Monday, May 9, 2022

REACH 346 -  How have your daily habits changed since the official announcement of the relaxation of SMMs? How else are you planning to change your life habits in light of the relaxations? Do you have any other concerns towards the relaxations going into the future?

(SK)

09 May 2022 (10am - 7pm)


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[9:59 am, 09/05/2022] +REACH: ๐Ÿ“ข Topic ๐Ÿ“ข

Over the past month, as Singapore took its most decisive strides towards life as it was before the pandemic, it appeared to be fulfilling a prognosis by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in October last year.

In a national address on the Covid-19 situation, he indicated that it could take up to six months to reach a state of living with the virus. "How will we know when we have arrived at the new normal? It will be when we can ease off restrictions, have just light SMMs (safe management measures) in place, and cases remain stable - perhaps hundreds a day, but not growing," said PM Lee then. 

๐Ÿ’ฌ How have your daily habits changed since the official announcement of the relaxation of SMMs? How else are you planning to change your life habits in light of the relaxations? Do you have any other concerns towards the relaxations going into the future?

The number of safe distancing ambassadors (SDAs) deployed on patrols will be gradually stepped down as Singapore further eases its Covid-19 restrictions from April 26. The Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE) said on April 24 that this decrease will allow SDAs to return to other sectors as the economy continues to recover, amid a tightening labour market.

Hospitalisation numbers are down, about 96 per cent of the eligible population have completed their full vaccination regimen, and 74 per cent have received booster shots. Nearly 900,000 people have also caught Covid-19 since the start of 2022 - with the real number likely higher - granting protection from immunity.

The challenge will be to locate a new equilibrium - in how its people live, play and work; and in the compact between state and citizens - amid a raft of present and emerging uncertainties both internal and external. 

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/moving-beyond-covid-19-how-can-singapore-find-a-new-way-forward-in-a-more-challenging-landscape

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/number-of-safe-distancing-ambassadors-deployed-to-be-reduced-as-covid-19-restrictions-ease-mse

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[10:05 am, 09/05/2022] +Caleb: the cost of ART has gone down, promos at $2++ per kit is good

[10:05 am, 09/05/2022] +XaniceAfcai: Got to check the expiry date too

[10:06 am, 09/05/2022] +BL: US home "PCR-Quality" test kits are $100....

[10:09 am, 09/05/2022] +Caleb: hope the price will continue to go downwards

[10:09 am, 09/05/2022] +Caleb: or have better quality test kits

[10:09 am, 09/05/2022] +Caleb: wah, hope will be sold in SG soon

[10:14 am, 09/05/2022] +XaniceAfcai: Hope ppls will not forget the hygiene of keeping the public and themselves. 

Still see ppls sneezing openly and spit all over. I ever saw a guy in the ntuc fish areas wiping his nose drip with his hand then pasted it at the side of the shelf then touched the fish again..yuck... There is nearby tap at the side but.... Sigh...

For me n my family no change, will keep ourselves safe by filling the smm - hygiene and mask on. Our bag has the bff - wipes and sanitizer. 

I also carry the hand sanitizer spray. If lift is smelly, will spray it.

In summary, hope ppls will NOT take thing for granted n back to old habit n bad manner. Hope ppls should be aware of  hygiene.

[10:14 am, 09/05/2022] +65 8113 1773: Today took mrt to office.  Squeezing body back to back, similar to before covid time

[10:23 am, 09/05/2022] +Caleb: +1

[10:29 am, 09/05/2022] +65 8444 1348: Daily habits not much change. Will continue to use mask, even outdoor when crowded.

[10:44 am, 09/05/2022] +RH: Unfortunately,  old habits die hard. 

Was back to office last week...  Ppl still squeeze their way into lifts,  no social distancing. 

Queuing up for lifts...  No social distancing. 

Lifts were jam packed again like pre CoVid. ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿผ‍♀️

If only biz and economy cud recover as fast!!  ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿผ‍♀️ 

Bad stuff stays - ppl dun change or hv short memories. 

