Each day round-up, Sep 20: Singapore contemplating deposit on pre-packaged drinks; lady who brandished knife in Tampines to be charged

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Customers of pre-packaged drinks might need to pay 10 to twenty cents extra as a deposit for his or her drinks if a proposed scheme is carried out. 

In its preliminary levels, it can possible contain solely steel cans and plastic bottles, with a flat deposit quantity utilized to every container no matter dimension. 

Customers will be capable to get their deposit again upon returning the can or bottle to designated return factors.

The proposed beverage container return scheme is presently in its session part. After particulars are firmed up, the scheme will possible be rolled out by mid-2024.

The scheme is not going to apply to drinks ready on the spot, corresponding to bubble tea. Different recyclable supplies, corresponding to beverage cartons and glass bottles, could also be thought of at a later part. 

The lady who stabbed herself throughout a stand-off with the police exterior St Hilda’s Secondary College in Tampines on Monday (Sep 19) shall be charged in court docket with possession of offensive weapons in a public place.

Two knives had been seized from the 53-year-old.

The offence of possession of an offensive weapon carries a jail time period of as much as three years and caning. Nonetheless, she can’t be caned as she is a lady.

She may also be investigated by the Central Narcotics Bureau for suspected drug-related offences.

A Chinese language nationwide who was discovered protected after going lacking whereas mountaineering within the Panti Timur Forest Reserve in Kota Tinggi has been detained for alleged unlawful mountaineering.

For mountaineering in a forest reserve with no allow, Jason Ren Jie may obtain a most fantastic of RM10,000 (US$2,200) or be jailed for as much as three years or each.

Johor police earlier instructed CNA that the person was a Singapore citizen. Nonetheless, the Johor forestry division and a spokesperson from the Kota Tinggi police division confirmed to CNA on Tuesday that he’s a China nationwide with Singapore everlasting residency. 

Solely a “small handful” of safe-distancing ambassadors in Singapore are left, on account of contractual preparations, the Ministry of Sustainability and the Atmosphere (MSE) stated on Tuesday (Sep 20). It added that the majority have returned to different sectors.

Since April this yr, the ministry has been stepping down the deployment of safe-distancing ambassadors and serving to them search different employment.

Nonetheless, enforcement officers will proceed to be deployed to conduct checks and investigations on violations of protected administration measures.

Solely such officers have the authority to conduct enforcement towards violations of protected administration measures.