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SINGAPORE — Under the guise of preparing for a class activity, a lecturer at a post-secondary education institution told a student to face a whiteboard while blindfolded, then took upskirt videos of her, a court heard. When the 18-year-old victim turned around and took off the blindfold, she saw her teacher squatting right behind her with his handphone in between her legs. After he was apprehended, the culprit admitted to police that there were several other occasions where he had taken upskirt videos of his students as they stood around his table while he was seated. At the State Courts on Monday (15 June), the 39-year-old Singaporean perpetrator pleaded guilty to one charge of insulting the modesty of a woman. The charge incorporates two upskirt videos. The culprit cannot be named due to a gag order to protect the victim’s identity, which extends to his name. He is expected to be sentenced on 13 July. The prosecution is asking for at least 12 weeks’ jail. Told victim to pose as model for ‘class activity’ On 6 March last year, the lecturer gave his class a reflection assignment to do, the court heard. As the students were busy, the culprit walked over to the victim’s table and placed a note informing her to meet him at another classroom afterwards. Shortly after, they went to an empty classroom. “The accused informed the victim about an entrepreneurship project....He asked the victim if she was keen to start a business, and explained to her that he was looking for older students to embark on the project. He also asked her about her future plans,” said Deputy Public Prosecutor Derek Ee. “The accused then told the victim that he was preparing for a class activity and needed her help to pose as a model. He told her that he would be taking photographs of her with his handphone and that the photographs would be used in the instructions for the class activity. The victim agreed,” added the prosecutor. Told victim she needed to be blindfolded The lecturer then told the victim that she needed to be blindfolded as part of the class activity. He also told her to face a full-length whiteboard and to make contact with it with both her hands and both her feet. “He demonstrated the pose to her (without wearing a blindfold) and explained that she needed to pose with one hand up, one hand down, and for her feet to be apart. He took out an unused handkerchief and handed it to the victim to be worn as a blindfold,” said DPP Ee. The perpetrator also told the victim that he would take photos of her from three angles - her left, right and rear. “The victim felt uncomfortable about the instructions but did not dare to ask the accused why she had to be blindfolded as he was her lecturer. She tied the handkerchief around her head but did not cover her eyes fully. She then stood in front of the whiteboard and posed for the accused as instructed,” said DPP Ee. Caught squatting behind victim The culprit used his handphone to take a phone of the victim from about 2m behind her. He then moved towards her and placed the phone between her legs to record a video of about two to four seconds. The perpetrator then told the victim to move to her left and to change the position of her hands, and she complied. “After a few seconds, the victim felt uncomfortable. She turned around and took off her blindfold to see what the accused was doing and to ask if he was done taking the photographs,” said DPP Ee. “To her surprise, she saw the accused squatting right behind her, holding his handphone in between her legs, with the screen facing upwards. She immediately closed her legs and asked the accused if he was done taking photographs. The accused said yes. The victim returned the handkerchief and promptly left the classroom,” added the prosecutor. Deleted incriminating videos The victim felt uncomfortable about what the lecturer had done and returned to the classroom shortly after to take a look at the photos he had taken. While walking over to her slowly, the culprit deleted the two incriminating videos on his phone. He then showed her the photo which he had taken of her back. The perpetrator told the victim that it was the only photo which he had taken and didn’t mention anything about the videos. The victim then left the classroom. Later that day, the victim told her guardian about the matter and the latter tried to contact the teacher, but to no avail. The victim also messaged the culprit to say that her guardian wanted to speak to him. “The accused then sent a message to the victim, asking her to convey to her guardian his explanation for what transpired...He explained that it was a ‘misunderstanding’ and that he was adjusting his phone to take a photograph, when he fumbled his phone and ended up catching the phone with the flash on and facing upwards,” said DPP Ee. “He also sent the victim a copy of the presentation slides for the class activity that he had enlisted her help to prepare for. He did not tell her that he had taken upskirt videos of her,” added the prosecutor. “During police investigations, the accused admitted to recording two upskirt videos of the victim as he felt a thrill in doing so,” said DPP Ee. The teacher also admitted to deleting the two videos. “The accused further admitted that there were several other occasions where he took upskirt videos of his students in school. He did this when his students stood around the teacher’s table in the classroom. He would be in a sitting position that allowed him to take an upskirt video with his handphone,” added DPP Ee. Grave abuse of authority and trust: DPP In asking for at least 12 weeks’ jail, DPP Ee said the case involves “a grave abuse of authority and trust by an educator against his student”. The victim had placed a great degree of trust in the culprit, agreeing to pose as a model for him before knowing what poses she needed to do, the prosecutor added. “She complied with every instruction that the accused gave her. She did not even ask him why she had to be blindfolded despite feeling uncomfortable about doing so. These show that the victim trusted the accused and genuinely wanted to do him a favour by posing for his photographs,” said DPP Ee. There was also evidence of planning and premeditation, with the perpetrator taking deliberate steps to isolate the victim in an empty classroom. “He had isolated the victim and briefly talked to her about her future plans to lure her into a false sense of safety. He then asked the unsuspecting victim to put herself in a position that enabled him to commit the offence,” said DPP Ee. “Indeed, this would explain why the accused wanted the victim to pose blindfolded, facing the whiteboard, with her legs apart. Each of these steps were carefully planned to lead the lamb to the slaughter,” the prosecutor added. As this is the first case of its kind where a teacher has been convicted of taking an upskirt video of his student, the prosecutor relied on sentencing precedents from run-of-the-mill upskirt cases, but “with an appropriate upward calibration to account for the aggravating factors”. The maximum punishment for insulting a woman’s modesty is up to one year in jail and a fine.
