Man murdered in Ang Mo Kio.

A third murder was reported this week when a man was killed near Ang Mo Kio MRT at about 8am on Friday (Sept 4). 

Police said they found a 48-year-old man lying motionless at the covered walkway between the MRT tracks and Ang Mo Kio Town Garden East park. 

The man was taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 9.15am. 

A 39-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the case and will be charged with murder on Saturday.

It carries the death penalty. 

Article from: http://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore-news/murder-ang-mo-kio#sthash.Aevk5reb.dpuf

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SMRT (Feedback) Co-Founder Revealed.

After close to four years of snarky humour, trolling pranks and internet vigilantism, an anonymous member behind the infamous SMRT Ltd (Feedback) has finally revealed himself — and he goes by the name of Azly J. Nor.

In a note published on his Facebook page an hour ago, Azly claims to be part of the ridiculously popular local satire page — confirming that SMRT Ltd (Feedback) is indeed run by a collective of anonymous individuals. He recounts the origins of the Facebook page — born out of an idea formed by an Internet Relay Chat community of intellectuals and starting out as a legitimate real-time feedback channel for SMRT during the December 2011 MRT disruptions.

It was Azly who started injecting some wit and humour into the page's posts, and it was Azly who sarcastically replied to all who believed that their page was a legitimate channel to leave complaints.

As many would have clearly noticed, the usually caustic tone and snarky, fuck-all vibes of SMRT Ltd (Feedback) has disappeared recently, and Azly confirms that it's because the newfags have taken over.

"The old guards are now gone, and the freshlings took over. It's been close to 4 years, surely many would have move forward in life. I did."

And it also looks like he might very well be serious in running in the upcoming elections, creating the Teh Tarik Party and its legitimate accompanying manifesto with the help of the current team running SMRT Ltd.

"I may or may not run for elections, but the manifesto is there for everyone to figure out where their vote goes to."

Fear not, the page will continue running as "the neutral voice for Singapore, without fear nor favour" and will continue on with their antics — albeit a page where other publications simply pay a lot of money to dump their content for massive view count boosts.

As one of the old guards who crafted SMRT Ltd (Feedback) into the social media behemoth it is today, Azly admits that he still carries on their legacy even though he's no longer part of them.

"To one and all, my name is Azly J Nor. In case I don't see you, good morning, good evening, and goodnight."

Article from: CocoSg

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33 year old man murdered at Senja Road flat.

A 33-year-old man was found dead with slash and stab wounds at Block 636B Senja Road in the wee hours of Monday (Aug 31). 

Police said a 26-year-old woman was arrested in relation to the case, and they have classified it as murder. 

The man and the woman are believed to be Singaporeans and a married couple. They live in a unit on the 15th floor at the flat in Bukit Panjang.

Police said they received a call for help around 1am and paramedics pronounced the man dead at scene at 1.19am. Another family member is believed to have made the call. 

At Block 629, which is opposite the road, forensic officers were also seen collecting evidence. An area at the foot of the block was also cordoned off.

Police officers are still at the unit at Block 636B as of 7am and investigations are ongoing. 

Article: StraitsTime

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SCDF's Medic Gets a Punch in His Face.

First, vulgarities were hurled at him. Then he got punched in the face.

Then, he got punched in the face.

This was what Corporal Arun Raj Manivannan endured just six months into his national service as a medical orderly with the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF).

And all he did was answer a call for help.

More Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel were abused in the first six months of this year compared to the same period last year.

And the SCDF warns anyone who lays a finger on these lifesavers will be dealt with severely.

On Feb 13, Cpl Arun Raj, 20, and Staff Sergeant Yao Hong Bin, 27, found a man near the basement toilet of Jurong Point Shopping Centre, who was complaining of discomfort.

The 57-year-old man was verbally abusive, hurling vulgarities at a security guard.

Although he was cooperative and agreed to be put on a stretcher, the man turned on the paramedics as they placed him onto the gurney and took him to the ambulance.

He continued his tirade as the ambulance drove away from the mall towards the National University Hospital.

As Cpl Arun Raj tried to take the man's blood pressure, the man jerked back his right arm and punched him square on his right cheek.

SSG Yao immediately told the ambulance driver to stop before calling the police.

Cpl Arun Raj was given three days' medical leave and his attacker was sentenced to 10 months' jail on June 29.

Cpl Arun Raj said he was no stranger to verbal abuse and credited this to his past working experience as an inline skating instructor and a lifeguard.

But the punch took him by surprise.

He said: "I was shocked and, of course, I was angry. But as a public servant, we have our own rules. So I just kept calm and patient."

Cpl Arun Raj and SSG Yao are not the only EMS personnel who have been abused by patients and patients' relatives and friends.

Increase

In a statement released on Tuesday on its midyear statistics, the SCDF said there were 10 such cases between January and June this year.

