SINGAPORE - Two people were sent to hospital and 20 people were evacuated from Lucky Plaza on Oct 20 after a fire broke out in the Orchard Road building. In response to queries from The Straits Times, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire at about 9.45am. The evacuation of the 20 individuals took place before SCDF arrived at the scene. SCDF said the fire involved the contents of a charcoal stove in a unit on the sixth floor, adding that members of the public had extinguished the fire using buckets of water before its officers arrived. Two people were then taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital. https://www.facebook.com/maybelle.moliyok/videos/1053021296147279/ The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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Art lovers in Seychelles were treated to the «Kouler Kreolitid» (Colours of Creole culture) exhibition at L’Alliance Francaise, in time for the 39th edition of the Creole Festival, currently taking place. The artist, Ambassador Francesca Alexandra Azais Tatistscheff of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, who is a dean of the diplomatic corps, is one of the most respected artists in Seychelles and has lived in the islands since 1999. The Italian-born artist, for her sixth exhibition, worked on still life painting depicting the various aspects of Seychellois culture. The paintings on display show everything from fishermen coming in from sea with their daily catch to a scene of a group of people dancing Moutya on a beach. Speaking to the press at the opening of the exhibition on October 12, Azais told the press that it has taken her six months to prepare the works on display. The artist, Ambassador Francesca Alexandra Azais Tatistscheff of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. (Seychelles Nation) Photo License: CC-BY She said that she tried to show positive emotions in her work and that there are no sad paintings. “Up to now we have seen many paintings of the landscape, and I myself have painted sunsets, we are always showing palm trees, the spectacular rocks and fishermen, although no-one has tackled the still life surrounding us,” she explained the theme for her exhibition. “As I am someone who is always forward thinking, and who loves to inspire people instead of copying them, and I saw that no-one has tackled the subject of still life, this is why I have decided to address the topic in my exhibition,” she added. Kouler Kreolitid is a collection of 24 oil paintings on canvas, which Azais said she hoped would inspire the thinking about this aspect of Seychellois culture. The paintings depict the various aspects of Seychellois culture. (Seychelles Nation) Photo License: CC-BY “They are very good at what they do, I have seen their work, and I have had the chance to talk to them, but they have to develop their creativity and try to move away from standard subjects like landscapes,” she said. Azais is also known for her paintings of the small island state’s previous and current presidents as well as former British governors and figures of French colonialists hanging in State House. Her artworks can also be found today in the Vatican as well as in the White House in Washington. When asked if she would be working on another exhibition in the coming future, she said that “I don’t know, as we as artists only produce work when we are inspired to do so.” Kouler Kreolitid is open to the public from October 13 - November 9.
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It was a painful lesson for them. The married Singaporean couple who were fined a total of $849,000 for evading the goods and services tax (GST) have live-streamed their apology for the «mistake». Rayson Loo Sian Hao, 33, was fined $453,000 while his wife, Rochelle Wang Siew Ching, 34, was fined $396,000 on Oct 15. Each pleaded guilty to 11 charges of fraudulent evasion of GST amounting to $67,810. Another 13 charges of fraudulent evasion of GST amounting to about $24,105 and 25 charges of causing incorrect declarations to be made, by not including the freight charges amounting to about $4,172 in the import declarations, were taken into consideration during the sentencing. The couple run an online shop called Vanity Closet, which was set up as a retailer of fashion products and its main business involved conducting livestream sales of branded goods from overseas retail outlets through its Facebook page.
SINGAPORE - The Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) is considering further action against academic Donald Low over his Facebook post on Oct 18, which it said was in contempt of court. In a statement on Oct 19, the AGC said Low has taken down his Facebook post at its request, and added that members of the public should refrain from prejudgment of issues that will be decided by the court while proceedings are ongoing. Such issues include whether a witness is credible or not, and whether the accused is guilty or not, it added. The AGC added that intentionally publishing public comments that prejudge issues, such as the credibility of witnesses, when court proceedings are ongoing would prejudice or interfere with the course of court proceedings - and this would amount to the offence of contempt of court. Low, a senior lecturer at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology's Institute for Public Policy, had in his post on Oct 18 commented on evidence put before the State Courts in the ongoing trial of Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh.
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Support for Labour's financial policies is in freefall ahead of this month's Budget from Rachel Reeves, according to a poll by Opinium.