Good stuff takes a 

l-o-n-g time to happen or recover...  ๐Ÿคท‍♀️

Best to keep yourself & your family safe,  away fr such inconsiderate ppl.  ๐Ÿ˜ 

[10:48 am, 09/05/2022] +Smiley face: Hot desks, cool offices: How workspaces are changing after the pandemic

https://www.straitstimes.com/business/hot-desks-cool-offices-how-workspaces-are-changing-after-the-pandemic

[10:48 am, 09/05/2022] +Smiley face: https://youtu.be/B5smctuV7-Q

[10:49 am, 09/05/2022] +Smiley face: After more than two years, medical tourists returning to Singapore again

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/after-more-than-two-years-medical-tourists-returning-to-singapore-again

[10:52 am, 09/05/2022] +Smiley face: https://www.edb.gov.sg/en/business-insights/insights/how-singapore-is-becoming-asia-s-family-office-hub.html

[10:53 am, 09/05/2022] +Smiley face: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/30/chinas-wealthy-moving-money-to-singapore-amid-common-prosperity-push.html

[10:57 am, 09/05/2022] +Smiley face: "... remain alert, cohesive and realistic, Singapore will survive and prosper."

- - Lee Kuan Yew (2009)

[11:05 am, 09/05/2022] +JC: Living like there's no covid now except for e masks... Which I think we can stop mandating already (it's not making any difference to anything)

[11:05 am, 09/05/2022] +JC: Life is back to normal and I'm thankful.


[11:50 am, 09/05/2022] ☸️  Danny ๅฟƒ: 

1. Almost every measures are relaxed - except for those unvaccinated.

2. Only mask need to be put on for our own safety and the safety of others.

3. As the pandemic is not officially over, I feel that the current measures are suitable.

4. Not sure what other measures need to be relaxed.


[0:03 pm, 09/05/2022] +Patrick Loke: Can be MLM


[0:03 pm, 09/05/2022] ☸️  Danny ๅฟƒ: 

My close friend comments:-

I'm living in a cautiously relax mode.

I think this round sg got the timing correct. 

High vaccination rate and recently vaccinated help us get thru the omicron phase with mostly mild cases.

No. of deaths is pretty high although death rate is lower than Delta wave.

Cautious because  many seniors' booster shots are reaching 6 months. 

Does that mean immunity would wane and can we experience the next huge wave again?

Well, until that happens, let's get catch up on lost grounds!

And not forgetting to thank all who worked so hard to bring us to this safety level.


[0:03 pm, 09/05/2022] ☸️  Danny ๅฟƒ: 

Omicron took away many lives


[0:17 pm, 09/05/2022] +Guillermo Cabeza: Daily habits haven’t changed. I look forward to not having to wear a mask indoors or having to worry about new restrictions whenever a variant emerges. That is when from my perspective life will be back to normal.

[0:21 pm, 09/05/2022] +RH: Yes,  ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป

๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป To all the front liners, their support staff who hv worked tirelessly to help us tide over this difficult period. 

This time around, the "war" is an unseen enemy and all our hospital,  clinics, doctors,  nurses, the support staff & runners are our front line "soldiers". 

We dun fight w hard ammunition,  but w 'soft' ammo - vaccines.

๐Ÿค—๐Ÿค—๐Ÿค— And we are all in this together. 

With everyone's co-operation, we managed to arrive at Now...  

Lifting of restrictions is timely and deeply appreciated. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

How long will this 'freedom' last?  Nobody knows (as we read of new variants occurring elsewhere). 

Regardless,  let's all just enjoy the respite while it lasts but ...

Do not forget wat we hv all bn thru. Hopefully, we hv all learnt something from these past 2 years and be more prepared for the future.

[0:30 pm, 09/05/2022] +Joseph: ๐Ÿ‘

[2:20 pm, 09/05/2022] +danielhl chua: During this period of time 2020-2022, my family has lost 2 elderly relatives. Its not due to covid, however, we could not give them a proper send off then, due to covid restrictions. 

Their absence is felt during our gatherings recently.

