Daily Briefing: Istana website hacker slapped with $8,000 fine; Singaporeans' weird consular requests

And government to boost MediShield Life scheme.

• The man behind the defacement of the Istana website at the height of Singapore’s “Anonymous” crisis was on Thursday fined S$8,000 for his act. Find out more here.
• Singapore on Thursday urged its globetrotting citizens to avoid misusing consular services abroad, revealing "odd requests" including one man who demanded help to get a refund for bad sex. Read more here.
• The government on Thursday accepted recommendations from the MediShield Life Review Committee (MLRC) who proposed to raise claim limits and lowering of co-insurance in the current medical insurance scheme, according to a statement by the Ministry of Health. Find out more here.