24 year old teacher charged for filming under skirts of 11 and 23 year old girls

A 24 year old teacher in a private school was charged with two counts of filming under the skirts of a 11 year old and 23 year old girl.

Zhuang Shi He (庄世和) was charged with using his handphone to film the 11 year old girl at his school where he was teaching on 3 July last year and the 23 year old sales girl at a car exhibition a day later.

If convicted, he can be sentenced to a year in jail.

Despite his offences, his girlfriend continues to give him mental support.

13 year old Singapore girl arrested for burning Singapore flag

A 13 year old Singapore girl has been arrested by the police for burning a Singapore flag at a pavilion at Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1.

The incident happened last night at around 10pm. The girl was reportedly having a walk with another three girls and one guy at Bishan Park when she picked up a lighter on the ground.

They then adjourned to the pavilion where a Singapore flag was hanging. For unknown reasons, she lighted the lighter and burn the flag.

The most ‘efficient’ Singapore police arrived moments later and questioned the five teenagers after which the girl was handcuffed and brought back to the police station for questioning.

It is crime to burn the Singapore flag.

 

Peeved new citizen: PAP govt should pause and reflect on its policies

The Singapore government’s economic policies are causing much unhappiness not only among native Singaporeans, but new citizens who were ‘converted’ earlier.

An obviously peeved new citizen by the name of Kenneth Ling wrote a well-thought letter to the Straits Times Forum today expressing his concerns at the direction the country is heading.

Kenneth wrote that Singapore was a well-managed country with a vision and direction when he first arrived in 1992, but he noticed a remarkable shift in the opposite direction after becoming a Singapore citizen in 2008.

“…if this trend continues, many of the desirable talent Singapore worked so hard to attract and cultivate – citizens as well as foreigners – will think of leaving. After all, when the level of frustration, high cost of living, crime, corruption and unhappiness reach the levels seen in New York, Sydney or other global cities, one might as well go to these places to live.”

He expressed his doubts in Singapore being a special place to raise a family and have a good career in the future because of the government’s choice and policies.

“To me, the Government has chosen the path of monetary and materialistic emphasis, plus enhancing its global image, over its citizens’ quality of life. The surge in population, which strains infrastructure; rising costs as people compete for jobs, goods and services; and the emphasis on casinos and wealthy foreigners to drive growth, all impress on young people the need to increase their material wealth, and they are then trapped in a rat race to achieve this.”

Kenneth ended his letter with strong words for the government:

“A social imbalance emerges, with accompanying behavioural consequences that are hard to reverse now. When you add poor planning, and one-dimensional solutions focused mainly on financial outcomes, things may worsen in the coming years. It is too shallow and unstable a platform for long-term viability.”

PHOTO: Singapore flag hung behind a dump

A netizen spotted the Singapore flag being hung behind a dump in Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 and felt sad about it:

Lim Swee Say: I rather be voted out for doing the right things which are unpopular

PAP leaders are always doing the ‘right’ things for Singapore for the ‘long-term’ even if they are hugely unpopular with Singaporeans – that’s the public perception that the government and the state media have been painfully cultivating for a long time to force its hated policies down the throats of unsuspecting Singaporeans.

Minister in Prime Minister’s Office and Labor Chief Lim Swee Say propagated the myth again on Monday at the closing ceremony of the Asian Young Leaders Convention at River Valley High School where he reminded the audience that “putting the country’s interest first is more important than winning votes by pursuing populist policies.”

Mr Lim added that “leaders must have the courage and be far-sighted enough to introduce tough measures necessary to sustain a country’s progress.”

“I (would) rather be voted out for trying to do the right things which may be unpopular, than to be voted in by people for doing the wrong things,” he said.

The PAP government has introduced many ‘right’ but unpopular policies in recent years such as opening the floodgates to immigrants and Singaporeans have no choice but to accept them as they are ‘beneficial’ for the ‘long term’.

AGC: Law of contempt needed to protect ‘public confidence’ in administration of justice in Singapore

For the second time in less than a month, the Attorney-General Chambers (AGC) felt compelled to issue a public statement to clear up lingering skepticism in the public about its decisions.

