A shopper in Shanghai was one of the unfortunate souls to recently report finding his freshly purchased shrimp stuffed with…blobs of gelatin.
According to local newspapers, the man brought home and peeled open his market-bought shrimp only to discover the translucent, jelly-like substance spilling out from its body.
It’s believed that because shrimp tend to shrivel up after defrosting, some market owners pump them with gelatin to make them look more plump and fresh. Injecting them with the additives can increase their weight by 20 to 30 percent.
Gelatin can be safely consumed, but some have speculated that industrial glue may be added to the shrimp, which could be harmful.
Reporters suggest that buyers closely inspect fresh shrimp at markets to detect any unusual “bulging” action. You’ve been warned, Shanghai shoppers. Look at the disgusting pictures below and keep your eyes…wait…peeled.
Not only did she lie to the police about being raped, but she also stole from a 64-year-old man and beat up her 14-year-old sister.
Yesterday, former healthcare assistant Norlindah Roslan (above), 28, was sentenced to 41/2 months in jail after being found guilty of giving false information to the police, drug consumption, theft and slapping her sister.
In March last year, after having consensual sex at a rubbish bin centre with a Malaysian cleaner, Norlindah, who was then working at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, called the police to make the rape allegation after quarrelling with her fiance, who was not named.
The court heard that at about 1.50am that day, she had handed her uniform to the cleaner for drying before leaving for a smoke. She claimed that when she returned to the bin centre later, he pulled her into a room and raped her.
As part of investigations against the 33-year-old Malaysian, police collected closed-circuit television footage taken from around the rubbish bin centre.
They found that Norlindah had walked into the cleaner’s room of her own accord and the two of them had agreed to have sex when they were smoking earlier.
She told police the truth three months after she was arrested on Feb 27 and placed in remand.
The court also heard how Norlindah had met cabby Yeo Shek Yong when she boarded his taxi in January this year. On Feb 23, she went to his flat in Yishun. Before leaving, she pocketed a gold ring with an embedded jade stone. She pawned the $1,400 ring for $450 and used the money to pay her landlord.
In the slapping incident, Norlindah and two of her sisters, aged 15 and 25, went to a flat in Jurong East Street 32 where their youngest sister was on Feb 11 this year. They took the 14-year-old to the void deck. There, Norlindah and the two sisters slapped and punched the victim. The sisters will be dealt with separately.
With her predecessor having spent about 14 years as Member of Parliament for her ward, Madam Rahayu Mahzam knows she has big shoes to fill.
Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yacob was elected into Jurong GRC in 2001, but will move to stand in the newly-constituted Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC in the coming General Election. Mdm Rahayu, who will take over the Bukit Batok East ward overseen by Mdm Halimah if elected, began volunteering there only recently.
“Mdm Halimah has put in a lot of hard work … and the results clearly show in the residents’ faces … They clearly adore her. It’s inspired me to maintain her high standards,” said Mdm Rahayu, 35.
As a lawyer specialising in family law and civil litigation, she has come across many disadvantaged families — a segment of society she is striving to get more help for.
“For instance, divorcing families whose problems are compounded … They don’t just face financial difficulties, but also issues with housing, and having to cope with the children,” said Mdm Rahayu at the press conference yesterday introducing the People’s Action Party’s candidates for Jurong GRC.
She added: “I’ve also seen families where both parents are incarcerated and the grandparents have to take care of the children. These are special cases and there’s always room to improve policies in this aspect.”
Mdm Rahayu has sat on the board of the Singapore Muslim Women’s Association, volunteered in legal clinics organised by Muslim Converts’ Association (Darul Arqam), and helped mentor youths as a volunteer probation officer with the Ministry of Social and Family Development.
Asked what legislative issues she would champion, she cited the Family Justice Act and Women’s Charter as laws she felt has room for improvement.
When she was approached to enter politics, her husband, who works in the Attorney-General’s Chambers, asked: “What can you do in politics that you’re not already doing now?” The question, Mdm Rahayu revealed, made her pause.
But the prospect of a bigger platform to make changes “on a larger scale” called out to her. “And because I’m with a party that has the mechanisms already in place and … a strong track record … I’m able to reach out and do more (for the community),” she said. TOH EE MING
FACT FILE: Rahayu Mahzam, 35, Partner at the law firm of Heng, Leong & Srinivasan
• Formerly a deputy registrar of the Syariah Court from 2013 to 2015
• Sits on the National Library Board, the Malay Language Council and the National Youth Fund Advisory Committee.
• Graduated from the National University of Singapore in 2003 with a Bachelor of Laws
SHE SAID: “I am passionate to help these disadvantaged families. I feel that it is important to have strong and holistic support for these families so that they can overcome their difficulties.”
A 21-year-old woman who was promised a head start in a modelling career allegedly ended up being molested by the photographer.
The aspiring model from Klebang here claimed that the man had, during the photo session at a hotel last Saturday, fondled and massaged her while taking pictures of her in undergarments and other sexy attire.
Now, the woman is fearful that those pictures will be made public. She has lodged a police report on the incident.
The young woman’s experience was related by her friend, who wanted to be identified only as Diana, 22, to The Star yesterday.
According to Diana, the photographer had promised to help her friend become a popular face with advertising agencies and magazines.
“He told her she could make good money if she was selected by any of the agencies,” she said.
Diana claimed that the photographer had driven her friend from her home at about 1pm that day to a hotel for the photo shoot.
“My friend was asked to pose in a coat and undergarments by the photographer.
“Next thing she knew, the man was touching her private parts at the photo session,” Diana alleged.
She said three days after that, the photographer still refused to show her friend the pictures he had taken of her.
“My friend then lodged a report at the Tengkera police station on Monday night,” she added.
In her report, the woman claimed that she had refused to wear sexy attire midway through the photo session and demanded to be sent home.
She added that she had got acquainted with the photographer recently and believed his claims of connections with modelling agencies.
Melaka Tengah OCPD Asst Comm Shaikh Abdul Adzis Shaikh Abdullah said investigations had been launched.
Lawyer Lim Biow Chuan will stand again as the People’s Action Party’s (PAP) candidate in Mountbatten in the coming General Election (GE), the party announced on Friday (Aug 21).
Mr Lim was introduced as the candidate for Mountbatten by Minister for Social and Family Development Tan Chuan-Jin at a press conference outside the PAP branch at Old Airport Road.
Said Minister Tan on the incumbent MP: “We worked together in the town council. How you administer the sinking funds are very important. This is when you begin to realise how important financial prudence is. It’s about managing future needs.
“By understanding our people’s needs, we can think about how to meet those people’s needs at the local level, and champion them at a national level, which is what Biow Chuan has been doing. Not just the concerns of Mountbatten residents, but the concerns of all Singaporeans.”
Mr Lim, 52, was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency (GRC) from 2006 to 2011, before his Mountbatten ward was carved out as a Single Member Constituency (SMC) for the last GE in 2011.
Mr Lim went on to secure 58.62 per cent of the vote against fellow lawyer Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss of the National Solidarity Party (NSP).
