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  • Trump To Meet PM Najib On Sept 12 At White House

    Trump To Meet PM Najib On Sept 12 At White House

    US President Donald Trump plans to meet Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak on September 12 at the White House.

    In a statement on Wednesday, the White House said Trump is looking forward to discuss ways to further strengthen and broaden US-Malaysia bilateral ties and expand regional cooperation with one of US’ closest partners in Southeast Asia.

    “President Donald J. Trump will welcome Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak of Malaysia to the White House on September 12.

    “President Trump looks forward to celebrating the 60th anniversary of United States-Malaysia bilateral relations and discussing ways to strengthen and broaden our bilateral relationship and expand regional cooperation with one of America’s closest partners in Southeast Asia,” said the statement.

    The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the plan for a meeting, said Najib has been eager to emphasise his friendship with Trump.

    US relations with Malaysia, which the United States sees as an important partner in standing up to China’s extensive territorial claims in East Asia, had improved under former President Barack Obama, who in 2014 became the first US president to visit the country in 50 years.

     

    Source: https://www.nst.com.my/

  • Animal Cruelty: Man Wrapped Up A Stray Cat In Masking Tape, Another Woman Abandoned Her Cat

    Animal Cruelty: Man Wrapped Up A Stray Cat In Masking Tape, Another Woman Abandoned Her Cat

    A man was fined S$6,000 for animal cruelty, after he wrapped up a stray cat in masking tape, the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA) said on Wednesday (Aug 23).

    Li Xiaojing, 30, admitted to wrapping the stray cat in masking tape after it entered his home.

    He claimed the cat had urinated in his home, and that he had taped it so that it could be taken away.

    The cat – with its entire body taped up tightly – was found by a member of the public at Ubi Avenue 1, community group Yishun 326 Tabby Cat said in a Feb 1 Facebook post appealing for information.

    The cat was taken to a veterinary clinic, where it had to be anaesthetised before all the masking tape could be removed.

    The cat did not sustain any physical injuries from the incident and has been rehomed.

    In a separate case, Noorfazanah Abdul Salam, 32, was fined S$3,000 for abandoning her pet cat.

    Noorfazanah said she had taken the cat to the vet on Nov 22, 2016, but took it back home as she could not afford the treatment for it.

    Later that same day, she abandoned the mixed-breed cat in a pet carrier at Sumang Walk in Punggol.

    A member of the public found the cat and AVA was alerted to the case the following day.

    The cat was in need of urgent veterinary attention at the time, AVA said.

    The cat has since been treated and rehomed, it added.

    Those who abandon their pets could be fined up to S$10,000 and/or jailed up to a year. Anyone found guilty of animal cruelty can be fined up to S$15,000 and/or jailed up to 18 months.

     

    Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com

  • Dr Tan Cheng Bock: I Firmly Believe The Gov Should Have Answered In Parliament Instead Of Challenging A Parliamentarian To Go To Court.

    Dr Tan Cheng Bock: I Firmly Believe The Gov Should Have Answered In Parliament Instead Of Challenging A Parliamentarian To Go To Court.

    Court of Appeal verdict
    As you know by now, the Court of Appeal has dismissed my appeal. I am disappointed, as are all my supporters, because we had hoped to contest in this PE (through the deliberative track) after I lost narrowly (0.34%) in PE 2011. Nevertheless, I am very comforted to know that many of you were strongly supporting me in this case. I never felt alone. For that, I sincerely thank every one of you.

    Some may say that my court application was a fool’s errand. But I do not see it that way. When MP Sylvia Lim asked the Government in Parliament why they chose to start the count of 5 presidential terms with President Wee Kim Wee (resulting in 2017 being a reserved election year), the Government challenged her to go to Court for an answer. That is wrong and I felt the need to respond. I firmly believe the Government should have answered in Parliament instead of challenging a Parliamentarian to go to Court.

