An Indian-origin Singaporean was fined SGD3,000 for hosting a dinner involving at least 20 people to celebrate his in-laws’ wedding anniversary on April 10 despite prevailing COVID-19 laws that barred groups of more than eight people from gathering in public. Ganesan Angudan, 39, pleaded guilty to one count of breaching the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) Regulations 2020 on Tuesday, TODAY newspaper reported.
The court heard that on April 3, after deciding to hold the dinner, he booked a multi-purpose event space at Lotus@Norris in the Little India precinct for use a week later. He paid the owner SGD700 for the booking and invited about 30 people, including friends and relatives.
At the time, restrictions under the third phase of Singapore’s gradual reopening after a semi-lockdown were in place. These included a cap of eight people gathering in public. At about 7pm on April 10, he gathered with at least 20 people who were not from his household for the dinner…
