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Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Kids eat free at Wanton Fu for first 2 weeks in Jun
Here's some great news to kick off the June school holiday season. From 31 May to 15 Jun, all kids below 16 get to eat a FREE bowl of Noodles with every paying adult at Wanton Fu, a popular noodle spot at ARC 380 in Jalan Besar. After an unexpected closing early this year, Wanton Fu relocated to another unit in the same building in Mar. This marks their 8th year in the Jalan Besar estate since their opening in 2018, and they've proudly garnered a small but loyal customer base in this neighbourhood. Their Signature Fu Noodles (Dry/Soup) go at S$5.50 for a small and S$6.50 for a large portion. This 2-week Wanton Fu promo only applies to the small bowl, but you get to enjoy it for half the price, so I'd say that's a pretty good deal regardless. Though only the Wanton Noodles are free for kids, who's to say the paying adult can't order other dishes? Have a taste of their crowd-favourite Fried Set Combo (S$8.50 for small, S$9.50 for large) and Roast Pork Set Combo (S$8.50 for small, S$9.50 for large). Pork Belly Noodles at S$8, say whaaat? With a perfect balance of fat and meat, one bite of this pork belly will put you right in vacation mode. Not to mention, their wantons and dumplings are wrapped by hand, and the char siew and roasted pork are roasted by themselves, too! This place got standard one hor. Open till 12am on weekdays, Wanton Fu is the perfect spot for a quick lunch fix or even a sinful late-night supper. Hopefully, your teenager isn't asleep by then. Other than the fact that it's only valid for dine-in, there are no other conditions to this Wanton Fu promo. So set aside your doubts, and head down to Wanton Fu to spend some quality family time this June holiday, indulging in their robust noodles and plump homemade wantons. 11 best wanton mee spots in Singapore that will leave you 'wanton' more The post Kids eat free at Wanton Fu for first 2 weeks in Jun appeared first on
CNA
20-05-2025
- General
- CNA
Pigeon management plan to be rolled out in three more town councils
SINGAPORE: A pigeon management plan introduced in several town councils in a pilot programme in 2024 will be extended to three more areas. The next phase will be rolled out in Jalan Besar, Marsiling-Yew Tee and Nee Soon town councils from June for a duration of six to nine months. If successful, the plan will be scaled up across Singapore to help manage the pigeon population, said Senior Minister of State for National Development Tan Kiat How on Tuesday (May 20). The initial pilot programme was implemented in three town council estates with large clusters of pigeons - Ang Mo Kio, Bishan-Toa Payoh and Tanjong Pagar. The pilot, which was carried out from July 2024 to March 2025, saw the pigeon population in the three town councils decrease by about 50 per cent. Pigeon-related feedback within the three town councils from October 2024 to March 2025 was also about 34 per cent lower than the expected average, NParks said in an update on Tuesday. Actions such as surveillance were carried out at bird feeding hotspots, and NParks took enforcement action against 50 cases of bird feeding. Direct population control measures were also carried out to bring down the pigeon numbers. PIGEON MANAGEMENT PLAN The National Parks Board (NParks) said it worked with several government agencies, residents and members of the public on the pigeon management plan, which focused on population control, public education and community stewardship. Measures included reducing human-generated food sources and direct population control, said NParks. Under the pilot plan, NParks worked with the town councils to step up pigeon removal efforts, "with physical trapping and humane euthanasia to bring down the pigeon population at hotspots" within the areas. NParks also advised the town councils on proper removal methods and developed a set of guidelines for the use of alpha-chloralose, a substance that kills birds. NParks monitored feedback on illegal bird feeding and conducted surveillance, which included physical surveillance and the deployment of CCTV cameras at identified feeding hotspots, as well as enforcement against bird-feeding. The National Environment Agency (NEA) and the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) also worked with the town councils as well as other stakeholders such as the hawkers' associations, managing agent, food establishment operators and cleaning contractors to improve refuse and food waste management at bin centres and food establishments. These included ensuring non-spillage of trash between bin chutes and bin centres, as well as prompt clearance of food waste, trays and dirty crockery at tray return racks and refuse bins. Engagement and public education sessions were also conducted by SFA and NParks. During these sessions, SFA distributed educational materials on improving refuse management, housekeeping, and cleanliness practices. NParks, meanwhile, informed the public on the need to maintain the cleanliness of the environment and to refrain from feeding pigeons. It also collaborated with Active Ageing Centres to conduct sessions in the three town councils. The sessions aimed to raise awareness among the elderly on the negative impacts of bird feeding, it said. NParks reminded that it encouraged feeders to consider nature-based activities as alternatives to feeding pigeons. "These include community gardening, which creates opportunities for them to be engaged socially with others, and birdwatching, where they can observe how wild birds forage naturally without human-generated food sources," it said. It will continue working with agencies to understand the motivations of repeat offenders who feed birds. NParks will also address misconceptions and discourage them from doing so.
