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The maid, who is in her 20s, was reported to have been cleaning the windows of the unit at Carissa Park condominium at Tampines on Tuesday. MOM has banned maids from cleaning the outside of windows since 2012, unless they are physically supervised by their employer or by an adult representative of their employer. The maid is reportedly recovering form her unspecified injuries.

Based on photos taken on the scene of the incident, the maid had apparently fell into a neighbour's ground floor terrace. SCDF confirmed that they dispatched an ambulance to 2 Flora Drive at 12.05pm on Tuesday. A woman in her 20s was taken to Changi General Hospital and the hospital was on standby to receive her.

The police had spotted him in his car during his loan shark runner stint, and had asked him to step out of his car. Instead of stepping out, he continued driving, causing one police officer, who was holding his car door, to lose his footing and fall to the ground. The officer, who suffered superficial injuries, and his partner continued chasing after Zhou. While trying to flee, Zhou slammed his car into the bumper and sides of two other nearby cars. It was revealed in court that Zhou became a loandshark runner after he could not pay off his debts owned to a loanshark known as Dominique, and he has been working for Dominique since December 2015.

The Marsiling-Yew Tee Town Council said they were alerted to the incident at 5:55 am and immediately sent their horticulture team to ascertain the damage. It was reiterated that no one was injured, as there was no one in any of the vehicles. The Town Council reported that the tree is more than 30 years old, but the last inspection done this month had shown it was healthy.

A woman was injured and taken to Changi General Hospital after the escalator she was on at Rivervale Mall stopped suddenly, causing her to tumble down more than 10 steps. The middle aged woman was taking the escalator at the mall in Sengkang from the second storey to the first floor, when it allegedly jerked to a stop.

Last Thursday (Nov 10), a 3 year old boy was taking the lift with his relatives when a part of the lift ceiling dislodged and fell on his. This happened at block 480 Pasir Ris Drive 4. As the metal piece fell sideways, it only hit the little boy.

The median gross monthly starting salary of ITE graduates in full-time permanent employment increased from $1,217 in 2007 to $1,410 in 2013. This is an increase of 15.9%. Real pay down last 6 years? Since inflation was about 24.2% from 2007 (CPI 93.2) to 2013 (CPI 115.8) – does it mean that the real increase was about minus 8.3% or about minus 1.3% per annum?

An act of mischief ruined National Day decorations at an HDB estate in Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 on Sunday (Aug 10). Town council workers had put up Singapore flags in the build-up to the celebrations. On Sunday morning, it was discovered that several flags had been felled.