Bad Ingerleesh

[LITTLEREDDOT]

It is NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), not Nasa.
https://www.nasa.gov/

PM Lee hails historic landing of Nasa's Perseverance rover on Mars

A view from the Perseverance rover, without a protective cap over the camera’s lens.PHOTO: NYTIMES

FEB 19, 2021

SINGAPORE - Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Friday (Feb 19) hailed the historic landing of Nasa's Perseverance rover on Mars after a seven-month journey from Earth.

"It is a remarkable feat of science, engineering, and space exploration," PM Lee wrote in a Facebook post, sharing the news.

"This latest Nasa rover builds on the success of the previous four Mars rover missions. But it was complicated by the pandemic - the many teams involved had to collaborate, construct the vehicle, and plan the mission amid Covid-19 safety measures. 'Perseverance' was aptly named indeed!"

The robotic rover, which has been dubbed the most advanced astrobiology laboratory ever sent to another world, had covered 472 million km since its launch in late July 2020 to land safely on Mars' Jezero crater on Thursday - its first stop on a search for traces of ancient microbial life on the red planet.

In its two-year mission, Perseverance will collect rock and soil samples that will eventually be returned to Earth in future missions. It will also carry out technology experiments in the Martian environment, including flying a mini robotic helicopter.

"Even in troubled times, it is important to press on with scientific endeavour, not only in areas with tangible benefits, but also where returns are not immediate or obvious," PM Lee wrote in his Facebook post.

"Seeking to explore and understand the world around us and beyond is vital to the human spirit, and the progress of humanity."

Scientists from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration have described Perseverance as the most ambitious of nearly 20 United States missions to Mars over more than five decades.

The rover's descent to the Martian surface, at the site that Nasa described as both tantalising to scientists and especially hazardous for landing, stands as the most elaborate and challenging feat in the annals of robotic spaceflight.

 

[LITTLEREDDOT]

aDELINE tAN can't tell the difference between mouse, mice and MICE.

Meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE)
https://www.visitsingapore.com/mice/en/

Nearly 50 Mice events held in Singapore since July last year

The TravelRevive event held in Singapore last year drew close to 1,000 attendees.PHOTO: ST FILE

Adeline Tan

3 MAR 2021

SINGAPORE - A business meeting by an American organisation was conducted in Singapore in January, one of close to 50 events which the Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions (Mice) sector has held since a framework to safely host such meetings here was announced in July last year.

The Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) Convening Leaders event was attended by 3,000 online and 300 participants at Marina Bay Sands (Singapore).

It featured prominent speakers including former prime minister of Australia Julia Gillard.

Singapore Tourism Board (STB) chief executive Keith Tan on Wednesday (March 3) said it was the first time in PCMA's 64-year history that the event was held outside of North America.

Mr Tan also cited the TravelRevive event held here in November last year, an international tradeshow which drew close to 1,000 attendees.

"These successful event pilots have allowed us to learn and prepare to resume larger Mice events in the months ahead," said Mr Tan.

He was speaking at the opening of the inaugural SingapoReimagine Mice Virtual Show, a two-day virtual trade show to catalyse the industry's recovery and generate business opportunities for industry players.

Under the Safe Business Event Risk Management Framework, event organisers must achieve five key outcomes, including infection control measures for every stage of an attendee's journey, as well as limits on crowd density.

The number of people in each zone cannot be more than 50 people at any one time, with one-metre safe distance required between individuals at all times.

In March last year, all physical business-to-business events, including Mice events, were put on hold in Singapore as part of measures to contain the spread of Covid-19.

But the impact of the pandemic took hold even before that, with several hundred Mice events postponed or cancelled when Singapore raised its disease outbreak response to orange in February.

The Mice sector sprang back to life in October last year when organisers were given the go-ahead to pilot events with up to 250 attendees, from a previous limit of up to 50 attendees.

By November, at least 20 pilot events had been approved.

Mr Tan said STB launched the framework at a very early stage of Singapore's reopening, as the Mice sector is a "critical enabler of the Singapore economy".

According to a survey commissioned by the STB in 2019, the Mice industry supports more than 34,000 jobs with an economic value-add of $3.8 billion, or nearly 1 per cent of Singapore's gross domestic product (GDP).

