Patterns of Sedentary Behavior and Mortality in U.S. Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A National Cohort Study
Keith M. Diaz, PhD; Virginia J. Howard, PhD; Brent Hutto, MSPH; Natalie Colabianchi, PhD; John E. Vena, PhD; Monika M. Safford, MD; Steven N. Blair, PED; Steven P. Hooker, PhD
Abstract
Background:
Excessive sedentary time is ubiquitous in Western societies. Previous studies have relied on self-reporting to evaluate the total volume of sedentary time as a prognostic risk factor for mortality and have not examined whether the manner in which sedentary time is accrued (in short or long bouts) carries prognostic relevance.
Objective:
To examine the association between objectively measured sedentary behavior (its total volume and accrual in prolonged, uninterrupted bouts) and all-cause mortality.
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Brisbane dad hired underage prostitute for son
Brisbane dad hired underage prostitute for son
A Brisbane father has been convicted of hiring an underage prostitute for his 13-year-old son on a family holiday to Thailand.
He is believed to be the first person charged under child sex tourism laws introduced in 2010 and aimed at stopping Australian pedophiles from exploiting foreign children.
The episode happened during a trip to the resort island of Koh Samui for a friend's wedding in September 2012, the Courier Mail.
The father, who cannot be named for legal reasons, got drunk at the buck's party and told his son he did not want him returning to Australia "without losing his virginity," the Brisbane District Court heard.
He then paid a prostitute, inspected the room to make sure there were condoms and waited downstairs while his son had sex.
He then told the boy not to tell his mother, who was holidaying with them in Koh Samui.
The mother did find out, however, and made a formal complaint to police after an "acrimonious" marriage split.
The father later pleaded guilty to procuring a child to engage in sex outside Australia.
Yesterday his defence barrister said his client realised his behaviour was wrong and a psychologist treating him for depression had concluded there was no risk of reoffending.
The father was sentenced to 12 months in jail but released on a $2000, two-year good behaviour bond.
Source: Courier Mail
Author: Erin Tennant, Approving editor: Matthew Henry
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A Brisbane father has been convicted of hiring an underage prostitute for his 13-year-old son on a family holiday to Thailand.
He is believed to be the first person charged under child sex tourism laws introduced in 2010 and aimed at stopping Australian pedophiles from exploiting foreign children.
The episode happened during a trip to the resort island of Koh Samui for a friend's wedding in September 2012, the Courier Mail.
The father, who cannot be named for legal reasons, got drunk at the buck's party and told his son he did not want him returning to Australia "without losing his virginity," the Brisbane District Court heard.
He then paid a prostitute, inspected the room to make sure there were condoms and waited downstairs while his son had sex.
He then told the boy not to tell his mother, who was holidaying with them in Koh Samui.
The mother did find out, however, and made a formal complaint to police after an "acrimonious" marriage split.
The father later pleaded guilty to procuring a child to engage in sex outside Australia.
Yesterday his defence barrister said his client realised his behaviour was wrong and a psychologist treating him for depression had concluded there was no risk of reoffending.
The father was sentenced to 12 months in jail but released on a $2000, two-year good behaviour bond.
Source: Courier Mail
Author: Erin Tennant, Approving editor: Matthew Henry
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Upskirt cases going up
Upskirt cases going up
April 4, 2014 - 1:10am
By: Ronald Loh
TNP PHOTO: MOHD ISHAK
Upskirt video fanatics sometimes share their spoils on websites that attract contributors from Singapore, Japan and as far away as the US.
But many are not interested in just viewing the videos. The thrill is in the filming.
Such offences are on the rise, District Judge Christopher Goh said last month when sentencing a former systems technician who was caught filming an upskirt video.
Psychologists and addictions specialists say these perpetrators are not crazy, but do it as a way of coping with their problems.
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April 4, 2014 - 1:10am
By: Ronald Loh
TNP PHOTO: MOHD ISHAK
Upskirt video fanatics sometimes share their spoils on websites that attract contributors from Singapore, Japan and as far away as the US.
But many are not interested in just viewing the videos. The thrill is in the filming.
Such offences are on the rise, District Judge Christopher Goh said last month when sentencing a former systems technician who was caught filming an upskirt video.
Psychologists and addictions specialists say these perpetrators are not crazy, but do it as a way of coping with their problems.
