Name: Vera
Title of the article: 8 face casino-linked offences
Author of the article: Elena Chong
Source of the article: Straits Times
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_491327.html
Summary:
EIGHT people have landed in trouble within the first three days of the Resorts World Sentosa casino opening.
Two Mongolians were arrested on Monday at the casino entrance at Resorts World Sentosa for cheating by impersonation.
Meanwhile, five others, including Singaporeans and permanent residents, have been caught for trying to sneak into the casino without paying the $100 levy on Sunday - the first day the casino was opened to the public.
Separately, an Indonesian gambler who claimed he lost all his money at the RWS casino, stole a mobile phone from an undergraduate at Changi Airport.
My view:
On the first day of Chinese New Year, people flood into Sentosa to experience the thrilling adventure of the newly opened casino: Resorts World Sentosa. This sensational event has aroused numerous responses, including appraisals and criticisms. After reading this piece of news about the casino related crimes, I can clearly feel the social concerns towards the casino. Some people are anxious about the new casino because it is a potential threat to local security. However, the 8 persons who face casino-related offenses may never expect that their misbehaviors would be taken so seriously and publicly. In a different perspective, it is beneficial for the public to pay great attention to the casino-related affairs. Thus, crimes can be prevented since people are fully aware of the disastrous consequences.
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I do appreciate the in-depth and well-organized analysis made by Vera on this issue. She stated the reason why the public retain great attention on casino-related affairs. Moreover, she held the view that the public report of such casino-related crimes will help arouse awareness of the public. Logic flow could be observed throughout the comments. In addition, wide range of vocabulary and various sentence structures add luster to the whole article.
ReplyDeleteI do agree with her that the public report is out of the expectation of most offenders during the first day of the opening of casino. Their misbehaviours and the penalty that exert on them have been exposed to the public. This will alarm the potential offenders and help the participants of the casino be crime-conscious.
If you love Singapore, please pay attention to your own behavior in its integreted resorts. The newly opened casino has undoubtedly become a focus of Singapore. Many people, including me still wonder about whether these things like casino can exist in a well-behaved society like Singapore. For a long time, Singapore has been famous for its stable and safe environment. Will the coming of casino break the harmony.From these eight people, the future is not so optimistic. So, Singapore should be more concern about this issues which may be related to its reputation.
ReplyDeleteBy Alex