Something stinks in S'pore [By: Rong Hua]

Residents in Singapore were complaining of a bad odour which they described it as strong kerosene-like smell that spread across the island, affecting people from Punggol to Yio Chu Kang and Tampinies.

Agency of National Environment Agency(NEA) said that they had received about 100 complaints about the odour. A large number of complaints were first received from residents in Sengkang and Punggol areas, followed by Seletar Hills and Serangoon Gardens, then Toa Payoh North and Ang Mo Kio areas.

Fortunately, no toxic gases have been detected and NEA is monitoring the situation. NEA has also contacted Malaysian counterparts to check whether any unusual smell has been detected in JB.

This article appeals to me because it is very important to ensure that the odour is not any toxic gases as it can cause harm to Singaporean’s health, and even death. I would like to find out what measure has the National Environment Agency (NEA) took and how they handled the situation.

I would like to ask the writer if the odour were toxic gases, what measures will the NEA takes and how they are going to inform the people island wide.

If I were in charge of the situation, I would make sure that the odour is not cause by some toxic gases to ensure people’s safety. And if it is cause by toxic gases, I would take the necessary action or measure immediately. 

Man Arrested for Loan Sharking Activities (by:Faezah)

Police have arrested a 30-year-old man for suspected involvement in loansharking activities.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect had opened at least four bank accounts and given away the victims ATM cards and Personal Identification Number (PIN) to loansharking syndicates to facilitate their business of unlicensed moneylending.

The man is also believed to have assisted the loansharks in the recruitment of other potential bank account holders and arranging to ferry other runners to carry out loanshark harassments islandwide.

The suspect will be charged in court on Saturday for offences under the Moneylenders Act.

The article appeals to me because, loan shark activities has increased for the past few years.


I would like to ask, how can we prevent from borrowing money from loan sharks? 


If i am in charged of the situation, I would stop  loansharking activities, as it brings threat to the victim and the illegal interest rate is high.

23 Year Old Molester Arrested ( Cheah Hock Seng Week 7 )

Summary
A 23 year old man was arrested by the police believed to involved several case of outrage of modesty at NANYANG POLYTECHNIC located at Ang Mo Kio.
Police received two reports of outrage of modesty in November, involving female students at the polytechnic.
The suspect was arrested at his home in Bukit Batok Street 31 on Wednesday.
Police said the suspect is believed to be involved in at least four cases of outrage of modesty in the Ang Mo Kio area.
Several pieces of lingerie, believed to be stolen items, were also recovered from the suspect’s residence and seized as case exhibits.
The suspect will be charged in Court on Friday.
If convicted, he may be jailed up to two years, fined and caned.

Why I choose this article
This is because i am a student from Nanyang Polytechnic and i did not know there was cases where female students in my school have been molested. I am quite surprise when i read this article and i hope my school mates will not be so deeply affected by this incident.

Question i have to ask
I am curious why NYP didnt announce to us this incident when there are female student being molested. I feel that the school should at least give us a notice so that we can be very caution when we see suspicious man behaving inside or outside our campus.

If I Were To Control This Situation
I would announce this incident to the school but not revealing the victim name so to protect the victim identity. I will also notice the security guard in NYP to ask them to be more caution about suspicion man behaving in the campus.

China Surgery Probe after death of TV Personality (By: Klaris Yang)

An incident has sparked the concerns about the dangers of going under the knife. Wang Bei, 24, a former contestant of “Super Girl "died on November 15 during "facial bone-grinding surgery" in Wuhan, capital of the central province of Hubei.

There were reports that her jaw suddenly started bleeding during the procedure, blocking her windpipe and causing her to suffocate.

Her death has fuelled concerns about the dangers of plastic surgery in a country where three million people go under the knife each year, according to figures published by state media.

Ministry of Health has tasked the Hubei health department to investigate and verify the situation and to announce results of the probe to the public without delay, said a Ministry Of Health Spokesman.

I have chosen this article because beauty has always been the dream of most girls. Many girls want to become beautiful but not everyone is born to be pretty. Thus, a lot of girls turns to cosmetic surgery to become beautiful.

If i was in charge of the situation, i would do the same as the Ministry of Health by asking the Hubei Health Department to investigate and verify the situation. After they had investigated, they are to announce the results of the cause to the public without delay.