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Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Prosecution attacks Tey’s claims of threats, questions if he was mentally fragile
Prosecution attacks Tey’s claims of threats, questions if he was mentally fragile
By Neo Chai Chin
POSTED: 18 Oct 2013 07:33
Even when he claimed to be in a fragile state of mind, former law professor Tey Tsun Hang remained “quite competent” in managing matters related to his corruption case, said Deputy Public Prosecutor Andre Jumabhoy.
SINGAPORE: Even when he claimed to be in a fragile state of mind, former law professor Tey Tsun Hang remained “quite competent” in managing matters related to his corruption case.
He also knew that what he had alleged were threats by graft cops to arrest his wife were “hollow”.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Andre Jumabhoy made these points on Thursday as he sought to puncture Tey’s arguments in appealing against his sentence and conviction for corruptly receiving gifts and sex from a former student, Ms Darinne Ko, three years ago.
When Tey, 42, was in hospital in April 2012, he was able to recall entries he had made in a chequebook indicating that he had reimbursed Ms Ko, said DPP Jumabhoy. This disproved Tey’s claim that he was not clear-headed then, because he could tell that these records could vindicate him, the prosecutor said.
Tey’s lawyer Peter Low had kickstarted the appeal on Wednesday by arguing that the trial judge had erred in admitting in evidence his client’s statements to the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB).
Besides being in a fragile state of mind then, there were over 200 instances where he was coerced into confessing — although the court accepted fewer than 10 of these — the lawyer had argued.
Refuting Tey’s claim of being pressured into admitting to the offences yesterday, DPP Jumabhoy questioned why he did not grill the CPIB officers on these allegations of poor treatment when they took the stand during his trial.
This could only be taken by the court to mean that the alleged actions did not happen, or were not part of his case, he added.
Addressing the purported threats he received from the officers — that they would arrest his wife when she returned from overseas — DPP Jumabhoy said that Tey must have known that the authorities could not arrest his wife without good reason.
Tey’s lawyer had earlier said that he lacked experience in litigation and cross-examining witnesses, despite having been a lawyer and district judge.
Tey did not challenge CPIB senior special investigator Wilson Khoo’s evidence that no one had compelled him to give a statement on April 10, 2012, when he was deemed medically unfit to do so, for example.
Mr Low added that no evidence was adduced during the trial as to Tey’s experience as a district judge and lawyer.
Justice Woo Bih Li, who heard the case on Thursday, also painted several scenarios to ask DPP Jumabhoy which amounted to corruption: If Ms Ko was being used by Tey, did it constitute corruption? What if he had received gifts and sex from her out of greed and/or lust? Did whether or not he truly loved her or reimbursed her matter?
Could it merely be said that he was exploiting Ms Ko, the judge asked.
DPP Jumabhoy replied that the difference between exploitation and corruption depends on one’s state of mind, and the court has to determine this through available evidence. In this case, this was the confessions in Tey’s statements.
This is not a corruption case with a “smoking gun”, he added.
The appeal, for which Tey was absent a second straight day, continues on Friday.
-TODAY/ac
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By Neo Chai Chin
POSTED: 18 Oct 2013 07:33
Even when he claimed to be in a fragile state of mind, former law professor Tey Tsun Hang remained “quite competent” in managing matters related to his corruption case, said Deputy Public Prosecutor Andre Jumabhoy.
SINGAPORE: Even when he claimed to be in a fragile state of mind, former law professor Tey Tsun Hang remained “quite competent” in managing matters related to his corruption case.
He also knew that what he had alleged were threats by graft cops to arrest his wife were “hollow”.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Andre Jumabhoy made these points on Thursday as he sought to puncture Tey’s arguments in appealing against his sentence and conviction for corruptly receiving gifts and sex from a former student, Ms Darinne Ko, three years ago.
When Tey, 42, was in hospital in April 2012, he was able to recall entries he had made in a chequebook indicating that he had reimbursed Ms Ko, said DPP Jumabhoy. This disproved Tey’s claim that he was not clear-headed then, because he could tell that these records could vindicate him, the prosecutor said.
Tey’s lawyer Peter Low had kickstarted the appeal on Wednesday by arguing that the trial judge had erred in admitting in evidence his client’s statements to the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB).
Besides being in a fragile state of mind then, there were over 200 instances where he was coerced into confessing — although the court accepted fewer than 10 of these — the lawyer had argued.
