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Entry test for new foreign domestic workers to remain
By Margaret Perry, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 23 October 2007 2129 hrs
SINGAPORE : The entry test for new foreign domestic workers will remain because it has helped reduce injuries and accidents, said Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Manpower Hawazi Daipi.
Responding to questions by Nee Soon Central MP Ong Ah Heng in Parliament on Tuesday, Mr Hawazi said the number of injuries and deaths has fallen from an annual average of 37 over the past six years to 24 last year.
Mr Hawazi attributed the fall in cases to foreign domestic workers being able to understand instructions given in English.
He said 95 percent of foreign domestic workers are able to pass the entry test which is conducted in basic English.
The number of abuse cases has also fallen from 157 cases in 1997 to 42 cases last year.
Maid agencies can currently recruit foreign domestic workers from seven countries - Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
Mr Hawazi said since the current demand for these workers is adequately met by these countries, there is no need to expand the list further. - CNA/ms |
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Oct 23, 2007
Muis to exhume, relocate 10,000 graves
Reburials will start next November to allow for new space-saving crypts; families can request co-located plots
SOME 10,000 Muslim graves will be exhumed in November next year in the next phase of the redevelopment of Choa Chu Kang cemetery.
These graves, in Blocks 1 and 2 and bound by Muslim Cemetery Paths 3, 4 and 8, will make room for new concrete burial crypts.
Exhumed remains will be moved to new burial grounds along Muslim Cemetery Path 26, about 2.5km west of where they are now.
The exhumation and reburial means two burial systems will be in place in Singapore's only cemetery open for burial - one for exhumed remains and another for fresh burials.
Under the exhumation and reburial system, claimed remains will be reburied in concrete crypts in groups of eight, with each set of remains wrapped in its own shroud; unclaimed remains will be put 16 to a crypt.
For fresh burials, each crypt will contain only one body.
Since the new concrete burial plots came into use in May, 1,079 fresh burials - all Muslim - have taken place as of Monday.
The exercise to exhume Muslim graves is the cemetery's third under the masterplan for the new burial system. Exhumation of Chinese and Hindu graves began in 2004. The remains from them were cremated, put into urns and given to family members.
But because Islam requires burial upon death, exhumed remains of the dead have to be buried.
The exhumations will be carried out by the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis), which has been appointed to do the job by the National Environment Agency, which manages the cemetery.
Families can opt to have the remains of their dead relatives in the two affected blocks buried together with those from other parts of the cemetery, if those graves are at least 15 years old.
Muis spokesman Jamari Mohtar welcomed this option, saying that families would be able to visit graves all at one spot.
The new concrete burial crypts, designed to be reusable every 15 years, are aimed at maximising land use in the 318ha cemetery.
These crypts have concrete walls and lids, and are filled up with earth during burial. With such strong walls, less space will be required between crypts as buffer, so burial plots can be packed closer together, saving space.
This round of exhumation and reburials will cost $8.5 million, all of which will be borne by the Government.
Registration to claim the remains begins on Thursday and will stretch for a year.
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Kallang-Payar Lebar Expressway to open on Friday
By Wong Mun Wai. Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 24 October 2007 1938 hrs
SINGAPORE: The Kallang-Payar Lebar Expressway (KPE) is set to open this Friday after six years of construction.
In the building of this underground road project, the Geylang River had to be dammed, diverted and then re-diverted onto its original path.
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) also used multiple waterproofing elements in the part of the tunnel running under the river.
Part of the construction work has been captured by the LTA in the form of a documentary, which will be aired on Channel NewsAsia on Thursday night.
The documentary includes, among others, the challenges faced by the engineers and the solutions they used. It describes the biggest challenge as diverting the Geylang River while the construction was taking place.
Even with cutting-edge technology, engineers had to manage the risks of digging below Geylang River.
"Anything below ground is a risk," said Marcus Karakashian, LTA's director of KPE. "It does not matter if you are one metre below ground. We are going 25 metres below ground."
