Singapore has not launched ‘world's first floating prison'; $12.7m Toto jackpot shared among 12 Group 2 winners: Singapore live news
Toto's latest draw on 17 July saw a jackpot prize of over $12.7 million shared among 12 people after no one won the top prize. As there were three previous draws without a Group 1 winner, the top prize did not snowball and instead 12 lucky Group 2 winners walked away with almost $1.2m each.
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Singapore has not launch 'world's first floating prison'
The Singapore Prison Service (SPS) has rubbished claims 'the world's first floating prison' has launched in Singapore.
A recent social media post from Instagram user financian_ wrote that Singapore had built "a high-tech facility anchored 500 meters offshore that's redefining the future of incarceration." The post added that it was "designed to house over 2,000 inmates" and "equipped with AI surveillance, biometric security, robotic patrols and no traditional bars – just geofenced digital boundaries."
An earlier post from Instagram user vision.motivee mirrored some of the claims but also suggested the floating prison was created by Singapore to "solve overcrowding and land issues" facing the country.
Both posts contain AI-generated images of the 'floating prison'.
SPS, in a statement, said it is aware of several social media posts circulating online that Singapore has launched the world's first floating prison. "This is untrue. Neither have we had any discussions or plans for such, nor is there a need."
"We urge members of the public not to spread misinformation, nor to be taken in by such wild stories, and refer instead to SPS's website and social media platforms for official information," added SPS.
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$12.7m Toto jackpot shared among 12 Group 2 winners
A jackpot of over $12.7 million in the latest Toto draw on 17 July was split among 12 people after no one won the top prize. The 12 lucky Group 2 winners walked away with almost $1.2m each.
The winning numbers from Thursday night's draw were 7, 8, 17, 29, 32 and 42 while that additional number was 1.
The jackpot had snowballed to $12.7m after the last three draws did not feature a Group 1 winner. The jackpot amount will be rolled over only up to the fourth draw – and shared among the winners in Group 2 if there is no Group 1 winner in this final draw.
You can find out more details about where the Group 2 winning tickets for the 17 July Totdraw were sold on the Singapore Pools website, here.
The Singapore Prison Service (SPS) has rubbished claims 'the world's first floating prison' has launched in Singapore.
A recent social media post from Instagram user financian_ wrote that Singapore had built "a high-tech facility anchored 500 meters offshore that's redefining the future of incarceration." The post added that it was "designed to house over 2,000 inmates" and "equipped with AI surveillance, biometric security, robotic patrols and no traditional bars – just geofenced digital boundaries."
An earlier post from Instagram user vision.motivee mirrored some of the claims but also suggested the floating prison was created by Singapore to "solve overcrowding and land issues" facing the country.
Both posts contain AI-generated images of the 'floating prison'.
SPS, in a statement, said it is aware of several social media posts circulating online that Singapore has launched the world's first floating prison. "This is untrue. Neither have we had any discussions or plans for such, nor is there a need."
"We urge members of the public not to spread misinformation, nor to be taken in by such wild stories, and refer instead to SPS's website and social media platforms for official information," added SPS.
View this post on Instagram
A post shared by Financian (@financian_)
$12.7m Toto jackpot shared among 12 Group 2 winners
A jackpot of over $12.7 million in the latest Toto draw on 17 July was split among 12 people after no one won the top prize. The 12 lucky Group 2 winners walked away with almost $1.2m each.
The winning numbers from Thursday night's draw were 7, 8, 17, 29, 32 and 42 while that additional number was 1.
The jackpot had snowballed to $12.7m after the last three draws did not feature a Group 1 winner. The jackpot amount will be rolled over only up to the fourth draw – and shared among the winners in Group 2 if there is no Group 1 winner in this final draw.
You can find out more details about where the Group 2 winning tickets for the 17 July Totdraw were sold on the Singapore Pools website, here.
A jackpot of over $12.7 million in the latest Toto draw on 17 July was split among 12 people after no one won the top prize. The 12 lucky Group 2 winners walked away with almost $1.2m each.
The winning numbers from Thursday night's draw were 7, 8, 17, 29, 32 and 42 while that additional number was 1.
The jackpot had snowballed to $12.7m after the last three draws did not feature a Group 1 winner. The jackpot amount will be rolled over only up to the fourth draw – and shared among the winners in Group 2 if there is no Group 1 winner in this final draw.
You can find out more details about where the Group 2 winning tickets for the 17 July Totdraw were sold on the Singapore Pools website, here.
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