Tuesday #sgroundup: NEA to introduce PM2.5 reading in PSI
Here are today’s top trending stories in case you missed them.
NEA to introduce PM2.5 reading in PSI
Singapore’s air quality will be classified in the “moderate” range more often, the National Environment Agency said on Tuesday.
However, this is no cause for alarm — it's simply the result of a new integrated air quality reporting system, the NEA explained.
Starting 1 May, the agency will incorporate readings of fine particulate matter in the air, PM2.5, into the Pollutant Standards Index (PSI).
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/nea-to-introduce-pm2-5-reading-in-psi-073845184.html
Singapore jazz singer Dawn Ho punched after Sentosa gig
An incident after her regular evening show at Sentosa on Sunday left local jazz singer Dawn Ho with a swollen face and a bleeding nose. She and her friend were attacked by a man and a woman while they were being picked up at a taxi stand.
Taking to Facebook on Monday night, Ho wrote in her account of the incident that she was waiting for her bandmates to pick her up at a taxi stand when she witnessed the man and his two friends -- one female, one male -- approaching a limousine taxi and speaking to the driver and the limousine staff rudely.
Ho said she then went up to the trio to inform them that she felt they should not be speaking to the driver in that manner, but was met with vulgarity and verbal abuse from one of the two men, who started chasing Ho as she moved toward her bandmates' car.
Motorcyclists using HDB, URA carparks to be charged per minute
The Ministry of National Development (MND) will revise the Electronic Parking System (EPS) rates for motorcyclists using HDB and URA carparks to a per-minute basis.
An enhanced Season Parking Ticket (E-SPT) will also be introduced to allow motorcyclists to park in all HDB and URA carparks for a flat monthly fee. This will help those who use multiple carparks in a day such as dispatch or delivery riders.
#PrayForMH370 Live Updates: Identity of Iranian revealed, no link to terrorists
Tuesday’s highlights:
The passenger traveling with a stolen Austrian passport has been identified as a 19-year-old Iranian, Pouria Nour Mohammad Mehrdad. The identity of the second passenger traveling on a stolen Italian passport has yet to be revealed.
Police are investigating the matter from four angles: hijacking, sabotage, psychological problems among the passengers and crew and personal problems among passengers and crew.
Malaysia Airlines says the B777-200 aircraft that operated MH370 underwent maintenance 12 days before the flight, and there were no issues with the health of the aircraft.
Malaysia Airlines will provide a total of 31,000 yuan (RM16,577) in initial financial assistance to each family of MH370 passengers.
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/mas-aircraft-goes-missing--says-airline-023820132.html
Chinese woman cuts off ex-boyfriend's penis, kills him: report
A Chinese woman chopped off her former boyfriend's penis with scissors and then killed him with a hammer after he raped her, a Hong Kong court heard, according to a report Tuesday.
Yeung Ki, 41 has admitted killing 32-year-old piano teacher Zhou Hui on Boxing Day 2012 but denies murder, the South China Morning Post reported.
Yeung, a Chinese mainlander and Hong Kong resident, killed Zhou after an affair with the married man lasting years, during which he had deserted her while pregnant and borrowed money without paying it back on numerous occasions, it said.
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/chinese-woman-cuts-off-ex-boyfriends-penis-kills-074050956.html
