2016-08-23 - The Online Citizen

AVA issues recall on “Just Drink – Milk Tea”

On 23 August 2016, Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) released a statement which said that it has worked with the importer of "Just Drink - Milk Tea" to recall the product, as it contains the ingredient L-theanine. The statement said that L-theanine is currently not on the list of permitted food additive under the Food Regulations of Singapore. …

State funeral arrangement for Singapore’s Sixth and longest-serving President, S R Nathan

The Prime Minister Office (PMO) has announced the funeral arrangements for the late president Mr S R Nathan on Monday (22 August). The sixth and longest-serving president of the country passed away on Monday (22 August) at 9.48 pm at Singapore General Hospital at the age of 92. Mr Nathan was sworn in as the sixth President of Singapore on …

Singapore leaders share their grief over the passing of former President S R Nathan

S. R. Nathan, the country's sixth and longest-serving president passed away at the age of 92 on Monday (22 August) at the Singapore's General Hospital, according to a statement from the Prime Minister's Office. In light of the news of his passing, Singapore political leaders had been posting their condolences on their Facebook account. Here are some of them : Prime …

SDP noted that a lift was unrepaired for 2 months and it was repaired the next day

Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) candidate for Holland-Bukit Timah GRC Paul Tambyah along with his SDP colleagues from the Ground Operations Unit visited the residents living in Blk 150 Petir Road to have a conversation on 16 August. Dr Tambyah wrote that one of the residents told him that the lift in the middle of the block has not been repaired …

Radio Hang in Batam denies airing extremist sermons as claimed by MHA

BATAM – Indonesian Batam radio station, Radio Hang, denies airing extremist sermons after Singapore news linked it to the radicalisation of two men arrested in Singapore, who allegedly planned to join the Islamic State group. On Saturday (20 August) and Monday (22 August) the Batam Pos, a local online newspaper reported the denial of Radio Hang station manager Abu Yusuf …

Belgian expatriate sentenced 5 years in jail for taking the life of his own son

A Belgian expatriate, Philippe Marcel Guy Graffart, was sentenced 5 years in jail for killing his own 5-year-old son on 5 October 2015 between 9 pm and 10.17 pm. The 42-year-old man pleaded guilty early this month to a charge of a culpable homicide of Keryan Gabriel Cedric Graffart. Judicial Commissioner Hoo Sheau Peng said, “This is a tragic case …