Animal shelter worker, HIV-positive, gets 13 years jail for having sex with 14yo volunteer, netizens ask, ‘why no caning?’
Singapore — A man with HIV engaged in unprotected sex with a 14-year-old girl, keeping his medical condition from her.
A 41-year-old man who worked at an animal shelter was sentenced to 13 years and two months imprisonment on Monday (Dec 13). He cannot be named due to a gag order.
Lions at Changi Airport escaped when they heard they were in Lion City (Singapore)
Ingo Stiller (for illustration purposes only)
Singapore — The Lions heard they were in Lion City… so it’s only natural for them in wanting to look for the rest of their pride.
After the recent otter attack on a British jogger, wildlife in Singapore made the news again this week when two lions escaped from their container at Changi Airport on Sunday, (Dec 12).
CPF Board responds to TISG’s 2019 story about 71-year-old man who was jobless & homeless
Singapore — The Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board published a social media post in reaction to a TISG story about an elderly man who had been jobless and homeless.
“A 71-year-old Singaporean was allegedly left homeless when he lost his job, even though he had S$67,000 in his Central Provident Fund (CPF) account, since he only receives a S$425 monthly payout from the CPF Board,” read the article, which was first published in 2019.
All S’porean households to receive S$100 CDC vouchers digitally, can be used at hawkers and heartland merchants
Singapore — On Monday (Dec 13), Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong launched the financial scheme providing S$130 million worth of Community Development Council (CDC) vouchers to all Singaporean Households.
The nationwide CDC vouchers scheme is part of a S$900 million Household Support Package announced in the 2021 Budget, said the CDC in a press release.
Netizens ask if they’re expected to ‘eat steamboat & such with their hands’ after Dr Mahathir’s ‘Chinese eat with chopsticks’ remark
Petaling Jaya — Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad launch a new book Capturing Hope: The Struggle Continues For A New Malaysia on Sunday (Dec 12), but managed to infuriate some and puzzle others in a comment he made connecting chopsticks and national identity.