The_King Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 SINGAPORE - He thought he had one last day of freedom before being holed up at home for two weeks to serve a stay-home notice. But his craving for bak kut teh led to a minister issuing a stern warning in Parliament on Wednesday (March 25). Minister for Home Affairs and Law K. Shanmugam warned that stern action will be taken against those who breach stay-home notices. He highlighted a post by one such culprit who had allegedly left home to eat bak kut teh. Mr Shanmugam said: "I have asked for that case to be investigated. We are trying to verify some of these messages on stay-home notices being flouted, and if any member of the public has information about such behaviour, please give it to the police. "We will follow up and we cannot allow such behaviour." When contacted by The Straits Times, Mr Alan Tham, 33, said that he knew he had to serve a 14-day stay-home notice after returning on Monday from a three-day holiday to Myanmar, but he thought it started only the day after touching down. Mr Tham, who works in the security industry, said this was what an airport official had told him. After he landed at Changi Airport, he dropped his bags at home and went for dinner and to buy groceries. He took a bus, wore a mask and was out for less than an hour. Mr Tham, who is also a freelance photographer, posted on Facebook that same night about his return to Singapore and his bak kut teh meal. He drew flak from netizens for breaching stay-home notice conditions. Since last Friday, all travellers including Singapore residents entering the country have been issued 14-day stay-home notices. People on stay-home notice should remain in their place of residence at all times and are not allowed to have visitors. They should not go out even to purchase daily necessities. Anyone who breaches a stay-home notice faces a jail term of up to six months and/or a fine of up to $10,000. Mr Tham said the authorities have not contacted him about the breach . According to the Ministry of Manpower, stay-home notices start on the day of one's return to Singapore. Since his Facebook post, Mr Tham said that he has received countless nasty messages slamming him for breaching the stay-home notice. "I've been feeling very bothered by the messages," he said. https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/sporean-who-flouted-covid-19-stay-home-notice-for-bak-kut-teh-i-thought-it-started-the Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XianGe Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 KGK tink tis is go changi chalet sibo? Gotch 2359 freedom... He stay home to prevent spread of virus so should be go straight home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_King Posted March 26, 2020 Author Share Posted March 26, 2020 Heng he nv say start next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators invis Posted March 26, 2020 Moderators Share Posted March 26, 2020 I think he left his brains at Myanmar forget to bring it back Singapore with him. Being stupid nevermind... Still take pics and show everyone. SMH 1 https://t.me/Invisssss https://discord.gg/PvPTrye https://www.instagram.com/invisman_/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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