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Second Armed Robbery Case In Two Days Took Place At A Western Union Branch; Made Off With More Than $2,000

In the second armed robbery case in two days, a man wielding a knife made off with more than S$2,000 from a Western Union branch at Ubi Avenue 1 on Tuesday (Aug 1).

Police said that no one was injured in the incident. The robber had forced an employee to hand over the cash before he fled on foot.

The police first posted on Facebook that it was responding to an incident at 301 Ubi Avenue 1 at 11.19am, and confirmed around 35 minutes later that an armed robbery had taken place.

The suspect was wearing a white helmet, black jacket and dark-coloured long pants, said the police. Investigations are ongoing.

Staff in two shops near the Western Union branch said they heard a loud scream at around 10am, but did not see the suspect.

A man who identified himself as the landlord of the shop space rented by Western Union also said he had spoken to the staff involved in the robbery, but declined to give further details.

“(The staff) was shouting something like ‘Help me’ … definitely she’s scared,” said the man, who only wanted to be known as Mr Liu.

Anyone with information can call the Police hotline at 1800-255-0000 or submit information online at www.police.gov.sg/iwitness.

Tuesday’s incident at Ubi came after another alleged armed robbery case at a Shell petrol station in Bukit Timah on Monday. A 48-year-old Singaporean man allegedly forced an employee at the petrol station to hand over more than S$1,100 in cash at knifepoint before fleeing on a scooter.

He was arrested about four hours later along Jurong East Street 21. Nearly S$500 and bank receipts were found on him.

Police said the suspect will be charged in court on Wednesday with armed robbery. If convicted, he faces imprisonment for a term of not less than two years and not more than 10 years, and shall also be punished with caning with not less than 12 strokes.

Source: http://www.todayonline.com

August 1, 2017
Animal Father Videos Own 21 Year Old Daughter Bathing, Jailed 4 Months

A man who recorded a video of his 21-year-old daughter bathing was jailed for four months on Monday (July 31).

The 48-year-old Malaysian pleaded guilty to insulting the modesty of his biological daughter in the toilet of a flat in Toh Yi Drive in July 2016.

At the time, the accused and his daughter were living in the same rented room.

Sometime in July last year, the complainant, now 22, was bathing when she saw a black mobile phone tied to the pipe below the basin inside the toilet.

She removed the phone and saw that it was in video recording mode. She stopped the recording and played back the video, which captured her nude body as she was bathing.

She then checked the phone and saw a few other videos capturing the accused’s face, and him adjusting the camera’s angle.

When confronted, the accused admitted that he had been doing this for the past two weeks.

She angrily deleted all the videos from the phone and returned it to him.

She subsequently left to stay with her colleague.

The accused admitted that he recorded the video for personal viewing. He had about 20 other similar clips of his daughter bathing in his phone but said that he had misplaced the device.

On April 5 this year at about 3.10am, officers responded to a message at Block 840 Jurong West Street 81 and arrested the accused for attempted suicide.

A second charge of using threatening words and behaviour towards his daughter by saying that he wanted to jump down while having his arms and left leg on the parapet was taken into consideration during sentencing.

Source: www.straitstimes.com

August 1, 2017
Musollah At Singapore Flyer; Everything You Require For Solat Provided

Musollah at Singapore Flyer.

It’s been awhile since I came here. To my astonishment, sua ada musollah beb. Gua sua macam nak bikin breakdance dengan moonwalk bila nampak ni. 😁😁😁😁🤣🤣🤣🤣

Everything’s provided. Telekong, selipar, sejadah, quran, kerusi and para malaikat yang kita tak boleh lihat dengan mata kasar. 😊

Thank you Singapore Flyer. Now what you need is one or two halal joints here. And I will bring my compadres here for some siesta.

Source: Chef Bob For Hire (Thank you brader!)

August 1, 2017
Hero Mother Went Into Burning Flat To Save Daughter, Would Rather Sacrifice Own Life Than Watch Children Die

The flat was ablaze, with thick smoke everywhere, and her neighbours persuaded her not to enter.

Madam Cynthia Liew, 35, still rushed in to save her four-year-old daughter during Saturday evening’s fire.

