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  • Balestier Khalsa Suspends Winger Zulkiffli Hassim For Allegedly Racially Abusing Referee

    Balestier Khalsa Suspends Winger Zulkiffli Hassim For Allegedly Racially Abusing Referee

    Balestier Khalsa winger Zulkiffli Hassim will not turn out for his club any more in the 2016 season.

    The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) Disciplinary Committee (DC) has found him guilty of making derogatory racial remarks.

    The incident occurred in Balestier’s 2-1 loss to Geylang International in a Great Eastern-Yeo’s S.League match on Aug 25, with the 30-year-old allegedly making remarks of a racial nature against assistant referee Y Sathyakumar in the 90th minute.

    This is not the first incident Zulkiffli has been mired in that saw racial undertones. He was hauled up for a similar incident four years ago.

    In April 2012, the DC threw the book at Zulkiffli, after he pleaded guilty to charges of making racial remarks against Woodlands Wellington’s Trinidadian defender Fabian Lewis.

    He was banned for five games and received a suspended fine of $1,000.

    This time around, he could see graver punishment.

    Balestier, of their own accord, have suspended him without pay from Sept 8, and will hold a hearing of their own tomorrow.

    Zulkiffli has not turned out for Balestier since Aug 25, missing one game – last week’s 1-1 draw with Warriors FC – and will play no part in the Tigers’ last four league games of the season.

    He will also sit out Balestier’s play-off for third place in the RHB Singapore Cup on Oct 29.

    “Racial abuse has no place in the S.League and in Singapore, and for a club this is an extremely serious issue that is not to be treated lightly,” said Balestier chairman S Thavaneson.

    “We don’t want to pre-judge him, but we decided to suspend him pending his DC hearing, and in that letter to him told him that the club reserve the right to take (further) disciplinary action against him.

    “The first time (Zulkiffli was found guilty for a similar offence) we were sympathetic but firm, and told him that the club would not tolerate any form of racial abuse, against a player, official or fan. He agreed and realised the seriousness of his undertaking.”

    Balestier stood by their man in 2012, pointing to the fact that this was the first instance of such an offence, and while it would not be tolerated, was an isolated incident that happened in the heat of the moment in a match.

    But, with the club hauling him up for a hearing of their own this time, the signs are not good for Zulkiffli.

    “We want to follow due process, but the message must be clear and it must go down not just to players of Balestier, but to everyone,” said Thavaneson.

    “Racial abuse can lead to uglier things, and there is no place for it here.”

    A contrite Zulkiffli told The New Paper that he has missed being involved with his team.

    “I regret what I did, it was in the heat of the moment, and I couldn’t control my anger then,” he said, revealing that he has been going for runs, and playing social football on weekends to stay in shape.

    “I have to apologise to the club and my team. We don’t have a very big squad, and with some of the players out injured, I really feel guilty that I cannot help them out on the pitch.”

     

    Source: www.tnp.sg

  • Singaporeans The Unhappiest Employees Out Of 7 Asian Markets

    Singaporeans The Unhappiest Employees Out Of 7 Asian Markets

    Singaporeans are the unhappiest employees out of of seven Asian markets, according to JobStreet.com’s Job Happiness Index released on Thursday (29 September).

    Out of the 67,764 participants from Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong and Vietnam surveyed in June, the 3,398 Singaporean respondents averaged a 5.09 score out of the highest – and happiest – score of 10.

    Workers in the Philippines were found to be the happiest, with an average score of 6.25. The average scores of the remaining markets were (in ascending order of happiness): Malaysia (5.22); Vietnam (5.48); Hong Kong (5.56); Thailand (5.74) and Indonesia (6.16).

    Singaporeans were also the most pessimistic about their prospects in their existing jobs. Sentiment ratings and future outlooks about their jobs saw them scoring an average of 4.93, the unhappiest score among the surveyed markets.

    Among the Singaporean respondents, those in the C-suites (i.e. top corporate executives) were found to be the unhappiest with an average score of 4.4, while fresh graduates were the happiest employees with an average score of 5.3. Those working in the sciences, hotels and restaurants, as well as human resources were found to be the happiest employees.

