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March 8, 2008         
Stretch of shops in Jurong East fall victim to break-ins
By Tan Dawn Wei


Beauty salon Amanda Asthetique owner Mimi Wong showed where a thief took about $430 of cash from. Six shops - four of which, including hers, were in the same block - have been hit since early February. -- ST PHOTO: WANG HUI FEN

HAD beautician Mimi Wong known that some nearby shops had been victims of recent break-ins, she might not have left cash lying around her beauty salon.

Last Sunday, at 9.30am, she returned to her salon, Amanda Asthetique, at Block 253 in Jurong East Street 24 to find it in a mess.

Drawers were ransacked and about $430 in cash and a $150 bangle were missing.

'I was surprised to find out from some residents later that I was not the only one,' said Ms Wong, 46.

Six shops - four of which, including hers, were in the same block - have been hit since early February.

They were broken into about a week apart, starting with a bicycle shop, Bikers Hub, on Feb 5.

A bicycle on display worth about $300 was stolen, said shop owner Loo Thian Yew, 50.

Household shop owner Loo Chor Joo, 62, was shocked when he returned after a five-day Chinese New Year break on Feb 11 to find $500 in coins and $4,000 in parking coupons missing.

Read the full story in tomorrow's edition of The Sunday Times.


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ni bahaya ni...beauty salon...pastu basikal ..coins pulak hilang..

mas selamat !!!!!!!:re:

fatz

Record S$54.5m in sales generated at IT Show 2008
By Satish Cheney, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 09 March 2008 2147 hrs



SINGAPORE : This year's IT Show has generated a record S$54.5 million worth of sales.

This is S$6.5 million more than last year.

It is also better than what organisers had expected.

The annual show - now into its 20th year - brings together various vendors and exhibitors to showcase and sell their products.

The event, which is well known for its great discounts and freebies - drew a record turnout of 735,000 consumers.

Although organisers had taken four floors of Suntec Singapore this year - compared to last year's three - there was barely any room to move around in some of the halls.

Melvin Koh, General Manager, Eastern Directories, Organiser, IT Show 2008, said, "We have about 80 security officers that are managing the flow of the whole traffic, in terms of the escalator flows, the lift flows and traffic vehicle control and all that."

Outside Suntec, traffic was slowed down by the sheer volume of vehicles trying to get in and out of the area. And taxi stands were spilling over with long queues, with shoppers all eager to go home and play with their latest tech toys.

Some had already made their purchases but milled around the halls, scanning leaflets for any other bargains.

As Singaporeans get more It-savvy, next year's IT Show will feature more integration of technologies. And organisers plan to have more pavilions showcasing high-tech entertainment products.

Andrew koh, Director and GM, Canon Singapore, said, "Probably the organiser may look at bringing other things, but I think we should not stray too far away from the IT Show. The things here should still be IT-related."

Organisers also have plans to increase the size and scope of the show next year. - CNA/ms

fatz

March 10, 2008         
Indon plane skids off Batam runway, no injuries


The Boeing 737-400 operated by local budget carrier Adam Air overshot the runway at Hang Nadim airport on Batam and its right wing was damaged. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

JAKARTA - AN Indonesian passenger plane carrying 174 people skidded off the runway in heavy rain while landing at Batam airport, an airline spokesman said.

The Boeing 737-400 operated by local budget carrier Adam Air overshot the runway at Hang Nadim airport on Batam, an Indonesian island close to Singapore, and its right wing was damaged, said airline spokesman Danke Drajat on Monday.

'It rained heavily at the airport but whether it was due to the weather it is not for us to say,' Mr Drajat said, adding that the national transport safety committee was investigating.

None of the 169 passengers and five crew members on board the plane coming from the capital Jakarta were injured but several people were being treated for shock, he said.

Indonesia's airline industry has grown rapidly in the past decade following liberalisation, with the launch of new players and a wider choice of routes across the sprawling archipelago.

However, the world's fourth-most populous country has suffered a string of airline disasters in recent years, raising concerns about safety standards and prompting the European Union to ban all Indonesian airlines from its airspace.

In January 2007, an Adam Air plane crashed into the sea off Sulawesi island, with all 102 on board missing and presumed dead.

Adam Air planes have also experienced a number of non-fatal incidents in recent years. -- REUTERS

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Driver killed in a five vehicle pile-up at Loyang Avenue

SINGAPORE: A driver was killed in a five vehicle pile-up at Loyang Avenue on Tuesday.

