Pimp made underage prostitute give him oral sex
January 4, 2013 - 1:18am
By:
Rennie Whang
Benita Aw Yeong
Her sexual services had landed 51 of her clients in court for having paid sex with an underage prostitute.
Yesterday, it was the turn of her pimp, Tang Boon Thiew, to turn up in court to face 102 charges. He pleaded guilty to 20 charges.
Court papers stated that Tang first SMSed the underage prostitute , an Institute of Technical Education student, in September 2010 asking if she wanted to earn good money.
When she agreed to take up the offer, he took her to Hotel 81 in Chinatown and took nude pictures of her. Afterwards, she performed oral sex on him and he gave her $50.
Tang, who earned about $185,000 from his online vice ring, will be sentenced next Friday.
- wong chee tat :)
Friday, January 4, 2013
SingTel customers complain of wrong additional charges in telephone bills
SingTel customers complain of wrong additional charges in telephone bills
By Zhao Quan Yin | Posted: 03 January 2013 2024 hrs
SINGAPORE: Some customers of telco SingTel have complained of wrong additional charges in their telephone bills.
One SingTel customer said her husband received more than 10 charges for a premium rate service she did not subscribe to.
Premium rate services are available to all mobile users, and include services like games and quizzes.
Each charge was S$4 to S$8. The total charges came up to S$64.
The charges are from a third-party company TMG Asia Pte Ltd.
A police report has also been filed and the third party company is uncontactable.
"We just told SingTel that we received these web messages from a company. And they immediately told us they would give us a 50 per cent discount. How can there be an additional service that we do not know of? If we don't opt out of it, will such things happen again?" the customer said.
In response to a query from Channel NewsAsia, SingTel said it received feedback from some customers about such charges.
It said it bills on behalf of the content provider, and assists customers if there are disputes over charges by highlighting their case with the respective content provider and tracking the progress on their behalf.
A SingTel spokesperson also said under the IDA's guidelines, content providers like TMG Asia Pte Ltd are required to state clearly upfront the charges for each and every transaction.
Customers have the option of opting-in or opting-out of the charges.
SingTel has advised its customers to ignore and delete SMS text messages from unfamiliar numbers, if in doubt.
It added it has provided customers with the option of blocking such premium rate services from their phones since February last year. But a one-time charge of S$10 applies.
Consumer watchdog CASE said it has seen 98 of such cases involving third-party charges in 2012.
- CNA/de
- wong chee tat :)
By Zhao Quan Yin | Posted: 03 January 2013 2024 hrs
SINGAPORE: Some customers of telco SingTel have complained of wrong additional charges in their telephone bills.
One SingTel customer said her husband received more than 10 charges for a premium rate service she did not subscribe to.
Premium rate services are available to all mobile users, and include services like games and quizzes.
Each charge was S$4 to S$8. The total charges came up to S$64.
The charges are from a third-party company TMG Asia Pte Ltd.
A police report has also been filed and the third party company is uncontactable.
"We just told SingTel that we received these web messages from a company. And they immediately told us they would give us a 50 per cent discount. How can there be an additional service that we do not know of? If we don't opt out of it, will such things happen again?" the customer said.
In response to a query from Channel NewsAsia, SingTel said it received feedback from some customers about such charges.
It said it bills on behalf of the content provider, and assists customers if there are disputes over charges by highlighting their case with the respective content provider and tracking the progress on their behalf.
A SingTel spokesperson also said under the IDA's guidelines, content providers like TMG Asia Pte Ltd are required to state clearly upfront the charges for each and every transaction.
Customers have the option of opting-in or opting-out of the charges.
SingTel has advised its customers to ignore and delete SMS text messages from unfamiliar numbers, if in doubt.
It added it has provided customers with the option of blocking such premium rate services from their phones since February last year. But a one-time charge of S$10 applies.
Consumer watchdog CASE said it has seen 98 of such cases involving third-party charges in 2012.