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NEW DELHI/BEIJING (Reuters) - An Indian officer and two soldiers were killed in a "violent faceoff" with Chinese troops on the contested border, the Indian Army said on Tuesday, reporting the first casualties in decades to result from a clash between the nuclear-armed neighbours. India and China have been locked in a standoff in the Galwan valley in western Himalayas for weeks with both accusing each other of trespassing into the other's territory. The Indian army said there had been an incident on Monday and both sides had suffered casualties. "During the de-escalation process underway in the Galwan Valley, a violent face-off took place yesterday night with casualties on both sides," the army said. "The loss of lives on the Indian side includes an officer and two soldiers. Senior military officials of the two sides are currently meeting at the venue to defuse the situation." India and China fought a brief border war in 1962 and have not been unable to settle their border dispute despite talks spread over two decades. Border guards have had skirmishes, even fisticuffs when patrols have confronted each other, but there has been no loss of life for more than 30 years. The Chinese foreign ministry called on India not to take any unilateral action or stir up trouble. A ministry spokesman in Bejing said there was a serious violation of the consensus reached by the two countries when Indian troops provoked and attacked Chinese personnel, leading to a serious physical conflict. The Asian giants have rival claims to vast swathes of territory along their mountainous 3,500 km (2,173 mile) border, but the disputes have remained largely peaceful since the 1962 war. Indian military officials said previously Chinese soldiers had entered into India's side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) or the de facto border at several locations in early May. Since then both sides have held talks but there had been no breakthrough. "This is extremely, extremely serious, this is going to vitiate whatever dialogue was going on," former Indian army commander D. S. Hooda said. India's main stock indexes gave up early gains to fall as much as 0.8% after the news, but were last up around 0.2% by 0758 GMT, while the rupee weakened to 76.1 against the dollar. https://sg.news.yahoo.com/indian-army-says-one-officer-074226868.html
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Raffles Institution has expressed disappointment in its students who were seen flushing a $50 note down a toilet and throwing more from a building. Their actions were caught in a series of videos that were posted on Instagram Stories. One of the videos has the caption "whoops" and shows a $50 lying on top of a shelter beyond a parapet. In another video, one student is seen throwing more money from the building. One clip shows a student holding a $50 note and throwing it into a toilet with the caption "our toilet paper". In response to a Stomp query, the principal of Raffles Institution Mr Frederick Yeo said: "The school is disappointed with the irresponsible behaviour of three of our students throwing money in such a careless way. "We will never condone such actions and have firmly counselled the students on the severity and insensitivity of their acts. "We will also take strict disciplinary action against all three of them. "The students have expressed remorse and regretted their actions. "We have also informed their parents about the incident. "The school is confident that the students will learn from their mistakes and commit to higher standards of behaviour in future."
