Tag Archives: Community Service

Interestingly in Singapore; two guys who conducted bicycle races without permit, because they wanted to make the race affordable to youths and engage them into to the healthy and physically demanding sport of fixed gear riding, evolving to a community by itself recognized by the Cycling federation, gets 7 Days jail and fined for $5000/- , after forking out thousands in legal fees.

During the parliament session yesterday, PAP MP Darryl David recommended that foreigners who want to become Singapore citizens must have a basic level of English proficiency and must serve a mandatory community service. He made these recommendations because he found that many new citizens could not express themselves or communicate with others because they cannot speak English. The MP said that by imposing such requirements, new citizens can better understand our local culture, integrate better with Singaporeans, and contribute to our society.

A Taiwanese group, Hand Angels, offers a unique service for the underprivileged and poor people. The group currently has 10 volunteers who offer a mobile hand relief service to the poor. One of the girls is rumored to be a Singaporean. First the Hand Angels assess their clients’ level of poverty, and bundle them to motels where they provide their services.

An 18 year-old teenager, Daryl Lim Jun Liang, who assaulted foreign workers with his friends because he was bored and thought they would not fight back was sentenced to 10 days’ detention yesterday. Daryl was also ordered to report to a supervision officer every day for 1 year, during which …