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After hearing an argument, a fruit stall associate who works at the fruit barn admitted to going into the hardware store.

According to him, a man, thought to be in his 30s, stabbed a person at least seven to eight times after 11 am.

He claimed that the sufferer has been employed at the hardware store for between one and two times. &nbsp,

A worker who tried to intervene was injured in the process, said the berries stall associate.

After hearing what happened, another witness who went to the scene with a friend reported hearing a man stabbed a woman who works there with a weapon. &nbsp,

A worker in the area who declined to get identified claimed he saw an emergency arrive at around 12pm.

CNA has contacted the police for more information.

Further reporting&nbsp, by Koh Wan Ting.

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SkillsFuture Singapore ( SSG) stated after FirstCom Academy was suspended for three weeks because of its marketing techniques that education providers may not provide incentives for people to recommend others to enroll in classes. &nbsp,

This is against SSG’s conditions for training companies, the expert said in response to CNA’s concerns.

A former FirstCom employee who worked with instructors claimed that these incentives included complimentary food and products as well as shopping vouchers.

A consultant who previously taught FirstCom Academy courses at the college sent CNA an email from 2022 mentioning the bank’s referral program. For each new person they referred, it provided 20 % of the training fee to the trainers.

SSG received people opinions, so FirstCom Academy has been under inspection since earlier this year.

The education company was made aware on November 27 that they would be fired from January to March 2025 due to concerns relating to the use of a referral program for promotion.

Besides subsidies for recommendations, the academy also offered tickets for Google evaluations. &nbsp,

In exchange for purchasing tickets, the former staff and the original trainer showed CNA slides requesting course participants to write reviews.

In response to CNA’s queries, SSG said on Monday ( Dec 2 ) that such practice is unprofessional.

It told CNA,” We highly discourage opportunities in exchange for favorable reviews on websites like Google, as it goes against expert conduct.”

Companies should continue to review and improve our advertising guidelines so that they can clearly promote their services without inducing learners.

As of Dec 9, FirstCom Academy has close to 50, 000 testimonials, with a 4.9-star score. The business features its Facebook standing on its site, describing itself as the “most publicly-reviewed instruction academy in Singapore”.

The business claims to have a “proven track record of ensuring our educators stay competitive in the current work market” on its profile section on the Skillsfuture website. &nbsp,

It cites the reason for this as its great Google ranking from tens of thousands of learners.

When contacted by CNA, FirstCom Academy declined to comment. &nbsp,

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SINGAPORE: A Taiwanese person has died in Phuket following a massage&nbsp, at Patong Beach while on holiday. &nbsp,

The 52-year-old visited a massage shop at the popular tourist spot&nbsp, on Saturday ( Dec 7 ), said the Bangkok Post citing Thai police. &nbsp,

Mr Lee Mun Tuk, who was given an “oil body treatment” for 45 days, stopped breathing quickly after the service. &nbsp,

According to Patong police main Chalermchai Hernsawad, the store’s staff requested assistance from the officers and medical personnel when Mr. Lee failed to regain consciousness after receiving CPR.

Khaosod English said Mr Lee had experienced breathing problems. His family informed the authorities that she did not believe there was foul play and that her husband had pre-existing medical problems. &nbsp,

Additionally, Mr. Lee’s family, according to Thai media, planned to bring her father’s body residence for religious rites and did not consent to an autopsy. &nbsp,

CNA has contacted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore for more details. &nbsp,

THAI SINGER DIES AFTER THREE Massage

The incident happened the same weekend as a Thai song died after receiving three massage in a month, though no cause of death has been determined for Mr. Lee. &nbsp,

According to the Bangkok Post, two of them involved the spinning of her spine.

Chayada Prao-hom claimed she had a bad brain ache and that she had contacted the massage parlor in Udon Thani to get treatment for it on Twitter in early November.

However, after the first treatment, she experienced pain in the back of her mind. Afterwards, when her arm started to grow cold, she returned to the massage studio for a minute session, which only made her worse.

She explained in her Instagram post that she continued to use the treatment because she had previously studied Thai massage and that her mother also used to massage. &nbsp,

After her next session, she experienced bruising and swelling that eventually led to dizziness in her neck and abdomen. She claimed that her body was only functioning at a lower 50 % and that she finally was unable to lift her right shoulder. &nbsp,

Around 6am on Sunday, Ms. Chayada was declared dead at a clinic in Udon Thani. She died from a blood infections and head swelling, said Bangkok Post. &nbsp,

Regulators are checking whether the place she went to has a license to offer these services. &nbsp,

The risk of negative effects from massage is low, according to the site of the US National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. &nbsp,

But, there have been rare reports of serious side effects, such as a blood clots, brain damage or spine fracture.

Such cases frequently involved strenuous types of treatments, it added. &nbsp,
 

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Unexpected WEATHER Problems

The increasingly unexpected weather is a major factor in the desire, according to Mr. Wong.

Under uneven hot and humid conditions, some items, such as leather goods, electronics, clothes and closed food, may not last and can get wet, he noted.

” Often, clients will expect their products to become kept in a very picturesque problem”, he added. &nbsp,

By the end of the year, Work Store will include six times more air-conditioned store, or the size of six basketball courts.

