Taxi driver jailed 4 months for posting false message about food centres closing

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SINGAPORE — A taxi driver was jailed for four months on Wednesday for posting a false message urging fellow drivers to “stock up”, and claiming that food centres would close and supermarkets will only open twice a week.

He stated in his message, “Got intel say sg will proceed with more measures in place come this Saturday. Food courts coffee shop all to close. Supermarkets will only open two days a week. Better go stock up your stuff for the next month or so. Govt officials in meeting yesterday and will finalise measures tomorrow.”

However a person known only as James made a police report about the post on 20 April, providing the contents of Lai’s post. The panic buying prompted supermarket chain NTUC FairPrice to limit the purchase of daily household goods such as toilet paper, rice and instant noodles.

 

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Dun matter as stupid people trying to be smart end up being more stupid. And of course people who followed the panic buy is just as stupid.

27 May la what 27 March

hi you'e got date wrong. it's not March, it's May 27

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