‘So lenient’ — Netizens say NYE revellers at raucous Clarke Quay gathering are getting off too lightly
Singapore — The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) said on Monday (Jan 24) that in connection to the raucous Clarke Quay gathering on New Year’s Eve, eight people are now facing legal consequences.
For allegedly breaching several safe management measures, four people from the ages of 19 and 22 will be charged on Jan 25. Another four have been fined $1,000 each for breaching safe management measures. Netizens, however, are questioning the punishment meted out to the revellers.
Read more here.More trouble for doc in ‘fake vaxx certs’ case linked to anti-vaxxer group Healing the Divide
Singapore — It was only Sunday that the Ministry of Health made public that it was investigating a doctor, Jipson Quah, whom it accused of faking vaccination records for people who did not actually get vaccinated.
MOH said then that Quah, 33, was being referred to the Singapore Medical Council for further investigation.
Read more here.Data scientist proves IMDA’s protection scheme against SMS phishing is still vulnerable to hackers
Singapore — The recent OCBC phishing scam that saw at least $8.5 million stolen from the accounts of 470 customers has prompted calls for tighter security measures to prevent such scams from recurring.
In response, the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) is encouraging more firms to sign up with a pilot programme that is supposed to provide more protection against would-be scammers.
Autistic teen, video game addict, stabbed strict father to death, for being blamed over lost detergent scoop & banning of video games, to be detained five years
The father would stop him from using his mobile phone and playing video games, to which he was addicted. He would make the boy do housework and push him to do his homework, reports yahoo!news. If the boy didn’t obey, the father would hit him and swear at him, although he did not injure him.
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