[2:34 pm, 09/05/2022] +Rama: My condolences

[3:32 pm, 09/05/2022] +REACH: ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ Cost of enlisting women into NS, even in non-military roles, far outweighs benefits: Ng Eng Hen

https://str.sg/wXzj

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ Don't throw away your TraceTogether token or delete the app: Ong Ye Kung

https://str.sg/wXzD

[3:48 pm, 09/05/2022] +Smiley face: Don't throw away your TraceTogether token or delete the app: Ong Ye Kung

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/dont-throw-away-your-tracetogether-token-or-delete-the-app-ong-ye-kung

[3:54 pm, 09/05/2022] +BL: oh dear, how shameful. Suggesting Women cannot serve a critical need of national security and defence.  Seems that this minister thinks a woman's true purpose in life is to their Family, Children and Spouse.

[3:55 pm, 09/05/2022] +BL: Has this minister not been following the War in Ukraine? Many opportunities to serve without digging in the trenches. War, Defence and Security can be fought many ways.

[3:56 pm, 09/05/2022] +Ken Loh: Don’t think in a bad way… they have weight the pros and cons.. that it does not make huge change with ladies joining the force in army.

[3:56 pm, 09/05/2022] +BL: The logic he gives doesn't make any sense.

[3:57 pm, 09/05/2022] +BL: There are many men not suited to NS, just as many women are.

[3:57 pm, 09/05/2022] +BL: Why not take a more intelligent look at this challenge.

[3:58 pm, 09/05/2022] +BL: He is hardly selling NS as a good thing: "....someone must suspend individual liberties as a civilian, give up two years of his or her life, and if they do not, they go to jail, as our courts have sentenced NS defaulters."

[3:59 pm, 09/05/2022] +Ken Loh: Like some industry mainly female… they are afraid will affect others industries that are predominantly female example childcare teachers, nurses,etc.

[4:00 pm, 09/05/2022] +BL: ""Is that cost justified to send a signal or to reverse stereotypes? From the Government's perspective, no. " OK, clearly not an important issue for the Gov, which makes a mockery of the recent lip service for the new measures of Women's Equality.

[4:01 pm, 09/05/2022] +REACH: ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ S'pore govt has started review of first phase of Covid-19 response: Lawrence Wong

https://str.sg/wXK3

[4:02 pm, 09/05/2022] +BL: Why are those industries predominantly female? Perhaps because society thinks Women are better suited in those jobs and push women towards them. I was hoping SG was moving to a Gender Neutral society, but I guess it will take a few more generations.

[4:02 pm, 09/05/2022] +Ken Loh: Try putting a man in childcare ๐Ÿ˜…

No parents will agree…

[4:03 pm, 09/05/2022] +Ken Loh: As much as gender neutral… sometimes society still not ready..

[4:03 pm, 09/05/2022] +BL: Yea - in Singapore maybe. Other countries are able to choose the best person man or woman to look after their kids.

[4:03 pm, 09/05/2022] +Ken Loh: Looking after own kid and being in a school is different

[4:03 pm, 09/05/2022] +BL: Clearly - and is a shame the government is part of the problem.

[4:05 pm, 09/05/2022] +BL: Covid was handled effectively - and good to see us coming out of this.

[4:06 pm, 09/05/2022] +BL: There is a lot of money to payback, but on the whole we came through with minimal impact on health. It's sad there were deaths, and still are, but the measures did reduce the spread and avoided hospital overload.

[4:10 pm, 09/05/2022] +Smiley face: The woman steering Russia's war economy

https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/the-woman-steering-russias-war-economy

[4:11 pm, 09/05/2022] +Smiley face: 9 May 2022

"Guns & Roses, one's nation security... "

What is guns and roses? At 18 yrs old or 19 yrs old, our boys and girls serving the national service. For girls 12 months service and all boys will serve 24 months.

Non ranking for girls but the emphasis will be on skills trainings from small arms, social services, first aids to electronic warfares. 

What is operational ready really means? Knowing what to do. Each armed soldiers regardless of gender and age will be trained and briefed on her or his specific role in defending the nation. At the individual level, these NS personnel are knowledgeable to target enemy's attack and hit them at the ground level should there be a FIBUA (city war) scenario. For instance, our women will be trained in first aids (war time and peace time) of many sorts from shrapnel to bomb wounds or monitoring electronic warfare such as live streaming of enemy's movement and communicate with our defence force on ground or above ground. Women can also be deployed as light duty warrior manning pistol, light assault rifle or hand grenade targeted at close encounter or ambush warfare. Finally, some NSmen may forgotten how to clean, to hold and to shot their rifles, are we all ready? 

