Crime rate in Victoria,10 times more than SG per 100,000 pax

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Few years back ,ATM in SG were fitted with illegal readers.Some acct holders lose money from their accounts.Police caught some,including tourists etc.Now,oz...

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While, at least there is some country worst than us. Also, you have forgotten to add that Singaporeans are better able to stand up against such bullying than their Western counterparts. I think by comparing the rate of suicides due to bullying, Singapore have one of the lowest among all the countries.

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Rage in "safe" Singapore

Lee Yuet Kong, a taxi driver, was charged in court this week with "causing grievous hurt", for driving his vehicle into Alex Lim Wee Chong, who is now in a coma. [1]

Alex Lim's car and the taxi had a small collision along Paterson Road on 9 April 2007. A little ahead, at Scotts Road, both of them pulled over as is normal practice, to exchange drivers' identification. An argument broke out and Lee, the taxi driver, refused to provide Lim with his details. He got back into his cab intending to drive off. Lim tried to stop him by positioning himself in front of the taxi.

Lee drove straight into Lim, throwing the latter onto the bonnet. Then he stopped suddenly, throwing Lim forward onto the road. Not only did Lim's girlfriend witness this, apparently so did a passenger in Lee's taxi.

Alex Lim, aged 30, and a financial advisor, has been in a coma since. He's had a part of his brain removed.

* * * * *

In the early hours of last Monday, just outside a Clarke Quay bar, an off-duty bar manager (from a different bar) was attacked. Eugene Chua was so brutally beaten he died in hospital 2 days later. Exactly who did this and why has not been revealed but the police have arrested 2 persons in connection with the crime, and are investigating. [2]

By all accounts, Eugene Chua was very much liked. His boss described him as "a small, spunky, affable and hardworking guy", and his premature death at age 32 was deeply mourned.

24 hours prior to that savage incident, six teenagers were attacked by 16 young men near the Esplanade. The six claimed that the fight, which included vulgarities and racial taunts, was unprovoked. One of the six, Chan Voon Ho, aged 17, was so badly beaten that he suffered multiple fractures on his face and lost nearly all his front teeth.[3]

The police are now looking for the 16 other guys. Whether it will be classified as causing grievous hurt, rioting or some other offence is too early to say.

Then we have stories of schoolgirls engaging in "happy slapping", a form of bullying, where a group gangs up on a victim, strip and beat her and record everything on video to be uploaded onto the internet. Such brazen behaviour, I can hardly imagine.

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For some years now, I have been disturbed by how quickly Singaporeans resort to violence. Bar fights are common, as is road rage, but even if you're nowhere near a bar or on the road, you can still be beaten to pulp just by looking at the wrong person. "Staring" incidents, a marker of immaturity, can escalate into running battles within minutes.

Staring comes out of an animalistic instinct, where one party uses his eyes to establish his social rank over the other. The one who turns away first concedes.

In young men, with their testosterone impulses, self-control is already lower than other age groups, but when we stir in low self-esteem, then the challenge is perceived even more acutely. All the more, the staring party, whether initiator or responder, cannot afford to back down. That is why staring incidents leading to fights are typically reported among the less educated or the less economically well-off.

That being the case, a widening income gap and increasing financial stress for the lower half of society does not bode well at all.

Road rage, on the other hand, involves the better off and the well-educated too. We sometimes hear of people driving Mercedes Benzes getting into a scuffle after an accident. No social class is immune.

I just wonder if we are increasingly stressed out. Frustrated with working long hours at the office, or no job at all. Or lousy pay while the bosses award themselves huge bonuses. Congestion and crowding as we go from one place to another. Noise all around us even when we reach home, because the damn town council keeps giving out getai [4] permits....

Others would put the blame on screen and TV violence. Exactly how media portrayal of violence affects social tendency to violence is not fully established, but it should be no surprise if there is a relationship to some degree. Even indirectly, as in audiences imbibing attitudes regarding fighting for one's sense of honour, or group loyalty right or wrong, can have an effect.

I have long thought that Singapore over-regulates the depiction of sex and sexuality, and under-regulates the depiction of violence. Sure, people can be influenced by the depiction of sexual lives to adopt different sexual values, but rarely are there victims arising from those new sexual values. On the other hand, violence produces victims, almost by definition.

