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Nov 29, 2008
19-year-old was so drunk she could do nothing to stop assault
By Sujin Thomas
A NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD became so drunk at a birthday party in September last year that she could do nothing as she was raped and molested by two party guests.
In a district court yesterday, one man pleaded guilty to raping her and the other, to outraging her modesty.
To protect her identity, the parties cannot be named.
Court documents said she had gone to a party, where she met her boyfriend, who was also invited.
Later, the couple joined the host and two of his friends, both 21, for a card game in which the loser of each round had to drink a glass of whisky. The girl, an unseasoned drinker, soon became drunk. At her boyfriend's suggestion, she went to a bedroom to sleep it off.
Early the following morning, the host's two friends entered the bedroom and shut the door.
One of them first kissed her and molested her as she lay sleeping. The man, who is married with two young children, then took off her underwear and proceeded to rape her. The other man also kissed her and fondled her breasts.
Shocked, the girl woke up but was so drunk that she could do little to resist their advances.
After a while, the pair left the room and the girl fell asleep again.
When she awoke, she burst into tears and told her boyfriend ? who had been in the next room all the time ? what had happened. She was then taken to a hospital for a check-up and a police report was lodged.
A day later, the two men met the girl to apologise and plead with her to withdraw her complaint against them. She refused to give them an answer.
The men then set up another meeting to persuade her to tell the police that she had consented to their advances. It was the only way to 'settle the matter', one of them told her.
The girl's boyfriend tipped off the police to the meeting, and the pair were arrested.
They will be sentenced on Dec 3.
In a district court, a person convicted of rape faces up to 10 years in jail and either a fine or caning. A person convicted of molestation can be jailed for up to two years and caned.
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Singaporean held hostage at Mumbai's Oberoi Hotel killed
SINGAPORE: Singapore's Foreign Ministry says the Singaporean Chinese woman held hostage at the Oberoi Hotel in Mumbai has been killed.
Speaking at a news conference at the Ministry, Director of the Consular Directorate Jai Sohan Singh said they were told at 9:35pm Singapore time that she suffered a tragic death.
Mr Singh said this was after her husband made a final confirmation of her identity.
He added there are no more Singaporeans stranded in any of the hotels in the Indian financial capital.
115 Singaporeans were known to be in Mumbai either for work or leisure during the attacks on Wednesday night that have killed some 130 people.
- CNA/irhttp://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/392947/1/.html
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27 Nov
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http://www.omy.sg/Showbiz/E-News/Story/OMYStory200811262313-49251.html
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Originally posted by Oceane:
Yes, from what I observed, most buses are fitted with EDS with the exception of some older buses which still use "plastic destos". IIRC, the EDS usually applies only to the front whereas the side (one section above the door or beside the door) and the rear (usually at the engine cover) still use "plastic destos".In Taiwan most tour buses are double-decker buses because the lower saloon is meant for luggages. The upper saloon is then meant for passenger sitting. Usually one bus like those above weighs about 16-19 tonnes, and carry about 42-46 passengers. Most buses were re-bodied (i.e. Original bodywork meant for SD torn down and re-built as DD) thus many of them lack the power needed to drive the bus up treacherous mountain roads due to the extra weight. The 3rd photo (Scania DD registered in TaiPei PP-041) is an example of such a bus that is really slow on the roads...
No wonder my Mitsubishi DD tour bus in taiwan is a slow poke on the roads....
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From The New Paper reader Tan Boon Leng
Older buses need upgrading
I write in to express my indignation over a terribly uncomfortable bus ride I had on SMRT Service 700 (license plate number 845L) on the afternoon of 16 Nov
After we boarded it at Bukit Panjang terminus, my wife and I were dismayed when we found out that the air-conditioning was weak. The bus was an older model with just one aircon vent
The air circulation in the crowded bus was inadequate and on top of that, the ride throughout was bumpy and headache-inducing
I would like to know why earnings from fare hikes are not used by SMRT to upgrade its current fleet of buses
As long as service gaps like these are not plugged, it is merely cosmetic for the transport company to splash out state-of-the-art information systems on its MRT trains
A self-proclaimed first-world country should not have third-world mobile "sardine cans" moving on our roads, or for that matter, on rail
Source: The New Paper Forum, 22 Nov 08
Edited by sexy girls 22 Nov `08, 7:57PM
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2008 PSLE sees almost 97% of students eligible for secondary schools
Singapore: Results for the Primary School Leaving Examinisations (PSLE) released Thursday show that almost 97% of the students who took the exam have qualified for secondary schools.
A total of 49, 856 Primary 6 pupils sat for the PSLE this year, which is 39 pupils more than last year's cohort.
Almost 64% are eligible for the express course, while some 22% qualified for Normal Academic and 12% for Normal Technical.
The top student this year is Wee Yen Jean from Nanyang Primary School.
Eligible pupils who would have received their sealed option forms to select secondary schools from their primary schools today can submit their choices on-line or through their primary school.
The secondary one posting results will be released on 18 December and students will have to report to their posted secondary schools at 8.30am that day.
This is the first year six full-time Madrasahs (Muslim religious schools) are required to meet a minimum PSLE benchmark at least twice in every 3-year assessment period from this year in order to admit new Primary 1 pupils.
For the 2003 primary one cohort, four of the six madrasahs met the benchmark, while two, Madrasah Al-Arabiah and Madrasah Wak Tanjong did not meet the benchmark.
In all, 313 pupils at the madrasahs have been assessed as suitable to proceed to secondary school. 41% are for the Express course, 48% for the Normal Academic and the rest for Normal Technical.
- CNA/sf
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pls pm kohxingxia and limlayleng
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yes, kohxingxia and limlayleng

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