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If you don’t know the name Lam Shu Jie, then it’s about time you get to know this super lady. Dr. Lam Shu Jie is a 27-year-old ‘Malaysian’ scientist who discovered a possible solution to cure Superbug infections. But Australia seems to be more proud of her than Malaysia. Source: Dr. Lam Shu Jie’s Facebook In a Facebook post about Dr. Shu Jie, Bhagat Singh Nejar lamented about how Malaysia has lost yet another talent to foreign countries, “She was one of the best student in SPM but failed to get our government JPA scholarship to continue her undergraduate degree.” But she went to Australia anyways to complete her degree there, and things got better for this bright lady! “With her excellent results from Melbourne University, she got the scholarship from the Australian government to further her postgraduate master degree. “In addition, with a sponsorship and funds for her research, her excellent research dissertation was noted even during the first year of her PhD study.” Best of all, Dr. Shu Jie got the amazing recognition she deserved with her breakthrough research in the cure for the superbug infection while in Melbourne University. Not only is she recognised by the Australian government, even China took note of her epic contribution to the medical industry. She even made headlines in several international portals! That’s how big a deal this is! “China has just awarded her the illustrious ‘Young Overseas Chinese Award’ in Beijing. China’s Health Minister Gao Qiang personally handed the coveted award to her.” Even Singapore wanted a piece of that intelligence in their nation! “Currently, China, Australia and Singapore government and Universities are fighting to recruit her at their research centre respectively.” Source: Evil Blogger Lady “Many believe her quality research work will have massive global impact. She has the potential to win a Nobel Prize in future! “I wonder why Malaysia isn’t doing anything to rope her back?” This brought on the sad reality for many Malaysian netizens who found most of our talents have left or are in the midst of leaving our country. One netizen also expressed her sadness as she said, “We have so many amazing ‘Malaysians’ that we are extremely proud of but where are they? Cassandra Hsui, Lim Jia Yi, James Wan, Lam Shu Jie, etc. “These are all names we will proudly call Malaysian but are barely Malaysians anymore as they bring their talents to other countries. “Would any of them really want to come back here after such great achievements over in greater countries?” Source: Bhagat Singh Nejar Other people agreed as they too felt it was better off for Dr. Shu Jie to stay elsewhere where her talents will actually be appreciated. But if all the talents leave our country now, where will the future of Malaysia be? https://worldofbuzz.com/one-best-students-spm-failed-get-jpa-scholarship
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Cargo ship arrivals in Singapore, the world's top transhipment and bunkering hub, plummeted to their lowest in nearly three decades in May, while dragging sales of marine fuels to a three-month low, official data showed. As the coronavirus pandemic hit global trade, the number of cargo ships calling at the world's top transhipment port fell in May to 3,059, the lowest since at least January 1993, the oldest available figure, data from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) showed. Shipping activity may stay sluggish as container ship activity and bunkering demand remain weak in June, analysts and traders said. Blank sailings, when a vessel skips a port on its route or the entire journey is cancelled, have surged in the first week of June, with the total pandemic-induced blanked capacity nearing 4 million twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU), shipping analysis firm Sea-Intelligence said last week. On Sunday, trade minister Chan Chun Sing said the pace of planned extensions to Singapore's ports would depend on future demand as the pandemic batters the trade-reliant economy. Slowing trade activity has also weighed on marine refuelling, or bunkering, activity in the Singapore hub. "COVID-19 finally caught up in terms of bunker trend," said a bunker fuel trader based in the city-state. Singapore bunker fuel sales volumes in May dropped to 3.925 million tonnes, down 2% from last year and 5% from April, the MPA data showed. Average bunker loadings fell to a five-month low in May at 1,206 tonnes per ship, down from 1,285 tonnes in April and 1,208 tonnes last year, Reuters calculations showed. Marine fuel sales in Singapore totalled 20.76 million tonnes this year, up 5% from last year but lower than the record 21.43 million tonnes sold in the first five months of 2018.
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SINGAPORE — A man was charged in court on Monday (15 June) for spiking a female colleague’s drink and filming multiple female colleagues in a toilet within his office building on at least 66 occasions last year. The 30-year-old Singaporean faces one count of administering a stupefying drug - a liquid mixture containing orphenadrine and paracetamol - to the woman on 10 September 2019 at about 5.25pm, by pouring it into her mug. He is said to have done so with the intention of molesting her. Orphenadrine is used to treat muscle pain and may cause dizziness or loss of consciousness, while paracetamol is commonly used to treat or prevent pain such as headaches, and reduce fever. The man cannot be named to protect the identities of his victims, who are all his co-workers. While the number of victims involved was not revealed, District Judge Terence Tay imposed a gag order on the man’s name, his company’s name and address, and the identities of the victims. The man, who is represented by lawyers Josephus Tan, Cory Wong and Marshall Lim, also faces five counts related to insulting the modesty of a woman. He is said to have attempted to film a woman in a common toilet by placing his phone to record her over 10 occasions between 15 July and 26 September last year. He allegedly filmed other women on multiple occasions between 12 July and 9 October last year by placing his phone in the toilet to record them. He is said to have filmed one of the women over 61 occasions in that period. Tan told the court that his team was just briefed by the man last week. The case has been adjourned to 13 July for a further hearing. For administering a drug to a person with an intention to commit an offence, a convicted person can be jailed up to 10 years, and fined, or caned. For insulting the modesty of a woman, a convicted person may be jailed up to a year, or fined, or both.
