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Police were alerted on Saturday night on an empty bullet casing that was found at Yishun Street 81. The empty bullet casing was found by a man after he kicked the object in question accidentally. 

The casing is reportedly the ones that are used for SAR 21 weapons. It was not known how the bullet was found in a Yishun neighbourhood, far away from any army camps. Thankfully, police have confirmed that only one bullet was found.

Yishun just gets all the bad reputation every time.

In Singapore, you're being watched even though you're at home. A man was caught on the National Environment Agency's (NEA) surveillance cameras for throwing a lit cigarette bud from his HDB window. Upon investigating the footage, NEA found the owner of the house and sent him a notice for high-rise littering. This is apparently an offence under the Environmental Public Health Act.

Enraged, the man complained on Facebook and threatened to litter more: "CCB NEA now camera people window is it, i will fucking litter everywhere i go now". He removed his post after it went viral with more than 1500 shares.

Now that NEA knows about his defiant attitude, it won't be a surprise if he is slapped with more charges or be kept on a closer watch in case he litters again. 

Although funny at first glance, the issue begs a bigger question of whether Singaporeans have any privacy left. Last year, the NEA started installing surveillance cameras to catch similar offences at HDB estates. Recently, they also announced plans to control smoking within residential areas. Why is the Government micromanaging its people? Why are they looking at places they should not be prying into? Where is the privacy that Singaporeans are entitled to? How wary should we be from now on? 

They may have authority but they should not interfere in citizens' private affairs. 

For now, just be careful even though you're at home. Big Brother is watching. 

Just how mediocre are Singaporeans? Hundreds of people were huddled outside the Apple store in Singapore so that they can spend almost $2000 on the brand new iPhone XS or XS Max. 

The iPhone XS is going from $1649 and the XS Max from $1799. Imagine the amount of help this sum of money can do to needy Singaporeans.

While Singaporeans complain about higher costs of living, they queue and brave the thunderstorm to spend a crazy amount of money on a gadget. Is being money-minded and materialistic a Singaporean thing? Why are both citizens and Ministers like that? What kind of lifestyle are we promoting?

How to we educate people to stop chasing material things? In the long run, will this mindset be detrimental to our society? Or is this no big deal at all?

Have a look for yourself:

A 26 year old man had been arrested by the police on Thursday morning at Orchard Towers after he was alleged to have kicked and punched another man for no apparent reason. 

The 23 year old victim immediately called in the police after the assault, and the police were able to identify the aggressor, who was with two other men. Police confirmed that they arrested the 26 year old man for public nuisance, after he appeared drunk and unwilling to cooperate with the police. The victim was conveyed to hospital with a swollen right eye as well as cuts on his lips and right eye. 

The victim again confirmed that he did not know the man, or why he was attacked. 

The Select Committee on Deliberate Online Falsehoods published an extensive 317-page report detailing the prevalence of fake news and how they plan to counter it. For those who are smart enough not to waste time reading the entire document, here is a condensed version of the committee's recommendations. 

1. Government should introduce a national framework that educates Singaporeans to build information and media literacy

2. Government should support ground-up initiatives or campaigns to widen effective outreach

3. News organisations, tech companies, learning institutes should train journalists in news accuracy

4. Journalists should equip themselves with knowledge of how disinformation campaigns work

5. Mainstream and alternative media should achieve the same journalism standards in terms of accuracy. fairness and integrity

6. Government should think about how it will support recommendations 3 to 5

7. Organisations promoting social cohesion should step up to debunk or clarify any online falsehoods that threaten social cohesion

8. Government should research on society's vulnerabilities

9. Public institutions should respond to online falsehoods in a timely manner

10. Review existing efforts to improve transparency and communication

11. Media organisations should have a united fact-checking initiative to counter fake news

12. Government should have the power to stop and counter fake news

13. Government should foresee additional measures that may be necessary to safeguard election integrity

14. Government should have early warning mechanisms to combat fake news

15. Government should consider ways to de-monetise or disrupt advertising revenue to those who spread fake news

16. In certain instances, criminal sanctions should be imposed on those who go about fake news

17, 18. Tech companies should develop resources to prevent the spread of fake news online

19. Tech companies have to be transparent and accountable to their audience by carrying out audits and voluntary reporting

20. Government should consider legislation to regulate tech companies to achieve recommendations 17 to 19

21. Government should support start-ups that help ensure the integrity of our online information ecosystem

22. Government should come up with a national-level strategy to counter State-sponsored disinformation campaigns

That looks like a lot of effort from everybody, so the Government should stop overreacting to everything and wasting our time. 

And don't worry, we're Legit. ;)

A motorcyclist have lost his life in an accident involving a lorry, a taxi and a motorcycle. The accident happened on a wet Wednesday afternoon along Sungei Kadut towards Woodlands Road.

Eyewitnesses said that the 57 year old motorcyclist was pinned under the front left wheel of the lorry. Officers from the SCDF had to extricate the motorcyclist, but paramedics pronounced him dead on the scene. It was reported that the lorry was travelling on the left most lane, while the motorcycle was in the second lane. The taxi was on the opposite side of the road, when the cabby lost control, collided into the motorcycle and then crashed into the lorry. 

Police have confirmed that both lorry driver and cabby was taken to Khoo Teck Phuat Hospital, with the cabby subsequently arrested. The cabby had also have his taxi contract terminated.