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NSF Who Instigated Gang Rape On Friend Sentenced To Reformative Training

A teen who initiated a gang rape on his 13-year-old friend was sentenced to reformative training on Wednesday (Jan 25) for his “despicable” and “deplorable” conduct, in the words of a district judge.

Stressing that Alson Tan had forced himself on the victim despite her violent resistance, District Judge Matthew Joseph said: “It was clear that from the outset, the victim had resisted and reacted violently by kicking at your friend Bryan… You could have stopped at this time seeing her resistance, but you did not… Your actions were quite deplorable. The court has no hesitation in condoning your actions.”

Had Tan be tried as an adult, he would have been dealt with more severely, the judge added. He would face at least eight years’ jail and 12 strokes of the cane.

Instead, he is sentenced to reformative training, which can run up to 36 months, depending on the offender’s performance. Reformative training is a more severe sentencing option for offenders under 21 of age. Offenders are kept in an institution for at least 18 months and undergo structured rehabilitation programmes, including foot drills and counselling.

The court heard that Tan, an 18-year-old full-time national serviceman, had raped the girl as two of his friends – Bryan Ong, 18, and Tan Wei Guang, 19 – pinned her to the mattress while she struggled to break free.

The act happened one night in December 2013, when Tan and a group of friends – including the victim – went to his house at Senja Road after a basketball game.

Tan, who had witnessed the victim being raped by another friend previously, then suggested to his friends that they could take advantage of her.

Ong and Tan Wei Guang have also been charged. Their cases are still before the courts.

Reprimanding Tan for his “perverse actions”, DJ Joseph said: “This is a disturbing case. (It is) not a usual case of teenagers in love being carried away by their youthful passions and indulging in consensual sex. This is a case of rape… made that much more serious because… the victim was only 13 years old at that time… You must have put her through a terrible ordeal which must have terrorised her and frightened her.”

“You are extremely fortunate… You have a lot of learning to do while serving in the reformative training centre,” he said.

Besides statutory rape, Tan was also sentenced for two counts of rioting – one committed while he was out on bail.

Over two occasions in March and June last year, Tan had gotten into fights following “staring incidents” with fellow patrons of Club V5 at Ming Arcade along Cuscaden Road.

On Wednesday, prosecutors objected to defence lawyer S K Kumar’s request for Tan’s sentence to be deferred for a few days for him to spend Chinese New Year with his family, noting that Tan had previously re-offended while on bail.

Source: Today

January 26, 2017
Self-Proclaimed “Business Mentors” Have No Credibility, Harming Community’s Progress

Don’t u dare call urself an Entrepreneur or a Businessman if all u do is rely on ur fake workshops to be full.. What happens when u run out of people to “inspire”, what happens when u run out of minds to manipulate?

Trust me when I say that there are many that do not dare to speak up on this, for fear of being shut down, ridiculed or ganged up by these Fake Millionaire Mentors. Suit and tie konon, pose infront of other people’s cars, podah! Kocek kosong..

Siapa makan cili, dia rasa pedas. Not happy, delete and block me or straight up challenge me but make sure u are better then me or I will shut u down. If u have to knw, before u go up against me in business prowess, the sales target is 2 million a year, coz thats my sales target. If the target is too high for u, then turn around and walk away but If u think the target is not much for u or anyone in ur “Mentor Community”, get this, I achieve this target year in and year out, even when im sitting at home doing nothing. Even when Im sleeping. Even when Im on holiday. Even when Im ranting about u on Facebook. And I dont have to cheat and promise anyone the World to achieve this target. I make new prospects each minute of each day being who I am. U loose prospects everyday pretending to be who u are definitely not. So if u think, u can teach me about business, lu relak sua bruder….

U wanna go toe to toe with me, then make sure ur businesses are also toe to toe with mine. Otherwise, just take my rants as they are and do ur business elsewhere (like on a different continent perhaps) and please STOP cheating my fellow Muslim sisters and brothers out of their time, ambitions and money.

I am the real “Zero to Hero” … not u.
U are more like the Zero to Minus One…
And dont think I do not knw where ur awards came from or how much u had to pay for em…lol

There are NO short cuts when it comes to making money or running a business and as soon as the Malay community realise and believe that, ur classes will be empty… then what u gonna do? Teach baking ah? At least that is a profession and business I can respect 10x more…

On the same note, I urge everyone who is about to be duped of their time and money, pls do a proper background check on these mentors. Find out,

1) Is my mentor the real deal, or a copy and paste on the blackboard kinda guy? They better be teaching something that u cant get free from Google.

2) Does my mentor have and own the luxuries that he claims to have? Or is it all just hocus pocus and mambo jumbo.

3) If my mentor is rich, how did he become rich? Did he make it from a business or did he make it from his so called seminars and classes, and if he did become rich from his full house classes, then u are better off if he teaches u how to run classes instead of teaching u on how to start up and be successful at a business he never owned or never did…

P.s : Im about to loose at least 10 FB friends…
But I am about to make a hundred more new and genuine ones…

#BhaiAngullia
#InYourFaceMentorForFree

Source: Bhai Hafiz Angullia

January 25, 2017
Surbana Sackings An Example Of Weak Unions In One-Party Rule

I read with sadness about the Surbana’s sacking of 54 workers. As an HR practitioner for 10 years, I’ve gone through many firing exercises.

