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  • Father Of Boy Who Fell To Death In Yishun Says Contractor Must Share Blame

    Father Of Boy Who Fell To Death In Yishun Says Contractor Must Share Blame

    Tragedy struck the Z family less than a week after moving into their flat at Block 165 Yishun Ring Road.

    Their four-year-old son died after he fell nine storeys from the master bedroom window, which did not have window grilles installed.

    Although the father, who wanted to be known only as Mr Z, 40, acknowledges that he shouldn’t leave his child alone at home, he also partly blames their contractor, who did not install the grilles in time.

    When The New Paper visited the family yesterday, there were grilles in all the room windows. The boy’s father said they were installed two or three days ago.

    Mr Z admitted he could not escape blame for his son’s death and it was “negligence on his part”.

    He declined to use his full name as he wants to protect his remaining children, aged two to 10, and hopes to help his family move on from the tragedy.

    Said the security officer: “That day, we all made the ‘fast’ decision (to leave the youngest two at home alone), which was the wrong decision. And we have paid for it with my son’s death. I can take that blame, it is our fault.

    “But the grille thing had a part to play too. The contractor played a part in this by not fulfilling his contract.”

    Yesterday, MP for Nee Soon GRC and Minister for Home Affairs and Law K Shanmugam wrote in a Facebook post that he would help the family seek legal recourse against the contractor.

    Tragedy that could have been avoided——————–On 6 Oct 2015, a 4 year-old boy fell to his death in Yishun….

    Posted by K Shanmugam Sc on Wednesday, 14 October 2015

    When contacted, the contractor that there was no “set date” as to when the company had to complete the installation of the grilles.

     

    Source: www.tnp.sg

  • Maid Physically Abused 2 Year Old When Parents Were Away

    Maid Physically Abused 2 Year Old When Parents Were Away

    My daughter is merely 2 yrs old, how can a maid do such things to her?

    Happily having her dinner, unknowingly out of nowhere a sudden kick from her had landed my Mikayla’s head hit hard on the floor. That impact is totally undescribable from me.

    I was totally heart broken when I saw my maid doing that to my daughter.

    Personally I wont even lay a hand on my princess, until someone else actually did it.

    It just broke my heart too much.

     

    Source: Christopher Sun

  • Kids Amaze In Jurong Accidentally Leaks Rude Email About Parent Of Injured Child

    Kids Amaze In Jurong Accidentally Leaks Rude Email About Parent Of Injured Child

    A reader has sent us screenshots of an email sent by a staff at Kids Amaze, a commercial children’s playground located at SAFRA Jurong. According to our reader, a young mother had brought her child to the playground when the child accidentally cut himself on some loose cable ties, which required him to go to the doctor for stitches. The mother then requested Kids Amaze take responsibility for the incident.
    However, the young mother later received an unintentionally leaked internal company email from a Kids Amaze staff which accused the parent of being demanding and unreasonable. The staff also disclaimed all responsibility for the accident and recommended that the company not pay for any subsequent medical fees incurred because of the child’s injury.
    Read the mother’s post and the emails here.
    “So internal email was accidentally sent to me… So friends… Please be aware… If there’s no blood at the incident then I really don’t know what is cutting my son’s forehead such that a surgical glue is required to close up the wound… she admitted to me that after I wrote in to them.. They did a check and remove all the loose cable ties…
    It is very obvious that she doesn’t know that in situation like this…. doc will always ask for a follow up to ensure that the wound is close up…. so she thinks I’m so free to bring him to the hospital for review. …
    So I shouldn’t “think” KA should be responsible. …. It’s my foul luck that that my son isinjuried in a kids indoor playground ….. seriously I don’t need that compensation anymore…. I have gain enough seeing the ugly face of this organisation“
    Internal Company Email
    Reply from the mother

    Source: www.allsingaporestuff.com
  • Know Your Rights! ICA Officer Held Me Without Justifiable Cause, Made Me Late For Business Meeting

    Know Your Rights! ICA Officer Held Me Without Justifiable Cause, Made Me Late For Business Meeting

    Know your rights .

    This afternoon at 3.20pm , after collecting my luggage at Changi , I was asked by Officer Eugene Ng , an Immigration & Custom Authority personnel to scan my belongings . I was curious and jokingly asked him what he saw in my outlook that made him pick me instead of dozens of people also leaving the airport with their belongings . I wasn’t even wearing my shades this time haha . He ignored me and I guess that was his right to do so but I wondered if he actually heard me , so I asked again . I raised my voice this time to make sure I would be heard . Then he demanded me to give him my passport and he took it to record my details . I was truly curious and I asked him why he asked for my passport and what my details were being recorded for . His reason was because I raised the volume of my voice . Shocking ! So for raising my voice the authorities took down my personal details ? I had already gone through immigration before I collected my luggage , and his job was really just to check my luggage at the scanner .

    I was angry because he was holding me without cause . I asked him again for the purpose of taking down my details ; instead of answering me , he ordered me to follow him to the search room . Naturally , I refused . I asked him what he was planning to search and why I was being detained. His response was I should know the answer . Now , why and how would I know ? Nothing illegal showed up in my belongings on the scanner . I needed to know what I was being suspected for ; he refused to answer and again , demanded me to follow him to the search room . I refused again .

