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In a viral video, the doors of a train departing from Ang Mo Kio station were fully open. The train moved 200m away from the station before it stopped and moved back to Ang Mo Kio station. 

SMRT said that a station manager had made an error which allowed the train to move off from the station without the doors closing. The station manager was in the train and kept commuters away from the door. In-train announcements were also made to tell commuters to keep away from the doors and grab onto the hand poles.

Fortunately, none of the commuters were hurt. But they did get away from the incident feeling shocked.

In latest news, IMDA now claims that MHA was consulted before the Waitain Concert was given the green light to carry on. Before the concert got banned on 7 Mar 2019, IMDA consulted several agencies if they should let Waitain go ahead with their concert. After much consideration, they decided to give it a M18 rating with stringent requirements such as the removal of certain songs and actions that might be religiously offensive.

However, before the concert was due to take place, MHA asked IMDA to reconsider canceling the concert due to "new and serious concerns about public order". 

This news came after MHA claiming that they they did not reconsider canceling the concert only when an online petition started by a Malaysian came about.

All we can say is, the tai qi game of our Government is indeed strong. I point you, you point me. But at the end of the day? It's never their fault. 

Are you a fan of coca-cola? Do you care for the low sugar versions they have been pushing out? McDonald's in Singapore has overnight replaced the classic coca-cola with the low sugar version. One particular netizen, Joel Loo, has had it. In his rant, he claims that the low sugar version of coca-cola tastes different and he wants the classic version brought back. 

First he posted on McDonald's Facebook page, to which McDonald's sent him a personal message. Joel Loo then told them that we should have the option availability so that we can make our own decisions:

On his own Facebook profile, he ranted that people who watch their diets and health should not be punished together with those that do not. You can read his full post here:

Would you petition to get the classic coke back to McDonald's? Do you love and is that passionate about a soft drink?

First, it was Rachel Chan. Now, it's Wendy Chan. What's with some parents these days?

In a Straits Times article a few days back, Wendy Chan was commenting on the changes to streaming in Singapore schools when she said that she would prefer if her children did not mix with students from the Normal stream. 

"It's because of their upbringing - their mindset and values may not be in tandem with what I agree with. It's not so much about academic performance."

Wait. What's so different or bad about their mindset? Why insult their values just because they are from a different stream? 

Her snobby comments incited a lot of rage among netizens, including Mark Rozells, who is a parent and a teacher. In a Facebook post, he said that students of different streams have their strengths and successes and emphasised that people should not judge based on class. He called out Wendy Chan for being "selfish, small-minded and poisonous". 

"And yes, family does play a big part in upbringing, which is why I worry for your children."

More worrying, in fact, if this kind of prejudice is prevalent among many Singaporean parents today. It is sad to know that there are people who remain so narrow-minded despite being in year 2019 but let's hope that not all is lost. 

"[F]or every brave school administrator who chooses to give students in Normal stream the resources, opportunities and good teachers instead of writing those kids off as deadweight...

For every teacher who believes in the students in the Normal stream...

For every parent who sees beyond the stream to who the child really is and can become...

For every non-Normal student who isn't an elitist prick...

And

For every politician who is willing to pay the political cost to tear down the barriers that keep the poor, minorities and the oppressed down...

Thank you."

Stupidity is real but if most of us know what is stupid from what is not, perhaps we still have a glimmer of hope. 

Makansutra's Kf Seetoh has spoken up again about the plight of hawkers in Singapore. This time, the poor hawkers at Chinatown have to close for 3 months due to renovation works despite having paid market bid rates for their stalls. 

The hawkers now have "no alternative spots to conduct businesses" and are left in the lurch. How are they going to earn money for the next few months if they are not given alternatives? What about those who need the income to support elderly parents or children?

"It's like your boss telling you to take a 2 mth no pay leave cos there's office renovations.

My first salvo,  to those who want it- offer them a temp slot at the many empty hawker stalls around the island, even if its a one or two month gig.

An event management executive, whose act of jumping onto a bonnet of a BMW that was approaching his direction was caught on video and posted for all eternity, found himself in hot soup with the law. This culminated in Chee Chu Siong being fined a maximum of $2,500 after pleading guilty to committing a rash act that endangered the personal safety of others.

Chee was out with his friends at St James Power Station, celebrating his birthday on that fateful night. He had also downed 6 bottles of whisky when Chee and his friends left the pub. It was then that Chee saw the BMW, which was being driven by a PHD, named as 70 year old Koh Poh Choh. Chee then decided to jump onto the bonnet of the BMW, after it had come to a complete stop to avoid hitting Chee. 

Chee had also stepped over the windscreen and climbed onto the roof before jumping off and walking away. But the cab driver managed to get out in time to stop Chee from walking away. It was revealed in court that Chee had also paid compensation of $12,300 to the BMW driver. This was a very costly birthday celebration by Chee.