The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) will terminate its non-emergency ambulance hotline as lesser patients call in to seek private ambulance or medical transport services.The 1777 hotline will cease on Jan 1, 2027, after nearly 30 years in operation, said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) in a joint statement on Wednesday (July 1).SCDF's 995 emergency services will not be affected.According to the authorities, the 24 participating Private Ambulance Operators (PAOs) receive only about six per cent of their total bookings through the 1777 hotline today.This comes as the public has more options for non-emergency medical conditions, including nearby general practitioner clinics and teleconsultation services.For non-emergency hospital visits, taxis and ride-hailing services are also readily available and commonly used, the ministries noted.«In view of these developments, the MHA, MOH and SCDF have assessed that the 1777 centralised referral platform for non-emergency medical transport services can be phased out,» it said.

What began as a normal morning ride turned into an opportunity to be good Samaritans as two bikers accompanied an elderly woman riding her personal mobility aid (PMA) off the Tampines Expressway (TPE) on Sunday (June 28).Motorcyclist CK Keong said he was riding towards Punggol at around 10.36am when he spotted another motorcyclist escorting an elderly woman riding her PMA along the expressway exit.The delivery rider told AsiaOne that he «instinctively» worked together with the other motorcyclist, accompanying him and the elderly woman from behind to divert any oncoming traffic away from them.«We coordinated our movements without any communication,» said Keong. «Our only priority was to ensure that the elderly lady reached the pedestrian walkway safely.»Together, they shielded her from traffic and stayed with her until she reached the nearby pedestrian walkway.[embed]https://www.tiktok.com/@lc.zai/video/7656297146303483152?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc[/embed]

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A 42-year-old man was found dead on Monday (June 29) after allegedly falling from height and breaking through a covered walkway roof in Yishun.In response to AsiaOne's queries, the police and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they were alerted at about 5.30am to the incident at Block 107 Yishun Ring Road that day.The 42-year-old man was taken unconscious to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.A photo of the incident circulating online shows the area next to the lift lobby on the ground floor of the HDB block cordoned off. A large hole was visible in the roof and one of the beams was bent. Yamin (transliteration), 35, told Shin Min Daily News that she heard a loud bang at around 5am and had thought it was from a nearby construction site. Her friend, she said, later saw police passing by and learned that the lift was temporarily out of service. A male resident, who wished to remain anonymous, told the Chinese publication that the deceased was of imposing build and that an ambulance later arrived and took him away. Based on preliminary investigations, the police do not suspect foul play. 

SINGAPORE — As a young Royal Australian Air Force pilot in 1974, Ronald Haack got a first taste of the “best Chinese food” he had eaten, at Wing Seong Fatty’s first location in Albert Street.For the next five decades, the Australian returned to the restaurant whenever he was in Singapore.Haack, 74, who went on to become a Boeing 747 pilot with Australian airline Qantas and is now retired, did not find the restaurant by chance.Patronising the restaurant was a longstanding practice begun and sustained by his fellow air force servicemen.The Cantonese restaurant was famed among pilots of the Royal Australian Air Force and Qantas, as the founder Au Yuen and his son Au Chan Seng — endearingly nicknamed “Fatty” — had secretly given food to prisoners of war during World War II.It also became a haunt for crew from other carriers such as British Airways and Emirates.The restaurant announced on Facebook in April that it would be shutting down on June 28 after 100 years, as it was unable to find a successor to continue the business.

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Two men, aged 18 and 39, will be charged in court on Wednesday (July 1) for their alleged involvement in a case of loanshark harassment in Bukit Panjang.The police said in a news release on Tuesday night that they were alerted to the case at about 8.19am on Sunday.The alleged incident took place at a residential unit along Senja Road in Bukit Panjang, where the unit's gate was secured with a bicycle lock and a debtor's note was affixed to the door.A photograph of the alleged crime scene provided by the police shows a debtor's note which reads: «Like to play right? No problem! Will play with you. This time just dessert, next time splash you and your neighbour. WhatsApp to settle (sic).»Officers from Jurong Police Division identified the men via follow-up investigations and with images from police cameras, and arrested them on Monday.According to the police, the duo are also believed to be involved in other similar cases of loanshark harassment islandwide.

A 40-year-old male Chinese national was arrested on June 22 for allegedly dealing in duty-unpaid liquor.Singapore Customs said in a media release on Wednesday (July 1) that it had acted on a tip-off and conducted an operation in vicinity of Kaki Bukit Crescent that day.During the operations, Singapore Customs officers observed the man unloading brown boxes from a Singapore-registered lorry onto a trolley and transporting them into a storage room in a self-storage facility, where officers found 792 bottles of duty-unpaid liquor in the room.Another 396 bottles of duty-unpaid liquor were found in the lorry. The total duty and Goods and Services Tax evaded amounted to about $75,835.The duty-unpaid liquor and lorry were seized, while the man was arrested.

The police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of two boys — 12-year-old Muhammad Aydrian Ruhazeeq Bin Muhammad Basil Hafidin, and 13-year-old Muhammad Ayden Ruhazeeq Bin Muhammad Basil Hafidin.In a news release on Wednesday (July 1) morning, the police said Aydrian and Ayden were last seen at about 7pm on Monday at Block 492E Tampines Street 45.Aydrian was wearing a black t-shirt, while Ayden was wearing a yellow t-shirt. The said address is in the vicinity of Dunman Secondary School.Those with information are urged to contact the police hotline at 999 or submit information online at www.police.gov.sg/i-witness. All information will be kept strictly confidential, the police said.[[nid:732620]]editor@asiaone.com 

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