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  • The Mini Saga: Drivers Settled Their Argument, Concluded As A Misunderstanding

    The Mini Saga: Drivers Settled Their Argument, Concluded As A Misunderstanding

    Dear all, about the recent saga at NSHW, we have received many calls and Private messages asking about the incident.

    Both drivers had sat down together to further understand about all the viral videos posted on various social media and concluded it as a misunderstanding. The discussion was held peacefully and both parties has agreed to move on and not bring up the issues any further

    The Pink Mini driver has also apologize pertaining to the matter ,the Red VW also agreed that this misunderstanding will no longer be pursued.

    We sincerely hope everyone will not further escalate the matter.

    Cheers.

    Thank you.

    The main story can be found in this link.

     

    Source: Exquisite Technique

  • “I Would Scold Them For Quarrelling Over A Seat” – Mr Ng

    “I Would Scold Them For Quarrelling Over A Seat” – Mr Ng

    The couple who shouted at him are around his own children’s ages.

    And if Mr Chow Chuin Yee, 45, and Ms Tay Puay Leng, 38, were really his children, Mr Ng Ai Hua would have taken them to task.

    “I would scold them for quarrelling over a seat,” he said.

    As it is, the 76-year-old man who was shoved by Mr Chow at the Toa Payoh Lorong 8 hawker centre on April 21 now just wants to move on.

    In an interview with The Straits Times last night at his home in Ang Mo Kio, Mr Ng – who is also known as Ivor Ng – said that he accepts the couple’s apologies, but does not wish to see them in person.

    “The couple have received their punishment and life can move on,” he said. “It is all water under the bridge now. I just hope it can be a lesson to them.”

    Mr Ng, a retiree who used to work in the construction industry in a technical role, has two children, aged 42 and 38. On the evening of the incident nearly four months ago, he was getting ready to have his dinner alone at the hawker centre. He bought a bowl of noodles and looked for a seat.

    An umbrella was placed at a nearby table for five, and he asked Ms Tay how many people she was reserving the seats for, he recounted. She hurled vulgarities at him and Mr Chow hurried over and bumped forcefully against him, causing him to stumble.

    Videos of the incident went viral, and a hunt to find the couple commenced.

    Four days later, the pair were arrested. Last Friday, they were fined.

    In an interview with The Sunday Times, Mr Chow and Ms Tay said they regretted their actions and wanted to apologise to Mr Ng in person. They also said they felt “punished by society” and felt like they were living like “fugitives”.

    To Mr Ng, the punishment that the couple faced was not just the fines meted out by the court, but the excoriation they received online and even in person.

    “Because of what has happened, they are shamed and they can hardly show their faces in public,” he said. “I leave it to people to judge them.”

    He added that he does not blame the public for the outcry. “People saw it and felt upset. They saw that the couple had gone too far.”

    Mr Ng, who has a Facebook account, did not follow the online discussions himself because they were “endless” and he knew what had happened well enough.

    “All I wanted was a seat so I could eat my bowl of noodles,” he recalled. “It is a public place and there is free seating. I was polite and courteous. I didn’t want any trouble.

    “I felt disgusted by what happened and I felt the man behaved in a very ungentlemanly manner by ramming me from behind,” Mr Ng said. “At least he should face me.”

    He was not injured in the incident. The table in front of Mr Ng prevented him from falling over.

    As for the “choping” culture here, Mr Ng feels it is “silly”, and actions like placing a tissue paper packet on a seat leave room for ambiguity. “People don’t know if someone else accidentally left the tissue paper behind or if they are even going to return to the seat they reserved.”

    Now, Mr Ng wants to close the chapter. “If they are sincere and really regret their actions, then people will know. But if it is an act, people can also judge. Life is like that.”

    He added: “This is a bad experience for me, but there are all kinds of people in the world. What has happened has happened, and I want it to be over now.”

     

    Source: http://www.straitstimes.com

  • Commentary: 38 Oxley Is Not The Address Of Singapore

    Commentary: 38 Oxley Is Not The Address Of Singapore

    38 Oxley is Not the Address of Singapore

    After a noisy 2 days in Parliament the matter of Singapore’s Founding Prime Minister’s Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s home at 38 Oxley Road will now be settled through private channels among his three children. This is arguably how it should have been done all along. As the dust settles it is pertinent to make some observations on what this all means.

    First, Singapore works. Our economy continued to hum, people got up and went to work and spent time with their families, the water still ran and the lights still came on. Our institutions and systems have held firm.

    This is the most reassuring and reaffirming observation to make. In fact, it is the only one that really matters. If this had not held true nothing else would be material.

    Second, ending the fiction of a ‘natural aristocracy’. Many of our leaders overinvest in the concept of meritocracy to conclude that we have a ‘natural aristocracy’ that deserves its rights and privileges because they are very intelligent.

    Singapore has special people – they are Singaporeans, and not just Singaporean ‘leaders’. It is Singaporeans who define, embody and refresh the spirit that is Singapore.