Businesses will always place its profitability above everything else. That’s nature.

But what is not acceptable is that when it terminate employees under the guise of poor performance.

From news reports, we know that the terminated workers weren’t given the due process for the termination.

I believe this happens because our labour laws are inadequate such that a company as big as Surbana has the temerity to act in such a manner.

From this episode, I hope Singaporeans start to realise that a strong union with bite is necessary.

We need to start looking at matters that govern our lives and not allow politicians to dictate what is best for us.

To a certain extent, a weak Union is the result of a one party rule which is bad for any nation as opposed to what Mr Ong Ye Kung recently espouses.

Source: Khan Osman Sulaiman

January 25, 2017
#MuslimWomenCrushWednesday – Which Muslim Woman Inspires You Most?

#MuslimWomenCrushWednesday

I’m gonna start off with the first Muslim woman that popped into my head. She’s a Speaker of Parliament, lawyer, unionist, daughter, mother, wife, mozlem, patron for the destigmatization of the mentally ill, hijabi (very confidently with her own unique style yo!), makcik bungkus2 (always spotted at a void deck happily helping fellow makcik and auntie grassroots with menial but necessary tasks like packing food), yishun-er (yes despite it’s increasingly ghetto status, she still lives in a humble hdb there), and most of all, i is so #fangirl over her cos she is a #sayitasitis-er!

“And then she said, set your own goals. If not, other people will set your goals for you, and you will become just a tool for other people to achieve their own goals. And don’t expect people to give you extra points just because you are a woman. Life is not golf; it doesn’t and shouldn’t work that way. #sayitasitis”

#MWCW
#yourturn

*We’re starting a hashtag movement! 1. Entitle your post “Muslim Women Crush Wednesday”. 2. Write (read: fangirl) about your favourite inspiring woman (Singaporean or otherwise) and 3. End it with #MWCW. Simple. You’ve got 24hours before Wednesday ends, go! And by you i mean YOU! Yes YOU, including the brothers who love their mothers.*

#Fangirling
She said that in Islam, women get to keep their own property after marriage, while under the common law, women’s property goes into the common property of the marriage. And then she said, so ladies, you don’t have to contribute a single cent to the household if you don’t want to. You are not obliged. But don’t go home and tell your husband that Mdm Halimah said this; this is what Islam says. But if you redha and you want to give to help your family, then Alhamdulillah, i think this is good. #truth

And then she went on to talk about Prof Ying and Mdm Zuraidah before talking about her own accomplishments. Well sort of really because she talked more about the work rather than HER accomplishments. #humility

And then she said, set your own goals. If not, other people will set your goals for you, and you will become just a tool for other people to achieve their own goals. And don’t expect people to give you extra points just because you are a woman. Life is not golf; it doesn’t and shouldn’t work that way.#sayitasitis

And then she said, actually ustaz, i had hoped more bapa2 come for this conference. Maybe next time if you have such a muslim women conference, we can get more of the men to come. (…) And i hope there will continue to be more women on masjid boards. And don’t just have the women there to tolong buat kopi…give them more diverse and significant roles. #amikkau

(Ok so it seems like fate has it that my fb (and hence perhaps your newsfeeds) will continue to be filled with awesome Muslim women this week. Enjoy! *and yes, i generally truly enjoy sitting behind pillars*)

#MuslimWomenConference

Source: Nur Khairiana

January 25, 2017
Protect Yourselves – Here Are The Dos and Don’ts Of Riding Escalators

A step in an escalator at White Sands Shopping Mall in Pasir Ris buckled on Saturday (Jan 21), just after a couple with a baby in a stroller stepped off.

Fortunately, no one was injured.

Escalator incidents have been in the spotlight recently, with the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) telling The Straits Times in a report on Jan 2 that it had received reports of 63 cases since Nov 1, 2016.

Of these, 95 per cent of them were attributed to “user behaviour”.

Escalator users commonly lose their balance while carrying heavy or bulky objects.

Here are some dos and don’ts while taking an escalator, according to a BCA advisory.

DO:

1. Hold on to the handrail.

2. Accompany young children on the escalator.

3. Push the emergency button to stop the escalator for emergencies.

4. Stand within the yellow lines marked out on the escalator steps.

5. Use the lift instead if you are pushing a trolley, pram or luggage, or have limited mobility.

DON’T:

1. Stop or loiter at the landing area, as this obstructs other passengers.

2. Be distracted by your mobile device, and do not drag or slide your feet off at the end of the escalator.

3. Play or run on the escalator, or lean over the handrail.

4. Stand near the sides of the escalator, as soft footwear may get stuck in the gaps.

5. Stand at the edge of escalator steps, as this can cause a loss of balance.

Source: www.straitstimes.com

January 25, 2017