Refuting Tey’s claim of being pressured into admitting to the offences yesterday, DPP Jumabhoy questioned why he did not grill the CPIB officers on these allegations of poor treatment when they took the stand during his trial.
This could only be taken by the court to mean that the alleged actions did not happen, or were not part of his case, he added.
Addressing the purported threats he received from the officers — that they would arrest his wife when she returned from overseas — DPP Jumabhoy said that Tey must have known that the authorities could not arrest his wife without good reason.
Tey’s lawyer had earlier said that he lacked experience in litigation and cross-examining witnesses, despite having been a lawyer and district judge.
Tey did not challenge CPIB senior special investigator Wilson Khoo’s evidence that no one had compelled him to give a statement on April 10, 2012, when he was deemed medically unfit to do so, for example.
Mr Low added that no evidence was adduced during the trial as to Tey’s experience as a district judge and lawyer.
Justice Woo Bih Li, who heard the case on Thursday, also painted several scenarios to ask DPP Jumabhoy which amounted to corruption: If Ms Ko was being used by Tey, did it constitute corruption? What if he had received gifts and sex from her out of greed and/or lust? Did whether or not he truly loved her or reimbursed her matter?
Could it merely be said that he was exploiting Ms Ko, the judge asked.
DPP Jumabhoy replied that the difference between exploitation and corruption depends on one’s state of mind, and the court has to determine this through available evidence. In this case, this was the confessions in Tey’s statements.
This is not a corruption case with a “smoking gun”, he added.
The appeal, for which Tey was absent a second straight day, continues on Friday.
-TODAY/ac
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Friday, August 9, 2013
Singapore Lifts Economic Forecast as Recovery Strengthens
Singapore Lifts Economic Forecast as Recovery Strengthens
By Sharon Chen - Aug 9, 2013 12:00 AM GMT+0800
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong raised his forecast for economic growth to 2.5 percent to 3.5 percent this year, a sign that Southeast Asia is benefiting from recoveries in the advanced economies.
The government previously predicted growth of 1 percent to 3 percent. The economy expanded 2 percent in the first half, Lee said in a televised message yesterday on the eve of the country’s National Day. In 2012, gross domestic product grew 1.3 percent, the slowest pace in three years.
“We have made steady progress this past year,” Lee said, citing the government’s efforts to tame property prices and curb excess borrowing. “Our economy is holding steady amidst global uncertainties. We are attracting more quality investments. Unemployment remains low.”
Accelerating growth in developed nations such as the U.S. and Japan is helping to cushion the impact of a Chinese slowdown on Southeast Asia. American service industries expanded in July at the fastest pace in five months, complementing a rebound at factories in the world’s biggest economy.
“There are signs that the external economy is showing more signs of stability, be it in the U.S., Europe or here in Asia,” said Song Seng Wun, an economist at CIMB Group Holdings Bhd. (CIMB) in Singapore. “Net exports are likely to add to growth in Singapore and around the region, and that coupled with resilient demand should see a firmer growth trajectory” in Southeast Asia.
First-Half Growth
Singapore’s GDP probably expanded 14.2 percent in the three months through June 30, according to the median estimate of 11 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News ahead of data due Aug. 12. Initial government figures released last month showed a 15.2 percent increase, the biggest gain since 2011.
The first-half growth rate announced yesterday means the economy expanded 3.8 percent year-on-year in the second quarter, Francis Tan, an economist at United Overseas Bank Ltd. (UOB), said in an e-mailed statement, adding the forecast exceeded his estimate.
The higher full-year forecast implies a second-half year-on-year growth rate of 3.1 percent to 5 percent, Tan said.
“This is quite strong growth but it’s within UOB’s forecast,” he said. “UOB’s forecast of 3 percent full year GDP growth remains unchanged at this stage.”
A weaker Singapore dollar will also help exporters and industries such as tourism, he said, adding the bank expects the city-state’s currency to reach S$1.30 against its U.S. counterpart by the end of the year. The Singapore dollar traded at S$1.2612 yesterday.
Weaker Currency
The Singapore currency has fallen about 3.2 percent this year, with the Thai baht and the Taiwan dollar posting smaller declines. The Chinese yuan climbed 1.8 percent, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore stuck to a policy of allowing gradual gains in its currency in April as inflationary pressures curbed scope for monetary stimulus. Consumer price gains accelerated to 1.8 percent in June, after slowing to a 38-month low of 1.5 percent in April.