    Lack of management competency was the top reason cited by Singaporean respondents for being unhappy at work. The second biggest factor was the lack of promotions and career development, followed by poor training and development programmes.

    Rising unemployment and a slower economy were not factored in the survey, although these factors have a dampening effect, said Chook Yuh Yng, country manager of JobsStreet.com Singapore.

    “The number of job seekers is outnumbering vacancies by 100 to 93 for the first time in four years. On the other end of the spectrum, the happiest employees in the Philippines are enjoying stronger economic and job growth,” she said.

    Singaporean respondents cited convenient work location, having good colleagues and company reputation as key factors underpinning job happiness. They also recommended getting a new job (30 per cent), a higher salary (19 per cent) and receiving recognition from one’s company (9 per cent) as ways to increase job happiness.

     

    Source: https://sg.finance.yahoo.com

  • Championing LGBT Equality Does Not Necessarily Mean Being Pro-LGBT

    Championing LGBT Equality Does Not Necessarily Mean Being Pro-LGBT

    I refer to the report “Chan Chun Sing urges youth to go beyond relying on good grades for jobs” (Sept 24).

    Offering his personal views on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Chan Chun Sing said: ““I’m not going to discriminate … I’m not a sex policeman.”

    When we have a law like Section 377A, however, which criminalises male gay sex but not female gay sex, then it is effectively a “sex policeman” and discriminates against gay males. Mr Chan’s comments seem incongruous with the current situation.

    Also, people supportive of LGBT equality are not “pro-LGBT” per se, not in the way that it would be seen as elevating LGBT people above others nor be seen as morally equivalent to those who are “anti-LGBT”.

    For example, if some people are racist against blacks, and there are laws or social programmes that promote general racial equality, then it would be inaccurate to claim that equality legislation is pro-black.

    Likewise, it is incorrect to portray equality for all, including LGBT people, as being pro-LGBT.

    LGBT activists tend to speak out against bullying of LGBT people and also bullying in general because they tend to see or experience the harm of bullying first-hand and are inclined to try to stop it.

    Let us not confuse this with being pro-LGBT per se. People who speak out against bullying of blacks or racist bullying in general are not generally seen as being pro-such-and-such a race.

    I also see support for things like proper relationship and marriage equality not so much as pro-LGBT but as pro-marriage.

    Decades ago in the United States, some areas outlawed mixed-race marriage, but when that was overturned, it helped to improve the relationships of those couples. And this has a positive knock-on effect on society.

    As a married heterosexual Singaporean, my marriage would not be affected if same-sex marriage were ever allowed. It is not as if mine would suddenly crumble because some other same-sex couple could marry.

    There is no rational basis for claiming harm to marriage where same-sex marriage is allowed.

     

    Source: www.todayonline.com

  • 52 Year Old Family Friend Sexually Abuses 3 Young Teenaged Brothers

    52 Year Old Family Friend Sexually Abuses 3 Young Teenaged Brothers

    They fully trusted him with their three sons as he was then working in the boys’ school.

    Instead of paying back their trust, the family friend abused the boys, destroying their lives by robbing them of their innocence and dignity.

    The man, now 52, was working as a school operations support assistant in a primary school in the western part of Singapore when he sexually abused all three youngsters between 2009 and February 2013.

    On one occasion, he even performed obscene acts on the two younger boys while they were in the same room.

    Yesterday, the man, who started out in the primary school as a security guard, pleaded guilty in court to three counts of committing indecent acts on the boys and two counts of sexual penetration.

    Twenty-nine other charges for similar offences and two offences under the Films Act involving an uncertified film and five obscene ones will be taken into consideration during sentencing.

    He cannot be named to protect his victims’ identities.

    We will instead refer to the oldest boy as Ben, the middle one as Carl and the youngest brother as Dennis.

    Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Winston Man said Ben was just 11 when the man befriended him in 2009. The boy trusted him as he was a staff member at his school.

    At first, the man would accompany him home from school.

    After that, he started to take him to the zoo and to various shopping centres.

    The man later got close to the boy’s family and befriended his younger brothers.

    DPP Man said he even bought his victims gifts such as shoes and clothes.

