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Suspects In Zam Zam Vs Victory Murtabak War Slashing Taken To Crime Scene

Five men allegedly involved in a brutal slashing on a murtabak restaurant worker were on Tuesday (Sept 29) taken back to the crime scene for investigations.

Joshua Navindran Suraithiran, 24, Joel Giritharan Surainthiran, 26, and Ramge Visvamnathan, 19, allegedly slashed Mr Liakath Ali’s face, disfiguring it.

Two other Singaporeans — businessman Zackeer Abbass Khan, 45, and Anwer Ambiya Kadir Maideen, 46 — together with an Indian national Koleth Navas, 29, are accused of abetting in a conspiracy to cause grievous hurt to Mr Liakath, 52, between Aug 22 and 26.

The incident was said to have happened on Aug 26 at about 10pm on Arab Street.

Yesterday morning, Joshua, Joel and Ramge were taken to several locations, including a section of the Rochor Canal near Sungei Road.

Later in the afternoon, police also took Zackeer and Anwer Ambiya to a coffeeshop at Serangoon Avenue 2.

Source: www.tnp.sg

September 30, 2015
Wet, Wet, Wet At Seletar Mall

She was at her office when she got a call from her sales assistant saying that water was flowing into her store on the third level at Seletar Mall.

Worried, the store owner rushed down to her toy store at the mall in Sengkang and found, to her dismay, that parts of the carpet in her store was soaked with water.

“I was shocked. The water damaged the boxes in which the toys were stored,” said the owner of Lamkins toy store, who only wanted to be known as Ms Lam.

Store owners The New Paper spoke to said the incident was due to water coming from inside a tuition centre on the third level of the mall. The incident happened at about 6pm on Monday.

A staff member from Aspire Hub Education on the third level told TNP: “We are currently drying and cleaning up the centre.”

Store owners said the water also flowed from the third floor all the way to basement one.

Mr Raj, 45, a storekeeper, said: “It was just very sudden when the water flowed from the third level to the lower levels.”

The areas which were flooded were cordoned off to be cleaned.

Madam Lily Tan, 62, the branch manager of an optical store, Knick & Knack, noted that the Seletar Mall management was quick to respond to the leak.

“They did their job well – there were about 10 cleaners who were clearing up the water till about 10pm,” she said.

She was relieved that water did not go into her store, which has wooden flooring.

FIRST TIME

Store owners said this is the first time the mall has experienced such an incident. Seletar Mall opened in November last year.

Said Ms Lam: “Hopefully this won’t happen again.”

When The New Paper went to the mall yesterday at lunchtime, business was going on as usual.

Responding to queries, a spokesman for Seletar Mall said yesterday: “The incident was due to a dislodgement of a water pipe. Our contractor worked through the night and everything is back to normal today.”

Source: www.tnp.sg

September 30, 2015
Don’t Be Fooled By Facebook Scammer Using Profile Nuru Walker Idiana

Rilek1Corner,

Kalau boleh, tolong share buat pengatahuan semua.

Jangan kena tipu. Cerita sedih dia sikit punya panjang dan mengelirukan.

Lepas tu mintak info peribadi. Entah apa tah nanti yang dia buat.

Tolonglah sikit janagan kena tipu.

Syed

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Hai apa khabar?

Saya memohon maaf terlebih dahulu untuk memilih media sosial untuk menghubungi anda. Saya tahu anda akan terkejut untuk menerima mesej daripada saya, kerana sebelum ini kita tidak mengenali antara satu sama lain. Tetapi keadaan memaksa saya untuk mengambil kebebasan untuk menghubungi anda.

Saya hanya lihat sedikit pada profil anda tetapi hati saya rasa pasti anda boleh percayai untuk membantu isu peribadi saya. Demi anak saya salah, saya cuba benar-benar sukar untuk mencari seseorang yang saya benar-benar boleh dipercayai untuk membantu saya menerima dan menyelamatkan dana untuk seketika, jadi saya boleh bergerak.

Nama saya Nuru Walker Idiana. Saya datang dari Malaysia tetapi sehingga kini kita berkomunikasi Saya tinggal di California, Amerika Syarikat. Saya telah berkahwin dengan seorang warganegara Amerika Syarikat dan bermastautin di California, Amerika Syarikat. Tetapi sekarang suamiku sudah mati kerana kemalangan udara di Brazil pada 7 Februari 2009.

Ayah saya adalah seorang warganegara Malaysia, tetapi dia hidup di Singapura dan bekerja sebagai pegawai kerajaan. Beliau berkahwin dengan seorang warganegara Amerika Syarikat dan kemudian mereka mempunyai seorang anak perempuan yang saya lakukan. Saya anak tunggal perkahwinan ibu bapa saya. Tetapi ibu dan ayah saya bercerai. Saya bercadang untuk membawa ibu saya kembali ke Amerika dengan dia, tetapi bapa saya tidak membenarkan. Selepas mereka bercerai, ibu saya dan saya kembali ke Amerika Syarikat untuk terus hidup bersama-sama dengan nenek di Singapura. Beberapa tahun kemudian, bapa bapa saya membuat keputusan untuk bersara dan kembali ke Malaysia. Kami tinggal di Malaysia sehingga saya adalah seorang dewasa.

