A motorist driving along Woodlands Close on Sunday (Dec 7) morning came across three motorised personal mobility devices (PMD) at speeds of allegedly up to 50kmh.In a video posted by Facebook page SG Road Vigilante (SGRV), a driver is seen turning left onto Woodlands Close when two PMDs appear near the right rear of his vehicle. About eight seconds later, a third PMD appears in the rear camera's view.All three PMD riders do not appear to be wearing any helmet or protective gear.Based on the footage, the vehicle was travelling at about 40kmh. As the vehicle accelerates to 50kmh, the default speed limit for roads, the third PMD is seen overtaking the vehicle.Meanwhile, the first two PMDs remained behind the vehicle.«These individuals who are riding on modified [PMDs] are engaging in reckless behaviour on the road, showing a complete disregard for their own safety,» SGRV quoted the driver as saying.«The speed which they are travelling at is comparable to the car, which significantly increases the risk of serious accidents,» the driver added.

A total of six people were arrested following a three-day islandwide enforcement blitz conducted by the Traffic Police (TP) at night.In a news release on Monday (Dec 8), the police said that a total of 74 vehicles were checked during the three-day operation from Nov 27 to 29.Five of the six arrested were suspected to be driving under the influence of alcohol, while the remaining individual was arrested for driving without a valid licence.Another 18 summonses were issued for various traffic offences such as speeding and using a mobile device while driving.During the operation, eight violations related to the Land Transport Authority were also detected. Those found guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol may be fined up to $10,000, jailed for up to 12 months, or both.Driving without a valid licence carries a penalty of up to three years' jail, a fine of up to $10,000, or both.The Traffic Police also advised motorists to comply with Singapore's traffic laws, adding that they will continue with enforcement efforts to ensure road safety.

Former Member of Parliament (MP) Carrie Tan married her long-time partner Kevin Teo on Sunday (Dec 7).The couple of seven years were all smiles when they appeared in a Facebook livestream hosted on Tan's page, ready for the solemnisation ceremony.In the presence of their families, Tan and Teo exchanged vows and wedding rings, leaning in for a peck and a tight embrace.After signing the marriage certificate, they served tea to their parents in a simple Chinese tea ceremony.Tan, 43, proposed to Teo in April shortly after announcing her departure from politics. She had been elected Nee Soon GRC MP only in 2020.Teo is chief technology officer at non-profit organisation AVPN. The couple have both been through divorce.A week prior to the ceremony, they shared a «music video» of their pre-wedding shoot in Yunnan, China, over an audio of Tan singing the love song It's You by Miya Wang.«Already feeling so married,» she quipped then.«Borrowing this song from [Miya], because it's how I feel about our union.»

A total of 17,279 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes and a van were seized by Singapore Customs in its largest inland haul this year, with the total duty and Goods and Services Tax (GST) evaded exceeding $1.87 million. A 27-year-old Singaporean van driver and three Indian nationals — aged 30, 36, and 39 — were arrested in two raids on Nov 30 and Dec 1 in Pandan Loop and Jurong Port Road, said the agency in a statement on Monday (Dec 8). On Nov 30, Customs officers spotted a Singapore-registered van reversing into the loading bay of an industrial building in Pandan Loop. Three men then loaded brown boxes into the vehicle. A search of the van found 2,400 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes. The men then led officers to a unit in the building, where 3,195 more cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes were found. The contraband and van were seized, while the four men were arrested. 

A Tiger God statue made of clay was stolen at a Chinese temple in Balestier on Saturday (Dec 6) shortly past midnight. Calling the theft “disrespectful to the deity”, Rochore Tua Pek Kong Temple on 249 Balestier Road urged the culprit to “do the right thing”. In a Facebook post on Sunday, the temple wrote that closed-circuit television footage captured an elderly man loitering around the altar for about 30 minutes till 12.15am on Dec 6. The statue, one of seven in the temple, pays tribute to the Tiger Deity who is believed to protect people against evil spirits. “We sincerely appeal to the person involved to return the statue immediately and in its original condition”, they said, adding that the statue “belongs to the community”. “Failing which, we will resort to legal action and press criminal charges.” AsiaOne has contacted Rochore Tua Pek Kong and the police for more information. [[nid:725902]]chingshijie@asiaone.com

The Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) has taken Courts and Prism+ to task over unfair practices. In a media release on Monday (Dec 8), the consumer watchdog said that the two retailers of consumer electronics and home appliances have used website design features that mislead consumers. «Courts automatically added unsolicited items into consumers' shopping carts, while Prism+ used fake countdown timers and misleading stock indicators to pressure consumers into purchases,» CCS added. The agency said both retailers have since given an undertaking to CCS not to engage in unfair trade practices. Unsolicited items added to cart by CourtsCourts was found to have charged consumers for products they never selected. In one complaint raised by a consumer who selected an Apple iPad for purchase, an Acer vacuum cleaner was added to the consumer's checkout cart. This practice puts consumers at risk of unknowingly paying for the unsolicited items if they fail to notice and remove such items before checkout.