Another problem was the ground that the tunnel was being built in.
"One of the key challenges is the soil condition in the east," said Tammie Loke, the deputy group director of LTA's corporate communications. "As one project manager puts it, the soil consistency is like toothpaste."
The documentary also highlights the tunnel's security features: emergency doors that open to allow ambulances and fire engines through to the other side. In the case of a fire, giant fans can be activated to swiftly extract smoke.
The LTA is running a safety campaign so motorists will know what to do when travelling through the three-kilometre tunnel.
The campaign includes safety habits like switching on the headlights and not stopping their vehicles in the tunnel.
This whole week on MediaCorp Radio, songs from a KPE Safety music CD will be aired, emphasising safe driving in the tunnel with lyrics like "don't you try and overtake" and "look at the signs".
The entire expressway will be fully operational by the end of 2008.
Catch the first building phase of Southeast Asia's longest underground expressway in the documentary on Channel NewsAsia on Thursday at 9.32pm.
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Two arrested for cheating online shoppers
By Chio Su-Mei, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 25 October 2007 0232 hrs
SINGAPORE : Police have arrested a 28-year-old man and his 19-year-old girlfriend on suspicion of cheating more than 40 online shoppers.
The suspects had pocketed nearly $10,000 from online sales proceeds at two internet sites.
The sites are nice-spree.blogspot.com and nicespree.blogspot.com
Police seized a computer and handphone from the man's residence in Tampines.
Both suspects will be charged in court on Thursday, and could face jail terms of up to seven years if found guilty. - CNA/de |
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Passengers from around the world in S'pore for SIA's A380 flight
By Lynda Hong, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 24 October 2007 2214 hrs
SINGAPORE: The world's largest plane |
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How KPE saved me two mins
First-person account: Drive is longer but faster. Hiccups remain
by Maria Almenoar
Getting to the PIE via the KPE and the East Coast Parkway (ECP) means travelling 16 km, but it takes 19 minutes - two minutes less. -- ST PHOTO: CHEW SENG KIM
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LIKE most people who drive to work, I have a tried and tested route.
I take the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) from Simei Avenue near where I live and use the Toa Payoh exit to get to the News Centre on Toa Payoh North.
No other route has come close in terms of time or distance. My 15km trip takes me 21 minutes.
But yesterday's opening of the first phase of the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) trims my travelling time, even if I have to drive a little further.
Getting to the PIE via the KPE and the East Coast Parkway (ECP) means travelling 16 km, but it takes 19 minutes - two minutes less.
I start from the Bedok South entrance to the ECP, turn off into the KPE before the Benjamin Sheares bridge and then get onto the PIE just before the Toa Payoh exit.
Two minutes may not seem like a lot, but multiply that by two trips a day and 260 working days a year, and I save 17 hours a year!
This route also means I escape much of the infamous PIE congestion.
And travelling on the leafy ECP has always been a more pleasant driving experience, with fewer motorists changing lanes to exit or enter the expressway.
My routes home or to after-work activities are likely to change as well.
Making my way to a sports club near Fort Road in the Kallang area after work was made more convenient recently with the new flyover connecting the PIE east-bound to Sims Avenue.
But a quick test yesterday found that the new KPE section from Sims Avenue to Fort Road was a 5km-long drive, including the entrance and exit driveway, and took me all of five minutes.
That's a snap compared to taking 11 minutes driving along Sims Avenue past Mountbatten Road.
The KPE tunnel was also well-lit and its white wallsmade it an agreeable drive.
But I did spot two points in the KPE system that might spell trouble for motorists.
First, the entrance to the KPE on the ECP west-bound, just before the Benjamin Sheares bridge,is difficult to negotiate, especially for those unfamiliar with the road.
The second is that the sign for the turn-off from the KPE to the ECP south-bound was too close to the exit, giving motorists little time to react.