This is four more than the six reported cases over the same period last year and includes verbal abuse, physical abuse or both.

Such assailants pay a heavy price as anyone who verbally abuses a public servant on duty can be jailed up to a year or fined up to $5,000.

Those who voluntarily cause hurt to a public servant on duty can be jailed up to seven years, fined, caned, or a combination of the three.

Two other offenders received stern warnings while the remaining cases are still pending.

SCDF said in the statement that it does not condone any forms of physical or verbal abuse against its personnel and will report any abuse to the police.

Chief Medical Officer Ng Yih Yng said that SCDF's EMS provides critical emergency care to patients in need of medical attention.

He said: "Threatening or abusing the EMS personnel would not only delay medical treatment but also put the patient at risk, especially in the event of a medical emergency."

Cpl Arun Raj, who went back to work after his medical leave, is not giving up.

He said: "Singaporeans look up to us. When they need medical assistance, they call the SCDF. Nothing has changed. I still feel like I need to be there for the people who are looking for us to help them."

SCDF's mid-year report also highlighted an increase in the number of non-emergency calls made.

Although they made up only 4.2 per cent of all calls SCDF has responded to, the number of such calls more than doubled over the same period:from 1,465 between January to June last year to 3,453 this year.

These calls place an unnecessary strain on resources and deprive those who are in genuine need of emergency medical assistance, said the SCDF.

While there is no fee imposed for emergency cases, $274 will be charged for each non-emergency patient taken to hospital by the SCDF

Article from: http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/helping-hand-gets-punch-face#sthash.dm1oKex4.dpuf

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KL girl raped by WeChat 'friends'

A 15-year-old girl was gang raped by two men whom she had befriended through the social media site WeChat in Kuala Lumpur, reported China Press.

During the 11pm incident on Sunday, the girl, who had turned up at the house of the "friends" in Sungai Buloh, was slapped and dragged into one of the rooms.

She was then told to take off her clothes before the men forced themselves on her. They even forced her to "clean up" in the toilet before leaving her at a restaurant nearby.

The girl, who informed her father about the incident, later lodged a police report.

Police are looking for the two suspects in their 20s.

Article: http://news.asiaone.com/news/crime/girl-kl-gang-raped-wechat-friends#sthash.O8gAmLQG.dpuf

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Maid Slashed In Throat By Man In Horror Attack

Love hurts but no one said it had to be cut-throat.

A maid was slashed on Sunday by a man, who is alleged to be her former boyfriend, in what is believed to be a crime of passion.

Ms Allen Remedios, 38, was returning to her employer’s home at Block 311, Tampines Street 33, in the evening when she was attacked on the first storey.

The man stopped her, took out a paper cutter and slashed her throat, wrist and palm.

After he fled, she stumbled up the stairs to the second-storey flat, leaving a trail of blood.

DRENCHED IN BLOOD 

Another maid working for the same employer said she heard the door bell ring at about 6.30pm and was horrified to see Ms Remedios drenched in blood when she opened the door. 

“She was standing there with blood all over her. 

“The cut on her left hand was very deep, and blood was gushing out of her throat,” the maid, who wanted to be known only as Ms Rose, 25, told The New Paper yesterday.

“She said, ‘Sister, call boss’, and I shouted for our employer, who came running out.”

By the time their employer, Mr Jose Mari Camacho, 40, rushed out of a room, Ms Remedios had slumped to the floor.

The planning manager said: “I was shocked. I immediately grabbed a towel and told Rose to apply pressure on the injuries and called the police.

“I then ran out of the flat to find out who had done this to her.”

When he could not find the attacker, he went back to attend to Ms Remedios.

“She was still conscious and bleeding heavily. It was a very deep cut and I could see her trachea (windpipe) coming out from her throat, where blood was spurting out of,” Mr Camacho said.

“There were also deep cuts on her wrist and palm. I could see her bones and ligaments. Her thumb and finger were hanging just by the skin.”

An ambulance and the police arrived within minutes and Ms Remedios was taken to Changi General Hospital.

A police spokesman said yesterday they received a call at about 6.30pm and their officers later established that a case of voluntarily causing hurt​ with dangerous means had occurred.

Investigations are continuing.

TNP understands that a bloodied paper cutter about 15cm long was found in the vicinity of the block and the alleged attacker is still at large.

In an update yesterday evening, the police said they were looking for a man to assist with investigations into the case.

The picture of the man provided by the police is a cropped version of a man pictured with Ms Remedios.

Anyone with information can call the police hotline at 1800-255- 0000 or submit information online at www.police.gov.sg/CrimeStopper. All information will be kept strictly confidential.

Ms Rose said Ms Remedios broke up with her boyfriend, a construction worker, about three months ago​ and he had been seen loitering at the block for about an hour every Sunday since then.

