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Fajar Road Double Death: Mother Suffered From Post-Partum Depression When She Jumped With 2-Month Old Daughter

The deaths of a new mother and her infant daughter at a HDB block in Fajar Road last November were found to have been part of a “deliberate act of suicide”, a Coroner’s Court heard on Tuesday (9 May).

Koh Suan Ping, 29, had held on to her two-month-old daughter Jaelyn when she leapt from her 12th-floor unit on 23 November 2016 with “clear intent that they would die together”, said State Coroner (SC) Marvin Bay while delivering his findings.

Both were pronounced dead at the foot of the block at 6.58am and 6.54am, respectively. Her husband had not been aware of what happened until police officers showed up at his home.

Mounting anxiety, ominous message

The coroner’s inquiry found that Koh had appeared to be “generally well” throughout her pregnancy but, following Jaelyn’s birth, had faced mounting anxiety over her impending return to work and stress over needing to find a new domestic helper.

The sales manager was also concerned over the performance of her company and, in seeking to clear her work backlog, had voluntarily reduced her maternity leave period to two months instead of her taking up her full four-month entitlement.

According to testimonies from her husband and two colleagues, Koh was also upset about being unable to produce enough breast milk to feed her child.

SC Bay also noted how the Web history of Koh’s smartphone showed that she had looked up “What to do when there is no way out” in Chinese on 19 November 2016, just days before she died.

Koh had “avoided projecting her true emotional state, but her escalating stresses (were) evident in the messages that she had sent to her colleagues and confidants,” he said.

‘Toll on working mothers’

In his closing statements, SC Bay said that the “truly tragic circumstances” of the case highlight the “reality of post-partum depression” as well as the “toll imposed on working mothers” who have to juggle their childcare duties with taking care of their homes and meeting their professional career responsibilities.

He added that family members are the “first line of defence” when it comes to a new mother’s mental and emotional health, and encouraged employers to acknowledge the needs of working mothers with new babies while taking steps to ease their burden by “providing better work-life balance, flexible working conditions, and affordable, quality childcare”.

Source: https://sg.news.yahoo.com

May 10, 2017
Nasi Arab Unik Di Melaka – Nasi Kambing Kat Kubur

MELAKA: Hidangan di sebuah kedai makan yang menjual nasi Arab mungkin kedengaran agak pelik namun pasti melekat dalam ingatan.

Nasi Kambing Kat Kubur adalah salah satu menu menarik yang dijual di Kedai Sawit Corner, sebuah kedai makan yang terletak di bawah rimbunan pokok kelapa sawit di Solok Duku, Alor Gajah, Melaka.

Lokasi kedai yang bersebelahan Tanah Perkuburan Islam Mualim di Solok Duku itu mencetuskan idea kepada para pemiliknya untuk menjadikan nama hidangan unik itu sebagai satu jenama.

Kedai itu diusahakan sejak enam tahun lalu oleh Nabila Asyyiqin Marzuki, 25 tahun, dan suami, Mohamad Khairul Azwan Md Ramli, 28 tahun, selain dibantu saudara mereka, Muhammad Hayad Norazman, 25 tahun, lapor laman Berita Harian Malaysia.

Menurut mereka, keputusan untuk menjenamakan hidangan Nasi Kambing Kat Kubur itu dibuat setelah menerima banyak pertanyaan tentang lokasi kedai.

“Kami mengusahakan kedai makan ini sejak 2006 dengan menjual cucur udang, bakso, mi kari, laksa dan cendol sebelum menambah gulai kawah itik, daging dan kambing pada tahun 2009, diikuti nasi Arab pada 2011.

“Penambahan juadah dibuat supaya pelanggan mempunyai pilihan kerana bukan semua mahukan hidangan alas perut, sebaliknya yang mengenyangkan untuk perjalanan jauh,” Cik Nabilah Asyyikin memberitahu Berita Harian Malaysia.

Menurut catatan di laman Facebook Sawit Corner, Nasi Kambing Kat Kubur adalah nasi Arab yang dihidangkan dengan daging kambing berempah.

Ia turut menjadi hidangan pilihan ramai pelanggan, dengan salah seorang daripadanya menyatakan: “Kalau akak mati hari ini pun akak reda dan puas sebab akak dapat makan nasi Arab. Sedap sangat.”

Cik Nabilah Asyyikin berkata kedainya turut menyediakan Nasi Kambing Kat Kubur dengan ayam atau kambing, set dimakan seorang ataupun keluarga.

Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg

May 9, 2017
This Bro Was A Street Fighter, Now He’s A Top Graduate Of Singapore Poly

Growing up, Mr Muhammad Alfiz Kambali never took an interest in his studies. Due to troubles at home, he often found himself mixing with the wrong crowd and was a fixture in street fights during his teenage years.

“Fights over various issues were common between my parents. The atmosphere was tense at home and I sought comfort in bad company,” said the former Bedok South Secondary School student. “Street fights served as a means to channel my anger.”

Mr Alfiz, now 28, has come a long way since, emerging as one of the top graduates at Singapore Polytechnic (SP) this year.

Last week, he graduated from the integrated events and project management diploma course with a perfect 4.0 grade point average (GPA), and was awarded the Tay Eng Soon Gold Medal and Cityneon Events Gold Medal.

“I am not as young as my classmates, and I knew what I wanted to achieve when I enrolled in this course,” he said. “For me, I did not have the luxury of time to repeat or go back to school again. I knew that I had to put in more effort compared with my secondary school days in order to succeed.”

Mr Alfiz left secondary school with an O-level certificate in 2006, but did not fare well at the national exam. He needed to retake some subjects in order to qualify for a polytechnic course. Finding it troublesome to do so, he decided to work instead.

For two years before his national service commitment as a firefighter, he took up various jobs such as sorting letters and parcels, as well as working part-time at a coffee shop in Beach Road. After NS, he continued to work for another year.

Desiring a better future for himself and his family, he eventually decided to go back to school.

At 22, he did a Higher Nitec course in business studies (events management) at the Institute of Technical Education, where he graduated with a perfect GPA of 4.0.

Mr Alfiz was motivated to further his studies, after seeing how hard his father worked to support the family. “I thought that I could do my part and help him,” he said.

He took up the integrated events and project management diploma course at SP in 2014, at the age of 25.

Unfortunately, his father died of an illness before Mr Alfiz could begin his polytechnic education. “It did affect me, and I was not sure if I should carry on with my further studies,” he said.

“However, my family and friends encouraged me, and I carried on.”

Despite receiving offers from Nanyang Technological University and Singapore Management University, Mr Alfiz plans to work first before pursuing further studies.

He said work experience is important in the events management line. “Working also allows me to better utilise the skills I have picked up in the classroom,” he added.

Source: www.straitstimes.com

May 9, 2017
Dropped My Wallet In Yishun Carpark, This Man Picked It Up, Help Me Find Him

Hello Friends! I was rushing for an appointment earlier today at 618 Yishun St 61 and unfortunately dropped my wallet accidentally by the side of my vehicle. I got the videos from the coffeeshop owner whom happened to be my client that I was meeting. Video from dash camera shows this man was holding onto my wallet while the video from the CCTV from coffeeshop shown him picking up the item.

There are some pretty important documents in the wallet.

And would appreciate if anyone here could identify or happen to know this guy. Do PM me here! Do help to share this post too.

Thanks in advance.

Update: Police Report Made and was informed that the man could charged under Section 403 – Dishonest misappropriation of property

Source: Aaron Yeo

May 9, 2017
Singaporean Tourist Consumed ‘Magic Mushrooms’ Drink, Jumps To Death In Bali

A 23-year-old Singaporean tourist died after reportedly jumping from the fifth storey of his hotel in Bali on May 6 at 2am.

Ong Chee Seng had allegedly been hallucinating after consuming magic mushrooms.

According to Tribun Bali, the police said the man’s friend had tried to stop him but lost control after the victim broke free.

The victim’s friend, Lee Jun Yu, who was also his classmate, said that they had bought a magic mushroom drink outside their hotel.

The victim had mixed his magic mushrooms with orange juice while Lee mixed his with chocolate.

Shortly afterwards, Ong said he wanted to jump but Lee tried to hold him down.

A security guard reported that he heard a crash at 2.15am.

The victim was found in grey boxers and a blue T-shirt.

His legs and arms were bent at awkward angles and he was bleeding from the mouth.

He died upon impact and his body was sent to BIMC Hospital in Kuta after an ambulance arrived at the scene half an hour later.

The Singaporean duo had arrived in Bali on May 5 and had planned on checking out yesterday (May 7).

The local police are investigating the case.

Denpasar Police Commissioner Hadi Purnomo said that law enforcement officers had been making efforts to eradicate the magic mushroom trade in Bali, but it’s been “quite tricky”.

Magic mushrooms have been re-classified as ‘type 1’ narcotics, making them illegal.

Source: www.asiaone.com

May 9, 2017