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Coronavirus: S'pore to start phase 2 reopening on June 19
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Coronavirus: S'pore to start phase 2 reopening on June 19
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Many recovered coronavirus patients who did not need to be hospitalized are still facing serious health problems months later, according to a study commissioned by the Longfonds. While 94 percent say they do not feel as healthy as they did before the viral infection, some 60 percent of this group said they still have breathing symptoms which make it difficult to take a walk, and nearly half are unable to exercise, Longfonds director Michael Rutgers said in a statement. "We find this really shocking." The Longfonds, treatment center CIRO, and Maastricht University surveyed 1,600 people who reported they had symptoms after recovering from the coronavirus. Rutgers said it was the first time that these patients have really come into the picture, as most were never treated in medical centers. Longfonds and CIRO said 91 percent of respondents were not hospitalized, and 43 percent were never formally tested for Covid-19, the respiratory disease caused by this SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. These recovered patients told researchers that they still suffer from symptoms like tightness in the chest, fatigue, headaches, or shortness of breath almost three months after recovering. 85 percent of participants said they were in good health before getting the coronavirus. Only six percent said that their health is back to what it was before their infection. The average age of those surveyed was 53. These people really need to be seen, heard and helped,” Rutgers said. More than 1 in 5 received no follow up care, and were thoroughly dissatisfied by that. "It seems that we are dealing with an invisible group of patients who are in danger of falling through the cracks after coronavirus. We have to prevent that." "The health of corona patients who went through corona at home is shockingly bad," Rutgers said "Until now, the focus was rightly on the people who ended up in the hospital or even on the ICU. But we should not forget this group of corona patients who were at home." Longfonds wanted more people to register with the Dutch-language platform Coronalongplein.nl, which it launched along with another pulmonary organization to provide information and advice to people struggling with the aftereffects of a Covid-19 infection. Through the site they can use their PGO personal health monitor questionnaire to determine the severity of their own symptoms. "We are learning more and more about the course of the disease. The questions and complaints must guide the care, treatment and supervision of this new patient group. In addition, further research into the long-term consequences of coronavirus is needed," Rutgers said. https://nltimes.nl/2020/06/12/shocking-nearly-recovered-covid-19-health-issues-months-later
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this one not bad
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thanks, my 1st seiko watch 17 yr already it nv spoil. knn (give my elder to wear, so got excuse to get another one) but the current one cannot spoil de my current seiko watch 12 yr already it nv spoil also
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this is Prospex, at least the bezel is inside SEIKO Automatic Alpinist SBDC087
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I found that watch with bezel is ugly
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this is the goal
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it got worst: last time everyone can eat together, even if some dont eat certain food they just dont order that. nowaday no such thing. last time got kampong spirit, now it, totally ignore each other. the next time we talk is from a 3rd party the people nowday behave worst then last time, like more heartless and very cold towards each other
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not economically feasible for the farm to move again. of course la, anyone also know this. all these people talk about using tech, innovations , if so easy open a farm and prove it
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SINGAPORE — It started out as a coconut plantation in Yio Chu Kang in the 1960s, became a pig farm in the 70s in Punggol, then transformed into a hydroponic vegetable farm in the 90s. Come June 30, that is when it all ends. With its lease ending this December, Oh Chin Huat Hydroponic Farms, located along Bah Soon Pah Road in Yishun, has chosen to cease operations instead of relocate. Four generations of the Oh family have seen through the business in its various incarnations but the cost of relocating has become too much to bear. The 2.4 hectare farm, known as Oh Farms for short, has been at its current location for the last three decades. However, the land it sits on has been earmarked for residential development. The farm, along with two other farms and nine nurseries in the area, were informed by the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) in 2017 that the land will be redeveloped. While the other two farms, Pacific Agro Farm and Green Valley Farms, have taken up the authorities’ offer to extend their tenancy and lease respectively until the end of December next year, Oh Farms, which was offered the extension