Moreover, I see instances where our justice system tends to be too lenient on violence too. In an earlier article The pimp and the cabby, I pointed out two court cases that occurred at the same time.

In one, a taxi driver tried to run down a pedestrian. Twice. He was given a sentence of 4 months' imprisonment.

In the other, a pimp was sentenced to 4 years in jail, twelve times longer than the taxi driver, someone whose actions could have killed another person. There was no suggestion that the pimp used coercion of any kind to run his business. His "boys" were willing sellers -- that's typical for male prostitution, unlike female prostitution where the power relationship is often unequal -- and his buyers were willing buyers. In other words, there were really no victims.

Besides the question of whether such a disparity in penalties strikes anyone as reasonable, there is also the question of why the police are devoting resources to chasing after victimless crimes.

Yet righting the balance in law enforcement, needed though it is, is certainly not the whole answer. We have to identify and address the social causes. They will be many and complicated. First though, we must understand that violence is a symptom of social breakdown, when people feel hopeless or powerless, or just so frustrated with a zillion other things in their lives, they lose control at a snap.

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Singapore Road Rage out of control?

Allibert wrote: Congratulations. You have just experienced a very common phenomenon here in Singapore. It's known as the "I may not have big balls or a brain but I have a car so watch what a hero I am" phenomenon. or "I may not have the money to pay for the car I'm driving but if I'm going to be in debt for the rest of my life just to own it, then everyone is going to damn well know that I have it"

You have just witnessed:

1. a display of kiasuism of the greatest degree
2. proof that although everyone have their 15 minutes of fame the average singapore driver reduces this to a couple of minutes of"yes, i am a d*ckhead and i know it but you sure won't find me apologising for it. I never spoken up to my wife my whole life so here's my big chance and I'm hiding inside my protective car zone"
2. proof that if the average Singapore driver actually takes a driving test he forgets everything he has ever learnt 10 seconds after passing the test

or

3. my personal theory that apart from the 3 registered driving centres there is some secret tree in singapore where driving licences can be found hanging from the branches as most of them would never have actually passed a driving test looking at the way they drive.

I have been here nearly 10 years and love quite a few aspects of Singapore but drivers are not one of them

Apart from not blinking, other things that are missing from most Singapore drivers are: not letting people into, or cross lanes and any knowledge of the meaning of "defensive driving"

This is so wonderfully put!! I agree with everything you have written and couldn't have said it better myself. Singapore has some of the worst and inconsiderate drivers I have ever encountered in a first world country. I recently went back to Australia, to Sydney, and spent 4 wonderful weeks there. Now I know everyone there complains about the traffic and the driving, but I didn't have to use my car horn ONCE. My first day back in Singapore, and I had to use it FOUR TIMES IN ONE HOUR!! So when people in Sydney complain about the drivers on the road, I tell them to be thankful they aren't driving on Singapore roads!

Rude, ignorant, inconsiderate, spacially retarded, and pushy - pretty much sums up Singapore's drivers.

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Violence in Sim Lim Square, unit # 02-76

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Suicide bids by young females up

Suicide attempts hit an eight-year-high here last year. 300 such cases referred to hospital doctors last year.

ROUGHLY one in three people who tried to commit suicide here last year was either a woman or a young girl between the ages of 15 and 24, a study by the National University Hospital has found.

Females made up 118 of the 316 would-be suicide cases seen last year by doctors at NUH, to which most such cases are referred.

Suicide attempts rose steadily over the preceding three years for this group.

Last year, suicide bids hit an eight-year high, according to a study by Professor Kua Ee Heok, head of psychological medicine at the National University of Singapore, NUS research fellow Clarice Hong and former NUH consultant psychiatrist Brian Ho.

Although the population has also grown during the same period, the trend among girls and young women is worrying.

The study found that among girls under 19 who had tried to kill themselves, they were most likely to blame relationship problems, boy-girl problems and school stress.

Prof Kua said troubled relationships referred mostly to "quarrels in the family, especially bad parent-child relationships, where there are a lot of quarrels". Boy-girl problems could also result from family problems.

Dr Clarice Hong said that in the Indian community, for example, parental objections to a relationship might provoke a suicide attempt.