    The man focused most of his attention on Carl as he thought the boy’s parents neglected him. He also felt that Carl was more compliant than his brothers.

    GRATEFUL

    DPP Man said: “The victims’ parents entrusted their children to the accused on the many occasions he took them for outings and meals as they thought that he was genuinely concerned for their welfare.”

    He added that before the offences came to light, the boys’ parents were grateful for the man’s help in caring for their children as they worked very long hours.

    The man, who is represented by lawyer S. K. Kumar, showed his true colours in late 2009 when he took Ben to a staircase landing at Block 406, Bukit Batok West Avenue 4, and performed an indecent act on him.

    Later that year, he took Ben to a second-storey staircase landing in the same block of flats.

    By then, the boy knew he was about to be sexually abused, but he followed him out of fear.

    While there, the man performed oral sex on him.

    The court heard that he took Carl on an outing to Hong Kah North Community Club on December 2012.

    He asked Carl to accompany him to a male toilet and forced the boy to perform oral sex on him.

    About two months later, the man took Carl, who was 13, and Dennis, then 12, to his flat in the western part of Singapore.

    He lured the boys into a bedroom before performing indecent acts on them on a bed.

    The man’s perversions only came to light after he sent the children’s mother a text message on March 16, 2013, asking if Carl could join him at Boon Lay Community Centre.

    He told her he wanted to take the boy out shopping for school shoes.

    Carl kept quiet when she showed him the message.

    Dennis, who was nearby, urged his brother to tell their mother about his ordeal.

    The two boys told their shocked mother about what the man had done to them.

    Ben told her about his own experiences when he came home later that day.

    The boys’ parents made a police report four days later and officers arrested the man on March 22, 2013.

    The case has been adjourned to Oct 4.

    For each count of committing an indecent act on a boy, the man could be jailed up to five years and fined up to $10,000.

    For forcing a boy to perform oral sex on him, he could be jailed up to 20 years and fined. The man cannot be caned as he is above 50 years old.

     

    Source: www.tnp.sg

  • Man Who Held Boy Hostage Charged For Possession Of Knuckle Duster

    Man Who Held Boy Hostage Charged For Possession Of Knuckle Duster

    The 39-year-old man who held a two-year-old boy hostage for 17 hours was charged on Friday (Sept 30) with the possession of a knuckle duster. Police also said that he is still under investigation for wrongful confinement and drug-related offences.

    He will be remanded for two weeks at the Institute of Mental Health for psychological evaluation, and is expected to appear in court again on Oct 14.

    Muhammad Iskandah Suhaimi was involved in a 17-hour standoff with the police which started on Tuesday evening, after locking himself in a flat with his girlfriend’s two-year-old son in a fifth-floor unit at Block 462 Sembawang Drive.

    The standoff in the neighbourhood of rental flats started after Muhammad Iskandah had a dispute with the boy’s family members, and held the toddler in the unit. Police said they received a call requesting for assistance at Block 462 Sembawang Drive at 6.44pm and when officers arrived, they found that the man refused to open the door.

    At about noon the following day, Crisis Negotiation Unit and Special Operations Command officers smashed through the window panes to rescue the toddler. They also cut the locked gate to arrest the Muhammad Iskandah.

    He was charged on Friday under the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act for possessing a knuckle duster without lawful authority or for a lawful purpose.

    If convicted of possessing a scheduled weapon, as a first-time offender, Muhammad Iskandah faces a jail term of up to five years and at least six strokes of the cane. As a repeat offender, he faces a jail term of between two and eight years.

    The police also said that he is still under investigations for wrongful confinement and drug-related offences. The punishment for wrongful confinement is up to one year in jail, a fine not exceeding S$3,000, or both.

    The toddler, who was held hostage, has been placed in “safe care” temporarily, said a spokesperson from the Ministry of Social and Family Development previously. The area’s Member of Parliament, Dr Lim Wee Kiak, said the boy is the youngest of four children and his mother is a widow. The other three children are living with their grandmother in Woodlands.

    The child’s mother has also been arrested for drug-related offences.

     

    Source: www.todayonline.com

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