Mr Tan also noted how Singapore's vaccination programme will pave the way for more relaxation of Covid-19 safety measures.

He said: "These signs give me optimism about the future of the Mice business.

"While virtual and digital tools will replace some of our more mundane interactions, nothing beats the energy and excitement that comes from fruitful face-to-face meetings."

 

[LITTLEREDDOT]

To: tAN hUI yEE and aRLINA aRSHAD,

It is ASEAN, not Asean. Arseholes!
https://asean.org/

Asean countries urge Myanmar military to end violence and work towards reconciliation

Myanmar police fired on demonstrators, even as the country's neighbours pressed it to stop using force and release ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Tan Hui Yee and Arlina Arshad

MAR 2, 2021
F

BANGKOK - Asean foreign ministers on Tuesday (March 2) urged the Myanmar military to desist from violence and respect the will of the Myanmar people, as the regime continued cracking down on protests against the Feb 1 coup.

The messages were conveyed during the informal Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) foreign ministers meeting on Tuesday, which was attended by Mr Wunna Maung Lwin, the top envoy appointed by Myanmar's military regime after the coup.

The online meeting came two days after security forces in Myanmar killed at least 18 people in the bloodiest crackdown yet on swelling protests nationwide.

"Asean wants to continue to engage and to be helpful and to be constructive wherever possible. But ultimately, the solution lies within Myanmar itself," Singapore foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan told the media after the meeting.

"The only way you're going to get a long-term sustainable viable solution is for national reconciliation to occur, and in particular we call for the release of the President Win Myint and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and the other political detainees."

Both are currently detained incommunicado pending court trials. Ms Suu Kyi is facing four charges related to allegedly illegal use of walkie-talkies, alleged breach of pandemic control measures and the publication of information that may cause "fear and alarm". If convicted, she will be ruled out of a future election.

Dr Balakrishnan stressed that Singapore has not recognised the regime as Myanmar's government.

"We have not recognised the military leaders as the government of Myanmar," he said. "We do recognise, however, that under the 2008 Constitution, it provides for a special role for the military as an institution in the body politic of Myanmar."

Myanmar's Constitution guarantees the military a quarter of all seats in Parliament and control of the defence, home affairs and border affairs ministries.

Asean, which operates by consensus, has shied away from condemning the coup in its member state Myanmar, unlike the United States and other Western countries.

This, and the recent shuttle diplomacy of Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, has kept the door open to talks with the Myanmar military, with the aim of forging some negotiation between the key political stakeholders within Myanmar.

But the talks have been treated with deep suspicion by the anti-coup movement in Myanmar, which is fighting against any sort of international recognition for the military regime.

Analysts point out that the 10-nation bloc would need to bridge many different political positions to move forward on this issue since not all its members are democracies. But it cannot afford to sit back because Myanmar's political crisis threatens the bloc's partnerships with larger powers that have taken strong positions against the coup.

Reflecting this nuanced position, Dr Balakrishnan called the meeting "an opportunity for nine of us to listen to the representative of the military authorities from Myanmar", instead of a meeting among 10 foreign ministers.

Ms Retno said after the meeting: "Indonesia underlines that the will, the interest and the voices of the people of Myanmar must be respected."

Asean, she said, is ready to facilitate dialogue when required. But "Asean's hopes and well-meaning intentions to help will not materialise if Myanmar does not open its doors to Asean".

The Tatmadaw, which ruled the country for some five decades before 2011, alleges that the Nov 8 election that gave Ms Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party its second sweeping victory is fraudulent. It promises to hold another poll after the one-year state of emergency.

Since seizing power on Feb 1, commander-in-chief Min Aung Hlaing has made sweeping personnel changes in the ministries, courts and agencies like the Union Election Commission and reinstated laws that enable the junta to suppress dissent.

But people have largely refused to submit to its authority. Civil servants have gone on strike and a larger civil disobedience movement has hobbled the banking system.
Ousted lawmakers have also banded together to form the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, a parliamentary representative body that Myanmar's ambassador to the United Nations, Mr Kyaw Moe Tun, publicly spoke for last Friday.

Journalists and others posting anti-coup content online have also been targeted.

Since Feb 14, at least 28 reporters have been arrested and 13 remained under detention as at Tuesday morning, according to the Detained Journalists Information Myanmar, a group compiling information on this matter.