Beberapa tahun selepas kami tinggal di Malaysia, bapa meninggal dunia akibat penyakit yang disebabkan oleh pergaduhan mengenai harta masalah dengan abangnya. Dan beberapa bulan kemudian, saya menerima berita bahawa ibu saya, yang tinggal di Amerika Syarikat, meninggal dunia. Selepas kematian bapa, hidup saya menjadi tidak selesa kerana bapa saudara saya enggan untuk menjaga hidup saya. Kemudian, saya mengambil keputusan untuk pulang ke Singapura dan sedang mencari kerja. Selepas beberapa tahun bekerja, saya bertemu dengan suami saya warganegara Amerika, yang ketika itu syarikatnya menghantar beliau untuk bekerja di California, Amerika Syarikat ke Singapura. Kemudian kami berkahwin dan selepas suami saya menyiapkan kerjanya di Singapura, beliau membawa saya kembali ke California, Amerika Syarikat. Di sana kami benar-benar berasa gembira untuk kemalangan pesawat itu untuk memisahkan dan mengambil aku dari suami saya.

Selepas kematian suami si mati, saudara-mara suami si mati seperti tulang di leher saya, kerana mereka mahu mewarisi dan menguasai seluruh harta kami, suami warisan. Pampasan arwah syarikat pada kejadian kemalangan. Simpanan juga menyebabkan kami bekerja keras selama bertahun-tahun. Setiap kali, satu demi satu mereka sentiasa mengusik saya dan kehidupan anak saya. Kerana tekanan itu, saya mengambil keputusan untuk memindahkan simpanan dan peninggalan wang, jumlah ($ 3,200.000) sebagai pertukaran tiga juta dua ratus dolar $ kepada negara saya Malaysia.

Jadi atas sebab-sebab seperti saya memberitahu anda bahawa, secara peribadi, saya mendapatkan bantuan anda untuk membantu saya menerima dana dan menyimpannya di Malaysia, selepas saya berpindah dari California, Amerika Syarikat. Saya menawarkan 20% daripada jumlah dana yang dihantar kepada anda mengambil sebagai pampasan kerana telah membantu saya, dan 80% daripada wang yang saya hantar kepada anak perempuan saya dan aku, supaya aku mengambilnya kemudian (dalam rancangan saya, saya akan datang ke Malaysia 2 bulan selepas proses ini berjaya.) Saya menunggu jawapan anda secepat mungkin, ini adalah permintaan saya. Dan jika anda boleh dan mahu membantu saya, saya memerlukan data peribadi anda, termasuk:

1.player penuh.
2.umur.
3. Jenis Double.
Telefon 4.Nomor.
5.Alamat lengkap.
6.Pekerjaan.
7.Fotocopy kad pengenalan / ID.
8.Alamat e-mel

Sekali lagi, saya minta maaf kerana terganggu anda dengan masalah peribadi saya. Jika anda berasa tidak selesa untuk membantu dan bekerjasama dengan saya, sila lupa pesanan ini daripada saya. Tetapi jika anda boleh dan bersedia untuk membantu dan membantu saya, sila menghantar saya fail data peribadi anda untuk menyediakan fail yang diperlukan. Saya sedang menunggu jawapan positif daripada anda. Terima kasih terlebih dahulu dan salam untuk keluarga anda.

Terima kasih.
Nuru Walker Idiana

September 30, 2015
Mecca Stampede Survivor: I Was Pinned Down

MECCA: Hamza Musa Kabir from Kano in northern Nigeria survived the massive stampede at the hajj by shedding his pilgrim’s garment after he was pinned under a man in the crush, which killed 769 people.

Reflecting on the shocking events that unfolded on Thursday in Saudi Arabia, the 55-year-old tall, thin trader told his dramatic story to AFP’s Kano correspondent Aminu Abubakar, who also performed the pilgrimage:

“We set off at sunrise from Muzdalifah and marched towards the Jamarat,” the place in Mina where pilgrims ritually stone the devil, Kabir recounted.

“We were more than halfway through the procession when the road was blocked by the police, which led to buildup (of pilgrims).

“Then the police blocked all the roads, leaving us with only one route. The situation became worse when the police allowed people returning from the Jamarat to use the same route back to their tents” where the pilgrims stay.

“From where I stood, I could see a police officer on a raised platform at a nearby control post beckoning at pilgrims returning that they should move on.

“Because those returning were moving in the opposite (direction) of the surging crowd, there was a stampede.

“People became weak from suffocation and heat. People couldn’t breathe (in the crush). Many collapsed, mostly women and the old and disabled on wheelchairs.