    Let us cease the practice of making demi-gods of political leaders. They are only human and in recognising them to be so we are paying them the respect they deserve for coping with life just as we all have to and yet rising (or trying to) above its travails to focus on the bigger picture and the longer term.

    For their part political leaders should not forget that they serve at the pleasure of the people. Leaving aside the matter of the quality of the debate, there was no better affirmation of this than the debate in Parliament. It was a political display to retain the confidence of the people and a necessary one to underscore that we have a democratic system that must not just work but be seen to work.

    Third, 38 Oxley Road is an address in Singapore. It is not the address of Singapore. It is time for Singaporeans and for politicians, current and aspiring, to grasp that Singapore is neither about land or Lee.

    That is a very good thing. It shows that Singaporeans have matured, can keep perspective and know how to separate past from present and also know the difference between myth, however attractive, and practical matters.

    While the personalities involved in this family fracas come out of this politically scarred, Singapore emerges from this stronger and better.

    The Merlion may have been spitting in disgust recently but it is not drowning in despair. Its eyes look out at the horizon not at its navel or its tail. Our future lies out there and with it, dangers to deal with and opportunities to seize. Nothing has changed that and nothing will.

     

    Source: Devadas Krishnadas

  • Low Thia Khiang: Settle Family Dispute In Court

    Low Thia Khiang: Settle Family Dispute In Court

    Workers’ Party chief Low Thia Khiang called on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to settle the “private, family dispute” between him and his younger siblings in court, noting that less serious allegations had been dealt with under libel.

    “Individuals who made less serious allegations that undermined the reputation and authority of the Prime Minister and Cabinet ministers have been brought to task for libel. There is no reason why this time it should be different because it comes from the Lee family. In fact, the allegations are much more serious,” said Mr Low, who is Member of Parliament for Aljunied GRC, in Parliament on Monday (July 3).

    Slamming how the family saga playing out on Facebook has created an “ugly media circus”, Mr Low added: “Settling this in court will enable everyone to put forward their sides of the story with evidence.”

    Amid this dispute, the line between the private and the public domains have been “blurred (and) crossed too many times” by PM Lee, siblings, as well as other members of the Government, he said.

    This has distracted the Government and Singaporeans from “far more important issues”, and also damaged the Republic’s reputation on the international stage, he said.

    The dispute created a public ruckus at an “unfortunate” time, when the Republic is confronted by wide-ranging challenges in the economic, geo-political and security areas, among others.

    “We need to restore the line, make it a bright, red line, and restore the dispute that has crossed into the public domain and push (it) back into the private domain. We need to do this so as to move on to far more important issues that are truly national issues,” said Mr Low, citing as examples the heightening security situation in the region and Singapore’s perennial challenges with infrastructure like public transportation.

    He added: “This saga is distracting the Government, distracting Singaporeans, and distracting the international audience (by) damaging the Singapore brand.”

    Dr Lee and Mr Lee Hsien Yang’s allegations against PM Lee via a “continuous media campaign”—made on scattered evidence centered on family displeasure—undermine the Prime Minister’s authority and “does not make for constructive politics in Singapore”, he said.

    But PM Lee and the Government also should not have contributed to the squabble, said Mr Low.

    “The Government should set an example… It should not be involved in (the) Facebook brawl for the whole world to see… (It) should not continue with this dispute in the public domain,” he said, urging PM Lee to “take action to put (the public spat) to a stop”.

     

     

    Source: www.todayonline.com

  • Two Charged For Wrecking Porridge Restaurant At Upper Serangoon Road

    Two Charged For Wrecking Porridge Restaurant At Upper Serangoon Road

    Two of the three people arrested for wrecking a porridge stall along Upper Serangoon Road last Saturday (May 27) were charged in court on Wednesday.

    Both allegedly threw bowls, tables and chairs in Heng Long Teochew Porridge, reportedly after a dispute over their bill.

    Tan Sung Meng, 46, faces a charge of committing a rash act endangering the safety of others, while Pang Pei Pei, 40, faces a charge of committing mischief.

    The two are accused of acting together with Ang Sim Poh, who has not yet been charged. The trio were arrested on Monday and Tuesday, police said.

    Pang was brought to court on Wednesday in handcuffs. Police prosecutors sought to remand her for two weeks at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH), but defence lawyer K Ravendran objected. He said Pang has a five-month-old baby and had not made care arrangements for the child.

    The district judge granted Pang bail of S$5,000 to arrange for childcare before being remanded at IMH for psychiatric assessment.

    Pang has a history of psychiatric treatment, the court heard, but has not been attending follow-up appointments or taking her medication. She will next appear in court on Jun 7.

    Tan was also offered bail of S$5,000 and will next appear in court on Jun 21. He did not have a lawyer.

    The police said on Tuesday they received a report on Saturday about a group of people who threw and damaged items at 1012 Upper Serangoon Road. The suspects were also captured on closed-circuit TV overturning a table at the eatery.

    If convicted for committing a rash act, the suspects can be jailed for up to six months, fined up to S$2,500, or both.

    If convicted for mischief causing damages of S$500 or more, the suspects can be jailed for up to two years, fined, or both.

     

    Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com