Afterwords:

"Inclusively, equal pay for all NS personnel regardless of rank afterall it is a NS..." 

- -  anonymous 

"to defend is not good enough, to counter attack will be a good starting, that's how a boxer wins..." 

- - annoymous

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/cost-of-enlisting-women-into-ns-even-in-non-military-roles-far-outweighs-benefits-ng-eng-hen

[4:13 pm, 09/05/2022] +Ken Loh: Equal pay… then who want to take up responsibility ๐Ÿ˜…

[4:14 pm, 09/05/2022] +Ken Loh: Only incentive is to have serve the country with heavy duty and pride? ๐Ÿ˜‚

[4:14 pm, 09/05/2022] +Smiley face: https://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/retired-bank-exec-sandra-theseira-eurasian-associations-first-woman-president

[4:26 pm, 09/05/2022] +Smiley face: S'pore Poly chairman and NMP Janet Ang to lead Public Transport Council

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/spore-poly-chairman-and-nmp-janet-ang-to-lead-public-transport-council

[4:34 pm, 09/05/2022] +REACH: ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ 1,535 excess deaths in Singapore in 2021, 804 of which due to Covid-19

https://str.sg/wXKG

[4:34 pm, 09/05/2022] +Smiley face: How about establishing a 'Pandemic Force" comprising regulars and reservists, it just like NS all over again...

Is covid a war or just a blip that comes once in a lifetime?

How about the war in Ukraine? Happened twice or more than thrice, the long history of Europe?

What is National Service?

A sense of ownership to a country especially in challenging times, can be economics, medical or hot war?

Any least cohesiveness among us will lead to the 'first flight out of the country" should things go wrong?

So what are the incentives? Let's start counting, thinking and discuss... Incentives!

[4:45 pm, 09/05/2022] +RH: Yes. 

Good idea. 

To be 'operationally ready' ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

In the event of another outbreak. 

The war is definitely not over yet,  as reported in other countries.

[5:00 pm, 09/05/2022] +REACH: ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ Permanently banning cheating trainee lawyers from the Bar may be too harsh a penalty: Shanmugam

https://str.sg/wXKP

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ Funding for day activity centres catering to adults with disabilities increased by $3 million a year

https://str.sg/wXKA

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ Flexible work arrangements should be permanent feature of workplaces: Gan Siow Huang

https://str.sg/wXKf

[5:02 pm, 09/05/2022] +Rama: So, cheats can be lawyers!?

[5:03 pm, 09/05/2022] +BL: Erm, that's a bit weird... why would we want cheat as lawyers?

[5:04 pm, 09/05/2022] +BL: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/ex-grab-driver-acquit-attempted-rape-drunk-passenger-2649921 - amazing. How could this man be let go without penalty??

[5:04 pm, 09/05/2022] +Rama: AGC says no name shaming. Judge initially said the same and did a about turn!๐Ÿคฆ‍♂️๐Ÿ˜”

[5:05 pm, 09/05/2022] +Rama: Women are still not safe!?

[5:05 pm, 09/05/2022] +BL: I guess many trainee lawyers are friends with Judges and/or families. Seems to be a message of one rule for them another a different one for us.

[5:06 pm, 09/05/2022] +Rama: Possibly my sentiments too!๐Ÿ˜”๐Ÿคฆ‍♂️๐Ÿ˜ก๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ˜–๐Ÿ˜ฒ๐Ÿ˜ง๐Ÿ˜ฏ

[5:06 pm, 09/05/2022] +BL: Our legal system shockingly let us down, especially women. I'm sure some say it's her own fault. I found this digusting.

[5:07 pm, 09/05/2022] +Rama: Aware sleeping!?

[5:15 pm, 09/05/2022] +Smiley face: 9 May, 2022

"Precedent & Deterrent (ๅ‘ไธŠไธๆญฃ, ๅ‘ไธ‹ๅผฏ)" 

There is an old saying,"by hook or by crook" (ไธๆ‹ฉๆ‰‹ๆฎต) to achieve success or to reach an end point? 

