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Delivery rider works 16 hours a day for family, only to find out his wife cheating on him, and their 10-month-old son not biologically his

 

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Life recently delivered one delivery rider a double whammy: after finding out that his wife of nearly ten years has been unfaithful, a paternity test showed that their youngest child, a 10-month-old boy, is not his.

The rider, 27, grew suspicious after his wife, 29, started staying out more and more. When one of his relatives suggested that the couple’s youngest child be subjected to a paternity test, he agreed.

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Maid says her employer transferred her after 3 months of salary deductions, a new employer would mean another 3 months of no pay and lodging charges

 

Photo: YouTube screengrab from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQbd2XZGyXg

A foreign domestic helper who had the first three months of her salary deducted asked if she would have another three months’ pay deducted if she was sent to a new employer.

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In a post to Facebook group FDW in Singapore (working conditions forum), a netizen by the name of Steph Malditah asked a question on behalf of her friend. Her question was on the maid’s salary deduction and quarantine.

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Netizens call NOC saga ‘The gift that keeps giving. Never ending saga’ after latest round of legal issues reported

 

Photo: Instagram screengrab/sylsylnoc

The Night Owl Cinematics (NOC) saga started in October of last year when allegations of abusive behaviour by co-founder Sylvia Chan started circulating.

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But it has kept going since then, with police reports, tell-alls, apologies, and more allegations going public.

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Letter to the Editor | Why Nurses’ Day and not Nurse’s Day; why are we making the English Language more complicated?

 

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Dear Editor,

Have you ever wondered why we use Nurses’ Day and not Nurse’s Day, although we have Father’s Day or Mother’s Day, for example? It certainly does not mean that we are celebrating for all the nurses and only one father or mother.

Could this also be the reason we are seeing more people using the plural term for many words, or adding ‘s’ to words unnecessarily?

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Kids under 5 more vulnerable to COVID, children 5–11 may need booster jab to stay protected — Janil Puthucheary

 

Photo: Unsplash/cdc (for illustration purposes only).

Senior Minister of State for Health Janil Puthucheary said in Parliament on Monday (Aug 1) that children younger than five years old are “more vulnerable to COVID-19 infection and have higher rates of severe outcomes” but added that this is similar to other respiratory diseases.

He also pointed out that this age group is the last to be protected by vaccinations.

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