The central bank cut its inflation forecast for 2013 to 2 percent to 3 percent, down from 3 percent to 4 percent, Managing Director Ravi Menon said last month. The current monetary policy stance is appropriate in containing any re-emergence of strong cost and price pressures as the economy undergoes restructuring, said Menon.
Services-Led Growth
“Overall the story is still pretty much a services-led growth, which is providing some lift to the economy,” Chua Hak Bin, a Singapore-based economist at Bank of America Corp., said before the speech. “The services sector in particular has strengthened considerably, led by financial services, but also business services and even wholesale trade has also improved.”
Singapore tightened curbs on overseas workers for a fourth straight year in February and unveiled measures that will result in higher wage costs for companies through 2015, as Lee’s administration steps up efforts to increase productivity. At least two protests have been held this year over labor policies that Singaporeans say are hurting low-income earners and forcing citizens to compete with foreigners for jobs.
The city’s unemployment rate rose to 2.1 percent in the second quarter. It fell to a five-year low in the last quarter of 2012 as companies hired more local workers after the government tightened the inflow of foreign labor.
Difficult Choices
“We face difficult choices: We need foreign workers to serve our economy and Singaporeans’ needs, and immigrants to make up for our shortfall of babies,” said Lee, 61. “But we also worry about crowding and congestion, and maintaining our Singaporean identity. So we are feeling our way forward carefully.”
While the nation’s gross domestic product per capita climbed to $50,123 in 2011 from $516 in 1965, funding retirement is a challenge as lifespans increase and living costs soar, fueling public discontent that led to record opposition gains in the 2011 general election.
“The economy is maturing and our population is ageing. Different groups in society now have more diverse and even conflicting interests,” Lee said. “Older Singaporeans worry about health care and costs of living.”
Singapore’s number of elderly will triple to 900,000 by 2030, according to the National Population and Talent Division. The government says about half of Singaporeans who are 65 today are expected to live beyond 85, and a third beyond 90.
“This is certainly at the top of the mind of policy makers -- the challenge of an aging population,” Irvin Seah, a Singapore-based economist at DBS Group Holdings Ltd., said before the speech. “There’s a need to continue to put in effort on trying to narrow the income gap, and especially on the low-wage aged population.”
To contact the reporter on this story: Sharon Chen in Singapore at schen462@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Stephanie Phang at sphang@bloomberg.net
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By Sharon Chen - Aug 9, 2013 12:00 AM GMT+0800
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong raised his forecast for economic growth to 2.5 percent to 3.5 percent this year, a sign that Southeast Asia is benefiting from recoveries in the advanced economies.
The government previously predicted growth of 1 percent to 3 percent. The economy expanded 2 percent in the first half, Lee said in a televised message yesterday on the eve of the country’s National Day. In 2012, gross domestic product grew 1.3 percent, the slowest pace in three years.
“We have made steady progress this past year,” Lee said, citing the government’s efforts to tame property prices and curb excess borrowing. “Our economy is holding steady amidst global uncertainties. We are attracting more quality investments. Unemployment remains low.”
Accelerating growth in developed nations such as the U.S. and Japan is helping to cushion the impact of a Chinese slowdown on Southeast Asia. American service industries expanded in July at the fastest pace in five months, complementing a rebound at factories in the world’s biggest economy.
“There are signs that the external economy is showing more signs of stability, be it in the U.S., Europe or here in Asia,” said Song Seng Wun, an economist at CIMB Group Holdings Bhd. (CIMB) in Singapore. “Net exports are likely to add to growth in Singapore and around the region, and that coupled with resilient demand should see a firmer growth trajectory” in Southeast Asia.
First-Half Growth
Singapore’s GDP probably expanded 14.2 percent in the three months through June 30, according to the median estimate of 11 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News ahead of data due Aug. 12. Initial government figures released last month showed a 15.2 percent increase, the biggest gain since 2011.
The first-half growth rate announced yesterday means the economy expanded 3.8 percent year-on-year in the second quarter, Francis Tan, an economist at United Overseas Bank Ltd. (UOB), said in an e-mailed statement, adding the forecast exceeded his estimate.
The higher full-year forecast implies a second-half year-on-year growth rate of 3.1 percent to 5 percent, Tan said.
