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Mother of Justin Lee shares the heartbreaking story of her 17-year-old’s suicide and calls for a review of how the police handles juveniles

Singapore — The mother of Justin Lee, 17, who committed suicide on Sept 16 while facing drug-trafficking charges, spoke up in a tell-all interview.

In the interview, along with two of his close friends, Qi Ting and Tricia, Cecilia reveals the type of boy her son was.

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Man from a group of Ang Mohs fling a sign at a child standing outside temple

Singapore — A viral video posted late Monday night (Nov 8) showed a man from a group of foreigners picking up a ‘Wet floor’ sign and hurling it at a child standing nearby.

The video, posted to Facebook, showed the child and presumably her mother standing outside a Hindu temple at around 8.30 pm along Keong Saik Road. Out of the three or so men, one clad in black hit a ‘Wet floor’ sign that was placed outside the temple directly at the child. The man then dashed away.

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“We’re intelligent vaxxers, not anti-vaxxers” — ‘Healing the Divide’ founder responds to MOH

Singapore — Responding to the Ministry of Health’s (MOH) statement regarding the group “Healing the Divide” anti-vaccination stance, founder Iris Koh reiterated they were not anti-vaxxers but intelligent vaxxers.

On Sunday (Nov 7), MOH called out Healing the Divide as it “adopts an anti-vaccination stance and claims to warn people about the dangers of vaccination.”

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“Super frightening and dangerous” — car spotted on pedestrian pathway at Paya Lebar

Singapore — A member of the public shared her surprise upon seeing a vehicle on a pedestrian pathway at Paya Lebar and called the incident “super frightening and dangerous.”

On Monday (Nov 8), Facebook page ROADS.sg uploaded a video shared by the pedestrian who witnessed the scene.

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Ong Ye Kung: COVID-19 is like riding a bike downslope, can lose control until a crash

Singapore — Speaking on the Covid-19 situation, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung likened the virus to riding a bicycle on a downslope, which could result in a crash if not properly controlled.

“I explained that Covid-19 is like riding a bicycle downslope. Left on its own, it goes faster and faster, until we lose control and the bike crashes,” said Mr Ong in a Facebook post on Tuesday (Nov 9).

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