    So I filed a case to argue what most Singaporeans felt was proper, that the count should start with the 1st Elected President Ong Teng Cheong (which would result in 2023 being a reserved election year). The Court of Appeal, however, decided that as a matter of law, the Government has discretion to start the count with President Wee Kim Wee. They issued a 66 page long judgment detailing full legal reasons. Now that the Court of Appeal has had the final say, I accept the verdict – but with a heavy heart.

    My team and I will now rest, regroup and re-energise ourselves. I promise you, I will always speak up for Singaporeans and do my very best for our country.

    Meanwhile, let me be first to wish the participants of the coming reserved PE 2017 all the best, and to do your very best for our country!

     

    Source: Dr Tan Cheng Bock

  • Literally Closing The Door On Smuggling, ICA Detected Duty-Unpaid Cigarettes Inside “Wooden Doors”

    Literally Closing The Door On Smuggling, ICA Detected Duty-Unpaid Cigarettes Inside “Wooden Doors”

    On 17 August 2017 at about 6pm, Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers conducted checks on a 40-footer container at a warehouse in Chai Chee Lane. The container was presented for clearance at the Tanjong Pagar Scanning Station and was sealed for checks at the premises of the freight forwarder. During the checks, the officers noticed that there were 35 boxes wrapped with corrugated paper among a consignment declared as “display stand and keychain card holder”.

    When the ICA officers unwrapped the boxes, the items turned out to be wooden doors. Suspecting that contraband items may be concealed in the wooden doors, the officers pried open the side panel and found duty-unpaid cigarettes. Singapore Customs was alerted, and 1,894 cartons and 660 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes concealed in the wooden doors were uncovered.

    Based on the leads gathered from the case, Singapore Customs identified another suspicious consignment of wooden doors and mounted a follow-up operation on 21 August 2017 night. Singapore Customs officers kept a close watch as two vans were driven into a building in Playfair Road. They saw the consignment of wooden doors being unloaded from the vans and conveyed to a unit on the fifth level of the building.

    The Singapore Customs officers then moved into the unit to conduct a search, and they found 1,890 cartons and 700 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes concealed in the wooden doors. Two male Chinese nationals, aged 28 and 34, were arrested for being involved with duty-unpaid cigarettes. A follow-up search of the two men’s flat in Sims Avenue also uncovered another three packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes.

    A total of 3,784 cartons and 1,363 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes were seized over the two days, with the total duty and Goods and Services Tax (GST) evaded amounting to about $304,210 and $22,540 respectively. Investigations are ongoing.

    See the full press release here.

     

    Source: Immigration & Checkpoints Authority

  • Riverbank @ Fernvale Resident In ‘Living Nightmare’ After Ceiling ‘Rains’ Rocks And Debris

    Riverbank @ Fernvale Resident In ‘Living Nightmare’ After Ceiling ‘Rains’ Rocks And Debris

    Stomp contributor Justin is disappointed that barely one month after moving into his brand new apartment at Riverbank @ Fernvale, things are already falling apart.

    Justin and his family moved into their new home at the condominium in July but before National Day, they discovered that water was leaking through a fake ceiling in their bathroom.

    “We came back home and when one of my children switched on the light to the bathroom, it caused the whole house’s electricity to trip,” said Justin.

    We brought this to the attention of the security guard who gave them the contact number of the contractor for the property.

    Justin said:

    “They came last Friday to saw open the ceiling to investigate what went wrong, then told us they would contact us on Monday (Aug 21) to continue the repair.”

    However, Monday came and went and they heard no word from the company.

    Already disappointed at what had happened, Justin was shocked when debris started ‘raining’ from the hole left in the bathroom’s ceiling.

    “I WhatsApped the contractor but I didn’t get a reply,” said Justin.

    He added that he also tried contacting the developer but has been unsuccessful in getting a response from them.

    “I’m just very disappointed that our brand new home has so many problems.

    “It’s really not fair to us.”

    Justin wanted to share his experience with more people so that someone might be able to relieve his plight.

     

    Source: STOMP

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