- CNA/de
- wong chee tat :)
To My 13-Year-Old, An iPhone Contract From Your Mom, With Love
To My 13-Year-Old, An iPhone Contract From Your Mom, With Love
Posted: 12/28/2012 5:15 pm
Dear Gregory
Merry Christmas! You are now the proud owner of an iPhone. Hot Damn! You are a good and responsible 13-year-old boy and you deserve this gift. But with the acceptance of this present comes rules and regulations. Please read through the following contract. I hope that you understand it is my job to raise you into a well rounded, healthy young man that can function in the world and coexist with technology, not be ruled by it. Failure to comply with the following list will result in termination of your iPhone ownership.
I love you madly and look forward to sharing several million text messages with you in the days to come.
1. It is my phone. I bought it. I pay for it. I am loaning it to you. Aren't I the greatest?
2. I will always know the password.
3. If it rings, answer it. It is a phone. Say hello, use your manners. Do not ever ignore a phone call if the screen reads "Mom" or "Dad." Not ever.
4. Hand the phone to one of your parents promptly at 7:30 p.m. every school night and every weekend night at 9:00 p.m. It will be shut off for the night and turned on again at 7:30 a.m. If you would not make a call to someone's land line, wherein their parents may answer first, then do not call or text. Listen to those instincts and respect other families like we would like to be respected.
5. It does not go to school with you. Have a conversation with the people you text in person. It's a life skill. *Half days, field trips and after school activities will require special consideration.
6. If it falls into the toilet, smashes on the ground, or vanishes into thin air, you are responsible for the replacement costs or repairs. Mow a lawn, babysit, stash some birthday money. It will happen, you should be prepared.
7. Do not use this technology to lie, fool, or deceive another human being. Do not involve yourself in conversations that are hurtful to others. Be a good friend first or stay the hell out of the crossfire.
8. Do not text, email, or say anything through this device you would not say in person.
9. Do not text, email, or say anything to someone that you would not say out loud with their parents in the room. Censor yourself.
10. No porn. Search the web for information you would openly share with me. If you have a question about anything, ask a person -- preferably me or your father.
11. Turn it off, silence it, put it away in public. Especially in a restaurant, at the movies, or while speaking with another human being. You are not a rude person; do not allow the iPhone to change that.
12. Do not send or receive pictures of your private parts or anyone else's private parts. Don't laugh. Someday you will be tempted to do this despite your high intelligence. It is risky and could ruin your teenage/college/adult life. It is always a bad idea. Cyberspace is vast and more powerful than you. And it is hard to make anything of this magnitude disappear -- including a bad reputation.
13. Don't take a zillion pictures and videos. There is no need to document everything. Live your experiences. They will be stored in your memory for eternity.
14. Leave your phone home sometimes and feel safe and secure in that decision. It is not alive or an extension of you. Learn to live without it. Be bigger and more powerful than FOMO (fear of missing out).
15. Download music that is new or classic or different than the millions of your peers that listen to the same exact stuff. Your generation has access to music like never before in history. Take advantage of that gift. Expand your horizons.
16. Play a game with words or puzzles or brain teasers every now and then.
17. Keep your eyes up. See the world happening around you. Stare out a window. Listen to the birds. Take a walk. Talk to a stranger. Wonder without googling.
18. You will mess up. I will take away your phone. We will sit down and talk about it. We will start over again. You and I, we are always learning. I am on your team. We are in this together.
It is my hope that you can agree to these terms. Most of the lessons listed here do not just apply to the iPhone, but to life. You are growing up in a fast and ever changing world. It is exciting and enticing. Keep it simple every chance you get. Trust your powerful mind and giant heart above any machine. I love you. I hope you enjoy your awesome new iPhone.
xoxoxo,
Mom
This will appear in Issue 31 of our weekly iPad magazine, Huffington, in the iTunes App store, available January 11.
WATCH: Janell and Gregory discussed this contract on "Good Morning America."
Luckily my iphone does not have such a contract!