Perhaps these kinks can be ironed out before the 12km-long KPE is fully opened late next year.
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Madrasah revamp to lift academic standards
Three Islamic schools to specialise to give students more options
By Zakir Hussain
THREE of the six full-time madrasahs in Singapore have opted for a revamp in 2009, in a move to raise academic standards and be more efficient.
The three Islamic religious schools will focus on areas where they have an edge and not provide comprehensive education at both primary and secondary levels.
Instead, one will concentrate only on primary education while the other two will have only secondary classes.
Announcing the changes yesterday, Minister in charge of Muslim Affairs Yaacob Ibrahim said it will result in better use of limited resources which, in turn, will benefit students.
The students will be offered more options in their secondary education as they can choose to specialise in religious studies, academic subjects, or a blend of both, said Dr Yaacob when he broke the news to about 400 people, including community leaders, attending a Hari Raya dinner at the Istana.
The three madrasahs affected are Al-Irsyad, Aljunied and Al-Arabiah. They will work with the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) to implement the changes.
Calling their decision a 'bold and progressive step', Dr Yaacob said he hopes the remaining three will consider joining the new Joint Madrasah System.
The new system is the outcome of months of discussions between madrasah operators and Muis, said Dr Yaacob, who is Minister for the Environment and Water Resources.
It was partly prompted by a new PSLE requirement that all six madrasahs must comply with from next year.
By then, their pupils, who are exempted from attending national schools, must take the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) and score around 175 points. Typically, top pupils have scored around 290 points.
This requirement has put a strain on some madrasahs, which are already stretched from offering both primary and secondary classes.
Dr Yaacob assured them all yesterday that Muis will help them prepare to meet the PSLE standard.
He also gave a pledge to the three madrasahs to be revamped that Muis will support them with funds, teachers, administrative systems and management teams.
Broadly, the revamp will see the trio specialising to be more effective.
Al-Irsyad will stop taking in secondary students and be a feeder primary school for Aljunied and Al-Arabiah.
At the same time, the two will stop enrolling primary pupils and focus on secondary education. Their existing pupils will stay until they take the PSLE.
Similarly, Al-Irsyad's secondary students will stay until they take their O-level exams. But its Primary 1 enrolment will rise. It will take in about half of the 400 students who enrol each year at all six madrasahs.
Two madrasahs that did not join the new system are all-girl schools. Al-Maarif and Alsagoff said they want to keep it that way. The third, Wak Tanjong, could not be reached for comment.
In his 25-minute speech, Dr Yaacob said if the Malay-Muslim community wants to benefit from Singapore's world-class education system, it must continue to adopt 'an open, positive attitude towards learning and education'.
Madrasah Aljunied chairman Ustaz Pasuni Maulan said he hopes the system will succeed and attract the others.
'We have to realise that at the end of the day, the changes will upgrade madrasah education, not undermine it as some may think.'
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First phase of KPE opens to traffic
By Wong Mun Wai, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 26 October 2007 1826 hrs
SINGAPORE : Drivers got their chance to experience the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway for the first time as the first phase of the road opened to vehicular traffic at 10am on Friday.
Traffic was smooth on the new Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) even though motorists could only drive through three kilometres of the 12-kilometre long tunnel, which is being opened in phases.
On Friday morning, cars were among the first to use the tunnel which links the ECP with the PIE.
The Land Transport Authority says the first phase of the tunnel is likely to benefit those who want to travel between the PIE and ECP.
The KPE is monitored at a central control room. On the ground, patrols are also carried out by new traffic marshals.
Zipping around on their motorcycles, one of their tasks is to help alleviate traffic congestion caused by minor accidents.
However, it was a smooth day for the traffic marshals as no traffic incidents in the tunnel were reported on the opening day.
