PAP has never asked Singaporeans what name to use for any MRT station but why now? Basically Wayang!
They want people to suggest LKY station!
But I say since two stations are near Anson, which David Marshall and JBJ had won their seats as MP, they should name David Marshall station and JBJ Station!
Especially for David Marshall who was our FIRST Chief Minister
Source: Goh Meng Seng
A Bangladeshi man is on trial for allegedly abducting a hiker at MacRitchie Reservoir Park in 2015, forcing her off the Lornie Trail at knifepoint and raping her twice in a forested area.
Construction worker Pramanik Liton, 24, denied the charges on Tuesday (May 16) at the opening of his trial. He faces four counts, including two for aggravated rape, one for sexual assault and one for abduction for illicit intercourse.
The victim, a 40-year-old Chinese national, had been hiking the Lornie Trail alone on Feb 8, 2015, when Liton accosted her and asked her to have sex with him. When she refused, Liton pressed a knife to her throat, covered her mouth and forced her off the trail.
He took her deep into the forested area off the trail, where he raped her twice at knifepoint and forced her into other sexual acts. She feared for her life and pleaded with Liton to let her go, the High Court heard.
The ordeal lasted nearly two hours, from 1.45pm when the woman was abducted, until about 3.37pm when Liton threw the knife in the bushes and left the victim in the forest.
She called her then-boyfriend for help. They met at the Mushroom Cafe near the entrance of MacRitchie Reservoir Park, and he took her to make a police report immediately.
Trackers from the Gurkha contingent were sent into the forest to locate the scene of the crime and to recover the weapon.
The crime scene was located at about 9.30pm the same day. The Gurkha who discovered the scene said the ground was flattened in places and pieces of tissue were littered around the area. The pieces of tissue were seized by the police, and tested positive for Liton’s semen.
The knife was recovered the next day by another Gurkha and handed over to the police. A crime scene specialist lifted a fingerprint off the blade of the knife, which matched Liton’s. He was arrested on Feb 10 at the construction site where he worked.
Blood samples were taken from both Liton and the victim, which allowed investigators to tie Liton to the rape. His semen was found on the victim’s panties, as well as on swabs taken from the victim’s mouth and vagina. His DNA was also found on the victim’s blouse, and hers was found on the knife.
Prosecutors Stella Tan and Sruthi Boppana said they would adduce evidence from 44 witnesses to make their case, including the victim and her then-boyfriend.
Liton is not represented. Through a Bengali interpreter, he told the court: “I don’t want any lawyer.” At one point, he also insisted he “doesn’t know anything about the knife”.
The trial continues.
If convicted of aggravated rape, Liton faces at least eight years in jail and a minimum of 12 strokes of the cane, per charge.
Source: www.channelnewsasia.com
KUALA LUMPUR — Former Malaysian premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad has revealed that he has not and will not apologise to his former protege-turned-enemy and now ally, incarcerated opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim.
In an interview with Australian broadcast agency SBS World News, Dr Mahathir said this is because he has never asked his detractors to apologise for criticising him.
“We have all said nasty things about each other. I don’t ask people to apologise for calling me all kinds of names and accusing me of all kinds of wrongdoings.
“What happened is in the past and we can’t be apologising for something that happened in the past,” he was quoted as saying.
Anwar was Dr Mahathir’s deputy until they had a falling out in 1998, an event which sparked protests by Anwar supporters calling for political reform in the country.
He was imprisoned on charges of corruption and sodomy shortly after, though Anwar claimed he was innocent and that the charges were politically-motivated.
The former Umno man was released from prison in 2004 and went on to lead the opposition coalition, but was jailed again in 2015 on separate sodomy charges and is currently behind bars serving a five-year sentence.
Last September, the two nemeses met face-to-face, under friendly circumstances, for the first time in 18 years — but the reunion has been described as a political ploy which “demonstrates the depth of their political opportunism and desperation”.
Aside from Anwar, Dr Mahathir has also showed support for the DAP and its advisor, Mr Lim Kit Siang, who has been one of the former premier’s harshest critics for decades.
When asked who will be named prime minister should Pakatan Harapan win the upcoming 14th general election, Dr Mahathir responded by saying “party infighting” has prevented the opposition pact from uniting and discussing the issue.
“It is divisive. The moment you name a (candidate for) prime minister, there is going to be a lot of unsatisfied people who may sabotage the new opposition coalition,” Dr Mahathir said.
“So it is better for us to name a prime minister (once) we win. It becomes irrelevant to name a prime minister now and then we lose,” he added.
It is believed that Dr Mahathir was referring to Anwar’s party, PKR, which recently lost an ally, Pas, which ended its “tahaluf siyasi”, or political cooperation.
Pas’ Syura Council decided that the move was necessary in order to defend the party’s Islamic agenda, aside from accusing PKR of breaking many terms of its conditional cooperation, including failing to support Pas in its Islamic agenda, and working against it in two by-elections last year.
Source: www.todayonline.com
**APPEAL FOR INFORMATION**
CRIMINAL TRESPASS AND INSULTING THE MODESTY OF A WOMAN
Police are appealing for the subject shown in the images below to assist with investigations into a case of Criminal Trespass and Insulting the Modesty of a Woman at Sun Plaza, 30 Sembawang Drive on 7 May 2017.
The subject is believed to be in his 30s and was last seen wearing the attire as shown below.
Anyone with information on the subject can call the Police Hotline at 1800-255-0000. You can also submit the information online at www.police.gov.sg/iwitness. All information will be kept strictly confidential.
Source: Sembawang NPC
A Singapore Customs investigation officer (IO) abused his position by trying to obtain a bribe from a woman in the form of intimate acts.
Jonathan Sasayiah, now 31, was jailed for three months yesterday after a district court found him guilty of the July 15, 2014 offence following a 10-day trial.
The woman, who cannot be named due to a gag order, had been fined $500 for having two sticks of contraband cigarettes.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Navin Naidu said Jonathan called the woman, who was facing serious financial difficulties, on July 2, 2014 to ask her out on a date.
The mother-of-four testified that he called her again 13 days later to ask how she was going to settle the fine.
He said he could help her reduce it, and asked what he would receive in return for his assistance.
The woman suggested they have dinner but he rejected the idea.
She said he then asked if they could “make out”.
DPP Navin said the woman understood that “make out” meant to have sex, and she made a police report the next day on July 16.
Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau officers arrested Jonathan on Aug 13.
DPP Navin urged District Judge Michelle Yap to sentence Jonathan to at least five months’ jail.
Stressing that the former IO had abused his position, he said: “The accused knew that the complainant was a young single mother… who was in dire financial straits and his corrupt conduct served to exploit this.”
Source: www.tnp.sg