Over 1,000 people have been arrested, charged or sentenced in relation to the coup, says the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners.

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong earlier has called the crisis in Myanmar "tragic" but remained hopeful that wisdom would prevail.

"I think sense can still eventually prevail. It may take quite a long time, but it can happen. It has happened before," Mr Lee told BBC, referring to the situation after Myanmar's 1988 coup when the military eventually worked out a road map back to elections.

Dr Balakrishan said: "It is not yet too late. They are at the abyss of violence, which will be of terrible consequences for Myanmar and indeed for our region. It is not yet too late, and hence the plea for them to desist from this violent repression of the popular unrest that has resulted from the coup."

 

[LITTLEREDDOT]

cHOO yUN tING doesn't give a f**k whether it is IRAS or Iras, as long as she gets paid for writing. It is her editor's job to review and correct her work.

Used more air-con during work from home? It's now easier to claim tax deduction, says Iras

The move to include work-from-home expenses comes as the Covid-19 pandemic drove much of Singapore's workforce to operate remotely last year.
ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG

Choo Yun Ting

7 MAR 2021

SINGAPORE - Workers can claim tax deductions on expenses incurred while working from home last year, including the cost of air-conditioning and Wi-Fi.

The process of making such claims for year of assessment 2021 has been made easier for the current tax filing season, which started March 1 and ends on April 18, as calculations have been simplified to the difference between charges before and after working from home.

For instance, if the usual monthly electricity bill before working from home was $200 and then rose to $250 while working from home, the additional $50 can be claimed as a deduction.

The person must have incurred the charges while carrying out work duties and must not have been reimbursed for these charges by his employer.

The additional $50 should also be divided between the number of people working from home during that period, according to guidelines laid out by the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras).

However, the likes of water and gas expenses are wholly regarded as private costs and not eligible for claims. Capital expenses such as the purchase of furniture and computers, as well as installation and connection fees, are also not allowed as a tax-deductible expense.

The move to include work-from-home expenses comes as the Covid-19 pandemic drove much of Singapore's workforce to operate remotely last year, often at their own expense.

Some taxpayers have noted that making the deduction claims means extra trouble, although they could reap some savings.

Human resources manager Chia Eng Hwee, 49, said the increase in electricity costs for his household of five was not significant when he was working from home last year.

"Since it was not a huge increment and my expenses are quite stable, I don't think it's worth the trouble to claim the tax deduction," he said.

Professional services firm director Chin Ching, 51, had similar sentiments.

"I'm not likely to claim the deductible expenses as you need to substantiate the claim with bills and must keep the bills for the next five years," she said.

"It's too troublesome."

However, lawyer Yu Peiyi said he would look into the possibility of making a claim for the months from April to December, when he was largely working from home.

"I usually have the air-conditioning turned on during the daytime when I'm working, so it was probably quite a significant increase in the electricity bills," said the 27-year-old.

Mr Adrian Sham, head of personal tax and global mobility at Grant Thornton Singapore, pointed out that there may not be significant savings for taxpayers.

Citing an example where a taxpayer makes a claim for $100 of expenses monthly for the nine months from April to December, he noted that someone earning the median wage of about $4,500 a month would see only $63 in tax savings.

Experts acknowledged that Iras has made the claims process easier, but suggested that there be further relaxation as telecommuting becomes more common in the post-Covid-19 economy.

Mr Sham suggested that one way of making deduction claims easier could be to have a flat rate available for all taxpayers without having to substantiate claims.

Associate Professor Simon Poh from the National University of Singapore Business School said that Iras could allow a specified percentage of bills as attributable to work usage.

"Where more than one person is working from home in the same household, this specified percentage can be apportioned equally to each person," he said.

If the usual monthly electricity bill before working from home was $200 and then rose to $250 while working from home, the additional $50 can be claimed as a deduction.
PHOTO: ISTOCKPHOTO

Other tax reliefs and rebates you may be eligible for

Besides claims on expenses incurred while working from home, taxpayers may also be eligible for other reliefs and rebates.

1. Course fees
If you have attended courses, seminars or conferences relevant to your job or that lead to an approved qualification, and if you paid for the courses yourself, you may claim relief.

