeks’ jail.
The import, distribution and sale of imitation tobacco products such as shisha, smokeless tobacco and chewing tobacco are banned in Singapore. Anyone convicted of the offence faces a jail term of up to six months, a fine of up to S$10,000, or both. The penalties are double for repeat offenders.
An elderly man was charged $4,445 for a one-time facial at a beauty salon in Tampines, leading to a dispute where police were called in to the scene.
Stomp contributor Ho said his 87-year-old grandfather visited E.Zone, located at Tampines Bus Interchange, on Sept 17 for a facial treatment.
Ho said: “My grandfather saw a signage advertising the facial for $38 and went in.
“A woman at the salon told him halfway through the facial treatment that the removal of each oil seed would cost $20.
“As an old person, my grandpa’s understanding was that the total amount would be less than $100. However, after the whole treatment, he was billed $4,445!
“The woman did not even give him an invoice or receipt.
“My grandpa, not wanting to want to create problems, paid $2,000 to them via NETS.”
However, as Ho’s grandpa had reached his NETS limit of $2,000, he had to go to the bank to withdraw cash to pay the remaining balance.