Police received a call regarding the accident at the junction of Old Tampines Road and Loyang Avenue at 3.30pm.

The accident involved two lorries, two cars and a bus.

Three passengers from one of the cars were sent conscious to Changi General Hospital.

However, the driver of the other car was killed in the accident and pronounced dead at the scene at 5pm.

Police are investigating the case.

Eyewitnesses can call the traffic police at 1800-547 1818. - CNA/ac

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March 12, 2008         
Ex-cop jailed for passing info on police op to friend
By Elena Chong, Court Correspondent


Former police officer, Chua Kok Heong, could have been fined and jailed for up to six months for neglect of duty. -- ST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG

A FORMER police officer was jailed for two months on Wednesday for divulging information on police operations against illegal cough syrup pedlars to a friend.

Chua Kok Heong, 36, was also fined $1,000 - the maximum - for failing to report his friend and ex-colleague, Quek Jin Wee, 34, a runner for an illegal 4D collector, for collecting lottery.

The then a senior staff sergeant attached to the divisional intelligence branch of Bedok Police Division pleaded guilty to the two charges and had a third taken into consideration.

A district court heard that the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau received information in November 2006 that one Ivan Loh, a big time cough syrup supplier in Geylang, had bribed officers in return for protection and tip-off in his illegal business. Loh had been supplying cough syrup in Lorong 13 Geylang and owned a tattoo shop where Quek worked as a tattoo artist.

Chua came to know Quek in 1992 to 1993 when they were working in the same neighbourhood police post.

The two continued to keep in touch after Quek left the police force.

In 2006, Chua came to know that Quek was working as a runner for an illegal 4D collector but kept mum about it.

On Oct 31 that year, while Chua was involved in a joint operation to flush out illegal cough syrup pedlars, he told Quek about it at his shop.

Unknown to Chua, Quek subsequently informed Loh about the police operation. Loh then told his men not to sell cough syrup in Geylang that day.

Although several cough syrup pedlars were arrested, none had links with Loh, the court heard.

Chua claimed that even though he shared the confidential information, he did not expect Quek to pass it to someone else.

Pleading for leniency, Mr Amolat Singh and Mr Low Hui Hui, said Chua, who was until lately a driver, had been awarded numerous commendations and testimonials during his 17-year career with the police force.

They described the father of two as a responsible, hard-working and diligent officer, who was unaware of his good friend's connections with those involved in the illegal sale of cough mixture. He also did not expect Quek to betray him by passing the information to someone else.

Mr Singh also told District Judge Eddy Tham that his client did not deliberately tip-off his friend to benefit himself in any way.

Chua could have been fined and jailed for up to six months for neglect of duty. For the other offence under the Official Secrets Act, he could have been fined up to $2,000 and jailed for up to two years.

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A record-breaking 113.4mm of rain fell across Singapore on Wednesday - making up
60 per cent of March's total average rainfall in just one day. The Metereological Service
expects the wet weather to persist until the weekend. -- ST PHOTO: MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN

March 12, 2008         
The rhythm of the roaring rain in March
By Tania Tan

The Merlion, reflected in drops of water on a glass pane. -- ST PHOTO: EDWIN KOO
IT'S a unique sight of the Merlion, seen through drops of water on a glass pane - just as it has been a unique March - wetter than usual, with one rainfall recording station in Choa Chu Kang receiving 113.4mm of rain on Wednesday.

That is more than half the average amount of rain that usually falls in the whole of March - 183.1mm.

It is also the highest amount of rain in a single day so far this month.

The western part of the island was particularly wet. Besides Choa Chu Kang, Bukit Panjang also saw more than 100mm of rain by the afternoon.

Do not leave that umbrella at home - the weatherman says there are going to be more wet days, at least until the weekend.

The unusually wet March is thanks to moisture-laden winds from the Pacific Ocean, which are forming massive rain clouds over the region, said the National Environment Agency's Meteorological Service.

Moist winds are due to a 'moderately strong La Nina' in the Pacific Ocean.

La Nina is a phenomenon causing cooler, wetter weather.

Despite the downpour, no floods were reported on Wednesday, said the national water agency PUB.

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Driver killed in a five vehicle pile-up at Loyang Avenue

SINGAPORE: A driver was killed in a five vehicle pile-up at Loyang Avenue on Tuesday.
Police received a call regarding the accident at the junction of Old Tampines Road and Loyang Avenue at 3.30pm.
The accident involved two lorries, two cars and a bus.