In the first three hours of operation alone, almost 4,800 vehicles used the tunnel. The KPE can handle about 6,000 vehicles an hour. - CNA/ch |
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Orchard Road to undergo S$40m rejuvenation: STB
By Lynda Hong, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 29 October 2007 1051 hrs
SINGAPORE: Orchard Road, Singapore's main shopping belt, is set to be transformed under a S$40 million plan.
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) announced on Monday that works to rejuvenate the area will start in February next year.
Part of the rejuvenation plans is to expand pedestrian walkways and create Urban Green Rooms, which will be used for art exhibitions, mini performances or major events like the Chingay.
The Urban Green Rooms will be constructed at the existing lane along Orchard Road that faces ION Orchard, Wisma Atria and Meritus Mandarin Hotel.
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has given the plan the green light after accessing traffic conditions on that specific stretch of Orchard Road.
LTA explained that based on pure traffic-lane balancing, the section of Orchard Road before the Scotts Road junction has three lanes moving forward, which is adequate for traffic to smoothly move into a four-lane road segment.
Chandra Sekar, Director of Community Partnership at LTA, said: "The build-up of traffic can be attributed to many reasons. Sometimes it could be due to breakdowns or it could be due to a surge in traffic demand for a certain time period when everyone decides to move down to Orchard Road for a particular purpose. However during normal times, the amount of road space provided can cater to the traffic movement."
Discussions are still on-going to decide if the lane facing Ngee Ann City will be turned into an Urban Green Room as well.
There will also be more greenery along the 2-kilometre Orchard Road.
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ERP rates going up again for third time this year
By Margaret Perry, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 29 October 2007 2045 hrs
SINGAPORE : Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) rates are going up again for the third time this year.
There will also be new gantries erected.
The highest amount will be charged at the Pan Island Expressway (PIE). The gantry affected is the one at the slip road into the Central Expressway (CTE).
From November 5, motorists will pay $3.50 from 7:30am to 8:00am. The amount charged goes up to $5.00 between 8:30am and 9:00am. This is a $1.50 increase in the 8:30am to 9:00am period since February this year.
The latest hike comes just days after the opening of the Kallang-Payar Lebar Expressway (KPE) Tunnel.
The KPE is expected to ease congestion on the CTE when it opens fully late next year.
ERP rates will also go up by 50 cents at six other gantries.
The CTE gantry north of Braddell Road will cost $2.50 between 7:30am and 8:00am.
Three CTE gantries south of Braddell Road will cost $4.00 between 8:30am and 9:00am.
Those travelling along Bendemeer Road will have to pay $1.50 from 8:30am to 9:00am, instead of the current $1.
Drivers on Thomson Road will also have to pay $1.50 between 8:30am and 9:00am.
New ERP gantries will also start operating on November 5.
There will be one on the north-bound CTE just before the PIE exit, and two along the east-bound ECP before the Rochor Road exit and Ophir Road slip road.
There is also another one on the south-bound Bukit Timah Expressway after the Dairy Farm exit before it joins the PIE. - CNA /ls |
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No hanky panky in A380 suites please: SIA
The carrier said it would ask passengers on the A380 to refrain from sex while ensconced in one of its 12 first-class suites. -- PHOTO: AP
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SINGAPORE - SINGAPORE Airlines, the first operator of the new Airbus A380, has dashed the hopes of sexual thrill-seekers planning to engage in amorous activity aboard the world's biggest jumbo jet.
The carrier said it would ask passengers on the A380 to refrain from sex while ensconced in one of its 12 first-class suites, which boast the world's first airborne double beds.
'All we ask of customers, wherever they are on our aircraft, is to observe standards that don't cause offence to other customers and crew,' the company told Reuters in a statement.
'Nothing different applies for our Singapore Airlines Suites customers.' While private, the double cabins are neither sound proofed nor completely sealed.
Singapore Airlines, the world's second-largest airline by market value, started commercial flights of the double-decker A380 last week with a Singapore-Sydney service.
'So they'll sell you a double bed, and give you privacy and endless champagne and then say you can't do what comes naturally?' Mr Tony Elwood, who travelled with wife Julie in a suite aboard the inaugural flight, told the Times of London.