This is applicable for fees incurred up to a maximum of $5,500 each year.

Courses for recreational or leisure purposes or general skills such as social media and basic website building are not eligible.

2. Parents
You can claim $9,000 per dependant - parents, grandparents, parents-in-law or grandparents-in law - if the dependant is staying with you.

If the dependant does not stay with you, you can claim $5,500 for each individual. This is as long as the dependant's income did not exceed $4,000 and the person was at least 55 years old last year.

If the dependant lived in a separate household in Singapore, you must have incurred $2,000 or more in supporting them last year.

3. Central Provident Fund

Self-employed people with a yearly net trade income exceeding $6,000 must make compulsory MediSave contributions to their CPF accounts.

You can claim CPF relief on your MediSave contributions.

4. Parenthood tax rebate

Eligible parents can claim the rebate to offset their payable income tax. This rebate is given in the year of assessment immediately following the year when the child is born, and ranges from $5,000 to $20,000.

The rebate can be shared between both parents, with unutilised rebate balances automatically carried forward to offset future taxes payable.

Online businesses: Tax obligations

About $3.4 million in taxes and penalties was recovered from people operating online businesses, between 2016 and last year.

The funds were reaped from 70 audit cases, said the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras).

Income derived from selling goods or providing services and content online - on a part-time or full-time basis - is taxable.

More Singaporeans have been starting online businesses amid the Covid-19 pandemic, so it is vital that they know the key points regarding their tax obligations.

1. Declaring income

A taxpayer must file a tax return if his total annual net trade income exceeds $6,000, or his annual taxable income, including net trade income, is more than $22,000. He must report the total income earned from his online activities under the "Trade, Business, Profession or Vocation" section of his tax return.

If you are below 21 years old, income from your online activities can be taxed in your name, and your guardian is responsible for the tax filing of your income.

Online activities where income earned is taxable include buying and reselling goods, posting online content and providing part-time services.

2. Registering for Goods and Services Tax (GST)

Businesses must apply for GST registration within 30 days if their 12-month taxable turnover exceeds $1 million at the end of any calendar year. Companies that fail to register for GST still have to pay GST on all their past transactions from the date they became liable for registration.

Failure to register for GST is an offence. Errant businesses may be required to pay 10 per cent of GST due, and may be fined up to $10,000.

3. Keep records and documentary evidence

Businesses must keep records and documentary evidence, such as accounts of business transactions, for a minimum of five years.

Iras may disallow their expense claims, and their tax payable may be adjusted upwards accordingly, should they be unable to produce evidence to support their declarations.

 

[eatshitndie]

caps should be banned.

 

[LITTLEREDDOT]

tOh TiNg WeI can put capitals for STB and MBS but not for Mice

Wristbands to track visitor movements at business event as S'pore looks to revive Mice sector

Geo Connect Asia 2021, which will be at the Marina Bay Sands, is the first large-scale hybrid Mice event this year.
ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG

Toh Ting Wei

9 MAR 2021

SINGAPORE - Wristbands to track movements and partitioned meeting pods with microphones will be trialled as Singapore looks to revive its battered meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (Mice) sector.

Almost 1,000 business visitors, delegates and speakers, comprising mostly locals, will try out these new measures at the Geo Connect Asia 2021 event, at the Marina Bay Sands (MBS) on March 24 and 25.

Geo Connect Asia is the first large-scale hybrid Mice event this year, and the second one since the Covid-19 pandemic decimated international air travel.
It is also expected to draw about 1,200 virtual attendees.

The event will focus on geospatial technology, which refers to location-based data tech.

The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said on Tuesday (March 9) it will continue to reimagine Mice events as it looks ahead to hosting the World Economic Forum in August.

STB executive director of exhibitions and conferences Andrew Phua said Geo Connect Asia underlines Singapore's continued role as a key hub for international trade events.

"It also pushes new boundaries in innovation and safe events, marking an important next step for Singapore as we continue to test and scale such hybrid formats," he added.
One of the new initiatives to be tested will be the Safe Event platform.

Created by local tech firms Viatick and Trackomatic, the platform will use geospatial technology to monitor a person's movements during the event. This will be done through an app and a wristband.