“I also was pinned down by this huge man I believe to be an Asian. I had to strip myself of my shroud which had become an obstacle to my escape.

“I raised my hand and grabbed the shroud of another pilgrim from Nigeria who was already standing on a fence. He couldn’t pull me up because I was pinned down by this huge man.”

‘Countless bodies’

In an act of desperation, Kabir grabbed the man’s testicles “and squeezed them which made him jump off me.

“This enabled me to use my other hand to reach for the metal bar of the fence, and grab it. I then pulled myself up with the help of another young Arab man who was standing on the fence,” reaching safety inside one of the camps where Kabir then passed out.

“I was so dizzy and weak and too weak to walk. I was spread on the floor and another pilgrim, seeing that I had regained consciousness, offered me his other shroud.

“People offered me drink and some food. I then realised that I had been bitten (on) the side, by a young man from underneath.

Kabir lost his backpack and most of his belongings except for a small bag around his neck.

“I spent, like, two hours sitting down recuperating,” he said.

“After that, I was assisted by another pilgrim from Niger to make it to the Jamarat and carry out the stoning rites.

“What I saw on my return to the scene of the stampede frightened me, because I just saw countless bodies lying on the floor covered in white shrouds, and I knew I could have been one of them.”

Still, he is not too frightened to return.

“I know I will not die until the appointed hour…. Hajj is very important to my faith, and no obstacles will discourage me from seizing another opportunity to come back.”

Source: http://english.astroawani.com

September 30, 2015
Osman Sulaiman: Daiso Singapore Must Clarify Its Hiring Policy

With regards to the recent discriminatory hiring policy by Daiso Singapore, I sent them an email today, enquiring further on their employment practices. Hope to get a satisfactory reply from them.

Such organizations that implement discriminatory hiring policies often times went unpunished as we have weak labour laws to protect job seekers from such incidents. We hope this will change soon so that businesses understand the kinds of social harm it creates when it discriminates.

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To the Officer-in-charge

RE: DISCRIMINATORY HIRING POLICIES

I would like to bring your attention to a recruitment exercise that was conducted by Daiso Industries Co Ltd Singapore Branch. The interview was conducted at IMM Building. I was informed by an applicant, Ms Normalis Bte Jais that she had responded to a job advertisement posted on JobsCentral requiring applicants to go for a walk-in-interview. I attached photos of the advertisement in this email for your reference.

The applicant went down on 25th September 2015 @2pm for the interview and she was received by your HR personnel who proceeded to interview her.

During the interview, the applicant was told by your HR personnel that Daiso employees are not allowed to wear the headgear on the sales-floor. The applicant was then asked whether she would still proceed with the interview. Ms Normalis then declined and left the interview room feeling extremely upset and disappointed for not being given equal opportunity for employment because of what she wears.

I would therefore like to seek clarifications from your goodself on a few matters;
1) Can you confirm your organization’s policy regarding the recruitment of women wearing the headgear in Singapore particularly at the sales-floor area?

2) I understand that you also have several Daiso chains across Asia including Malaysia and Indonesia. I assume that the Malaysian and Indonesian employees are allowed to wear their headgears at sales-floor. Why is Singapore the chosen destination for your organization to apply discriminatory policies such as denying Singaporeans wearing the headgear, employment opportunities at your organization?

3) The advertisement on JobsCentral did not indicate that applicant wearing the headgear is not welcomed to apply. If your organization has such policy, why is it not indicated on the job advertisement so that applicants need not waste their time, effort and money attending the interview only to get discriminated on?

4) What is the rationale behind the policy of not allowing employees wearing the headgear to work on sales-floor but having no qualms accepting sales from your customers wearing the headgears and also allowing them entry to your sales-floor?

I would like to highlight that Singapore has in place guidelines for fair employment practices. One of the recommendations is that employers who advertise a position requiring a specific attribute which may be viewed as discriminatory should ensure it is indeed a requirement of the job and state the reason for the requirement in the advertisement.

This can be found on page 8 of the Tripartite Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices.
https://www.tafep.sg/…/Publications%20-%20Tripartite%20Guid…

As a global organization that seeks to provide a unique experience and enjoyment for millions of people, surely this kind of archaic hiring policies should not have existed if any.

To make an unjust or prejudicial distinction in the treatment of people is unacceptable. Discrimination has no place in any society. It creates an ill will between people and has a negative effect on the victim. It makes them feel isolated, humiliated and angry. They may also develop low self-esteem and depression in the long run. Most importantly, it denies someone their human rights to be able to participate fully in the society.

It is in the interest of the community that Daiso Singapore makes known of its employment policies with regards to employees wearing the headgear. This will indicate its corporate social responsibility towards creating an inclusive workforce, in-line with global standards.

I look forward to your reply on the above enquires.

Thank you.

Regards,
Osman Sulaiman

Source: Osman Sulaiman

September 30, 2015