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Stories you might’ve missed, July 5

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Netizen who served in the army for 12 years says that “we soldiers are insulted and treated like beggars” with NS55 $100 credits

 

A netizen who served in the army for over 12 years wrote that he felt the NS55 credits were an insult to him.

In a post to the Facebook group Umbrage Singapore, the netizen who went by the name of Shui Jing wrote that he served in the army for more than 12 years with his “body,heart and mind”.

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Cannabis is now legal in Thailand, but CNB warns Singaporeans consuming drugs outside S’pore is still an offence

 

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In the wake of Thailand legalizing the cultivation and possession of marijuana and hemp for specific purposes last month, Singapore’s Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) issued a reminder to Singaporeans overseas that doing drugs is an offence.

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Cannabis is now legal in Thailand, but CNB warns Singaporeans consuming drugs outside S’pore is still an offence.

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Leong Mun Wai asks if more airtime in Parliament could be given to topic of SERS in Ang Mo Kio

 

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Making a clarification in Parliament on Monday (Jul 4), NCMP Leong Mun Wai asked about the topic of SERS in Ang Mo Kio.

Mr Leong said that all the questions on the Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS) in Ang Mo Kio were relegated to the end of the question list. “Which means there will be limited, or no airtime on it. There’s a difference between oral questions and written questions, so I would like to ask whether those questions can be moved forward”, Mr Leong said.

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Nightmare coworker gets to work late daily, lateness ranges from 10 minutes to 2 hours

 

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A netizen who found she had a “nightmare coworker” took to social media to rant about the matter.

In an anonymous post to popular confessions page SGWhispers, the netizen wrote that they had a colleague who was habitually late and that their lateness would range from 10 minutes to 2 hours. The netizen added that his colleague would always have “lame excuses like she need to” have a bowel movement.

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Joss paper prices to increase 15% this 7th month, netizens say should increase 100% to minimize air pollution

 

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With the seventh lunar month right around the corner, news of inflation hitting even joss paper has gotten netizens agreeing with the price increase.

It was reported that joss paper would increase by 10 to 15 per cent in Singapore in 2022 due to shipping costs which have doubled.

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