'They seem to have done everything they can to make it romantic, short of bringing round oysters,' Ms Julie said. 'I'd say they shouldn't really complain, should they?' -- REUTERS
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NTUC Fairprice to file police report for tampering of pork packet
By Lynda Hong, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 01 November 2007 2011 hrs
SINGAPORE: NTUC FairPrice said it will make a police report over what it called "a deliberate and wilful act of mischief" to tamper with its packaging of "Pasar Fresh Pork".
A photo sent in by a viewer showed a packet of pork under NTUC's Pasar brand with a "halal" sticker from the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS).
Muslims are forbidden from eating pork and such "halal" labels are reserved for food products that do not contain pork or other non-permissible products.
"Halal" means permissible for Muslims to consume.
NTUC Fairprice has clarified that the original packaging does not come with a "halal" sticker.
It added that this matter is serious and it will take all necessary steps to make sure such act of mischief is stopped and will not be repeated. - CNA/ac |
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AirAsia hopes to start Singapore-Malaysia flights by Dec
By Asha Popatlal, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 01 November 2007 1516 hrs
SINGAPORE: Air Asia's Chief Executive Tony Fernandes said he hopes to start his budget flights between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur by December this year.
Speaking to reporters at the sidelines of an aviation conference, he added that he would only use Changi Airport's Budget Terminal if he gets a good deal.
The Singapore-Kuala Lumpur route has traditionally been dominated by the two countries' national carriers, with a round trip fare costing almost US$300.
But after years of lobbying, the Malaysian government announced last week it would grant the Malaysian budget carrier two flights and another Singapore low-cost carrier two flights on this route.
Mr Fernandes said he would charge about 50 to 60 percent lesser than the current price.
He said: "I think we can do it for about 150 ringgit, one way with taxes, everything included. I think there'll be lower fares obviously. We're going to have two flights |
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TAMBANG AIRASIA KE KL BERMULA $65
SYARIKAT penerbangan tambang murah, AirAsia, merancang memulakan operasi penerbangan Singapura-Kuala Lumpur bulan depan dan mengenakan tambang sebanyak RM150 ($65) termasuk cukai bagi perjalanan sehala.
'Semua orang menanyakan kami bila kami akan mulakan penerbangan. Mereka tidak sabar melancong pada harga yang mereka mampu. Kami akan mulakan Disember ini,' kata Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif (CEO) AirAsia, Datuk Tony Fernandes.
Minggu lalu, kerajaan Malaysia mengumumkan akan membenarkan AirAsia penerbangan dua kali sehari semasa waktu tidak
sibuk bagi laluan Singapura-KL yang kini dikuasai Singapore Airlines (SIA) dan Malaysian Airlines (MAS).
'Tambang akan turun dengan banyaknya. Kami akan menurunkannya sebanyak 50 hingga 60 peratus, bukan 30 peratus,' kata Datuk Fernandes.
Tambang bas dari Singapura ke KL berharga $47 hingga $55 bagi koc mewah termasuk makanan yang disediakan bagi perjalanan lima jam.
Tambang dikenakan SIA dan MAS bagi laluan dua hala Singapura-KL ialah $460.
'Dua penerbangan sehari - itulah yang kami dapat. Namun, kami berharap akan terbang bukan sahaja dari KL ke Singapura bahkan dari Pulau Pinang, Kota Kinabalu dan Kuching,' kata beliau kepada pemberita di Puncak Prospek Penerbangan Asia dan Timur Tengah keempat di sini semalam.
Ditanya faedah kelonggaran itu, beliau berkata ia merupakan permulaan kepada lebih banyak kelonggaran khidmat udara.
'Tidak ada sesiapa yang boleh menghentikan bola yang bergolek ketika ini. Bola itu kini sedang berada di atas bukit dan ia akan bergolek ke bawah seperti kami mulakan dengan laluan dalam negeri,' tambahnya.