This was a factor in the Malay and Chinese communities too.

Poor emotional resilience could also explain the rising numbers. She said: "The threshold of tolerance for suffering is not as high as before. I was wondering if it could be because of the weaker resilience of younger Singaporeans."

Young people had relationship problems in the past too, she said. "But why did they not take it so badly?"

Impulse could be another factor, especially among adolescents. Another explanation could be that the extended family was dying out.

Said Prof Kua: "Before, there was always someone around to talk to in a big family -- an aunt, for example. Now, more families live on their own, and a lot of the youngsters are latchkey kids.

"They don't even talk to neighbours like before."

Due to this lack of communication at home, communication at school became all the more important.

There should be someone that students could talk to, because a suicide attempt was a cry for help.

Said Dr Hong: "In self-help groups in schools, they can learn from each other, or there could be a trained counsellor in school to go to."

That is why the NUS department of psychological medicine hopes to set up a webpage within the next six months, and make it accessible to students. It will offer tips on dealing with stress, where to turn to for help, relaxation techniques and other information.

Prof Kua said family, teachers and friends were the best people to advise youngsters under stress. "When stress levels are high, teach them what they can do. More serious cases may need medical attention. They should see their general practitioner."

371 committed suicide last year

THE number of people who succeeded in killing themselves last year came to 371 -- the third highest figure in a 20-year period.

According to the Singapore Immigration and Registration, 1995 was the year with the highest number taking their own lives -- resulting in 401 suicides.

The second highest peak from 1979 to 1998 came in 1989, when 395 killed themselves. The lowest was in 1981, with 191 self-inflicted deaths. Last year, there were:

Overall, the trend indicates that not only are more young and elderly people thinking of or attempting suicide, but more are also ending up killing themselves.

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More Singaporeans die from suicide than from accidents
SINGAPORE : More Singaporeans die committing suicide than from traffic accidents.

This is according to statistics revealed at the 2nd Asia Pacific Suicide Prevention Conference which bring together experts from around the region.

An average of one Singaporean dies from committing suicide every day.

Even then, Singapore's suicide rates are one of the lowest in Asia.

But what is getting authorities worried is a rising trend of youths committing suicide.

Suicide rates among the elderly, on the other hand, have dropped significantly.
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Dr Chia Boon Hock, Psychologist and Suicide Researcher, said: "The older people now are much better off. They have their HDB flats, CPF, they are married, not single, previously you had a old cohort where the elderly are single immigrants. For young suicide.. the level is steady, it is high."

Suicide is the second main cause of death among girls under 20 and the third among boys of that age.

Studies show that women are more likely to attempt suicide then men and in Singapore, most of the female teenagers who kill themselves do so because of relationship problems as well as study stress.

At the same time, psychologists also say that those who are single and unemployed are more likely to attempt suicide.

Between the year 2000 and 2004, the number of unemployed males killing themselves were 17 times higher than their employed counterparts.

The Health Ministry says what is important is that front-line staff like family doctors know how to identify signs that someone has suicidal tendencies.

Dr Alex Su, Head of Emergency Services at the Institute of Mental Health, said: "In Singapore, more than 50 percent of the people, if they were to end their lives, they would have left some form of message before that but unfortunately these messages were being ignored or not taken seriously.

"They may have made some arrangements to give away things that they had, or made some arrangements, as in after their death who will get what things, sometimes they may even release their pets.

"More importantly, they will leave some kind of suicide notes and these are very important things to note and should be taken seriously."

The Institute of Mental Health is currently running courses for family doctors to help them manage mental and suicidal conditions.

But psychologists say what is needed is a national suicide prevention strategy.

Dr Su said: "Depression is very treatable, you do not have to wait until depression evolves into a severe state, and all things around you have fallen apart, leading up to suicide.

Singapore has also launched a new offering information and support from qualified professions for people who are depressed.

DepNet is a way for people to discreetly seek help and advice for their problems. - CNA/de

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A SURGING economy and promise of a brighter future have done little to prevent a decline of the city’s social ills, including a worsening suicide rate.

Not only are there higher rates of divorces, bankruptcies and crime against senior citizens, but in a land awash with jobs and better pay, the number of people killing themselves has surged.

