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A batch of NSF recruits graduated from their stint at BMT on 9 Mar 2019. Normally, recruits are required to do a 24km route march before their passing out parade (POP), held at the Marina Bay Floating Platform. However, these recently graduated batch of recruits were only required to do a 12km route march.

The reduce in marching was due to the recruits were not being able to get the required training in before the final march due to the safety timeout after Aloysius Pang's death. This reduction in distance is only for this graduating batch. The 24km route marches will resume after.

After the news broke, netizens flooded on Facebook giving their two cents. Most criticized our current generation and MINDEF for getting softer:

While some tried to help MINDEF explain why the route march was reduced:

What do you think? Is MINDEF going too soft on our NSFs? Or do you think that the reduction of distance was a good move?

The banning of the heavy blact metal band Watain at the last minute, on the very day they were supposed to perform in SG have got Singaporeans talking. Watain, a previously obscure group who are only known to the most ardent of black metal bands, suddenly became a household name in SG.

If you did not know who Watain are this time last week, now every Singaporean are talking about them. A non-performance have actually reversed the main aim of the Singapore government, that is to deny Singaporeans access to this evil band. But the next question has arisen. What about banning other things that threatens the very fabric of our nation? These others threaten our social and religious harmony, and based on Minister Shanmugam, well educated Singaporeans cannot tell the difference if some bad influence is around. After all, intelligent Singaporeans have been voting in PAP year after year, so we clearly don't know what is bad for us. 

So, ban Maroon 5! They are liars, they are six of them in the band yet they call themselves Maroon 5! And why only maroon? Not black, or white? Not inclusive at all! How can this be? And while we are at it, ban Manchester United as well! After all, they are the Red Devils, so can anything be more evil than a Red Devil? 

Police has confirmed that they have arrested 3 men who were believed to have been involved in an armed robbery at Rivervale Plaza Kopitiam last Sunday morning. Police were first informed of the robbery on Sunday at 11:50am by an employee of the food court.

The employee had reported that an unknown man, armed with a knife had entered the kopitiam office and demanded money. He was found to have got away with $20,000. Police identified the robber during their investigations, and arrested a 48 year old man on Thursday. However, further investigations found several inconsistencies with the employee's account of the incident. It was later ascertained that the employee himself had arranged for the robber to carry out his act. The employee got to know the robber through another man. 

Police later arrested all three for plotting and carrying out the armed robbery. 

Swedish metal band Watain has responded following the MHA and IMDA's abrupt cancellation of its Singapore gig. Its response was short and sweet and of course, full of anger.

Watain appreciated their fans' continued support but was sorry that they "were robbed of their experience in the last minute by Singapore's tragic excuse for a government."

The band was, naturally, more than displeased at how the authorities had handled the matter. They are sure that their decision will cause bigger problems for themselves as fans will be more convinced now about their contempt towards those in power. 

"It was an honor to meet you all yesterday and to sense the fire in your eyes and in your spirits. We look forward to the day we can perform for you without the interference from lesser men.

Great. Now other countries know about our incompetent people in power. Shame shame.

Singaporeans all around like to go to I.T. fairs to get their electronics due to the freebies, discounts and lucky dips. Unfortunately for one guy, Max, happened across a store selling laptops at a higher price. And not only that, he also bought the Microsoft Office package from them, which turned out to be pieces of paper with an unauthentic product key. 

Max then proceeded to talk about his experience on Singapore Facebook Group, Complaint Singapore. Other netizens in the group also commented on the post talking about their bad experiences and how they are getting scammed by the same company. Further research by Max showed that the company has a history of scamming people. 

Some other reviews he found:

Who knew that you can get scammed at an I.T. show too? 

Thankfully, Max told Legit Singapore that he has managed to get a refund.

A Singapore bound Cebu Pacific flight from Manila was forced to make a diverted stop in Brunei early on Friday morning due to a technical problem. In a statement released by the airline, it stated that the aircraft was diverted to Bandar Seri Begawan at 1:45am after a technical problem was detected en route to Singapore.

The Airbus A330-343 jet was scheduled to arrive in Singapore at 2.05am. One of the passengers on the aircraft claimed that passengers was alerted to the emergency descent before landing in Brunei. He said that he was not able to get the full message from the pilot, but he was certain that the words "emergency descent" was used. 

However, all passengers were safe, and are awaiting another flight from Manila to pick them up to continue on to Singapore. The airline did not say what the technical problem was.