“This is quite strong growth but it’s within UOB’s forecast,” he said. “UOB’s forecast of 3 percent full year GDP growth remains unchanged at this stage.”
A weaker Singapore dollar will also help exporters and industries such as tourism, he said, adding the bank expects the city-state’s currency to reach S$1.30 against its U.S. counterpart by the end of the year. The Singapore dollar traded at S$1.2612 yesterday.
Weaker Currency
The Singapore currency has fallen about 3.2 percent this year, with the Thai baht and the Taiwan dollar posting smaller declines. The Chinese yuan climbed 1.8 percent, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore stuck to a policy of allowing gradual gains in its currency in April as inflationary pressures curbed scope for monetary stimulus. Consumer price gains accelerated to 1.8 percent in June, after slowing to a 38-month low of 1.5 percent in April.
The central bank cut its inflation forecast for 2013 to 2 percent to 3 percent, down from 3 percent to 4 percent, Managing Director Ravi Menon said last month. The current monetary policy stance is appropriate in containing any re-emergence of strong cost and price pressures as the economy undergoes restructuring, said Menon.
Services-Led Growth
“Overall the story is still pretty much a services-led growth, which is providing some lift to the economy,” Chua Hak Bin, a Singapore-based economist at Bank of America Corp., said before the speech. “The services sector in particular has strengthened considerably, led by financial services, but also business services and even wholesale trade has also improved.”
Singapore tightened curbs on overseas workers for a fourth straight year in February and unveiled measures that will result in higher wage costs for companies through 2015, as Lee’s administration steps up efforts to increase productivity. At least two protests have been held this year over labor policies that Singaporeans say are hurting low-income earners and forcing citizens to compete with foreigners for jobs.
The city’s unemployment rate rose to 2.1 percent in the second quarter. It fell to a five-year low in the last quarter of 2012 as companies hired more local workers after the government tightened the inflow of foreign labor.
Difficult Choices
“We face difficult choices: We need foreign workers to serve our economy and Singaporeans’ needs, and immigrants to make up for our shortfall of babies,” said Lee, 61. “But we also worry about crowding and congestion, and maintaining our Singaporean identity. So we are feeling our way forward carefully.”
While the nation’s gross domestic product per capita climbed to $50,123 in 2011 from $516 in 1965, funding retirement is a challenge as lifespans increase and living costs soar, fueling public discontent that led to record opposition gains in the 2011 general election.
“The economy is maturing and our population is ageing. Different groups in society now have more diverse and even conflicting interests,” Lee said. “Older Singaporeans worry about health care and costs of living.”
Singapore’s number of elderly will triple to 900,000 by 2030, according to the National Population and Talent Division. The government says about half of Singaporeans who are 65 today are expected to live beyond 85, and a third beyond 90.
“This is certainly at the top of the mind of policy makers -- the challenge of an aging population,” Irvin Seah, a Singapore-based economist at DBS Group Holdings Ltd., said before the speech. “There’s a need to continue to put in effort on trying to narrow the income gap, and especially on the low-wage aged population.”
To contact the reporter on this story: Sharon Chen in Singapore at schen462@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Stephanie Phang at sphang@bloomberg.net
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Sex shoot with couples is not pornography, says photographer
Sex shoot with couples is not pornography, says photographer
By:
TNP PHOTO: GARY GOH
Some people keep photographs to mark the memorable occasions in their lives - weddings, birthdays, family portraits.
One photographer here says that for him, business means taking photos of couples who want to mark the intimacy in their lives - with portraits of them having sex.
These shots, which he and his clients consider arty and not obscene, celebrate the passion between a couple.
But other photographers we spoke to are divided on the issue which some lawyers say lurks into a grey area of the law under the Undesirable Publications Act.
Read more about these photos in The New Paper on Tuesday (Feb 12).
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Friday, January 11, 2013
Sex-for-grades case: NUS professor "coerced into confession"
Sex-for-grades case: NUS professor "coerced into confession"
By Alvina Soh | Posted: 24 September 2012 1942 hrs
SINGAPORE: National University of Singapore (NUS) Law professor Tey Tsun Hang, who is at the centre of the sex-for-grades scandal, claims he was coerced into confessing to his alleged offences.
