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Morning Digest | June 8

M Ravi: Heavy price to pay for trying to save lives in Singapore

 

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Photo: FB screengrab/ M Ravi

On Tuesday (June 7), lawyer Ravi MRavi posted a photo of a check for $20,000 he had just handed over to the Attorney-General’s Chambers.

“Heavy price to pay for trying to save lives in Singapore,” he wrote in a Facebook post. However, he still needs to raise another $10,000 in connection to the death penalty cases he’s been handling.

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Knowledge Book Centre in Bras Basah closing down due to high rental costs, clearing books at 50% off, owner also open to handing over bookstore to anyone interested

 

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Photo: TikTok screengrab/thestudyhustle

“This is not sponsored. I just feel sad that he looked so sad,” wrote a concerned netizen in a video of yet another second-hand bookstore pulling its shutters down permanently.

Knowledge Book Centre located in Bras Basah Complex is throwing in the towel, the owner citing his old age and the high rental cost as the primary reasons for the decision.

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Netizen warns of ‘PUB’ refund scam, wrong spelling is the dead giveaway

 

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Photo: FB screengrab/PUB

A netizen took to social media to warn others about an email that claims to have been sent by PUB, the national water agency.

The email’s purpose is to inform recipients that their refund has been approved, but the word “refund” is misspelt as “reffund” at the beginning of the email.

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Man brings mother along on his date with a woman, mother & son kept hugging & kissing each other’s cheek, woman says “it was so freaking awkward”

 

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Photo: Unsplash/ Scott Warman (for illustration purposes only).

A woman took to the popular NUS Whispers Facebook page with an unusual dating story. But unlike other posters, she wasn’t necessarily asking for advice. But she certainly had a story to tell.

I met someone online who brings his mother along for our first date LOL.”

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Dish collector at People’s Park Food Centre spotted using floor mop on dish rack

 

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Photo: FB screengrab/Complaint Singapore

The person in charge of collecting dishes at a food centre allegedly used the floor mop to wipe the rack where plates and cutlery are stored.

“Gosh! The dish collector at People’s Park Food Centre used the mop on the dish rack,” wrote Facebook page Complaint Singapore member Lucky Gem on June 5. The netizen quickly pulled out her phone to record the scene, but the cleaner stopped doing so.

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