    At this point , afraid I would be dragged away against my will , I started taking video of the events that would follow . He leaped forward and tried to snatch my phone but I managed to dodged and reminded him of my rights to take images of public places including airports and that even the police have no rights to take away my phone unless they have a warrant . This officer then told me the area is restricted and I cannot take videos of him . The luggage belt / custom area was a public area . Ten of dozens of people were moving around us . However , respecting his order , I asked where was the sign that says I cannot take videos but he couldn’t show me and said he needed to ask his superiors . All this time he held onto my passport and refused to return it to me and kept wanting to take my phone and demanded me to follow him to the search room . Finally his superior returned and guess what ? ….. his superior let me go within 10 seconds . Now the truth is clear . I did nothing wrong and officer Eugene Ng was just being an ass ! The officer detained me , held my passport , took down my personal details , demanded me to follow him to the search room , and tried to snatch my phone ; his superior let me go within 10 seconds upon his return . So who’s the one really carrying out his duties ?

    What kind of people are we hiring these days as public servants to serve us ? This is clearly an abuse of power and an infringement of my rights . This officer had intimidated me and if I had followed him to the search room I could not imagine what would happen next . I was so afraid for my safety and what this officer and / or his other colleagues would have done to me if I had been dragged to the search room .

    For this and many other similar reasons , I had left my country to live overseas . There are simply too many similar encounters every time I return . This one was indeed too scary and frustrating , thus I am sharing . I am sure there will be strong supporters of the system (a system where we are not to question the authorities and when we do , even if it was an innocent question , we would face the consequence of intimidation and harassment) but we should all be reminded of our rights , the rights and duties of this officer but not to forget my rights either .

    As a result of this injustice , I was late for my business meeting . Note: I have various businesses in Singapore that pay taxes ; I am an original Singaporean who also contributed to nation building by being in uniform for 6 years . Maybe I should be treated slightly better than this when I return to my home . I wish officer Eugene Ng a successful career checking luggages at Changi .

     

    Source: PJ Wong

  • Malaysian Singer Yuna Hopes Her Music Speaks For Itself

    Malaysian Singer Yuna Hopes Her Music Speaks For Itself

    Since her move to Los Angeles five years ago, Malaysian singer Yunahas gained a strong following in the US.

    Fans fell in love with her dreamy, soulful voice in hits like Falling and Come Back, which are from her second international album Nocturnal (2013).

    But it is not only her music that has piqued stateside interest.

    As a hijab-wearing Muslim musician, the 28-year-old is a rarity in the US music scene and her modest yet chic style has become a talking point in the industry.

    The New York Timeseven labelled her “the poster girl for a group of young Malaysian Muslim women, dubbed hijabsters, or hipsters who wear the hijab”.

    Not one for labels, the Kedah-born Yuna, whose real name is Yunalis Zarai, told The New Paper yesterday: “I’m not hiding the fact that I’m Muslim and a singer-songwriter.

    “I don’t like to be put in a box or labelled a certain way, but if people can relate to me in that way, then, why not?

    “I’m hoping my music speaks for itself. I don’t want the element of shock where people go, ‘Oh my God, she’s Muslim!’.”

    Yuna was in town for a concert at the MasterCard Theatres at Marina Bay Sands last night. Tomorrow, she performs in Kuala Lumpur.

    The founder-designer of fashion and lifestyle label November Culturealso fronted a Uniqlo campaign in July.

    DESIGNED BY FRIEND

    The Hana Tajima For Uniqlo clothing line, designed by her good friend, UK-born fashion blogger-designer Hana Tajima, targets women who would like to dress modestly. It is available in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand.

    This marketing move, as well as Swedish fashion giant H&M’s recent advertisement which features its first hijab-wearing Muslim model Mariah Idrissi, is something Yuna celebrates.

    “I think it’s empowering and inspirational, what Hana Tajima is doing.

    “I’m all about empowering others to feel comfortable in their own skin and giving them the means to do so with the right clothes,” she said.

    “The world is slowly accepting the fact that there are people who like modesty and that not everything is about sex appeal.

    “We have these values that we hold onto and we want others to accept us for that. We don’t want to be seen as sex objects.

    “Just when you think all hope is lost when you watch MTV or the MTV Video Music Awards, a positive change is slowly taking place.”

    The direction of Yuna’s music is also evolving. Her new album, slated for a February release, will see a more “mature and urban” sound.

    She has worked with US artists like singer-producer Pharrell Williams and electronic act Owl City and her latest celebrity collaborator is R&B star Usher.

    “I wrote a song (and) I thought (it) would be great if Usher featured on it. I reached out to him and he said yes.

    “He is super sweet, down-to-earth and always smiling.

    “I respect that he is a person who is in a place in life where he’s content and wants to try new projects. I admire his courage in exploring things with me because I’m not like other artists,” she said.

     

    Source: www.tnp.sg

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