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Morning Digest, Aug 5

‘$8.00 for just the fries? You must be kidding me, bro’ — Customer

 

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Photo: FB screengrab/Complaint Singapore

A customer was surprised to pay S$8 for a plate of fries, sparking a thread among netizens that the price was too much for the item. Members of the public also suggested it was better to purchase frozen fries from a supermarket and fry them at home.

Facebook page Complaint Singapore member Qeelah Redwan shared a post on Wednesday (Aug 3) with the caption, “S$8.00 for just the fries? You must be kidding me, bro. Teck Whye Rasa Rasa, you should do something about it.”

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Woman with baby stroller jaywalks at Bukit Batok, stroller gets hit by camcar

 

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Photo: FB screengrab/ROADS.sg

“The laws should be changed to better protect drivers against errant pedestrians,” said a concerned member of the public after watching a woman pushing a baby stroller and jaywalking, while the stroller gets hit by a passing vehicle.

The incident, which happened along Bukit Batok East Ave 5, shows the woman suddenly appearing from the camcar’s blind spot as the vehicle travelled down the road.

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Auntie experiences ‘Earthquake’ every day in Bukit Batok caused by MRT trains with noise levels that could damage her hearing

 

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Photo: Taken from Google Maps, used for illustration purposes only

A 76-year-old woman working at Bukit Batok MRT station has noticed that the noise from passing trains is getting louder. She said it is as loud as an earthquake.

The startling sound makes the woman panic, causing her to miscalculate change for customers during her shift from 5 am to 2 pm.

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Now you can even walk ‘high’ on beer with Heinekicks! The world’s first beer-filled shoe by Heineken, only 7 pairs to be available in Singapore

 

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What happens when one of the world’s most famous beers meets with a celebrated shoe designer?

The answer is Heinekicks, the world’s first beer-filled shoe.

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Prosecution seeks 5-8 months jail for Dee Kosh, says latter uploaded video “to sway public sentiments in his favour” while his case was ongoing

 

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On Wednesday (Aug 3), the prosecution sought a sentence of five to eight months in jail for YouTuber Darryl Ian Koshy, adding that he intended to contextualise his charges through a 9-min 34-sec video posted by Koshy in January.

Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Lim Ying Ming told the State Courts that this could amount to “sub-judice conduct”, referring to conduct that could prejudice proceedings before the court. He made his comments public, knowing his case had not been dealt with in court. DPP Lim also said that Koshy’s offences were highly premeditated.

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