Datuk Fernandes berkata AirAsia merancang melaksanakan 25 daripada 50 opsyennya untuk membeli pesawat Airbus A320.
'Saya yakin laluan Singapura-KL boleh mencapai 20 penerbangan sehari.
'Ia merupakan pasaran yang besar,' kata beliau, sambil menambah ia tidak menjadi masalah sama ada AirAsia diberi penerbangan bagi waktu tidak sibuk atau tidak.
'Kami tidak pernah menjadi pesawat yang terbang semasa waktu sibuk,' tambahnya |
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Brunei's Prince Mohamed Bolkiah leads delegation on S'pore visit
By S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 02 November 2007 1338 hrs
SINGAPORE : A high-level delegation from Brunei, led by the country's Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister, Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, arrives in Singapore on Friday for the 13th Singapore-Brunei Exchange Visit.
Singapore's Foreign Affairs Ministry says the visit is part of a series of annual exchanges initiated by then Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong in 1990.
The aim is to promote interactions between Brunei and Singapore leaders, civil servants and businessmen in an informal setting.
During the visit, Prince Mohamed will receive a briefing from the Economic Development Board and will visit the Biopolis.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will also host a reception.
This year's programme include an informal meeting between the senior officials and a networking session for the businessmen to discuss topics of mutual interest.
There will also be a game of golf. - CNA/ch |
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High-level Brunei team in Singapore for exchange visit
By Hoe Yeen Nie/S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 02 November 2007 2130 hrs
SINGAPORE: A high-level delegation from Brunei is in Singapore for the 13th Singapore-Brunei Exchange Visit.
The visitors are led by Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, Brunei's Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister.
The prince, who arrived with his family, was welcomed by Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Zainul Abidin Rasheed.
The delegation is here as part of an annual series of exchanges to promote interactions between both countries in an informal setting.
Over the next three days, Prince Mohamed Bolkiah will meet Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and other senior government officials.
He will also attend a briefing at the Economic Development Board. - CNA/ir |
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Singapura : 3 November 2007
JIRAN DITEMUI MENINGGAL DI DEPAN PINTU
ENCIK Mazlan Bujang telah berpesan kepada jirannya, Encik Mat Boengah, 72 tahun, supaya datang menemuinya jika memerlukan bantuan kerana beliau kelihatan sakit sejak kelmarin.
Namun sekitar 7 pagi semalam, Encik Mazlan, 52 tahun, menemui Encik Mat terbujur kaku hanya setapak dari pintu flat beliau di tingkat dua Blok 19, Telok Blangah Crescent.
Allahyarham Mat, seorang pemandu forklif, tinggal sendirian di flat satu bilik di tingkat tiga blok itu.
'Saya memang ada pesan kepadanya supaya datang jumpa saya kalau ada apa-apa. Mungkin dia memang nak datang jumpa saya tapi tak kesampaian, tinggal setapak lagi sampai ke pintu saya,' kata Encik Mazlan.
Allahyarham ditemui dalam keadaan terbaring kaku dengan kedua-dua belah tangannya tergenggam dan lengan kanannya tegak ke atas.
Menurut Encik Mazlan, kepala Allahyarham luka dan berdarah, dipercayai terhantuk tembok ketika rebah.
Allahyarham, yang berbadan langsing dan sentiasa memakai topi, dikatakan tidak sedap badan dan cuti sakit sejak kelmarin.
Menurut Encik Mazlan, Allahyarham telah ke klinik bersama seorang rakannya kelmarin.
Ketika dihubungi, rakannya itu, Encik Rashid Othman, 49 tahun, berkata doktor hanya berkata Allahyarham sakit gastrik dan memberinya ubat.
Punca kematian Allahyarham belum diketahui. Polis menyifatkan kes itu kematian luar biasa dan sedang menyiasat.
