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Oct 24, 2021 • 43min
#279: CEO Of Prive Punched 13 Year Old
While intoxicated, the chief executive officer of food and beverage group The Prive Group asked a teenager a lewd question before punching him. French national Jean-Luc Kha Vu Han, 44, pleaded guilty on Thursday (Oct 21) to a charge each of voluntarily causing hurt and intentionally causing alarm.
Read more: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/prive-group-ceo-punch-13-year-old-boy-lewd-questions-2258141
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Oct 24, 2021 • 39min
#278: Trump Opens Truth Social
Trump signaled his aspirations to create a rival social media platform after he was kicked off several social media platforms. Earlier this year, major social media firms including Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, banned or suspended Trump for violating their policies following the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
Read more: https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/20/trump-launches-his-own-social-media-platform-truth-social/
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Oct 20, 2021 • 29min
#277: Carousell Scammer Cheats People Of $150,000
The police said on Saturday (Oct 16) that between June 11 and Thursday, they received several reports from people who were purportedly cheated by an online seller on internet marketplace Carousell.
Read more: https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/police-arrest-carousell-seller-25-who-allegedly-scammed-victims-more-s114000?cid=telegram_tg-single_social-free_26012019_today
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Oct 20, 2021 • 38min
#276: Najib Razak Coming To Singapore
Malaysia's Court of Appeal on Monday (Oct 18) granted a request from former prime minister Najib Razak, who was convicted on graft charges last year, to temporarily release his passport so he can attend the birth of his grandchild in Singapore, a prosecutor said.
Read more: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-court-releases-convicted-ex-pm-najibs-passport-for-trip-to-singapore
Apart from that, we also have our friends from Woodlands Division of the Singapore Police Force to create more awareness on the most prevalent crimes, SCAMS! To know more about scams, visit www.scamalert.sg and @WoodlandsEastNPC, @WoodlandsWestNPC, @SembawangNPC, @YishunsouthNPC, @YishunnorthNPC.

Oct 20, 2021 • 30min
#275: Third Electricity Provider Calls It Quits
Power provider Ohm Energy said on its website that it had exited the retail electricity market in Singapore on Friday, making it the third company to do so over the past few days.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/third-electricity-provider-calls-it-quits-singapore-2021-10-16/
Apart from that, we also have our friends from Woodlands Division of the Singapore Police Force to create more awareness on the most prevalent crimes, SCAMS! To know more about scams, visit www.scamalert.sg and @WoodlandsEastNPC, @WoodlandsWestNPC, @SembawangNPC, @YishunsouthNPC, @YishunnorthNPC.

Oct 17, 2021 • 51min
#274: Night Owl Cinematics Cancelled
Embattled YouTube personality Sylvia Chan has apologised for not stepping up to the standards expected of her as a leader, some two weeks after a string of accusations about her verbally abusing and mistreating her employees were posted online.
Read more: https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/night-owl-cinematics-co-founder-sorry-she-was-not-leader-employees-expect-removes-herself
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Oct 17, 2021 • 49min
#273: Jurong Dorm Riots
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has responded to claims about breaches of COVID-19 health protocols, a lack of access to medical support and poor quality of catered food at a dormitory at Jalan Tukang in Jurong.
Read more: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/westlite-jalan-tukang-dormitory-migrant-workers-mom-2242011
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Oct 17, 2021 • 40min
#272: Committee Of Inquiry To Look Into Interrogation Practices Of CNB After Teen's Suicide
A review of the circumstances of the arrest of a teen is under way following the death of the 17-year-old, who had been on a drug trafficking charge. Justin Lee, who was arrested by Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) officers on Feb 3 and charged in court on June 24, died on Sept 16 from a fall from height.
Read more: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/cnb-to-review-arrest-of-teen-who-died-while-on-drug-charge
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Oct 13, 2021 • 37min
#271: My Wife Is A Teacher, Please Give Her Back To Me
An ST reader shared his grouse about his wife, a teacher, who was tasked to do contact tracing, among many other things. As a result, he felt like he has lost his wife to her work.
Apart from that, we also have our friends from Woodlands Division of the Singapore Police Force to create more awareness on the most prevalent crimes, SCAMS! To know more about scams, visit www.scamalert.sg and @WoodlandsEastNPC, @WoodlandsWestNPC, @SembawangNPC, @YishunsouthNPC, @YishunnorthNPC.

Oct 13, 2021 • 29min
#270: Do You Really Need $6000 For A Basic Standard Of Living?
A recent study by Lee Kwan Yew School of Public Policy and NTU highlighted that you need about $6000 a month per household to maintain a basic standard of living. Really meh?
Apart from that, we also have our friends from Woodlands Division of the Singapore Police Force to create more awareness on the most prevalent crimes, SCAMS! To know more about scams, visit www.scamalert.sg and @WoodlandsEastNPC, @WoodlandsWestNPC, @SembawangNPC, @YishunsouthNPC, @YishunnorthNPC.