- wong chee tat :)
Posted: 12/28/2012 5:15 pm
Dear Gregory
Merry Christmas! You are now the proud owner of an iPhone. Hot Damn! You are a good and responsible 13-year-old boy and you deserve this gift. But with the acceptance of this present comes rules and regulations. Please read through the following contract. I hope that you understand it is my job to raise you into a well rounded, healthy young man that can function in the world and coexist with technology, not be ruled by it. Failure to comply with the following list will result in termination of your iPhone ownership.
I love you madly and look forward to sharing several million text messages with you in the days to come.
1. It is my phone. I bought it. I pay for it. I am loaning it to you. Aren't I the greatest?
2. I will always know the password.
3. If it rings, answer it. It is a phone. Say hello, use your manners. Do not ever ignore a phone call if the screen reads "Mom" or "Dad." Not ever.
4. Hand the phone to one of your parents promptly at 7:30 p.m. every school night and every weekend night at 9:00 p.m. It will be shut off for the night and turned on again at 7:30 a.m. If you would not make a call to someone's land line, wherein their parents may answer first, then do not call or text. Listen to those instincts and respect other families like we would like to be respected.
5. It does not go to school with you. Have a conversation with the people you text in person. It's a life skill. *Half days, field trips and after school activities will require special consideration.
6. If it falls into the toilet, smashes on the ground, or vanishes into thin air, you are responsible for the replacement costs or repairs. Mow a lawn, babysit, stash some birthday money. It will happen, you should be prepared.
7. Do not use this technology to lie, fool, or deceive another human being. Do not involve yourself in conversations that are hurtful to others. Be a good friend first or stay the hell out of the crossfire.
8. Do not text, email, or say anything through this device you would not say in person.
9. Do not text, email, or say anything to someone that you would not say out loud with their parents in the room. Censor yourself.
10. No porn. Search the web for information you would openly share with me. If you have a question about anything, ask a person -- preferably me or your father.
11. Turn it off, silence it, put it away in public. Especially in a restaurant, at the movies, or while speaking with another human being. You are not a rude person; do not allow the iPhone to change that.
12. Do not send or receive pictures of your private parts or anyone else's private parts. Don't laugh. Someday you will be tempted to do this despite your high intelligence. It is risky and could ruin your teenage/college/adult life. It is always a bad idea. Cyberspace is vast and more powerful than you. And it is hard to make anything of this magnitude disappear -- including a bad reputation.
13. Don't take a zillion pictures and videos. There is no need to document everything. Live your experiences. They will be stored in your memory for eternity.
14. Leave your phone home sometimes and feel safe and secure in that decision. It is not alive or an extension of you. Learn to live without it. Be bigger and more powerful than FOMO (fear of missing out).
15. Download music that is new or classic or different than the millions of your peers that listen to the same exact stuff. Your generation has access to music like never before in history. Take advantage of that gift. Expand your horizons.
16. Play a game with words or puzzles or brain teasers every now and then.
17. Keep your eyes up. See the world happening around you. Stare out a window. Listen to the birds. Take a walk. Talk to a stranger. Wonder without googling.
18. You will mess up. I will take away your phone. We will sit down and talk about it. We will start over again. You and I, we are always learning. I am on your team. We are in this together.
It is my hope that you can agree to these terms. Most of the lessons listed here do not just apply to the iPhone, but to life. You are growing up in a fast and ever changing world. It is exciting and enticing. Keep it simple every chance you get. Trust your powerful mind and giant heart above any machine. I love you. I hope you enjoy your awesome new iPhone.
xoxoxo,
Mom
This will appear in Issue 31 of our weekly iPad magazine, Huffington, in the iTunes App store, available January 11.
WATCH: Janell and Gregory discussed this contract on "Good Morning America."
Luckily my iphone does not have such a contract!
- wong chee tat :)
Guang Ming Industrial Building at Paya Lebar up for collective sale
Guang Ming Industrial Building at Paya Lebar up for collective sale
By Toni | Posted: 03 January 2013 2139 hrs
SINGAPORE: Guang Ming Industrial Building, located at No 65 Upper Paya Lebar Road, has been put up for collective sale.
The freehold industrial 'white site' has a land area of 19,789 square feet.
