YOURSAY | ‘PAS has a political ambition to replace BN. Act 355 is the springboard.’
Hadi’s Act 355 has politics written all over it
YOURSAY | ‘PAS has a political ambition to replace BN. Act 355 is the springboard.’
Death by VX nerve agent – more questions than answers
YOURSAY | ‘My silly question is why go complex when a simpler ‘solution’ would do.’
Death by VX nerve agent – more questions than answers
YOURSAY | ‘My silly question is why go complex when a simpler ‘solution’ would do.’
MACC detains military camp supervisors for alleged corruption
The suspects aged between 33 and 43, were picked up at the Kuantan MACC office yesterday.
MACC detains military camp supervisors for alleged corruption
The suspects aged between 33 and 43, were picked up at the Kuantan MACC office yesterday.
Former Paya Jeras rep Saidin Thamby dies
Saidin served as the assemblyperson from 1986 to 1999, and was also speaker from 1982 to 1990.
Former Paya Jeras rep Saidin Thamby dies
Saidin served as the assemblyperson from 1986 to 1999, and was also speaker from 1982 to 1990.
Bullies can face up to 6 months’ suspension from school
During suspension, offenders would undergo rehabilitation such as at the Henry Gurney School for a few weeks.
Bullies can face up to 6 months’ suspension from school
During suspension, offenders would undergo rehabilitation such as at the Henry Gurney School for a few weeks.
PAS grassroots: Kit Siang ‘racist’, Dr M ‘robber’, Muhyiddin ‘homewrecker’
Selangor PAS grassroots make their apparent dislike of Harapan and Bersatu very clear.
PAS grassroots: Kit Siang ‘racist’, Dr M ‘robber’, Muhyiddin ‘homewrecker’
Selangor PAS grassroots make their apparent dislike of Harapan and Bersatu very clear.
Friends pay tribute online to teen who died after falling 4 floors at Orchard Central
SINGAPORE – Friends of the teenager who died after falling from the fourth floor at Orchard Central paid tribute to him on social media, calling him “a great kid” and “an amazing person”.
The 17-year-old, believed to be Jonathan Chow Hua Guang, died after falling four storeys from the linkway between Orchard Central and Orchard Gateway on Friday (Feb 24) afternoon.
Sharing photos of Jonathan on his Facebook page, Lincoln Loko Isaa wrote that he was “so sad to hear the bad news this morning”.
“You will be missed but never forgotten. R.I.P. brother,” he wrote.
Jessica Jade Sukrom wrote that Jonathan was “an amazing person and I hope you’re okay up there”.
Jake Laing wrote that Jonathan took him in, fed him and lent him clothes when he “had nowhere to go”.
“I cannot believe you’re gone I really can’t accept it,” he wrote. “It’s a hard thing to swallow for me man because we have a bag of memories together which I will never forget.”
Information from his Facebook page indicates that Jonathan was from Randwick Boys High School, a school in Australia’s south-eastern New South Wales state.
From pictures and videos shared by Jonathan’s friends in memory of him, he appeared to be an avid skateboarder.
On the day of the incident, the teenager is believed to have climbed over the railing to retrieve his phone from a projection made of plasterboard, which was not meant to be load-bearing. It collapsed.
Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officers took him to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, with paramedics administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on him on the way, but he died in hospital.
This article was first published on Feb 25, 2017.
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MP Louis Ng's wife gives birth to premature twins who are in ICU
SINGAPORE – Nee Soon GRC MP Louis Ng’s wife gave birth to twins prematurely on Thursday (Feb 23) night, and the girls, born two months early, are now in the intensive care unit at Singapore General Hospital (SGH).
Mr Ng, who is also the founder of the Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Acres), wrote on his Facebook page on Thursday night that he was “feeling worried at SGH”.
“Twins have decided it’s time to come out but it is way too early,” he wrote, asking them to “fight hard”.
Mr Ng, 38, told The Straits Times on Saturday (Feb 25) that his daughters Katie and Poppy were born via emergency caesarean at 10.45pm and 10.46pm respectively on Thursday.
“Katie is doing much better, but Poppy is smaller,” he said over the phone.
Katie weighed 1.285kg at birth, and Poppy was lighter at 1.24kg.
Mr Ng on Friday (Feb 24) night shared a photo of Katie in the incubator, holding his finger.
“Everything happened so fast yesterday. Rushing home, rushing to the hospital, hearing the awful news that the twins had to be delivered, waiting for the news that the twins and my wife were okay,” he wrote.
“But everything slowed down when I held Katie’s hand and whispered to her that daddy and mummy are here and everything is going to be okay. Everything really just paused when she held on to my finger.”
The non-identical twins will likely be in ICU for another six weeks, and the first 36 hours are critical, Mr Ng told ST.
He has cancelled all his appointments over the weekend, but will be back in Parliament next week, he said.
Mr Ng has another daughter, three-year-old Ella, who was born naturally.
Asked how his wife Amy Corrigan was doing, he said: “My wife is a fighter. After the caesarean she was up and walking.”
He thanked the doctors and nurses for their work, and even managed a joke.
“At least, they are born earlier means we can have one (birthday) party for the three of them,” said Mr Ng.
Ella’s birthday is in February as well.
Mr Ng had been very excited about his twins’ arrival. On Feb 15, he changed his Facebook cover photo to one of himself with a pair of twins in Nee Soon East.
“Lots and lots of twins in Nee Soon East and I will be helping to add one more pair,” he wrote.
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The fallacy of harsh punishments
#LETTERS Unless the poor are helped, the hungry fed, and the unemployed given jobs, it is always controversial to dish out heavy punishments for those who committed petty crimes and personal sins. Whatever the polemics, one can always argue some crimes may be committed out of necessity or circumstances.
The fallacy of harsh punishments
Unless the poor are helped, the hungry fed, and the unemployed given jobs, it is always controversial to dish out heavy punishments for those who committed petty crimes and personal sins. Whatever the polemics, one can always argue some crimes may be committed out of necessity or circumstances.
An open letter to the higher education minister
#LETTERS Dear Higher Education Minister Idris Jusoh, please allow me to address you on a matter of public importance in an unusual manner.
An open letter to the higher education minister
Dear Higher Education Minister Idris Jusoh, please allow me to address you on a matter of public importance in an unusual manner.