Participants will be asked to submit a photo upon registration. They will then have to download the Safe Event mobile app.

At the event, they can check-in using facial recognition or a QR code. After temperature checks, they will be given the wristband which can also track their temperatures.

The app will alert participants if they violate safe management measures, and provide them with updates about the event.

On the meeting pods installed with plexiglass to separate participants, STB noted they had been tested at the TravelRevive trade show last November held at Sands Expo and Convention Centre.

STB has now introduced larger pods to accommodate four people, and microphones have been installed on both sides to let participants hear one another better.

It added that ballrooms at MBS will also be converted into exhibition booths for the upcoming event, in order to facilitate distancing between exhibitors.

Mr Rupert Owen, the co-founder of Geo Connect Asia, said the safety measures being trialled will help to allow participants to have a good experience in a safe environment.

He added: "It's... hopefully a new beginning for the industry."

 

[LITTLEREDDOT]

gRacE hO can capitalise NUS, NLD and ISIS correctly but don't give a f**k about capitalising Asean. The abbreviation for Association of South-east Asian Nations is ASEAN, not Asean.

No solution to Myanmar crisis without military, George Yeo tells Yale-NUS forum

Mr Yeo said the key to a compromise is to involve the army, not to dissolve it.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Grace Ho
Senior Political Correspondent

MAR 10, 2021


SINGAPORE - While the military is undeniably a big part of the current crisis in Myanmar, it must also be part of the solution if the country is not to fragment further. In this regard, Asean can play a key role in putting peer pressure on Myanmar, said Mr George Yeo.

Singapore's former foreign minister said this on Wednesday (March 10) at the Yale-NUS College President's Speaker Series, a series of public lectures featuring key global personalities.

Mr Yeo said he is not entirely pessimistic about the situation in Myanmar, even though it is clearly "heartbreaking" and "an enormous setback" following many years of democratic transition.

Myanmar's armed forces seized power from the elected government on Feb 1, citing alleged voter fraud in the November 2020 election to justify the coup. The military, led by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, also detained state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and members of her National League for Democracy (NLD) party.

Security forces have cracked down with increasing force on nationwide protests, with over 60killed and thousands arrested. A watchdog said this week that a second NLD official has died in custody following alleged torture.

Mr Yeo, who was foreign minister from 2004 to 2011, said the key to a compromise is to involve the army, not to dissolve it, as Western powers had done in Libya and Iraq.


For example, he said, it was a "fatal decision" to dismantle former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's Baathist army shortly after the 2003 US invasion. Baghdad's post-invasion military lost some of its best commanders and troops, creating a vacuum which was filled by warring factions and eventually terror group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

Likewise, Myanmar is made up of 135 officially-recognised ethnic groups, many of which have their own armies and the capability to incite war.

Hence, there can be no solution without the army, Mr Yeo said. "However unpleasant, however difficult, you still need a compromise and a power balance."

He added that while the immediate reaction would be one of euphoria if the army is removed, what happens five years, 10 years from now is a question mark.

"There's a fair chance that Myanmar would become a Libya or Iraq, and its divisions would drag in all its neighbours, including India, Bangladesh and us. We would have years and decades of trouble."

He said that based on statements made by the military government, the current state of affairs may not be permanent. The military had declared a one-year state of emergency on Feb 1, and said it would hold a "free and fair general election" after the emergency is over.

Asean, he said, must exert pressure on Myanmar as it had in the past - not by condemning it, but by insisting that it put time markers on its roadmap to democracy.

"This is the role Asean must play - peer pressure on the military government. Hold them to the one-year programme and say, 'Look, how are you going to return Myanmar back to what it was?'" he said.

"If you want to fix the election mechanism, tell us how you want to fix it. And maybe after you've fixed it, let there be Asean monitors to ensure what you promised us will be properly carried out."

Former foreign minister George Yeo (right) speaking to Yale-NUS political science assistant professor Chin-Hao Huang, on March 10, 2021. PHOTO: YALE-NUS COLLEGE

Mr Yeo noted that Western governments had turned against Ms Suu Kyi in recent years for her failure to condemn the military atrocities against Muslim Rohingyas in Rakhine State. She also defended her country against claims of genocide at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

But it is not clear that the recent leadership change will aid the Rohingya cause, he said, as most Myanmar people do not recognise them as a separate ethnic group. "They see them as a legacy of British colonial rule, when Myanmar was part of the (British) Raj and all the top jobs were held by Indians... It's a legacy of history."

