SINGAPORE – Move over, Gentle Bones. City Harvest’s latest album, Draw Me, has managed to push the singer-songwriter off the top of the Singapore iTunes charts as of 5pm on Tuesday (June 14).
Featuring 13 original tracks, the album was released on Friday and…
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Civil servants to get mid-year bonus of 0.45 month
Singapore – Against the “weaker global economic outlook” and uneven labour demand across sectors, the Government will be paying a mid-year Annual Variable Component (AVC) of 0.45 month for all civil servants, the Public Service Division (PSD) said in a…
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'Missing' bookseller returns to Hong Kong, seeks end to probe
HONG KONG – A Hong Kong bookseller who went missing in mainland China and re-emerged under detention returned to his home city Tuesday and asked police to drop their investigation into his initial disappearance.
Lam Wing-kee is one of five Hong Kong-based booksellers who published salacious titles critical of Beijing and disappeared at the end of last year, a case which fuelled growing fears Beijing was tightening its grip on the semi-autonomous Chinese city.
It later emerged that all had been detained in China, where four of them – including Lam – are under official investigation over the import of banned books from Hong Kong to the mainland.
Lam is the latest to return to Hong Kong – three of the other booksellers have also made short trips but have quickly gone back over the border.
Hong Kong police said they met Lam Tuesday morning. Like the others who have come back, he requested the cancellation of his missing person case and said he did not need official help, police said.
Critics have said the retractions were made under pressure from Beijing.
Hong Kong police have said they are continuing to investigate the booksellers’ cases.
Lam was one of three who went missing from southern mainland China in October.
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Another went missing from Thailand and the fifth, Lee Bo, from Hong Kong.
Lee’s disappearance led to accusations that mainland law enforcement agents were operating illegally in the city.
Lam’s colleagues Cheung Chi-ping and Lui Por returned to Hong Kong in March on bail, but are reported to have quickly gone back to the mainland. Lam is also on bail.
Lee resurfaced in the city the same month, only to cross back across the border less than 24 hours later. He insists he is a free man and is just assisting mainland authorities.
The men all worked for the Mighty Current publishing house, which produced books about political intrigue and love affairs at the highest levels of Chinese politics.
Bookseller Gui Minhai, a Swedish citizen, confessed to trying to smuggle illegal books into China in a television interview in February.
Lam, Cheung and Lui blamed the company’s illegal book trade on Gui.
Hong Kong was returned to China by Britain in 1997 and enjoys far greater liberties than in mainland China, but there are fears these are being eroded.
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Singapore civil servants to get 0.45 month mid-year AVC
Low-wage civil servants will also receive a built-in wage increase of up to S$25 monthly, over and above their annual increment in 2016, the Public Service Division said.
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Grab launches new ride-sharing service between Malaysia and Singapore
BEGINNING Monday, users of ride-hailing app Grab will be able to book rides between Malaysia’s southernmost city of Johor Baru and Singapore with its new car-sharing service that crosses between both countries.
According to the Straits Times, customers will be able to arrange for lifts between destinations in either country as long as a driver is nearby.
After the launch of Grabhitch’s new service, passengers will able to book rides as early as seven days in advance or just half an hour before departing. The passengers will be paired with drivers who matched their pickup and drop-off points.
Head of GrabHitch, Ngiam Xin Wei, said the new travel option saved costs for passengers and drivers.
“The high cost of travelling, frequent congestion and lack of point-to-point transportation between Johor Baru and Singapore are compelling reasons for us to introduce the GrabHitch JB-SG service,” she said, as quoted by the Straits Times.
SEE ALSO: Ride-hailing app grabs edge over rivals with better grasp of local markets
The driver’s cost of petrol can be partially or fully offset by the cash or credit card payments from the customers, and fares will be charged in the currency of the country of departure.
The charges are also based on the distance of the ride and a “fixed cross-border surcharge”, the paper reported.
For example, fares from Orchard Road, Singapore to City Square shopping center in Johor baru starts at SGD$14 (US$10).
Since its launch in November last year, Grabhitch has more than 2,000 drivers operating in Singapore.
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Sun Ho in City Harvest's new album beats Adele to no. 1 on S'pore iTunes chart
SINGAPORE – A new album by City Harvest Church featuring pastor-singer Sun Ho has reached number one on the Singapore iTunes chart.
The album, Draw Me, which was released on June 10, contains 13 tracks and features CityWorship. Ms Ho features in four songs.
Retailing for $13.98, Draw Me topped the chart as of today (June 14), beating Adele and local artist Gentle Bones.
Sun Ho’s music career
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Ho Yeow Sun, whose stage name is Sun Ho, co-founded the City Harvest Church with Kong Hee and others. Kong and five other church leaders were recently convicted of misusing around $50 million in church funds to further the music career of Ms Ho, Kong Hee’s wife. However, they have filed appeals following their conviction.
See also: The City Harvest Trial
According to The Straits Times, while physical copies of the album has sold out, the songs have not featured on Spotify Singapore’s charts.
Ms Ho has had a musical career that courted controversy because of her provocative music videos. That includes a music video featuring Wyclef Jean that saw Ho dressed in skimpy clothing.
In a Facebook post, Ms Ho said: “Recording 4 tracks for this album has been an amazing journey for me. When I step into the studio, I set aside the cares and burdens that I face daily, and I find myself just worshipping.”
According to a Facebook post by the City Harvest Church, the first print run of Draw Me has been sold out. Mark Kwan, the creative director of the album also added that the album “means a lot for any member of City Harvest who has been through the last six years of trials and struggles”.
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Guidebook launches to boost aspiring F&B entrepreneurs
Called Turning Passion into Profits, the guidebook aims to help F&B entrepreneurs better understand the challenges of starting and improving their business.
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Singapore's Restaurant Andre among top 50 worldwide for fourth year
Helmed by chef Andre Chiang, the fine-dining establishment rose 14 places from last year to clinch the 32nd spot on The World’s 50 Best Restaurants list and remains the only restaurant in Singapore to make it to the top 50 for the fourth consecutive year.
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