According to his lawyer, Mr Peter Low, Tey was diagnosed with Acute Stress Disorder and Altered Mental Status after he was arrested, and was in a "fragile mental state throughout the interrogation sessions".
Tey faces six corruption charges for allegedly showing favour to his student, Darinne Ko Wen Hui, between May and July 2010.
In a hearing on Monday, Tey's defence counsel, which now includes MP for Aljunied GRC, Sylvia Lim, filed four criminal motions.
The motions were filed against the National University of Singapore, Alexandra Hospital and the prosecution.
Mr Low said he wanted information from NUS on the grades of Ms Ko and four other students.
He said this was "relevant" as his client was "coerced into signing confessions" and "forced into admitting to taking gifts such as tea leaves and obtaining sex in exchange for unjustified favourable grades."
In response, NUS, represented by lawyers from Drew & Napier, said it will comply with the judge's decision on whether NUS has to disclose the grades.
Mr Low also said he wanted Tey's psychiatric and medical reports from Alexandra Hospital.
Mr Low told the court that Tey was on psychoactive drugs when he made his confessions.
He said Tey was rushed to Alexandra Hospital within 12 hours of his arrest and interrogated at the Corrupt Practices Investigations Bureau (CPIB).
The court heard that Tey was then treated and diagnosed with Acute Stress Disorder and Altered Mental Status.
Mr Low added that "false confessions" were extracted from the day Tey was discharged from the hospital right through the last interrogation session.
Mr Low then requested for disclosure of Tey's hospitalisation record, medical prescriptions, and identities of the nurses who attended to him.
But in response, Alexandra Hospital claimed it had already given a "very detailed report" which included such information.
Lawyer for Alexandra Hospital, Ms Kuah Boon Theng, added it will "readily provide" clarifications if Tey's counsel team required more information.
Mr Low also wanted clarification of charges and critical witness statements from the prosecution, to better prepare Tey's defence.
He said this included times and places of the alleged intercourse.
Lastly, the defence counsel also requested for trial dates, which were originally fixed to start three weeks from Monday, to be postponed to mid-December onwards.
Mr Low told the court this is to allow "sufficient time for proper preparation".
He said "the rush for an early trial hampers proper preparation of Tey's defence and prejudices his chances of a fair trial."
A judgement is expected to be given on Tuesday.
- CNA/cc
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By Alvina Soh | Posted: 24 September 2012 1942 hrs
SINGAPORE: National University of Singapore (NUS) Law professor Tey Tsun Hang, who is at the centre of the sex-for-grades scandal, claims he was coerced into confessing to his alleged offences.
According to his lawyer, Mr Peter Low, Tey was diagnosed with Acute Stress Disorder and Altered Mental Status after he was arrested, and was in a "fragile mental state throughout the interrogation sessions".
Tey faces six corruption charges for allegedly showing favour to his student, Darinne Ko Wen Hui, between May and July 2010.
In a hearing on Monday, Tey's defence counsel, which now includes MP for Aljunied GRC, Sylvia Lim, filed four criminal motions.
The motions were filed against the National University of Singapore, Alexandra Hospital and the prosecution.
Mr Low said he wanted information from NUS on the grades of Ms Ko and four other students.
He said this was "relevant" as his client was "coerced into signing confessions" and "forced into admitting to taking gifts such as tea leaves and obtaining sex in exchange for unjustified favourable grades."
In response, NUS, represented by lawyers from Drew & Napier, said it will comply with the judge's decision on whether NUS has to disclose the grades.
Mr Low also said he wanted Tey's psychiatric and medical reports from Alexandra Hospital.
Mr Low told the court that Tey was on psychoactive drugs when he made his confessions.
He said Tey was rushed to Alexandra Hospital within 12 hours of his arrest and interrogated at the Corrupt Practices Investigations Bureau (CPIB).
The court heard that Tey was then treated and diagnosed with Acute Stress Disorder and Altered Mental Status.
Mr Low added that "false confessions" were extracted from the day Tey was discharged from the hospital right through the last interrogation session.
Mr Low then requested for disclosure of Tey's hospitalisation record, medical prescriptions, and identities of the nurses who attended to him.
But in response, Alexandra Hospital claimed it had already given a "very detailed report" which included such information.
Lawyer for Alexandra Hospital, Ms Kuah Boon Theng, added it will "readily provide" clarifications if Tey's counsel team required more information.