What's the preceding punishment for cheating in any National exams from Primary to Tertiary levels? 

Is it fair, if a honest candidate failed this Bar exam and reflect upon this unprecedented cheating? Will it be fair to those failed candidates that perhaps cheating is the shortcut to clear this tough Bar? 

If we apply this 'cheating model' to say doctors or engineers or liberal arts candidates, what's the moral, social implications and lessons to our future generations? 

The law society as a professional body needs to step up its moral position on these 11 cheating future lawyers that is to set an example to all professionals & trades and to  enforce an equitable punish to deter future cheats! 

Perhaps on the virtue of fairness and equitable, a LENIENT punishment for these group of 11 candidates is to RETAKE the cheated papers or the entire exams, This entrance Bar exam, clearly, there is NO SHORTCUT in life!

[5:17 pm, 09/05/2022] +Rama: Retake the entire examination

[5:19 pm, 09/05/2022] +Smiley face: "is honesty the best policy or perhaps a compromised one...?"

Hi Mr Rama...

[5:26 pm, 09/05/2022] +Rama: Not necessarily lately

[5:26 pm, 09/05/2022] +Smiley face: How about 12 months of PRO BONO legal services at grassroot level?

[5:27 pm, 09/05/2022] +Rama: Worth considering but reason must be made known for clarity and assurance .

[5:31 pm, 09/05/2022] +Smiley face: A few sweet things about Singapore are:

We are dependable, at times predictable most of all we are honest people with law and order too (obedient).

From a perspective of a foreign investor or someone considering to live in Singapore?

Our policies and politics are stable!

So where else in Asia, can these foreigners look? Any suggestions?

[5:35 pm, 09/05/2022] +Smiley face: There are 31 day activity centres as at April, said Mr Chua, with about 1,700 places in total.

About 78 per cent of places at these centres, which are funded by the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF), have been filled.

There are eight centres with no vacancies.

Question:

Is $3.0 million sufficient to cover these centres of help for the disabled people?

[6:00 pm, 09/05/2022] +Rama: Maybe sgd30 million spread over till the next general elections

[6:12 pm, 09/05/2022] +Smiley face: The $3.0 million works out to $147 per disabled person/mth

[6:21 pm, 09/05/2022] +Rama: Factoring gst increase, inflation, transport fare rise, medical , food, utilities and conservancy!?

[6:22 pm, 09/05/2022] +REACH: ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ Singapore's household, corporate debt situation resilient amid rising interest rates: Alvin Tan

https://str.sg/wXKb

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ PM Lee Hsien Loong to attend Asean-US Special Summit in Washington

https://str.sg/wXKR

[6:45 pm, 09/05/2022] +REACH: Dear contributors, 

⏰ We will be closing the chat in 15 minutes ⏰ 

Thank you very much for being a part of our WhatsApp chat and participating actively. 

Goodnight!

Megan

[6:57 pm, 09/05/2022] +Smiley face: 9 May, 2022 

To: Our Distinguished MTF and All Honorable Members 

"The Big Relax And The Relaxing Self...?" 

These days the adrenaline driven motorists on the road is a testament of a robust and open economy. Is economics war, next? 

The population acknowledges the intensity and extensive of this pandemic so much so that 5 out 10 walking folks are masked! What's left are the token, the app, the mask and lastly those test protocols? Are we ready to put all these tools behind us or within our reach? 

When one feels unwell, one will not go out of home whether to work, to school, to market, to meet with friends and to eat out. Simply put it, there is a wide and broad understanding of the SMMs to protect oneself, that's pretty sure is well done! It reminded us a local saying, "relax lah, we know what to do, its settled...?" 

Never be a wishful thinker, there is no chance to eradicate covid, at the minimal, hopefully it will not EVOLVES into a virulent bug! The key to avoid such a scary scenario is to SURPRESS omicron towards 1000s and below (1: 0.3), that's a daily hope and hopefully one or no daily death too?  

So what's next?

If Bill is paying for 3000 medical army, so can we? Ourselves, select up to 3000 strong 'Pandemic Force ' from MOH (public +private), Armed Forces, SCDF and NTUC, yes, we can plan for it just like starting all over, our NS! 

