Chinese parents install spy camera in 20-year-old daughter’s bedroom, spark outcry on social media

Read a summary of this article on FAST.SINGAPORE: A police officer is under investigation after allegedly leaving the scene of a traffic accident involving his police vehicle and a cyclist on June 6. The 30-year-old officer from the Special Operations Command returned to the scene upon being informed by Traffic Police, while the injured 41-year-old cyclist was hospitalized. The officer is being investigated for driving without due consideration and has been removed from driving duties.Source:...

Read a summary of this article on FAST.Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FASTSINGAPORE: Singapore is trying to find solutions to deal with the "worst-case scenario" where Singaporean Harvard University students are not able to physically study in Boston, Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan said on Saturday (Jun 7).His ministry will continue to seek clarification on international...

Read a summary of this article on FAST.SINGAPORE: A China-linked, Singapore-based firm, CCIC Singapore, has laid off hundreds of employees and is going into liquidation due to US sanctions for its role in obscuring the origins of Iranian oil shipments. The firm, a subsidiary of a state-owned enterprise, notified employees of retrenchments after being blacklisted on May 13, leading to salary delays and dissatisfaction over severance packages. Employees have reached out to labor organizations for...

Read a summary of this article on FAST.SINGAPORE: Blogger Manmeet Singh Bahadar Singh was fined S$6,000 for posting a TikTok video that falsely accused Minister Josephine Teo of making offensive remarks about Malays. Singh shared the claims without verifying their authenticity after receiving a link to a blog post from an unknown source. He later removed the video and apologized when he suspected the allegations were false, but was arrested for promoting racial disharmony. Full...

Read a summary of this article on FAST.SINGAPORE: Three women and a man were charged on Friday (Jun 6) for their roles in a scam involving a victim surrendering valuables for religious blessings. The accused, Huang Ximing (61), Zhong Weifeng (58), Huang Qinyan (47), and Huang Meiling (56), all Chinese nationals, were charged with cheating in a conspiracy. The police reported that the scammers convinced the victim to surrender cash and jewelry for a blessing...

A man named Konstantin Gavrilov, a 45-year-old Singapore permanent resident and Russian national, was sentenced to 10 days in jail for assaulting a security officer at Marina Bay Sands (MBS) after a night of drinking. Following disturbances at the club, he struck the officer in the face and placed him in a chokehold while being escorted out in an elevator. Gavrilov, who admitted to consuming alcohol, was arrested after the incident, which was captured on...