MARCH

1 MON
Foul Play Residents at Shamah Terrace near Bukit Batok complain that the developer of a condominium under construction next door has placed a rubbish center next to their stretch of landed properties. In response, the developer agrees to relocate the center to a more appropriate location.

2 TUE
8-Year-Olds Feud Fed up at her son being a punching bag of sorts for pranks, a woman takes the boy’s 8-year-old classmates to court. The mother believes it to be a clear case of consistent bullying and wants the aggressors to be taught a lesson. According to the angry mom, the son was beaten with wet handkerchiefs; his wrists were bound with skipping ropes and then pulled around; and he was hit over the head with chairs.

3 WED
Cougar Bashed The parents of a 23-year-old man who’s dating a woman 20 years his senior goes nuts in public. The pair assaults the girlfriend, 43, outside an MRT station, leaving her with scratch marks and blows to the neck and head. The parents say that they “cannot accept” their son’s girlfriend and label her “shameless” for spoiling their chances of having grandchildren.

4 THU
Oh Deer A rare sambar deer is found injured on the Seletar Expressway—quite probably the victim of a hit-and-run accident. The incident causes a major traffic jam, before authorities from the Singapore Zoo arrive at the scene. The zoo vets determine that the deer’s injuries are too severe to be treated and euthanize it on the spot. The deer is commonly found in the forests of India, Myanmar, China, Malaysia and Indonesia. The Singapore Zoo confirmed that the unfortunate sambar deer was not from the Night Safari as all the sambar deer there have identification—something which was not found on the victim.

Bed Crunch There are fewer available beds in hospitals on Mondays and Tuesdays, as doctors schedule non-urgent elective surgeries on those days. The Health Minister says one way to overcome the problem is to delay such elective surgeries by several months.

5 FRI
Don’t Toy with this A cutesy, innocent-looking soft toy is named as a likely cause of a recent bout of mass food poisoning and scare at Ai Tong School. The key-chain-sized toy in the shape of a broad bean, which was manufactured in China, is found to contain a toxic chemical that, if ingested, can cause diarrhea and vomiting. The toy was sold by a vendor at a science fair held at the school.