During the session moderated by Yale-NUS political scientist Chin-Hao Huang, Mr Yeo also touched on US-China rivalry, the rise of nationalism, and Singapore's response to Covid-19.

"When you have something big like (Covid-19), all social systems come under great stress and societies respond... People become selfish and they ostracise one another," he said.

The desire among countries to fault-find, he explained, has its roots in the fear of a rising China, which threatens the dominance of the US and other Western powers.
"In a sense, Covid-19 is accelerating history. Tensions which were building up anyway are now quickly reaching a head," he said.

"For those of us who are (caught) in between like Singapore, we have to be very conscious of the forces being unleashed, and the fact that different societies are responding with varying success to Covid-19."

Being a hub, Mr Yeo said, Singapore would lose the very basis of its existence unless it reopens. The key task is therefore to open up borders safely and reestablish trust.
Because hubs which are trusted will draw a disproportionate amount of traffic compared with those which are not trusted, the problem which Singapore faces is also a "great opportunity".

"Trusted hubs can network together, creating an almost Covid-19-free Schengen," he said, citing the zone where 26 European countries have abolished their internal borders to enable free and unrestricted movement of people.

Mr Yeo stressed the importance of international cooperation despite rising tensions.

He said: "Rudyard Kipling said, 'East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet.' But the twain must meet."

 

[LITTLEREDDOT]

tIMoThy goH fapped too much, got no more strength to capitalise Vifep.
MoH's website said it is VIFAP.
https://www.moh.gov.sg/covid-19/vaccination/vifap

New $2,000 payout for those who need hospitalisation after Covid-19 vaccine shot

Those who need inpatient hospitalisation and medical intervention after the vaccination, and who subsequently recover, will get $2,000.
PHOTO: ST FILE

Timothy Goh

MAR 16, 2021


SINGAPORE - Those who suffer from serious side effects related to their Covid-19 vaccination can apply for financial assistance from Wednesday (March 17).
Their applications under the Vaccine Injury Financial Assistance Programme for Covid-19 vaccination (Vifap) will need to be accompanied by medical information on the serious side effect from the doctor treating them, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said.

An independent clinical panel will review all applications to see how severe the effects are and how related they are to the vaccine received.

The quantum of the one-time goodwill payout is based on the severity of the side effects attributed to the vaccine.

Those who need inpatient hospitalisation and medical intervention, and who subsequently recover, will get $2,000.

Those who require admission to high-dependency or intensive care wards and subsequently recover will get $10,000.

Those who die or suffer permanent severe disability as a result of the vaccination will get $225,000.

MOH had already announced the two higher payout tiers on Jan 28, but not the lowest tier of $2,000.

On Tuesday (March 16), the ministry said the inclusion of the $2,000 payout, in addition to the other two tiers, is meant to strengthen support provided to individuals who suffer from serious side effects due to the vaccination.

"The Vifap is not meant to reimburse medical costs," it emphasised, adding that it instead provides an additional layer of financial support on top of existing government healthcare financing schemes, which include subsidies, MediShield Life, MediSave and MediFund.

The programme is open to Singapore citizens, permanent residents and long-term pass holders here who received the jab in Singapore, and was first announced in January to give greater peace of mind for those deciding whether to take up the vaccination.

Those who wish to find out more can visit this website.

Said MOH: "Vaccination is critical to keep us and our loved ones safe from Covid-19, and it is a key enabler for us to return to normalcy. While Covid-19 vaccination is voluntary, we strongly encourage Singaporeans and long-term residents who are medically eligible to come forward for vaccination when their turn comes."

 

[dredd]

Any minute now, "English native speaker" boss Sam will resurface with his "advice" and "advise" shit.

 

[LITTLEREDDOT]

Straits Times
Apr 28, 2021

 

[syed putra]

Surely there should be a organisation that protects chinese husband ftom their fierce wives?

 

[LITTLEREDDOT]

"Sport equipment" should be plural: "sports equipment"

 

[LITTLEREDDOT]

Shit standard of reporting. At what time did the accident happen?