Its marketing agent Cushman & Wakefield says the site is expected to fetch more than S$58 million.
Among the likely interested parties for the site include small to mid-sized developers and those companies looking for a site to locate their corporate headquarters, adds Cushman and Wakefield.
Developers can build up to a gross floor area of some 70,000 sq ft, including some 20,000 sq ft of retail and commercial space.
This is based on a maximum allowable plot ratio of 3.5.
Cushman & Wakefield's Director of Investment Sales Christina Sim says prime locations like Tai Seng and Paya Lebar will make the building a "hot commodity".
She adds that "the special 'white zoning' of the site will give an added boost to its development potential.
The tender will close on 5 February 2013.
- CNA/de
- wong chee tat :)
By Toni | Posted: 03 January 2013 2139 hrs
SINGAPORE: Guang Ming Industrial Building, located at No 65 Upper Paya Lebar Road, has been put up for collective sale.
The freehold industrial 'white site' has a land area of 19,789 square feet.
Its marketing agent Cushman & Wakefield says the site is expected to fetch more than S$58 million.
Among the likely interested parties for the site include small to mid-sized developers and those companies looking for a site to locate their corporate headquarters, adds Cushman and Wakefield.
Developers can build up to a gross floor area of some 70,000 sq ft, including some 20,000 sq ft of retail and commercial space.
This is based on a maximum allowable plot ratio of 3.5.
Cushman & Wakefield's Director of Investment Sales Christina Sim says prime locations like Tai Seng and Paya Lebar will make the building a "hot commodity".
She adds that "the special 'white zoning' of the site will give an added boost to its development potential.
The tender will close on 5 February 2013.
- CNA/de
- wong chee tat :)
Teachers' sudden resignations affect preschool's lessons
Teachers' sudden resignations affect preschool's lessons
By Roslinda Rahmat, Olivia Siong | Posted: 03 January 2013 2210 hrs
SINGAPORE: Morning classes at the Tampines branch of Al-Amin Preschool were affected on Thursday when three of the school's teachers suddenly resigned.
The teachers cited low pay and poor working hours as the reason.
Channel NewsAsia understands that four teachers and the principal at the branch resigned last month.
Teachers from other branches of the preschool, as well as those from its sister schools, were called in to help out on Thursday morning.
Parents of the students said there are about 15 staff at the preschool.
Some 200 children attend lessons at the centre.
According to the pre-school's board, long-serving staff who did not want to upgrade their qualifications were unhappy with the higher salary drawn by new and more qualified staff.
Parents said they are disappointed by what is happening.
Two parents have pulled their children out of the school, and the school has fully reimbursed their school fees.
"As parents, I hope that we will be kept in the loop should there be any problems, because we can offer any kind of assistance if necessary," said Suriani Ishak, the mother of a student at the preschool.
The preschool said lessons at the Tampines branch were back to normal around noon.
- CNA/xq
- wong chee tat :)
By Roslinda Rahmat, Olivia Siong | Posted: 03 January 2013 2210 hrs
SINGAPORE: Morning classes at the Tampines branch of Al-Amin Preschool were affected on Thursday when three of the school's teachers suddenly resigned.
The teachers cited low pay and poor working hours as the reason.
Channel NewsAsia understands that four teachers and the principal at the branch resigned last month.
Teachers from other branches of the preschool, as well as those from its sister schools, were called in to help out on Thursday morning.
Parents of the students said there are about 15 staff at the preschool.
Some 200 children attend lessons at the centre.
According to the pre-school's board, long-serving staff who did not want to upgrade their qualifications were unhappy with the higher salary drawn by new and more qualified staff.
Parents said they are disappointed by what is happening.
Two parents have pulled their children out of the school, and the school has fully reimbursed their school fees.
"As parents, I hope that we will be kept in the loop should there be any problems, because we can offer any kind of assistance if necessary," said Suriani Ishak, the mother of a student at the preschool.
The preschool said lessons at the Tampines branch were back to normal around noon.
- CNA/xq
- wong chee tat :)
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