South China Morning Post
17-05-2025
- South China Morning Post
Singapore jails Indian tourist who molested 12-year-old girl
A 25-year-old tourist was jailed for three months on Friday for molesting a 12-year-old girl in Singapore , asking her to follow him into toilets and sending her 13 messages on Instagram. Indian national Pramender, who goes by one name, pleaded guilty on Friday to one charge of attempting to procure the commission of an indecent act by a child and one charge of molesting a child under 14. A third charge of trespassing was taken into account for his sentencing. The girl was at Jalan Besar Swimming Complex with her aunt, uncle and five cousins on March 31. She exited one of the pools at about 5.50pm, and saw the accused, who was also in the pool, staring at her. The victim collected her phone and shower items, wrapped herself with a towel, and walked towards the female toilet. Pramender followed her from behind and caught up to her at the entrance of the female toilet. He then asked her to follow him on Instagram and the victim turned him down. Despite this, the man took her phone and as it was unlocked, he accessed her Instagram account and used it to follow his account.
CNA
16-05-2025
- CNA
3 months' jail for tourist who molested 12-year-old girl, asked her to follow him into toilet
SINGAPORE: A 25-year-old tourist was jailed for three months on Friday (May 16) for molesting a 12-year-old girl, asking her to follow him into toilets and sending her 13 messages on Instagram. Indian national Pramender, who goes by one name, pleaded guilty on Friday to one charge of attempting to procure the commission of an indecent act by a child and one charge of molesting a child under 14. A third charge of trespassing was taken into account for his sentencing. The girl was at Jalan Besar Swimming Complex with her aunt, uncle and five cousins on Mar 31. She exited one of the pools at about 5.50pm, and saw the accused, who was also in the pool, staring at her. The victim collected her phone and shower items, wrapped herself with a towel, and walked towards the female toilet. Pramender followed her from behind and caught up to her at the entrance of the female toilet. He then asked her to follow him on Instagram and the victim turned him down. Despite this, the man took her phone and as it was unlocked, he accessed her Instagram account and used it to follow his account. While he was using her phone, Pramender stretched out his other arm over the victim's back and gave her a side hug for about five seconds, placing his left arm around her upper shoulder and neck. Her towel fell from one shoulder, and his arm came into contact with the parts that were not covered by her swimsuit or towel. The court heard that the victim was left shocked and scared. With his arm around her, Pramender asked the victim to go into the female toilet with him and walked towards the toilet. He pulled her in that direction for several steps before she resisted and he let go of her. After he entered the female toilet by himself and called out to her, the victim replied that she had to return to her family and walked away. Pramender left the female toilet, followed her, and went into the male toilet instead. He called out to her again, and she rebuffed him the same way once more. As she walked away, he followed her and sat on a bench outside the male toilet, asking her to sit with him. The victim rejected him a third time, giving the same reason. The victim found two of her cousins by the benches near the pool. She told them about what had happened and asked a female cousin to accompany her to the toilet. As the pair walked towards the female toilet, Pramender followed them again and loitered outside the toilet entrance while they were inside. The victim's male cousin then told the accused to leave. He stood outside of the toilet to block the accused from entering, the court heard. Pramender then loitered at a bench outside the male toilet to wait for the victim before eventually walking away. In the span of less than five minutes while he was waiting for her, he called the victim twice and sent her 13 messages on Instagram, which read: 'Waiting for you', 'please outside meet', 'I like you', 'u brother waiting', 'reply please', and 'u come'. The victim saw the messages while she and her cousin were in the female toilet and felt scared. The pair then left the toilet and reported the incident to the lifeguard on duty. The case came to light when the victim's mother sent a message to the police emergency SMS number at almost 11pm to report that her daughter was molested at Jalan Besar Swimming complex earlier that day. Pramender was arrested on Apr 2. In making her case, Deputy Public Prosecutor Ashley Chin noted that the victim was young and vulnerable at 12 years old, and that there was 'some degree of exploitation'. Pramender also engaged in 'clear, intentional and repeated attempts' to procure the commission of an indecent act by the victim, she added. In mitigation, he admitted that he made a mistake, apologised and asked the judge to forgive him. 'I already apologised to the girl's family,' Pramender said via a translator. His mother is a cancer patient, and he hopes to return to India as soon as possible, he said in court on Friday. In laying out his decision, District Judge Chay Yuen Fatt noted that the situation could have been worse if the victim's cousins were not there to protect her from Pramender. He took deterrence, as well as the young age of the victim who was shocked and frightened by the man's 'persistent, predatory and unwanted' advances, into consideration for the man's punishment, he added. The punishment for attempting to procure the commission of an indecent act by a child below 16 years old is a jail term of up to seven years, a fine of up to S$10,000, or both. For molesting a child under 14 years old, Pramender could have faced a jail term of up to five years, a fine, caning, or any combination of the three.
