Foreign drivers get away scot-free in accidents

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Many calls and letters and so on have been sent to the traffic police and even the government on the problem of foreign drivers.
I'm not pointing to all foreign drivers, but there is a small minority which tarnish the reputation of foreign drivers in Singapore. Furthermore, as all these drivers work at construction sites or for shipping companies, they drive big and heavy lorries and trucks, these lorries and trucks are a driving hazard to many of the road users in Singapore. As they are not used to the way Singaporeans drive, added with their "experience" of driving back in their home country, foreign drivers make up a large majority of road accidents.
What is even more disturbing is that these drivers when and if they ever encounter an accident are too afraid to face the consequenes and penalties that they just drive off !?!? turning the accident into a hit and run case, where the victim dead or alive will be left by him or herself until further rescue comes.
I think every driver in Singapore has seen how reckless these foreign drivers drive on our roads, and i believe that we have to do something about it !
So people please drive safely and watch out for these inconsiderate people.

WORLD ANTI DRUG DAY --- FOCUS ON CHILDREN

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"drugs are not childs play" is the slogan for the National council Against Drugs and the Central Narotics Burea. It is the 11th year that they have commemorated this day and this year they are putting their emphasis in the hands of the future of Singapore, its children.
I believe that this is a very smart move done by the anti drug campaigns, what better then to target the young right before they even have the chance to be exposed into the evil underworld of drugs. if we can start to prevent this at an early stage , which is the early stages in the lives of the citizens of Singapore today, i believe that in the future, the worl "DRUG" will just be another thing of the past.
If every Singaporean takes the initiative to step up and abstain from drugs, the number of drug abusers will definitely decrease, and sooner of later dissapear.
So some WORD OF ADVICE for the kids, STAY AWAY from DRUGS.

AVA seizes unsold stocks of kombucha tea

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700 bottles of KOMBUCHA tea havebeen found in shops all over Singapore and have been seized by AVA.
A coffee owner by the name of mr Sam Chew brewed his own concoction of bacteria and yeastat home and without the approval from the health authorities, sold his "deadly potion" to nearby coffee shops.
After a raid by AVA on a few food outlets, they found bottles of mr chews concoction, each bottle filled with a fizzy brown liquid and after some time the fizzy liquid would eventually form a pinkish pancake shaped mass.
This beverage when taken had many unfriendly side effects, such as food poisoning.
I feel appaled and disgusted to hear that someone would do such a thing, no doubt he was doing it to gain a few bucks, but he could have at least tested it out and made sure that it would not harm anyone. who in the right mind would like to sit down have a nice bottle of tea then realise that they suddenly have probloems and unfriendly side effects because of the tea that they drank ? i think people should be more responsible and think for others. so please people BE RESPONSIBLE.



PS: ANYONE OUT THERE WHO HAS DRANK THIS KOMBUCHA PLEASE BE ADVISED TO SEE A DOCTOR. Tank you