Current Affairs

A Forklift Truck Operator employed by Cogent Container Depot Pte Ltd (“Cogent”) was sentenced to four months’ imprisonment and ordered to pay a penalty of $10,863 for the practice of obtaining bribes from truck drivers at Cogent on Friday (15 February) In a press release, the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) stated that Zhao Yucun was responsible for operating forklifts for the …

The dry and warm weather experienced over Singapore and the surrounding region in the first fortnight of the month are forecast to persist in the second half of February 2019 due to stable atmospheric conditions arising from the presence of a dry air mass over the Southeast Asia region. The Meteorological Service Singapore stated that the prevailing dry phase of the Northeast …

The recent death of yet another serviceman, Aloysius Pang, has riled the public with many questioning whether Singapore Armed Forces is taking safety seriously in its trainings. Many Singaporeans have taken to social media to vent their anger against SAF and the government. Finally, after more than 3 weeks Aloysius Pang has passed away, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong made …

The Singapore Armed Forces has a duty to continue "training and fulfilling its operational duties", as the Republic "cannot outsource" its security and defence to "anyone else", said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. In a Facebook post on Friday (15 Feb), Mr Lee wrote that "a strong and professional SAF ... with a comprehensive order of battle, and well-equipped, well-trained, and …

Two Singaporean were detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) in January 2019 for their alleged involvement in terrorism-related activities. In a press release on Friday (15 February), the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said that the two men are Mohamed Kazali bin Salleh (Kazali) and Hazim Syahmi bin Mahfoot (Hazim). According to the ministry, Kazali, a 48-year-old businessman based in …

Member of Parliament for Nee Soon GRC Lee Bee Wah was criticised on her Facebook page by cat feeders after she said in Parliament that she wanted the Agri-Food and Veterinary (AVA) to disallow cat feeders to leave food unattended for two hours in areas that have rat problem. Mentioning this in her Facebook page on Wednesday (13 February), MP …

Law & Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam says that pharmaceutical companies are hiding their intentions behind a smokescreen when it comes to cannabis. He describes the trend of accepting cannabis medical use is driven by the “power of money and propoganda”. Mr Shanmugam said this just before a joint statement by the Home Affairs and Health ministries which set out …

Following the power outage that affected several areas in central Singapore such as Bugis, City Hall, Marina and Somerset on Thursday (14 Feb), it was discovered that the disruption was caused due to equipment failure at the substation serving Carlton Hotel at Bras Basah Road. Government-owned electricity and gas company Singapore Power (SP Group) revealed in a Facebook update at …

A 33-year-old Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) male regular was found motionless at a stairway landing of a building in Kranji Camp II on 14 February 2019 at 5.10 pm. The Singapore Police Force and the Singapore Civil Defence Force were activated by the unit. The serviceman was pronounced dead on site at 5.30 pm by an SAF medical officer. MINDEF …

A recent video of a short speech by Dr Tan Cheng Bock has been circulating on social media. In the video, he had expressed his wish to re-enter parliament because he wants to seek accountability and transparency over the reserves and the Central Provident Fund (CPF) from the government. "I go in because I want accountability. I want transparency. What’s …