Lorry smashes into car, crushes driver to death
By Carolyn Quek


The horrendous accident, which caused another car and SBS bus to be hit, took place
on Loyang Avenue towards Tampines Road at about 3.30 pm.
-- ST PHOTOS: JOYCE FANG


Eyewitnesses said the lorry first hit a lorry in the centre lane, side-swiped it to the
left and went on to slam a car, which was slowing to a stop at the junction.

A LORRY rammed into another in front, swiped it off the lane, and ploughed into a car, crushing the driver inside to death on Tuesday afternoon.

The horrendous accident, which caused another car and SBS bus to be hit, took place on Loyang Avenue towards Tampines Road at about 3.30 pm, causing a massive traffic jam in the area.

Eyewitnesses said the lorry first hit a lorry in the centre lane, side-swiped it to the left and went on to slam a car, which was slowing to a stop at the junction. Ahead of the car was another car and an SBS bus.

Mr Koh Yong Soon, 40, who was a passenger in the lorry hit, told The Straits Times: 'Everything happened so fast. After our lorry was rammed, it ploughed into the car infront and went on top of it, crushing the car and driver. The driver died on the spot.'

Mr Koh, who works for Chong Heng Paper Products, and his colleague, who drove the lorry, were unhurt, but two Chinese men were taken to Changi General Hospital.

The accident drew a big crowd and sparked a traffic snarl.

skgerl

Originally posted by SQ154 at 8-3-2008 11:30 AM
KES BUNUH DEEJAY: ISTERI, KEKASIH DIBICARA BULAN DEPAN


ISTERI seorang deejay yang dibunuh dan kekasihnya akan dibicarakan bulan depan kerana tuduhan membunuh.

Aniza Essa, 25 tahun, dan Mu ...

Eeeeuw...baru budak kecik 17 tahun? Ish ish.....

skgerl

Originally posted by SQ154 at 11-3-2008 07:54 PM
Driver killed in a five vehicle pile-up at Loyang Avenue

SINGAPORE: A driver was killed in a five vehicle pile-up at Loyang Avenue on Tuesday.

Police received a call regarding the accident ...

Ni my tunang's fren attended the case(CD). He said the guy yg terbunuh dlm kreta starlet tu, his scull came off...it was terrible.... Apa taknya, the lorry rempuh kreta sampai kreta tu terlipat dua... takziah kpd keluarga cina ni.........

[ Last edited by  skgerl at 13-3-2008 09:29 AM ]

virgomal

very creative eh...

virgomal

so scary ek... kalau nampak keta dari gambar pertama
macam motosikal.. kecik jer.. padahal asalnya tu kereta

gadis_aries

his sculll came off?  ish...seramnya

SQ154

Explosion at factory in Tuas leaves one Thai worker dead


SINGAPORE: A factory worker died in an explosion at Gul Road in Tuas on Wednesday.

Police cordoned off the area around the factory after the accident at 3pm.

A caller to the MediaCorp news hotline said he saw smoke coming out from the factory.

Another eyewitness working at a nearby shipyard also said he heard a loud explosion.

Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) confirmed there was an explosion which appears to have originated from a tank that is two metres wide and three metres high.

The tank was used to contain tar.

The SCDF found the deceased, a Thai national in his 30s, lying one metre away from the tank.

Authorities are investigating the incident.

SQ154

Windscreens of 4 cars smashed, IU units stolen at Jurong West car park


SINGAPORE : The windscreens of four cars were smashed and their In-Vehicle Units (IU) stolen at a multi-storey car park at Block 760A, Jurong West Street 74 on Wednesday morning.

Some of the IU units had cashcards in it.

The incident happened at a multi-storey car park at Block 760A, Jurong West Street 74.

Police said they received a call about the incident at about 7am. Investigations are ongoing.

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Fishball prices increase 20% due to rising cost of raw ingredients


SINGAPORE: Retailers said the prices of fishballs have risen by 20 per cent since last July due to rising cost of raw ingredients.

The retail price of Foochow fishballs, for example, has gone up to from S$7 to S$9 per kilogramme.

Prices of five-spice ngoh hiang (meat roll) have also risen by 25 per cent, from S$2.60 to S$3.00 per kilogramme, over the same period.

Retailers said the price hikes have been caused by the dip in supplies of frozen fish from countries such as Thailand and Indonesia.

Fisheries in those countries have been affected by bad weather.