The government reported 419 cases last year, or at least one suicide every day, compared to 346 in 2003.

This was a jump of 21 per cent and is one of the highest in its post-independence history. It is the fourth straight rise in as many years. More people die from suicide than in accidents.

Surprisingly, too, is the profile of the suicidal.

The Singaporeans who strived to end it all ranged from teenagers to grandfathers.

But the largest group was men who were in the 40s, mostly made up of the 1965 independence generation. This rising trend is worrying the authorities.

The other large group was women aged 50 and older. For every death there were seven attempted suicides.

The gloomy statistics came shortly after Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew had said that Singapore was in a “golden period”, referring to its prosperity during the past two years.

For rich countries to register higher suicide rates than poorer ones is not a surprise by itself.

Singapore isn’t doing too badly when compared to Japan and several advanced Western nations whose rates, despite better welfare help, are faring worse.

Singapore’s leaders, however, have placed a higher emphasis on economic expansion over almost everything else on the basis that once you have achieved wealth, other problems can be resolved.

For many years, it had worked well in a simpler world, but less so in today’s harsher competitive environment that frowns on welfarism.

More jobs are eradicated; more businesses get restructured and life becomes more uncertain.

Between 2000 and 2004, 1,723 people committed suicide or about 345 cases a year.

The Samaritans, which operates a 24-hour distress hotline, handles some 135 calls a day from desperate people unable to resolve their problems.

The number of calls has risen from 43,255 in 2005 to 49,025 in the past year with one in seven considered to be suicide risks.

In perspective, Singapore hasn’t done badly against the developed world.

In 2003, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Singapore had a suicide rate of 18 per 100,000 people (12 male and 6 female) and ranked 52nd of 100 countries surveyed.

It was, however, ahead of more advanced nations like Japan (51 per 100,000), Belgium (40), Switzerland (37), France (35), Denmark (29) and Australia (26).

Sadly, it is not just about statistics. Each abandoned life has its own tortured tale of sufferings that are not always about money - although financial stress remains a top cause.

Overwhelming debts, neglect, family break-ups and poor health are some of the factors that push people to end their lives.

For the younger set, it is mainly over broken love or inability to cope with their studies or broken homes.

Singapore’s rapid success is achieved with a price. Life is a rat race for people who are at the bottom of the ladder.

For a family man in his 40s who has been retrenched as a result of restructuring, it could be a fearful experience. Unlike other advanced countries, there is no unemployment help.

“In Malaysia or Indonesia, when a person loses his job, he could go to the countryside and live off the land,” said a social worker. “Here there is no countryside to live off.”

One of the saddest cases happened last year when an odd jobs labourer in his 40s killed himself by jumping in front of a speeding MRT train at Jurong.

He had been unemployed for four months, relying on his wife’s S$500 monthly income to feed his family of four (with two teenage sons).

As bills mounted to $1,000, the hapless man promised his wife he would look for the money.

One night he gave $9 to his younger son and told him before leaving for his appointment with death, “Daddy is leaving for work, you have to look after mummy, you all have to take care.”

At a time when Singapore was basking in prosperity, his tale stirred the very soul of the nation and public donations – amounting to S$500,000 - poured in for the bereaved family.

“This speedy response shows that it is the people who are compassionate to its needs of their fellow beings rather than the government,” one letter writer said.

Over the past year, the mass transit has become an avenue for committing suicide.

Four took place within a period of six weeks last year-end with two of them video taped by witnesses and posted on YouTube.

Why is the suicide rate higher in Singapore than a country like, say, Thailand when life is reported to be so much more comfortable?

One explanation lies in the psyche of Singaporeans, who tend to be harder striving, less tolerant of failures and overly materialistic.

As a result of high-pressured living, the economic growth hasn’t spread happiness to all hard-pressed Singaporeans.

Many citizens do not have enough retirement savings and have been advised to work beyond 65 years to survive in this expensive city.

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Violence in Sim Lim Square, unit # 02-76

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The relentless rising cost of living in Singapore

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I READ with dismay the article, 'Suicide figures up - 419 deaths last year' (ST, Aug 13).