Two weeks ago, the AGC issued a media statement to explain the charges leveled against plastic surgeon Woffles Wu for abetting somebody to take the rap for him for two speeding offences.

The fiasco sparked a massive outcry among Singaporeans, among whom is blogger Alex Au who wrote two articles insinuating that Woffles Wu was ‘favorably’ treated under the law, prompting AGC to send a letter to him threatening to charge him for contempt of court unless he retracts his article and apologizes which he eventually did so.

Now, AGC is explaining its decision to use the law of contempt to send Alex Au the warning.

According to AGC, “it is contempt to say that the court was biased if there is no objective rational basis to do so, as Mr Au did”. adding that “the law of contempt exists to protect public confidence in the administration of justice.”

“Accusations of bias diminish it in the eyes of the citizens, lower it and ultimately damage the nation. Such accusations can occur frequently, with the judges not being able to respond. That is why confidence in the administration of justice needs to be protected from such allegations,” it said.

Despite Alex Au’s apology, many netizens remain unconvinced and felt he had no choice but to do so as it is impossible to challenge the ‘system’ in Singapore.

Breaking News: Scaffolding collapses at Downtown Line construction site with 2 workers killed

A temporary scaffolding used for the construction of the new Downtown Line (DTL) Bugis Station subway link roof slab collapsed this morning at 8am causing two workers to be killed.

[Source: CNA]

Eight other workers were injured and were sent to the nearby Raffles Hospital before rescuers arrived.

According to the Land Transport Authority, the Downtown Line Bugis station structure is “substantially complete and structurally sound” and poses no risk to surrounding developments and the public.

The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has ordered all construction work to stop, while the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) has revoked the construction permit for the site while investigations are underway.

A poem on National Service

在此国民服役四十五週年时刻，我以此诗谈谈NS：-（附有英文翻译）

想起当年高中时
晚间兼当警卫队
功课影响不话下
毕业即徵入军伍
大学就读晚两年
此事暂时不必说
退伍立刻成后备
卫国军裡有我名
谁知实龙岗倒塌
无端成了民防员
警卫军队民防役
三者我都曾服役
政府如果有心意
每年津贴当多与
当时少年已老迈
唯望政府念当年

I write the above Classical Chinese poetry to say a few words on the NS in Commemoration of the 45th Anniversary of the National Service. The poetry is translated into English as follows :-

When I was in my Pre-university

I had to perform my duites as a part-time NS Vigilante Corps two nights per week

My homework assignments were undoubtedly affected

After the Pre-u, I was called up for full time Army before I was allowed to enter university

My university studies were delayed by two years

I was immeditely called up for Reservist PDF after the full time NS

I was mobilised into Reservist Civil Defence Force formed after the collapse of the Serangoon Hotel

Part time Vigilante Corps, Full time Army, Reservist PDF, Reservist Civil Defence

These are the forces that I was mobilised

If the government has financial surplus

Please consider to give extra allowances to those of us who are now growing older

If the government appreciates the time and effort we put into during the stage of nation building

善俊儒 

*The above was first posted as a comment on PM Lee’s Facebook

Law Society member: M Ravi is currently ‘unfit’ to practice law

Prominent Human Rights lawyer M Ravi is deemed ‘currently unfit’ to practice law due to his mental condition, said a member from the Law Society Wong Siew Hong in High Court on Monday.

The concern was raised to the judge during a sitting on the Hougang by-election case where Mr Ravi was acting counsel when Mr Wong presented a letter from Dr Calvin Fones, Mr Ravi’s psychiatrist to the judge Justice Philip Pillai.

The letter stated that that Mr Ravi was “having a manic relapse of his bipolar disorder” and is “currently unfit to practise law”.

Mr Wong, who heads a sub-committee on member care in the Law Society says he was contacted on Sunday by Dr Fones, who said Mr Ravi was having a relapse.

Speaking to queries from the media, Mr Ravi was furious with Dr Fones for divulging his medical condition to a third party without his consent.

He called the letter ‘ridiculous’ and threatened to lodge a complaint about Dr Fones to the Singapore Medical Association.