Family of deceased 22-year-old girl declined condolence money, encourages public to donate to charitable causes

The family members of a deceased 22-year-old university student in Klang, have declined condolence money from netizens. The girl from Klang, Ang Hui Enn, left a suicide note left quietly from home on Monday (24 Apr), her body was discovered inside a car in a back alley just 300 meters away from her home on the next day. Shin Chiew Daily News reported that Ms. Ang was found near her residence in the Taman Sentosa area, and her body was taken to Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital. On Wednesday, Ms. Ang’s cousin, Lu Fei (23 years old), updated that the family is supporting each other after the unfortunate incident. Regarding the matter of donations, Lu Fei expressed gratitude for the netizens’ generosity but stated that the family will not accept any monetary donations. “The family has expressed that they will not accept any monetary donations from netizens.” “If possible, everyone can donate the money in Hui Enn’s name to organizations in need.”

67-year-old Malaysian father rides to Singapore twice a month to visit son in Changi Prison

Cheong Kah Pin, a 67-year-old Malaysian father, has been making twice-monthly trips to Singapore at 2 am to visit his son, who is currently serving a life sentence. Despite falling two or three times on his motorcycle during his journey, Uncle Cheong never fails to visit his son, even if it’s raining. He works hard as a vegetable farmer to make a living and kindly declined netizens’ offers to help. Uncle Cheong’s son, Cheong Chun Yin, was initially sentenced to death for drug trafficking, but his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment after being certified as having substantively assisted the Central Narcotics Bureau in disrupting drug-trafficking activities outside Singapore.

MSF reports 40% decrease in rough sleepers, but temporary shelter occupancy increases sixfold from 2019 to 2021

Singapore’s Ministry of Social and Family Development has reported a significant decrease in rough sleepers from 921 in 2019 to 530 in 2022. However, a veteran blogger in Singapore, Leong Sze Hian, has pointed out that while the number of rough sleepers decreased, the occupancy in temporary shelters had increased by more than sixfold, from 65 to 420, from 2019-2021. This means that only half the story is being told, and the full statistics on homelessness in Singapore are yet to be released.

Edwin Tong says tender for Ramadan Bazaar is to get bidder with best proposal, but price takes up 60% of evaluation criteria

The Geylang Serai Ramadan Bazaar in Singapore is managed by Wisma Geylang Serai under the People’s Association (PA), with the operating right for the annual event being tendered out in November 2022. A consortium of three companies won the tender for S$2.26m, with the price taking up 60% of the evaluation criteria. The high price of rental for vendors has been criticized, and some have struggled to secure a space due to having to bid high. Edwin Tong, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and deputy chairman of PA, stated that the tender is meant to get the bidder with the best expertise, experience, and proposal to manage and run the bazaar, not necessarily the highest bidder. He also noted that a substantial amount of the tender goes back into the event, its programming, and the light-up.

65-year-old Lawas cancer patient whose identity card seized by Malaysia’s authority passed away

Lina Samuel, a 65-year-old cancer patient in Lawas, Sarawak, passed away after her Malaysian identity card (MyKad) was confiscated by Malaysia’s National Registration Department (JPN) office in November 2022. She was diagnosed with colon cancer in February and was unable to cross the Brunei border to reach Miri Hospital for treatment due to her MyKad being seized. The Malaysian Home Minister claimed that her MyKad was seized because they found out she was allegedly an Indonesian citizen.

22-year-old Malaysian student found dead after going missing for over 28 hours, leaving farewell note to family

A 22-year-old Malaysian university student, Ang Hui Enn, left a suicide note before running away from home, leaving her family worried. Sadly, she was found deceased near her residence on Tuesday. Ang’s cousin, Lu Fei, had sought netizens’ help in locating her after discovering the note.

14-year-old arrested for stealing $20,000 Worth of gold chains from jewelry store, allegedly instructed by another 17-year-old youth

Singaporean authorities have arrested two boys, aged 14 and 17, for their involvement in a theft of two gold chains worth over $20,000 from a jewelry store in Chinatown. The 14-year-old posed as a customer and stole the chains when the staff turned their backs, but was apprehended by the staff after a chase. He explained that he had stolen the chains because he owed money. The police arrested him and later identified a 17-year-old who allegedly instructed him on how to carry out the theft. The investigation is still ongoing.

Scramble for public toilet paper in China leaves foreign netizens stunned

Chinese human rights activist Zeng Jinyan recently shared a video of people scrambling for toilet paper outside a public restroom in Chongqing. The viral footage left foreign netizens astonished, with some questioning the behavior and the practice of placing toilet paper outside restrooms in China.

A SBS bus driver ‘blindly’ followed another bus straight to Woodland Checkpoint

A SBS bus captain reportedly blindly followed another bus until he drove straight to Woodlands Checkpoint, causing one of his passengers to feel anxious and delayed for more than 45 minutes on their journey home.

Singapore Redditor shares stories of “horrendous” treatment of foreign domestic workers

Redditor shares mistreatment of foreign domestic workers in Singapore, highlighting that abuse of FDWs can take many forms, including emotional abuse, despite growing legal protections against more visible forms of sexual or physical abuse. Some Redditors defended the access to cheap home help, arguing that it has uplifted the satisfaction of many households in Singapore and helped FDWs “earn money to invest” in their home countries. However, others refuted this argument, stating that the low salary of FDWs leads to undervaluing and abuse, and called for improving the treatment of FDWs.