Encik Mazlan juga berkata bahawa duit serta barang kemas yang dipakai Allahyarham masih ada padanya.
Allahyarham mempunyai anak namun percubaan Berita Harian menghubungi anaknya tidak berhasil.
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S'pore, Brunei had a "good meeting of minds": Minister George Yeo
By Hoe Yeen Nie, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 04 November 2007 2106 hrs
SINGAPORE: Singapore and Brunei have had a "good meeting of minds" during the visit of Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, and both countries are looking forward to the ASEAN Summit here later this month.
Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo noted at the farewell dinner for Prince Mohamed that the annual visits are a good way for both sides to know one another and exchange ideas.
"It's an occasion for ministers on both sides to get to know one another and to exchange notes about various things. I had a good discussion with Prince Mohamed about the coming ASEAN summit, and about some of the issues that will be on the agenda, especially Myanmar," said Mr Yeo.
Prince Mohamed is on an exchange visit in Singapore till Monday.
During the visit, Mr Yeo briefed Prince Mohamed on his meetings with UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari on Myanmar, and also his recent visits to China and Japan to discuss the Myanmar issue with his counterparts.
Earlier Sunday, Prince Bolkiah and his delegation enjoyed lunch with Mr Yeo and several other ministers.
Mr Yeo also touched on the political crisis in Pakistan, saying it was a "complicated" situation that will impact the region.
"What has happened there, the declaration of the state of emergency, is very troubling. It is a step back from the democratic process that the Pakistanis were getting back onto. But it is a very complicated situation, not just within Pakistan, but with Pakistan's relations with Afghanistan and Pakistan's relations with India. So the situation is very complicated and we hope that good sense will prevail and some kind of compromise will be achieved within Pakistan itself," he said. - CNA/ac |
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Singapura : 6 November 2007
'GADIS' SIBER DIPENJARA SEBAB MEMPERDAYA
SEORANG penganggur dipenjara 21 bulan setelah menipu mangsamangsanya untuk mendapatkan wang dengan menyamar sebagai 'seorang gadis' yang memerlukan wang dengan segera di ruang sembang MSN Messenger.
Shawn Goh Eng Hwee, 28 tahun, mengaku bersalah bulan lalu atas lapan tuduhan menipu melibatkan wang berjumlah $4,100.
Semalam, dia juga didenda $2,000 kerana memiliki filem lucah di flatnya di Jurong West pada 28 April 2005.
Mahkamah diberitahu bahawa antara 2005 dengan tahun ini, dia berpakat dengan rakannya, Loke Chern Meng, juga berusia 28 tahun, untuk memperdaya mangsanya dengan menyamar sebagai 'Cindy Xiao Xue', 'Cindy Tan', 'Joey Tay' atau ' Winnie' yang terdesak memerlukan wang bagi membayar sewa rumah.
Mahkamah juga diberitahu bahawa Goh juga mencadangkan kepada Loke agar mangsa-mangsa mereka memindahkan wang ke akaun bank Loke untuk mendapatkan wang.
Loke kini dipenjara 18 bulan bagi peranannya menipu dalam kes tersebut.
Loke bersetuju dengan Goh menggunakan akaun POSB-nya dan bank akaun teman wanitanya bagi tujuan tersebut.
Namun, teman wanitanya yang berusia 19 tahun tidak mengetahui rancangan mereka.
Dengan menggunakan nama samaran 'Cindy', Goh memberitahu mangsanya dia akan dihalau dari rumah jika tidak dapat melunaskan sewanya dengan segera.
Malah, pernah juga dia menipu mangsanya dengan memberitahu bahawa 'Cindy' memerlukan wang bagi pengebumian ibunya.
Loke akan mengeluarkan wang tersebut dan berkongsi dengan Goh.
Sebanyak 31 lagi tuduhan melibatkan wang $12,280 diambil dalam pertimbangan. |
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Category: Negeri & Negara
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Post time 24-10-2007 02:46 AM