in the middle of last year, declined. In a joint response to TODAY, SLA and the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said that the farm’s owner, Mr Ore Yock Keong, had previously informed them that the farm will not continue its operations as he is retiring. Family members work alongside hired workers to pack vegetables at Oh Chin Huat Hydroponic Farms on June 13, 2020. Photo: Ooi Boon Keong/TODAY 'NOT ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE' TO MOVE AGAIN Speaking to TODAY on Saturday (June 13), Mdm Tan Lay Tin, one of the 15 family members currently working on the farm, said in Mandarin that she has mixed feelings about the closure. “I’m getting older and more tired, but it would be a lie to say I don’t feel sad when I see them taking down the greenhouse sheds,” said the 60-year-old. The farm has not just been a place for work, but for significant family moments such as her daughters’ weddings and Chinese New Year family reunions. The farm is currently managed by three of the late Mr Oh’s grandsons and their nephew. Ms Ore Huiying, a fourth-generation farmer, said that it was not economically feasible for the farm to move again. She is the daughter of Mdm Tan and Mr Ore Yock Lee, one of the three grandsons managing the farm. Ms Ore, 38, estimates that it will cost at least S$5 million to set up the farm in a new location. This, coupled with the cost to reinstate the land before it is returned to the state, made it too expensive to move, said Ms Ore who is also a freelance photographer. The family gathered at the farm to celebrate Madam Ong Chew Lan's birthday in 2006. Photo: Oh Chin Huat Farm. In their response, the agencies said that they were aware of the farm’s concerns about reinstatement costs and had rendered assistance to the farm on Monday. Ms Ore said that while SLA’s assistance has significantly reduced the original estimate of half a million dollars to reinstate the land, the family will not reconsider its decision to shut. She cited several reasons: The agriculture industry is not profitable. Production cost for vegetables is high, and local farmers have to compete with cheaper imports within a small market. Older family members also want a break from the mentally and physically-demanding work on the farm, while younger ones such as Ms Ore’s cousins are not keen to continue the business. IS '30 BY 30' ACHIEVABLE? The reluctance of Oh Farms to continue its operations highlights the difficulties of running a farm here. The Government aims to produce 30 per cent of the country’s nutritional needs by 2030, but food security experts said that the closure of one farm is unlikely to have a significant impact on production levels. A number of the greenhouse sheds that were not in use at Oh Chin Huat Hydroponic Farms have already been taken apart, as the farm will cease operations on June 30, 2020. The land it sits on has been earmarked for residential development. Photo: Ooi Boon Keong/TODAY Professor Paul Teng, an adjunct senior fellow at the Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies at the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, noted that the Government is pushing for farms to improve their productivity through technology. Addressing the issue of high production cost, Prof Teng said that despite modern technology, the cost of producing food in Singapore will remain higher than imported food in the short to medium term. This is because capital expenditure such as land and labour costs is high. Prof William Chen, director of Nanyang Technological University's Food Science and Technology programme, said that farms can tap cheaper local innovations to boost production instead of relying on expensive overseas technology. For example, he has developed a way to create inexpensive fertiliser by fermenting prawn shells with fruit waste. In response to queries from TODAY, SFA said that it is working towards the “30 by 30” goal despite resource constraints and production levels of less than 10 per cent. It is providing funding for innovative technologies, and supporting farmers in areas such as capability building and technology transfer, the agency added. On the issue of space, SFA said it is aware that developing spaces for farming purposes is crucial to expanding local food production. It has awarded five tranches of agricultural land to companies with promising technology since 2017 and will be tendering out more land parcels later this year. SFA said that it is also looking to open up alternative spaces such as rooftops to grow food, as well as find ways with the community to increase demand for local produce. LOOKING FORWARD TO A BREAK As Oh Farms winds down its operations and prepares to return the land, some in the family are looking forward to the break. Ms Ore will be pursuing her photography projects full time. As for her father, it is time to stop and smell the roses. “We worked for how many years already, 12 hours every day,” Mr Ore Yock Lee said. “Our mind is only on work, no other thing. I don’t want to think so much when I retire.” The family’s legacy could yet live on. Some of Ms Ore’s relatives plan to set up a company to sell hydroponic systems. A family photograph taken at the farm in 2013. Photo: Oh Chin Huat Farm. Read more at https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/family-farm-calls-it-quits-after-6-decades-citing-high-costs
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