Another supplier, Storefriendly, is also seeing a rise in demand for its great storage spaces as climate-controlled storage spaces are now in low supply.

Over the past six months, inquiries for these products, which are kept at 23 degree Celsius for 24 hours a day, have more than doubled, according to the self-storage options company.

Storefriendly CEO Jes Johansen told CNA that the current weather is causing the rise in demand. &nbsp,

” I do think the damp wind these days has an influence, because it’s just so obvious. We see it outside all the day right nowadays”, he added.

Wine needs an yet cooler 13 degrees Fahrenheit, which is a result of the growing need for climate-controlled store.

” If items are stored for a very long time, therefore air cooling- and the increases in moisture and all that- is a great advantage for long-term store”, said Mr Johansen. &nbsp,

Storefriendly intends to expand to 14 spots in two decades.

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The Land Transport Authority ( LTA ) announced on Sunday that construction on the EWL portion where train services are suspended was 40 % finished, with work on schedule scheduled to resume by Wednesday.

LTA recently said that the disruptions were needed as a&nbsp,” constant windows” was required for the works to get completed.

” A BIT INCONVENIENT”

Based on CNA’s studies, the situation at the damaged facilities appeared quiet and under command between 7am and 10am.

There were plenty of SMRT and LTA employees available to assist with inquiries and strong calls from both the coach station and the shuttle bus boarding area.

riders traveling between Tanah Merah and Tampines you get a shuttle van services, called flight 7, which will operate at a three- to five-minute speed. &nbsp,

During the suspension, there will be 55 double-decker shuttle buses, and transitory homes have been constructed for those who need to delay for these cars.

Cars at the Tampines board level arrived as quickly as one second after the preceding ones had left at 7.30am. Additionally, there were no counters, making travellers who needed to board right away. &nbsp,

At the same vehicle cease, this was also the circumstance about an hour and a half later. There was still plenty of furniture for riders even though the trucks leaving from Tampines were a little more crowded.

As opposed to a normal MRT trip period of two to three minutes from Simei to Simei and three to five minutes from Simei to Tanah Merah, the shuttle bus trip from Tampines to Simei and from Simei to Tanah Merah took about 10 minutes per foot.

Buses also arrived at a normal occurrence to lessen any possible crowding along the steel barricades at Simei MRT place, which may extend beyond 30 commuters later in the morning.

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With social services companies, there is a “tendency to look after that one cut ( they are responsible for )”, Tan explained. There is a loss of dignity in the fact that the community has to travel to various locations to get help.

Tan sees the part of NCSS as adopting a more systematic approach, combining the services of various agencies into one to provide a continuum of care for more holistic support.

For example, NCSS spearheaded the partnership between Montfort Care, Fei Yue Community Services, and Yong-en Care Centre to set up JiaYou, which was launched in August this time.

Located at Chinatown Point, this heart supports seniors and caregivers across Singapore via community engagement, dementia care, caregiver consultation, a caregivers ‘ shop, an effective age programme and seminars on palliative care administration.

” The concept behind it is that instead of funding distinct services or container service, we create a center where a specific team, in this case, seniors, should be able to get all their needs met”, she said.

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Additionally, Dr. Poon had a client who had had numerous surgeries but whose tumor continued to grow. She made the decision to avoid a more colonoscopy so she could have enough strength to travel with her child.

In my opinion, my work as an doctor should have required that she undergo a lung tumor biopsy and undergo treatment,” said Dr. Poon. ” But at the end of the day, she understood the implications.

What matters to her is being able to use any remaining day in a significant way. And this term ‘meaningful’ is never what’s significant to me as an oncology, but what’s important to her. ”

Her group also provides assistance with identity planning, such as where and how a individual wants to spend their last days. deciding how to divide up property after passing away.

It’s not always about passing on money, said Dr. Poon, but doing so may help chronically ill patients and their families over time.

She gave another example of a man with intense mental cancer who had timed emails sent to his five-year-old child at various upcoming milestones.

He was aware that the tumours in his head might have had a significant impact on his ability to think critically and show himself because he knew he had little time left.

Additionally, he likewise needed a way to accept that he was going to pass away. “

To assist in the emotional strain on their clients who are terminally ill, counseling is also provided to caretakers.

The caregivers may not realize that we are putting a strain on the individual if they don’t know and mistake them, according to Dr. Poon.

That makes accepting the person challenging; remain at peace; and even, in time to come, had what we call a dying with dignity. ”

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If the wind cooperates, Mr. Chia said,” We are on schedule to turn on the power supply system and to test the new attendance lines with railways.” Tuesday may serve as a buffer to maintain smooth operation and testing will take place on Monday. Later, the job site will have to be handed up to SMRT for businesses and further testing. &nbsp, &nbsp,

Employees have been on eight-to 12-hour transitions to complete the works, Mr Chia said. &nbsp,

” They have taken their meals. They even had a good night’s rest and had enough water before returning to their jobs. &nbsp,

We are moving forward because we worked extremely hard to complete our work as soon as possible just in case an unexpected large storm or lightning struck.

The group had a rain on Saturday, despite the crew having been mostly sunny. During the blog visit, CNA even experienced a light mist a little after 3pm. &nbsp,

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