In court on Tuesday, Yang admitted that he misappropriated S$500,000 belonging to Madam Chung Khin Chun in 2010 and S$600,000 in 2012.
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Yang Yin convicted of misappropriating S$1.1 million from elderly widow
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Singapore to assess need to send forces to frontlines to fight IS
If Singapore faces a direct security threat, forces might be sent to the frontlines for counter-terrorism efforts, Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said in Parliament on Monday (Aug 15).
This comes after Member of Parliament Lim Wee Kiak (Sembawang GRC) asked Dr Ng for an update on how Singapore can directly contribute to support the multinational coalition against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group.
He said that should Singapore face a direct security threat, the country would fight to make a “real difference”, and not just a “token” contribution.
Dr Ng also added that a Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) medical support team will be deployed to Iraq for about three months next year.
“The exact size, composition, and capabilities of the medical support team will be determined after our needs assessment and survey team assesses the situation,” he said.
He added that the medical team will take care of injured soldiers and civilians in the event of a battle against ISIS.
It was first announced in November 2014 by Dr Ng that Singapore will participate in the multinational coalition against ISIS.
In 2007, Singapore sent 492 SAF servicemen to Afghanistan during a six-year deployment to the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force, which ended in 2013. It was the SAF’s longest overseas deployment, The Straits Times reported.
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Freon gas leak from SMRT train due to oil leak from compressor: Khaw
SINGAPORE – The freon gas leak from a train at Tanjong Pagar MRT Station on Monday (Aug 15) resulted from oil leakage from a compressor, going by preliminary investigations, said Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan.
“(It) resulted in overheating of the…
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Singapore rower Saiyidah Aisyah heads to Sydney after Rio exploits
Saiyidah says she’ll be rowing at the Asian Rowing Championships in China in September.
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NS deferment a weight off my shoulders: Joseph Schooling
Singapore’s first Olympic champion hopes his second deferment will pave the way for fellow national athletes to achieve glory for the country.
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Japan safari park worker killed in bear attack
Tokyo – A safari park employee in Japan died Tuesday after being attacked by a bear which had somehow climbed into her car, local officials and police said.
An Asian black bear was seen climbing into a small vehicle at the Gunma Safari Park, northwest of Tokyo, and attacking park employee Kiyomi Saito inside the car, a local police spokesman said.
Saito, 46, suffered injuries to the left side of her chest and stomach and was rushed to hospital where she was later confirmed dead, the spokesman said.
“The details are not yet known, including how the bear got inside the car,” he told AFP, adding the animal was a five-year-old male and weighing 160 kilogrammes (352 pounds).
The safari park was “under police investigation and no details can be confirmed at this point,” said Yusuke Yamazaki, a park employee.
A series of wild bear attacks terrified Japan earlier this year, with four people being killed in the northern part of the country in separate incidents in the wild in May and June.
In 2012, an unknown number of bears escaped from snow-covered Hachimantai bear park in northern Akita prefecture, which had kept 38 animals, most of them brown bears.
Two female workers at the facility were later found dead.
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Dry weather to continue for rest of August
SINGAPORE – Current dry weather is expected to continue for the rest of August, with daily maximum temperatures forecast to reach around 34°C on a few days.
On most other days, the daily maximum temperatures are forecast to range between 32°C and 33°C,…
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Dry weather conditions to continue for rest of August
There will be periods of short, thundery showers as well as those with gusty winds expected for some days of this month, says the Meteorological Service Singapore.
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Freon gas leak at Tanjong Pagar station due to fault in old air-con compressor: Khaw
The transport minister gave an update on the incident in Parliament on Tuesday (Aug 16).
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