She had to use her sense of touch to manoeuvre for five minutes in the three-room flat before she found the little girl in the bedroom.

The girl was calm and expressionless, and Madam Liew carried her out to safety. Both suffered smoke inhalation. The New Paper had reported yesterday about the fire in the 11th storey flat in Block 4, Haig Road.

Madam Liew is now warded at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, while her daughter and son are warded at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital.

She told The New Paper: “My children are so young, I would rather perish than let them die.

“But they were braver and calmer than me, they did not make noise and kept quiet throughout.”

The housewife, whose partner is currently in remand, said the fire started from the kitchen, and she suspects it was the washing machine socket that caused it. Madam Liew is extremely thankful for her neighbours’ help.

“I was coughing and even fainted when I got out of the house, but thankfully, my neighbours and the police were there to assist me and my children.”

Her neighbours found her five-year-old son crying at the door and they prised the gate open so that he could crawl through.

About 50 residents from the block were evacuated furing the fire.

When TNP visited the flat again yesterday afternoon, Madam Liew’s children’s grandfather, Mr Ang Cee Hock, 77, said he will continue living in the flat.

“There isn’t any electricity now and all my electrical appliances such as my fridge and washing machine are not working. But I have to stay here to take care of it because it is my home.”C

But Madam Liew is worried as he is old and there is no one at home to look after him. “I hope he can move out until the flat is safe to live in.”

Source: www.tnp.sg

August 1, 2017
Academic: Calls To Make Malay Official ASEAN Language Futile

The proposal to adopt the Malay language (Bahasa Melayu) as ASEAN’s “main and official language” is a non-starter, and even futile. This call, made by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak in Kuala Lumpur on 26 July 2017, comes after a similar suggestion by his Communications and Multimedia Minister Salleh Said Keruak in 2015 when Malaysia held the rotating ASEAN chairmanship. He made the case that Malaysia “need to show that the Malay language is a relevant and dynamic language that can act as the ASEAN language.”

These calls will fall on deaf ears outside of selected audiences in Malaysia. In the first instance, ASEAN has adopted English as the working language since its establishment in 1967. This practice was later institutionalised in the ASEAN Charter in 2007, Article 34 of which unequivocally states that “the working language of ASEAN shall be English.” Revising this provision requires the unanimous support from Malaysia’s fellow ASEAN member states, most of whom may find it onerous to support a seemingly nationalistic cause to promote the cultural and linguistic heritage of only one particular member state.

It is interesting to note that the ASEAN Leaders, in approving the Charter, opted for the term “working language” instead of “official language,” which can be interpreted as a sign of respect for the plethora of member states’ national languages. The adoption of any part of a specific Southeast Asian language as the official language would stir political backlash from other ASEAN communities, which may interpret the move as a form of political and cultural dominance. Arguably, the English language might be a non-native language of a former colonial power in the region, but this “neutral” attribute serves to unite ASEAN’s diverse socio-cultural make-up, providing a level political playing field for all member states.

The fact that English is lingua franca has facilitated ASEAN’s interactions with its Dialogue Partners and the wider global community. ASEAN can play a more effective role in bring the “regional story” beyond Southeast Asia and reaching out to other regions using a global language. In multilateral organisations throughout the world like the United Nations and World Trade Organisation, English is the working language. Thus, attempts to replace English as the working language with any other languages would rollback ASEAN’s gains in positioning the regional organisation as a global entity, and hamper future efforts to connect with the wider global community.

At face value, Prime Minister Najib’s proposal is an attempt to bolster his political credentials by championing the Malay language ahead of the general elections due by May 2018. However, his actions cannot be summarily dismissed as a domestic matter because as an ASEAN Leader, he has the recourse to push this cause at ASEAN Summits. If he follows through with this unrealistic proposal at the regional level, he might force his fellow ASEAN leaders into the conundrum of having to defend the primacy of their respective languages and promote their language as ASEAN’s main and official language as well.

Instead of focusing on the trivial, ASEAN should attend to more urgent and pressing matters of community-building. Playing up the divisive nature of language politics might fray ASEAN unity.

The writer, Dr Tang Siew Mun, is Head of the ASEAN Studies Centre, ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute.

Source: https://iseas.edu.sg

August 1, 2017