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  • Tamil Translation Errors On NDP Pamphlets Were Made By Printers: Ng Eng Hen

    Tamil Translation Errors On NDP Pamphlets Were Made By Printers: Ng Eng Hen

    The erroneous Tamil translations of this year’s National Day Parade theme that were found on some National Day Parade (NDP) publicity pamphlets were made by the printers of the pamphlets, Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said in a written Parliamentary reply on Tuesday (Aug 1).

    The Tamil version of this year’s slogan, #OneNationTogether, saw a number of characters switched around, and others missing.

    Dr Ng said the original Tamil translation submitted to the printers had been correct, but the errors came about as the pamphlets were not proofread after they were printed.

    The incident came to light last month after pamphlets with the incorrect translation were distributed to Primary 5 students attending the National Education shows.

    Dr Ng added that printed pamphlets will now be proofread, and that the step has been “incorporated as standard procedure for all translated texts in NDP distribution”.

    He added that the NDP executive committee will ensure that the publishing companies it engages in future are equipped with reliable computer software, so the different languages used will be printed accurately.

    The NDP executive committee apologised on Jul 11 for the error.

    “Such typographical errors are avoidable and should not have happened. We apologise to all Singaporeans for our oversight, in particular to our Tamil community, for the unhappiness this error has caused,” said committee chairman Colonel Ong Yoke Lam Melvin.

    The apology follows one by Speak Mandarin Campaign organisers, after the wrong Chinese character was used in its tagline at the campaign’s launch.

     

    Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com

  • 16-Year-Old Student Dies After Collapsing During 2.4km Run In School

    16-Year-Old Student Dies After Collapsing During 2.4km Run In School

    A 16-year-old student from Chong Boon Secondary School reportedly collapsed during a Physical Education (PE) lesson this morning (July 31) and later died in hospital.

    Stomp understands that the student had just completed a 2.4km run in school when the incident occurred.

    In response to media queries by Stomp, a spokesman for the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the incident at 8.15am.

    One fire bike and one ambulance were dispatched to the scene.

    Upon the SCDF’s arrival, a 16-year-old Chinese male was conveyed to Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH).

    Paramedics performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on the teenager while en route to the hospital, which had been alerted to be on standby receive him.

    Responding to media queries, the police told Stomp that they were alerted to a case of a 16-year-old boy who was pronounced dead at 11.44am.

    He had earlier been conveyed to the hospital from 2 Ang Mo Kio Street 44, said the police.

    Police are investigating the unnatural death.

     

    Source: http://stomp.straitstimes.com

  • SPF Doing Their Job To Solve Double Robbery Cases Yet Singaporeans Give Stupid Comments

    SPF Doing Their Job To Solve Double Robbery Cases Yet Singaporeans Give Stupid Comments

    The Singapore Police Force are doing their work and are trying to apprehend the latest armed robber who took off with more than $2000 from a Western Union branch in Ubi.

    It was a surprise indeed when the country was hit with two cases of armed robbery in a short span of two days. As soon as the news broke, people have been talking about it specially about the second case where the photo of the robber was captured on cctv.

    On facebook, there were some people who apparently had more free time to say stupid things. When one person say something stupid, many others appeared to join in the fun.

    But are they even thinking clearly? Shooting their mouths off so naturally as if they don’t use their brains. Bodoh siol.

    They expecting police to apprehend offenders before they commit a crime ah? They think police officers same as fortune tellers? Can predict where crimes are going to happen?

    And when the photo of the armed robber wearing a white full face helmet and a black jacket was sent to the public in a bid to appeal for information, some say no point. So if only got that photo, what do you want the police to do? Exchange it with a more casual one where the culprit smiling and doing a cute pose?

    Hard to please? Even Straits Times replied to say that every little detail helps.

    Some people are really useless, not constructive and are just a hindrance to society. Macam-macam hal lah. Nak ketawa atau nak nangis pon tak tahu..

    Anyway, good luck to the Singapore Police Force.

     

    Rilek1Corner

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

    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

  • Animal Father Videos Own 21 Year Old Daughter Bathing, Jailed 4 Months

    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