Prices of homes in the non-central region, excluding small units, led the decline, falling 1.4 per cent from the previous month, according to flash estimates from the Singapore Residential Price Index.
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Elderly man jailed 7 months for molesting 18-year-old man
In sentencing 63-year-old Wong Cheung Pok, District Judge Samuel Chua said he was not inclined to impose a higher sentence as the victim is not considered vulnerable, either physically or psychologically.
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China tourism firm sues makers of Transformers film for $37m
A China tourism company has sued Paramount Pictures, the producer of the fourth Transformers film, and its Chinese partner for failing to include the logo of its resort in the film.
Wulong Karst Tourism is asking for compensation of 180 million yuan (S$37.4 million), the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported.
The case finally went to court on Tuesday (April 26) nearly two years after it was filed.
Part of the 2014 movie, Transformers: Age Of Extinction, was filmed in China’s Wulong Karst National Park. Wulong Karst Tourism, the company managing the park, said that the film’s producers were obligated to include a logo with the Chinese characters “China Wulong” in the finished film, which they did not do.
SCMP said that the defendants admitted in court that they failed to use the logo, but said that they tried to make up for the mistake by having the film’s director, Michael Bay, shoot an advertisement for the resort and leaving behind film props as tourist attractions.
According to local media, the court will fix another date to announce its decision.
Though critically lambasted, Transformers: Age Of Extinction grossed US$1.104 billion (S$1.49 billion) at the box office.
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Who will score in Singapore v Malaysia comedy match-up?
Who is better at poking fun at one’s country and its idiosyncrasies – Malaysians or Singaporeans?
Well, it’s time to find out with Malaysian comedy production Laugh Die You, which will be coming to Singapore this July for a two-night show.
The line-up includes popular local comedian Kumar, local host Gurmit Singh, Malaysian comedienne Joanne Kam and Malaysian rock band Hydra.
The three-hour show, Laugh Die You - The Karaoke, will see Kumar, 48, and Kam, 42, serving their best burns while tackling hot-button issues in both Malaysia and Singapore.
The show combines pyrotechnics, song, dance and stand-up comedy.
Gurmit, 51, will also be debuting his new alter ego Hero Singh.
The trio of comics gave us a sneak preview on talking points here and across the Causeway at a media session yesterday.
ON THE HAZE
KAM: I think it’s quite good because when you wake up, you don’t know if it’s night or day so you go back to sleep again.
GURMIT: I like the haze because when I wake up, I think I’m in Cameron Highlands.
KUMAR: I feel like I’m already dead.
ON THE FALLING RINGGIT
KAM: Why do you think I’m here? For every $100 (RM290) that (Malaysian production company Popcorn Studio founder Erik Ong) pays us (for Laugh Die You), we have enough for one month’s rent.
KUMAR: It’s a natural thing, everything is so expensive here. By the time we make ends meet, the government moves the ends even further.
ON THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN M’SIAN & S’POREAN WOMEN
KAM: I think Singaporean women are really stylish and they are a little bit more body conscious in terms of what they put into their mouths…
KUMAR: That sounds so wrong!
KAM: Food-wise!
ON KIASU-ISM
KUMAR: I don’t think the word exists in Malaysia.
KAM: No, there is definitely a sense of competitiveness. If you have a big car, I want a better car. But we will not get to the point where we line up for two hours at a fast-food joint to get a toy. Not yet, and I hope it won’t be like that.
ON AMOS YEE
KUMAR: I think they should lock him up and throw away the key. He doesn’t even know what he’s talking about. Is there something wrong with him? He needs to be put away.
KAM: I’m new to this, who is this Amos person?
GURMIT: Not Famous Amos, not that one.
ON THE INFAMOUS SMRT PROBLEMS
KUMAR: The problem is, how many MRT lines do we want to build? We’re digging so much in such a small country that I don’t know what is going to happen anymore. Are we going to go underground?
GURMIT: In future, we will build a tunnel and then when we emerge from the other side, we will see Australia.
ON MALAYSIA
GURMIT: I love the food.
KUMAR: For me, if something doesn’t “cock up”, it’s not Malaysia. If the light in the hotel room is not working, then I’m like, “Welcome to Malaysia”. Malaysia is like a breath of fresh air to me, no one is rushing.
KAM: We are so used to things not working that we expect them not to.
This article was first published on April 28, 2016.
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LTA to call tenders for North-South Corridor
Major construction works will commence in 2017 after the civil contracts are awarded, and the reconfigured North-South Corridor is expected to be completed around 2026.
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Singaporean, 33, arrested in Bali for drug possession
Singaporean citizen Mohammad Noh Bin Abdul Salam was forced to cancel his 33th birthday party in Bali on Friday after Ngurah Rai Airport customs officers arrested him for bringing drugs onto the island.
The cafe employee in Singapore was found to bring 10 ecstasy ( MDMA ) pills and some LSD in the form of “happy paper”, which has been more widely known as “blotter acid” since the 1960s.
The Bali Customs and Excise Office’s prosecution and investigation chief, Husni Syaiful, said Mohammad Noh was arrested upon his arrival at the airport via Malaysia on AirAsia flight AK 376 on Tuesday afternoon. He said it was the office’s K-9 team that found something suspicious in Mohammad’s luggage. “When we examined it, we found 10 MDMA pills and one piece of happy paper,” Husni said in a press conference on Wednesday.
Officers said Mohammad told the police he bought the drugs in Malaysia. “He said he was preparing the drugs for his birthday party in Bali,” Ngurah Rai Customs and Excise Office head Budi Harjanto said.
Budi claimed it was probable Mohammad Noh was not only a drug user, but also part of a drug ring that aimed to test the security in Bali airport.
“He claimed he himself would use the drugs, but we still have to investigate his claims. He could be part of a drug ring,” he said.
Mohammad Noh will be charged with violating Article 113 of the 2009 Narcotics Law, which carries a maximum sentence of 15 years imprisonment and a Rp 10 billion ( S$1,019,171 ) fine. He was handed over to the police on Wednesday for further legal processing.
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Routes for bus services 75 and 167 to change from May 1
SINGAPORE – The routes of SMRT bus services 75 and 167 will be amended from Sunday (May 1), as Anderson Bridge in the direction of St Andrew’s Road will be closed off to buses and heavy vehicles.
The routes of both services will be amended to ply Esplanade Drive instead.
Both services will skip the bus stop along Fullerton Road, in front of the Victoria Concert Hall (bus stop code 02011), and call at the bus stop at Esplanade Bridge along Esplanade Drive (bus stop code 02111).
There will be no change to the routes in the other direction towards Fullerton Road.
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UK court blocks deportation of Singaporean transgender person due for reservist duties
SINGAPORE – Two British judges have blocked an effort by the UK Home Office to deport a Singaporean transgender person who is liable for reservist training, The Guardian newspaper has reported.
The British daily reported on Wednesday (April 27) that the…
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