Morning Digest, May 10

Birth & death certificates no longer issued from May 29, replaced with digital copies

Beginning May 29, physical birth and death certificates will no longer be issued, as these will be replaced with digital copies. The document can be downloaded and stored on their devices within 90 days.

Members of the public have expressed that not everything should be digitalised, given the sentimental symbol of these certificates, among other reasons.

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To forgive or not to forgive when a partner cheats?

We all make mistakes in our romantic relationships. That is a given. It is said that the key is communication and we should talk things out and forgive and forget.

But what happens when your significant other makes a mistake that you can’t seem to go back from. How do you forgive a cheating partner, when does one forgive and does it seem weak to do so? How do you deal with infidelity?

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“Facts Are Not Enough” — It’s not what you say about the facts, it’s how you connect the facts to people that make the difference

Opinion Piece by Tang Li

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Yes, facts are important. You have to be truthful and not lie and mislead people. However, just telling facts on their own won’t do the trick. You need to make the facts relevant. Credit where credit is due. Donald Trump told stories that people could relate to and made it such that dry facts on their own didn’t matter. Let’s look at the comparison in Singapore.

Our ministers are good at reeling off statistics. If you talk about open door policies on immigration, they will inevitably reel off a bunch of statistics on how that benefits you, the voter. However, even if those statistics are true, they don’t tell a believable story, especially if you’re talking to a forty-something-year-old retrenched PMET (professional, managerial, executive, and technical) who can’t get a job and has a mortgage to pay and all he notices is that the HR manager in every company he’s applied to happens to be from a particular nationality.

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Jamus Lim posts an invitation to join him on the first Anchorvale trip to Malaysia

Workers’ Party Member of Parliament Jamus Lim (Sengkang GRC) posted on Facebook on Monday morning (May 9) about a day trip to Bekok, a mukim in Johor Bahru, that he’s taking as part of the “first #Anchorvale trip to Malaysia!”

He then invited others to join as well. “Planning to bring your family somewhere during the June holidays? Why not spend a day in Johor Bahru on a trip, with myself, to the serene town of Bekok to enjoy the street art mural, learn about Hakka culture, and at the same time enjoy delicious meals along with the chance to flex your shopping muscles at the malls? Come join us on the first #Anchorvale trip to Malaysia!”

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‘Which driver is at fault?’ — Car reversing into TKC parking lot hits vehicle behind

A video of two vehicles involved in a carpark-related accident got netizens debating who was to blame.

“Who’s at fault here? Which driver did not engage brain in this situation?” asked Facebook page ROADS.sg on May 7, referring to a video of a vehicle reversing into a parking slot and hitting another car waiting behind.

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