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Friday #sgroundup: Counsellors say Facebook gambling in S'pore may cause addiction

·Elizabeth Soh

24 October 2014 at 4:44 am

Here are today's top trending stories in case you missed them.

Counsellors Say Facebook Gambling In S’pore May Cause Actual Gambling Addiction

Counsellors working with problem gamers are all for the recently passed Remote Gambling Act in Singapore, blaming free-to-play casino-style social games for nurturing impressionable youths into gambling addicts as they grow older. The idea that online social gambling may cause actual gambling addictions should not come as a surprise, but seems to be an issue taken lightly. After all, “it’s just a game.”

https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/counsellors-facebook-gambling-pore-may-080008431.html

Japan preferred for Super expansion, says NZRU

New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) chief executive Steve Tew speaks during a press conference in Wellington on December 16, 2011

Japan is the preferred option over Singapore to expand the Super Rugby competition in 2016, New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) chief executive Steve Tew said Friday.

Tew was responding to a statement reportedly put out by backers of the Singapore bid, the Asia Pacific Dragons, conceding they had lost the chance of a place in the southern hemisphere competition.

https://sg.sports.yahoo.com/news/japan-preferred-super-expansion-says-nzru-030951852--spt.html

Body of woman found at foot of Simei block

Block 150, Simei Street 1 in Singapore. (Screengrab from Google Street View)

The body of a woman in her 50s was found at the foot of an HDB apartment block in Simei on Friday morning.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/body-of-woman-found-at-foot-of-simei-block-033857726.html?linkId=10183547

Bloggers Roy Ngerng, Han Hui Hui and 4 others to be charged with public nuisance on Monday

Roy Ngerng, a blogger, speaks at speakers corner during a rally to demand reforms in the country's pension system in Singapore on June 7, 2014

Roy Ngerng and Han Hui Hui will face public nuisance charges in court on Monday over their involvement in the "Return Our CPF" protest at Hong Lim Park late last month.

Ngerng confirmed this on Thursday night in a Facebook status, and Han said it in an email to the media showing a redacted photograph of part of a signed charge sheet.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/blogger-roy-ngerng-called-up-for-questioning-over-hong-lim-protest-091226103.html

Driverless cars in Singapore are coming faster than you think. They’re already being tested here

Driverless buggies are being tested in the Chinese and Japanese Gardens, the first time two such vehicles are available to the public.

Singapore has driverless trains. But how about driverless cars? Making that happen is much more challenging due to the chaotic nature of road traffic. But today, the country has moved one step closer to having autonomous cars on the roads.

https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/driverless-cars-singapore-coming-faster-054305807.html

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The Independent
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