Nevertheless, I am not surprised at the rising suicide figures and believe that it will continue to climb in the near future as I see many people facing difficulty coping with a stressful lifestyle deprived of much support.

People belonging to the sandwiched generation especially face mounting pressures, mainly financial, and if they fail to see a way out of their problem, may attempt suicide. To them, living is tortuous and death seems like a permanent relief to all their problems which is but a myth. They will leave behind loved ones who not only will miss their presence but also have to live on with doubts of whether they are the ones at fault.

It is common knowledge that our population faces mounting work pressure. Many work long hours and only go home to sleep. Weekends are also confined to indoor activity as they recuperate from a long week at work. There is hardly any work-life balance here. Most people's lives revolve around work.

As families get smaller, the supportive reach of an extensive family network is also remote. Many also fail to have time to establish any meaningful friendships and may miss out on opportunities to confide their problems in someone. Many who have problems, especially men, will not seek out counsellors from nearby neighbourhood family service centres for counselling support, further compounding the issue.

A close classmate of mine committed suicide at the tender age of 21. He suffered from an inferiority complex and family members also failed to understand him. After being discharged from the mental hospital, he hanged himself outside a church. As his classmates who helped him along the way, we were devastated and blamed ourselves for not doing enough to help him.

I often questioned the quality of our counsellors in family service centres (FSCs), having worked in one myself a few years back as a social-work aide.

Most workers there are young and trained in social work. It will be difficult for them to identify with the issues a middle-aged person is going through and also how he can earn the respect of the counsellee who is much more seasoned in life.

FSCs need to deploy properly trained counsellors who are mature enough to deal with the issues of this critical age group. Hopefully, this will take some load off the suicide-prevention group Samaritans of Singapore (SOS) which continues to face manpower shortages.

As Singapore progresses, many will also struggle to keep pace in a modern fast-paced society. Let us offer our shoulder if we see someone in need of a helping hand. You never know that your kind words of comfort may dissuade someone from thoughts of ending his life. It is when we take time to care for one another that we can say we are a First World nation.

Gilbert Goh Keow Wah

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide_rate

Rather low I should say.

read your pm

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The relentless rising cost of living in Singapore

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Platform doors for elevated MRT stations

"The Land Transport Authority will spend more than $126 million to install platform screen doors at elevated MRT stations to prevent track intrusions...

"Track intrusions have gone up from an average of 16 cases a year in 2004 and 2005 to 30 in 2006 and 31 last year..."

Source: The Straits Times Page B2 3 Sep 2008

INCIDENT AT PAYA LEBAR STATION ON 4 APRIL 2007

On 4 April 2007, eastbound train service from Aljunied to Eunos stations was disrupted at 10.21am when a man was hit by a train at Paya Lebar Station.

To maintain service on the unaffected stretches of the EastWest line during the incident, all eastbound trains were turned around at Aljunied Station. Train services on the westbound and the NorthSouth

Line were not affected. Eastbound train service resumed at 11.02am.

A bus bridging service was deployed to ferry passengers between Aljunied and Eunos stations during the train service disruption. About 1,800 passengers travelling from Aljunied to Eunos stations were affected during the incident.

Passengers were informed of the service disruption and free bus services through announcements, notices and the rail travel information system at affected stations.

Passengers who were unable to complete their journeys due to the disruption can claim a full fare refund from the Passenger Service Centre in any of the 51 SMRT stations, within the next three working days.

Police investigations are in progress.

Source: www.smrt.com.sg News Release 4 Apr 2007

INCIDENT AT WOODLANDS MRT STATION ON 2 MARCH 2007

On 2 March 2007, northbound train service from Admiralty to Kranji stations was disrupted at 3.20pm when a woman was hit by a train at Woodlands Station.

To maintain service on the unaffected stretches of the North-South line during the incident, all northbound trains were turned around at Admiralty Station and some southbound trains were turned around at Kranji Station. Train services on the southbound and the East-West Line were not affected. Northbound train service resumed at 4.12pm.

A bus bridging service was deployed to ferry passengers from Admiralty to Kranji stations during the train service disruption. About 2,900 passengers travelling from Admiralty to Kranji stations were affected during the incident.