"There is a price to pay for (ไธ€ๅˆ‡้ƒฝ่ฆไป˜ๅ‡บไปฃไปท), that's itself is war!.. A Perfect Storm? "

- - anonymous 

Afterwords:

Is covid a war or just a blip that comes once in a lifetime?

How about establishing a 'Pandemic Force" comprising regulars and reservists and civil resources, it just like NS all over again...? 

How about the war in Ukraine? Did it happened twice or more than thrice in the long history of Europe?

News::

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/govt-has-started-review-of-singapores-first-phase-covid-19-response-lawrence-wong

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/dont-throw-away-your-tracetogether-token-or-delete-the-app-ong-ye-kung

'firefighters' 

https://youtu.be/B5smctuV7-Q

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/30/chinas-wealthy-moving-money-to-singapore-amid-common-prosperity-push.html

9 May, 2022 

"Guns & Roses, A Nation's Security..." 

What is guns and roses? At 18 yrs old or 19 yrs old, our boys and girls serving the national service. For girls 12 months service and all boys will serve 24 months.

Non ranking for girls but the emphasis will be on skills trainings from small arms, social services, first aids, life saving skills to electronic warfares. 

What is operational ready really means? Knowing what one's need to do. Each armed soldiers regardless of gender and age will be trained and briefed on her or his specific role in defending the nation. At the individual level, these NS personnel are knowledgeable to target enemy's attack and hit them at the ground level should there be a FIBUA (city war) scenario. For instance, our women will be trained in first aids (war time and peace time) of many sorts from shrapnel to bomb wounds or monitoring electronic warfare such as live streaming of enemy's movement and communicate with our defence force on ground or above ground. Women can also be deployed as light duty warrior manning pistol, light assault rifle or hand grenade targeted at close encounter or ambush warfare. Finally, some NSmen may forgotten how to hold, to clean and to use their rifles, are we all ready for any kind of war? 

"to defend is not good enough, to counter attack will be a good starting, that's how a boxer wins..." 

- - annoymous

"Inclusively, equal pay for all NS personnel regardless of rank afterall it is a NS..." 

- -  anonymous 

Additional:

What is National Service?

A sense of ownership/belonging to a country especially in challenging times, with it economics or medical or hot war?

Any lack (crack) of cohesiveness among us will lead to the 'first flight out of the country" should things go wrong?

So what are the incentives? Let's start calculate, think about it and discuss openly ? What incentives? One big simple incentive is our children and grand children. Simply put it, they are our future SG! 

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/cost-of-enlisting-women-into-ns-even-in-non-military-roles-far-outweighs-benefits-ng-eng-hen

9 May, 2022

"Precedent & Deterrent (ๅ‘ไธŠไธๆญฃ, ๅ‘ไธ‹ๅผฏ)" 

There is an old saying,"by hook or by crook" (ไธๆ‹ฉๆ‰‹ๆฎต) to achieve success or to reach an end point? 

What's the preceding punishment for cheating in any National exams from Primary to Tertiary levels? 

Is it fair, if a honest candidate failed this Bar exam and reflect upon this unprecedented cheating? Will it be fair to those failed candidates that perhaps cheating is the shortcut to clear this tough Bar? 

If we apply this 'cheating model' to say doctors or engineers or liberal arts candidates, what's the moral, social implications and lessons to our future generations? 

The law society as a professional body needs to step up its moral position on these 11 cheating future lawyers that is to set an example to all professionals & trades and to  enforce an equitable punish to deter future cheats! 

Perhaps on the virtue of fairness and equitable, a LENIENT punishment for these group of 11 candidates is to RETAKE the cheated papers or the entire exams, This entrance Bar exam, clearly, there is NO SHORTCUT in life!

"Is honesty the best policy or perhaps a compromised one...?"

- - annoymous 

News:

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/permanently-banning-cheating-trainee-lawyers-from-the-bar-may-be-too-harsh-a-penalty-shanmugam    

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[7:00 pm, 09/05/2022] +REACH: Dear Contributors,

We will be closing the chat for today.

Thank you very much for being part of our WhatsApp chat and participating actively.

Goodnight!

Megan ๐Ÿ˜Š


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