Even though retailers in Singapore have started looking for cheaper sources of ingredients, they said the prices of fishballs are expected to climb further in the later half of the year. - CNA/ac

gadis_aries

Originally posted by SQ154 at 13-3-2008 12:13 PM
Windscreens of 4 cars smashed, IU units stolen at Jurong West car park


SINGAPORE : The windscreens of four cars were smashed and their In-Vehicle Units (IU) stolen at a multi-storey car park ...

my area

skgerl

Originally posted by gadis_aries at 13-3-2008 11:30 AM
his sculll came off?  ish...seramnya

Yup his scull came off...i guess lorry rempuh dari blakang sampai terlipat dua kreta tu... Died instantly lah. mpact dia that bad... Yang meninggal is an old cihinese man kan. Yg driver lorry tu, he looks like "mama mabuk" in the newspapers........ I'm just telling wat I saw in the chinese newspapers for that part..

fatz2

March 13, 2008         
Venture Corp CEO's wife charged with causing hurt to SIA stewardess
By Elena Chan


Tan Siew Hoon, 61, is accused of causing hurt to Singapore Airlines stewardess Thia Jiamin, 25, on the left cheek on board a Tokyo-bound flight on Sept 20. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW


THE wife of Venture Corp chairman and chief executive officer was charged in a magistrate's court with slapping a flight attendant last September.

Tan Siew Hoon, 61, is accused of causing hurt to Singapore Airlines stewardess Then Jiamin, 25, on the left cheek on board a Tokyo-bound flight on Sept 20.

A week ago, Tan had settled a suit with Ms Then who sought unspecified damages for 'emotional and mental distress' as a result of the 'wrongful assault and battery' as well as for defamation. The terms of settlement were confidential.

Tan and her husband, Mr Wong Ngit Liong, were in the business class of the Singapore Airlines flight when the alleged incident took place at around 3pm.

Her lawyer, Mr Ravinderpal Singh, told the court on Thursday he had made representations, and the prosecution asked for three weeks.

The case will be mentioned on April 3.

If convicted, she can be jailed for up to one year or fined up to $1,000 or both.

fatz2

Man fined $6,000 for importing air rifle
By Elena Chong


Muhammed Azlan Amat Ali (above) pleaded guilty
to the offence at Singapore Post Parcel Centre at
Eunos Road 8 on Sept 10 last year.
-- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW

A MAN who imported an air rifle here was fined $6,000 on Thursday by a district court.

Muhammed Azlan Amat Ali, 23, pleaded guilty to the offence at Singapore Post Parcel Centre at Eunos Road 8 on Sept 10 last year.

The court heard that an Immigration and Checkpoints Authority officer was screening parcels at the Singapore Post Centre when he noticed a rifle-like item in one of them.

He opened it and found a fully-assembled air rifle and 2,500 pellets inside.

The parcel was addressed to Azlan, who later told police that he bought the item from Bali for about $400.

The scaffolding builder's lawyer, Mr John Abraham, said his client had no sinister motive and bought the item as a display souvenir.

He could have been fined up to $100,000 or three times the value of the goods or up to two years in jail or to both.

SQ154

Hawkers seen mixing melted plastic with goreng pisang



JOHOR - SOME hawkers in Johor Baru are literally cooking popular snacks such as goreng pisang and keledek with melted plastic, creating a health scare, a news report said.

The News Straits Times reported recently that e-mails on the unethical practice have been circulating to warn people of the potential health hazards of eating extra crispy fried snacks or even chicken.

The e-mails describe how some hawkers had been seen adding plastic straws and bottles into boiling oil before frying their snacks.

The snacks would then remain crispy for several hours. Factory worker Rauf Hamdan, 24, was cited by the newspaper as one of the 'witnesses'.

Mr Rauf said he saw a goreng pisang seller in Johor Baru throw a plastic bottle into boiling oil.

"When I asked the hawker about it, he just said matter-of-factly that his customers had not complained of any health hazards from eating his goreng pisang."

"He also said this 'recipe' was now popular among many hawkers like him."

Plastic bottles are made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) which can cause various forms of cancer and birth deformities if ingested.

According to the e-mails cited by New Straits Times, the trend allegedly started in Thailand, for frying ikan bilis and onions.

It spread to Kedah and Perlis, then the rest of the country, the report said.

Another witness said via email that his uncle had allegedly seen a goreng pisang seller adding plastic drinking straws into hot oil in Perlis.

According another e-mail, a hawker in Cameron Highlands allegedly melted a five-litre empty cooking oil bottle in boiling oil by stirring it in, New Straits Times reported.

Similar accounts are spreading among blogs.

The Consumers Association of Penang research officer T. Subbarao said that the agency would launch an immediate investigation.