Passengers were informed of the service disruption and free bus services through announcements, notices and the rail travel information system at affected stations. Passengers who were unable to complete their journeys due to the disruption can claim a full fare refund from the Passenger Service Centre in any of the 51 SMRT stations, within the next three working days.

Police investigations are in progress.

Source: www.smrt.com.sg News Release 2 Mar 2007

Incident at Eunos Station on 23 January 2007

Date of Issue: 23 January 2007

On 23 January 2007, eastbound train service from Aljunied to Tanah Merah stations was disrupted at 3.01pm when a man was hit by a train at Eunos Station.

To maintain service on the unaffected stretches of the East-West line during the incident, all eastbound trains were turned around at Aljunied Station and some westbound trains were turned around at Tanah Merah Station. Train services on the westbound and the North-South Line were not affected. Eastbound train service resumed at 3.49pm.

A bus bridging service was deployed to ferry passengers from Aljunied to Tanah Merah stations during the train service disruption. About 4,000 passengers travelling from Aljunied to Eunos stations were affected during the incident.

Passengers were informed of the service disruption and free bus services through announcements, notices and the rail travel information system at affected stations.

Police investigations are in progress.

Source: www.smrt.com.sg News Release 23 Jan 2007

- MP suggests using half-height platform screen doors in MRT stations

Man fatally hit by train

A Chinese man in his mid-40s died last night after he was hit by a train at Chinese Garden MRT station. The man had reportedly flung himself into the path of an oncoming train.

Source: Straits Times 19 Oct 2006 (H2)

Safety at MRT and LRT stations

"Despite the various safety measures in place, there have been more than 220 cases, where commuters were found trespassing on the tracks at above-ground MRT and LRT stations, between 1991 and 15 September 2004.

"Eighty-seven percent of such cases were non-accidental acts, which involved commuters jumping onto the tracks to retrieve personal items, walking, running or taking short cuts to another platform, and acts of suicide....."

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SMRT to conduct more patrols on platforms

SMRT has doubled the number of patrols at its 35 open-air platform stations to try to make sure commuters stay behind the yellow safety line until the trains have stopped. It will not put up full-height screen doors, estimated to cost more than S$220 million, at these platforms.

Source: Straits Times 21 Sep 2004 H5

Man fatally hit by MRT train after fall

A man died when he fell and was hit by an oncoming train at Bishan MRT station yesterday afternoon. This is the second fatal accident at this station.

Source: Straits Times 16 Sep 2004 (H6)

Two women fall into path of MRT trains, 1 dies

A 50-year-old Chinese woman died after she fell off the platform and was hit by an MRT train at Bukit Batok MRT station yesterday afternoon. In a separate incident, another woman, in her 40s, suffered serious head injuries and an open fracture in her right leg when she fell off the platform and was hit by an MRT train at Redhill MRT station yesterday evening. These are the third and fourth such incidents in just over a month. LATEST: The second woman has died in hospital. (1 Sep 2004)

Source: Straits Times 1 Sep 2004 (3)

Man falls on MRT tracks, survives being run over by train

A man who fell onto the tracks at Bukit Batok MRT station yesterday suffered crushed toes when a train pulling into the station ran over him.

Source: Straits Times 15 Aug 2004 (3)

Man falls and dies at Bishan MRT station

A 31-year-old Chinese man died after falling on the track in front of an oncoming train in Bishan MRT station at about 1pm yesterday. The tragedy disrupted the northbound service between Toa Payoh and Ang Mo Kio MRT stations for about an hour.

Source: Straits Times 29 Jul 2004 (6)

Man hit by MRT train dies

A man was killed when he was hit by an MRT train near Marsiling station at about 11.40pm on Saturday night. Mr Tan Ngak Yam, 70, a Malaysian, was walking along the MRT tracks when he was hit by a northbound train about 500 m from the station.

Source: Straits Times 2 Dec 2002 (H5)

Boy injured in accident at Bishan MRT station

A 10-year-old boy was taken to KK Women's and Children's Hospital yesterday evening, after being dragged by an MRT train along the platform at Bishan MRT station. Moses TAN had a fractured right leg, a fractured right shoulder, bruises on his limbs and chest, and lacerations on his head after the incident. It is not known how the incident happened.

