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Private school graduates find it harder to land jobs: Poll
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The Ministry of Health and Health Promotion Board will crowdsource for innovative suggestions on motivating Singaporeans to eat healthily, adopt an active lifestyle and go for health screenings regularly.
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E-bicycle catches fire while being charged in Telok Blangah coffeeshop
An electric bicycle caught fire as it was being charged in a coffeeshop at Telok Blangah Crescent on Thursday (Sept 22).
A contributor to citizen journalism website Stomp named Bob was at the coffee shop when he saw the e-bike go up in flames.
Bob said that it belonged to a stall owner who was charging it. The incident occurred at around 11.20am.
In a video, the stall owner can be seen putting out the flames.
According to the Stomp contributor, a member of the public called the police and the owner of the bike was questioned. They also cordoned off the area.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) confirmed the incident with Stomp, saying that they were alerted to the fire at a first floor unit of Block 12, Telok Blangah Crescent at 11.26am.
“We sent two firebikes and one Red Rhino. The fire involved an electric bicycle,” a spokesperson said.
“The fire was extinguished prior to SCDF’s arrival by members of the public. There were no reported injuries and the fire is under investigation,” SCDF added.
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Man who beheaded 4-year-old girl in Taiwan begs her mother for forgiveness
A murder suspect accused of decapitating a four-year-old girl got on his knees and asked for forgiveness from the victim’s mother in a Taipei court on Thursday (Sept 22).
Suspect Wang Ching-yu, 33, has been charged with the murder of Liu Yi-jie, in a trial that began in June. The trial is held at the Shihlin district court.
Wang is accused of killing the girl, nicknamed “Little Light Bulb”, in front of her mother, Claire Wang, on March 28.
The prosecution is seeking a death sentence for Wang, but his lawyers have asked for a lighter sentence.
On Thursday, he asked the judge if he could apologise to Ms Wang.
He then knelt down and said in Mandarin: “I’m sorry, I admit I was wrong. I did not mean it, please forgive me.”
Ms Wang remained expressionless and ignored him. After 15 minutes, the judge asked Wang to get up, Taiwanese reports said.
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“It’s too early to talk about forgiveness,” she told reporters on exiting the court room, adding that priority should be given to ensuring such crimes do not occur again.
“We should focus on investigating the cause of the crime, how the motive turned to action, and with this information, figure out what we can do, how we can reduce these incidents in the future.”
The seemingly unprovoked and gruesome crime shocked Taiwanese society.
Wang slashed the girl as many as 23 times although he did not know the family. His psychiatric state at the time of the attack has been disputed during the trial.
When he took the stand, he has given rambling and outlandish answers, and quoted from Chinese folk lore and even wuxia novels during questioning, reports said.
Prosecutors have asserted that he passed a psychiatric assessment from Taipei Veterans General Hospital. They earlier accused Wang of not showing remorse.
This article was first published on September 23, 2016.
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'Train to Busan' speeds away to box-office record in Malaysia
PETALING JAYA – Malaysians are still enthusiastically boarding the Train to Busan, some two weeks after it hit local cinemas.
As of Sept 21, the zombie flick, which started screening in Malaysia on Sept 8, has netted RM20 million (S$6.6 million) in takings, making it the top South Korean film in Malaysia’s box-office history.
Tung Yow Kong, general manager of GSC Movies, which brought Train to Busan to Malaysia, said it had all the elements that appeal to audiences – horror, comedy and emotional scenes.
“When I first watched it, I found it to be good. But I just didn’t expect it to be so popular,” said Tung.
The thriller is set on a bullet train travelling from Seoul to Busan.
On board are a variety of characters, including a workaholic and his daughter, a group of young baseball players, a couple expecting their first child and two elderly sisters. And there happens to be a passenger infected by a virus.
It stars Gong Yoo, child actress Kim Su-an, Jung Yu-mi, Ma Dong-seok and Choi Woo-shik.
The Star’s movie reviewer Davin Arul wrote: “Director Yeon Sang-ho makes full use of the cramped confines of train coaches to evoke maximum thrills and suspense.”
Train to Busan, which made its international premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May, has also smashed box-office records in its home country, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Star2.com reported last month that Hollywood is keen to remake the film, with two major studios in the United States – 20th Century Fox and Sony Pictures – eyeing the project.
Student Khatijah Kamal, a fan of K-dramas, said she was surprised to see “a zombie apocalypse film with so much heart”.
“What I liked was seeing people become heroes and villains within that single train ride,” said Khatijah.
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Authorities launch SGSecure app in fight against terrorism
The app allows the police and SCDF to broadcast alerts to the public during terrorist attacks or other major emergencies. The public can also use the app to send useful information to authorities.
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Man charged with cheating iPhone 7 buyers of nearly $10,000
SINGAPORE – A man was charged in court on Friday (Sept 23) with 13 counts of deceiving victims into believing that he could sell them the iPhone 7 Plus and inducing them to transfer a total of $9,640 into his bank accounts.
Cai Jiaxiang, 30, allegedly cheated nine men and three women into transferring $100 to $4,610 each into his DBS savings or UOB current accounts to buy one to four sets of the latest Apple mobile phone between Sept 11 and 16.
No plea was taken. Investigations are ongoing.
Cai, who was unrepresented, also faces a charge of giving false information to the police at Toa Payoh Neighbourhood Police Centre on Sunday (Sept 18).
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He is said to have lied that a man he met at a KTV lounge had asked him to help look for clients to take pre-orders of the iPhone 7 at $1,480 each in return for a commission of $150 per phone. He also stated that he had secured about 15 pre-orders and deposited funds into three bank accounts with DBS.
He allegedly claimed that he failed to contact the man for his commission on Sept 18.
Cai was offered bail of $20,000. His case will be mentioned on Oct 11.
This article was first published on September 24, 2016.
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SGSecure launched to prepare public for terror attacks
A new SGSecure mobile app was also launched for members of the public to receive alerts during major emergencies and to provide information to authorities.
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Authorities launch SGSecure app in fight against counter-terrorism
The app allows the police and SCDF to broadcast alerts to the public during terrorist attacks or other major emergencies. The public can also use the app to send useful information to authorities.
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