“She no longer kept in contact with him after they broke up but he was always hanging around the block on Sundays,” she said.

Mr Camacho said Ms Remedios is a good employee and he did not expect something like this to happen.

He accompanied her in the ambulance to the hospital and said that she lost so much blood that the doctors had to do a transfusion.

“She also underwent an operation and is now in stable condition.

“She still can’t talk so I’m not sure what the whole story is.

“But the attack was definitely planned.”

He said that he took emergency leave yesterday as he was worried for the safety of his family and employees.

“The attacker is a dangerous man who obviously had the intention to kill, not just inflict hurt,” he said.

“I hope he is caught soon and brought to justice.

“Desperate men do desperate things.”​

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Fellow maid so rattled, she won't go out

Ms Allen Remedios' colleague is so traumatised by the attack that she refuses to leave the flat.

"I have an upcoming day off next Sunday but I don't want to take it," said the maid, who wanted to be known only as Ms Rose.

"I'm scared to go out because the man is still not caught."

She has been working for the family for less than a year and is now afraid to even open the door.

When The New Paper visited the flat yesterday, her employer, Mr Jose Mari Camacho, opened the door.

He said Ms Remedios, the victim, has been working for the family for about two years and was a good employee.

She was so close to the family that she called him "elder brother" in Tagalog.

DAUGHTER

He recalled how she was supposed to go back to the Philippines last Christmas to spend time with her two daughters, but he asked her to bring them to Singapore instead for a holiday.

"I paid for their tickets and they spent Christmas together with my family," said the father of three.

"She is a hard-working and good worker. We've informed her daughters of what happened and my wife wanted to bring them over, but we're still not sure if that is a good idea."

He said that he was not against her having a boyfriend.

"She's a worker, not a slave. She's separated and has a right to be in a relationship," he said.

"We are all human. But I reminded her of the laws in Singapore and that she should be mindful of them.

"No matter what, she definitely did not deserve to be slashed like that."

- See more at: http://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore-news/maid-slashed-throat-man-horror-attack#sthash.7qQAqrym.dpuf

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22 Things Only People With Strict Parents Understand.

1. You were always the first person who had to leave when everyone was hanging out.

2. Asking permission for a sleepover at your friend’s house took 37 hours of mental preparation, a detailed powerpoint presentation of your friend’s family tree, and a signed contract in your blood saying you wouldn’t drink or smoke and would be in bed by 10pm.

3. Whenever your friends would make plans for later that night, you knew your parents would say no because it literally took them 2-3 business days to process whether they would allow you to go out.

4. You would practice asking your parents for permission to do something in the mirror and preemptively come up with answers to questions you knew they’d ask.

5. You also always had to wait until they were in a good mood before asking for anything.

6. You sometimes whipped out the wounded puppy look and would sigh and say “never mind… you’re going to say no anyway” to garner sympathy from your parents before asking for a really big favor. 

7. You would ask your parents once, and only once, if you could hang out at someone’s house. You never understood why your friends would think that “asking them again” would make any difference.

8. You always had to choose between going out on either Friday or Saturday night because there’s no way your parents were going to agree to both.

9. You understand THE PURE, UNADULTERATED PANIC that channels through your veins when your idiot friends change the plans 10 times and you have to keep reexplaining to your parents what you’re doing.

10. You lied constantly. About everything. You still do.

11. You never cursed until you got to college.

12. You never had “The Talk” with your parents. They probably left a book on your bed about your ~changing body~ and let you figure it out.

13. Family dinner conversations revolved around your academics and class schedule—never about your social or love life. As far as your parents were concerned, you didn’t have either.

14. To this day, you still can’t get dressed without wondering what your parents would think about what you’re wearing. Middle and high school were a 7 year war over whether that skirt was too short or if the words on your Abercrombie shirt were too suggestive.

15. Getting one piercing in your ears was the extent of what you could do to your body. If you even thought about dying your hair an unconventional color, getting a tattoo, or even getting a second piercing, hell would freeze over.

16. You probably shared the same first name as at least 4-5 other people in your classes growing up.

17. You always changed the channel if your parents walked in on you watching something where the characters might kiss.

18. Manners were everything. You got the “I don’t want people to think you were raised by wolves” speech almost as often as the “Do not use your phone when you're eating. When you eat, don't talk.” lecture.

19. You’ve spent years dreaming of rebellion in the form of making spontaneous plans or wearing flip flops to the airport.

20. Your impulse reaction to hearing your friends say they had sleepovers with their significant others is open-mouthed shock.

21. You’re careful telling jokes to your parents because their response toes the line between laughing along to immediately going off on a 45 minute rant and probably sending you to your room afterwards.

22. If you miss one phone call, your parents suddenly assume you’re smoking “that marijuana” with “that one friend of yours” they KNEW was going to be a bad influence.

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