Source: Straits Times 8 Nov 2002 (3)

Three injured in LRT accident

An LRT train with 20 passengers crashed into an empty one in Choa Chu Kang on Sunday 19 Nov 2000 after an operations officer failed to do a manual check of the lines before restarting the network system. The impact threw seated and standing passengers to the floor of the train, injuring three of them. The service was disrupted for seven hours but it was restored in stages and was fully functional again by 2.30pm the same day. Communications and Information Technology Minister YEO Cheow Tong visited the site soon after being told of the accident.

Source: Straits Times

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In oz,sometimes u have to give way to outlaw bikes who are treated

like VIP and escorted by police!!

Hogging the road: More than 200 members of the Bandidos motorcyle gang cruised into Melbourne yesterday with a police escort and immediately got ready for some serious partying. Picture: Craig Borrow

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,,24478015-2862,00.html

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,,24473097-2862,00.html

Carly Crawford

October 11, 2008 12:00am

THE Bandidos bikie gang will visit their Sunshine clubhouse tonight for a strip show and heavy boozing after their blazing run into Melbourne's CBD yesterday.

mmm

http://search.news.com.au/search?us=ndmheraldsun&sid=2862&as=HWT&ac=NEWS.STATE&q=bikies

waste tax payers $$$

http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/latest/5071078/union-slams-police-escort-for-bandidos/

October 10, 2008

The 200-strong bikie mob took a full minute to pass any given point. They were led by a police van, with motorcyclists blocking on-ramps and keeping stray motorists at bay.

Wow!! Bikes are so well disciplined ---on road.They are on family outings!!

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24477492-24218,00.html?from=public_rss

Editorial

October 11, 2008 12:00am

VICTORIANS will react with alarm at the spectacle of hundreds of members of a notorious motorcycle gang riding into their capital city under police escort and with traffic lights switched from red to green.

The Bandidos, clad in orange and black, have come to Melbourne to party and enjoy "a family weekend".

Unfortunately they bring with them a national reputation for causing mayhem and breaking the law.

Their unwelcome visit clearly presented police command with a dilemma: if police do nothing, there's a strong chance the weekend could get out of hand; if they negotiate and participate they risk being accused of taking a soft option.

Chee Soon Juan shall quote this example that next time SG police

shall escort SDP rally and procession!!

mmmm

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Violence in Sim Lim Square, unit # 02-76

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Singapore's Dirty Little Secret? An Australian is shocked by the treatment of maids in Singapore:

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EIA reports "smuggler friendly climate" of Singapore threatens efforts of the United States to protect its borders from environmentally harmful substances.

The nongovernmental Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) caused a stir at the meeting with its revelation of elaborate CFC smuggling operations spanning three continents and including Singapore, South Africa, and the United States.

The report, entitled “Lost in Transit – Global CFC Smuggling Trends and the Need for Faster Phase Out” is based on undercover investigations by EIA personnel. It reveals the global nature of the illegal trade and exposes CFC smuggling operations coordinated by Singaporean dealers who seek to deceive U.S. authorities and dump illegal CFCs on the American market.

The EIA report shows how Singaporean companies offer to sell CFCs to the United States, mislead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and engineer elaborate international trading schemes to avoid U.S. enforcement efforts.

EIA campaigner Alexander von Bismarck says, “Over the last decade, the United States has been working hard and effectively to stop the illegal import of these dangerous chemicals. Our investigations suggest that these efforts are now threatened by sophisticated smuggling operations in Singapore and other transit countries.”

EIA undercover investigators met with Singaporean businesses involved in such illegal practices and revealed the role which transit countries play in this trade by facilitating the diversion of CFCs onto the black market.

Singapore and other transit points in the illegal CFC trade such as Dubai do not sufficiently control or monitor the movement of CFCs through their ports, and companies are able to operate illicit trading schemes with minimal interference. One particular company, Leempeng Enterprise Pte Ltd offered EIA investigators a shipment of CFCs complete with false paperwork and offered to conceal the goods behind uncontrolled chemicals to avoid detection.

In May, President George W. Bush signed a Free Trade Agreement with Singapore, which the U.S. Congress ratified in September. The EIA report suggests that the smuggler friendly climate of Singapore threatens the efforts of the United States to protect its borders from environmentally harmful substances.

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