CNA Singapore

2023 - 2 - 14

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Commentary: If Singapore were to come under attack or face a ... (CNA)

A recent study shows that only 31% of households in Singapore have a plan for what to do in the event of a disaster. This does not bode well, says Jared Ng ...

As such, the urgency or value of such warning drills naturally take a backseat in terms of importance. The absence of terror attacks or natural disasters has meant that our perception of these risks is lowered. This suggests that while residents may physically hear the siren wails, they are not “tuned in” to the signal and do not register its significance as a warning. More worryingly, the report also found that only 18 per cent of people in Singapore actually “receive” the warning signal. A quick history lesson - 6.20pm on Feb 15 is the exact time the British surrendered Singapore to the Japanese during World War II in 1942. This does not bode well, says Jared Ng of the Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk.

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Number of Singapore teens caught taking cannabis tripled in 2022 ... (CNA)

The drug enforcement agency points to a "worrying" trend of more new cannabis abusers below 30 years old, with some as young as 14.

CNB director Sam Tee said the agency has observed “worrying" trends of increased cannabis seizures and a growing number of new cannabis abusers below the age of 30, with some as young as 14. The total number of cannabis abusers who were arrested also increased by 71 per cent from 138 in 2021 to 236 in 2022, CNB said in a news release on Wednesday (Feb 15). SINGAPORE: The number of cannabis abusers aged below 20 who were arrested increased threefold from 8 in 2021 to 26 in 2022, according to an annual statistics report by Singapore's Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB).

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