Mr Low also wanted clarification of charges and critical witness statements from the prosecution, to better prepare Tey's defence.
He said this included times and places of the alleged intercourse.
Lastly, the defence counsel also requested for trial dates, which were originally fixed to start three weeks from Monday, to be postponed to mid-December onwards.
Mr Low told the court this is to allow "sufficient time for proper preparation".
He said "the rush for an early trial hampers proper preparation of Tey's defence and prejudices his chances of a fair trial."
A judgement is expected to be given on Tuesday.
- CNA/cc
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Thursday, January 10, 2013
Trial of NUS law prof in sex-for-grades to start 10 Jan
Trial of NUS law prof in sex-for-grades to start 10 Jan
By Claire Huang | Posted: 05 December 2012 1625 hrs
SINGAPORE: The sex-for-grades corruption trial against law professor Tey Tsun Hang will begin on 10 January 2013.
In an email to Channel NewsAsia, after a pre-trial conference on Wednesday, Tey said the prosecution has lined up 10 witnesses who will testify.
The prosecution will proceed with all six charges against Tey.
Forty-one-year-old Tey faces six charges of having corruptly obtained gifts and sex from Darinne Ko Wen Hui, who's now 23, in exchange for better grades.
- CNA/ck
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By Claire Huang | Posted: 05 December 2012 1625 hrs
SINGAPORE: The sex-for-grades corruption trial against law professor Tey Tsun Hang will begin on 10 January 2013.
In an email to Channel NewsAsia, after a pre-trial conference on Wednesday, Tey said the prosecution has lined up 10 witnesses who will testify.
The prosecution will proceed with all six charges against Tey.
Forty-one-year-old Tey faces six charges of having corruptly obtained gifts and sex from Darinne Ko Wen Hui, who's now 23, in exchange for better grades.
- CNA/ck
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Sex-for-grades NUS prof wants to argue own case
Sex-for-grades NUS prof wants to argue own case
By Claire Huang | Posted: 10 January 2013 1148 hrs
SINGAPORE: The law professor on trial for corruption in a sex-for-grades case will represent himself in his own defence.
The unexpected twist came after Tey Tsun Hang asked the court to allow him to be co-counsel, alongside his lawyer, Mr Peter Low.
But Chief District Judge Tan Siong Thye rejected this request.
Instead, he allowed Mr Low to assist Tey in his trial but not conduct the cross-examinations.
Tey then asked the judge to allow him to conduct the trial out of the dock.
Prosecution objected to the request, saying whether or not Tey conducts his own trial, he's still an accused person.
Forty-one-year-old Tey faces six charges of having corruptly obtained gifts and sex from Ms Darinne Ko Wen Hui, 23, in exchange for better grades.
The Prosecution has lined up 14 witnesses to testify in the trial.
- CNA/ck
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By Claire Huang | Posted: 10 January 2013 1148 hrs
SINGAPORE: The law professor on trial for corruption in a sex-for-grades case will represent himself in his own defence.
The unexpected twist came after Tey Tsun Hang asked the court to allow him to be co-counsel, alongside his lawyer, Mr Peter Low.
But Chief District Judge Tan Siong Thye rejected this request.
Instead, he allowed Mr Low to assist Tey in his trial but not conduct the cross-examinations.
Tey then asked the judge to allow him to conduct the trial out of the dock.
Prosecution objected to the request, saying whether or not Tey conducts his own trial, he's still an accused person.
Forty-one-year-old Tey faces six charges of having corruptly obtained gifts and sex from Ms Darinne Ko Wen Hui, 23, in exchange for better grades.
The Prosecution has lined up 14 witnesses to testify in the trial.
- CNA/ck
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Playing hard to get, or impossible to get?
Playing hard to get, or impossible to get?
What do you do when someone tries to hit on you?
Flirt? Turn your attention elsewhere?
For some Singaporeans, men specifically, they just act completely disinterested.
This is according to a Singapore Management University (SMU) researcher Mr Norman Li, who said they tend to play "impossible to get".
He said: "There tends to be not much indication of interest or if there is, there is too much of an indication."
Mr Li was is one of the co-authors of a study that found that playing hard to get is a dating strategy many men and women adopt to seem more desirable.
The study, reported in the European Journal of Personality, identified 58 strategies commonly used by men and women to play hard to get.
Here are the 10 most popular "strategies" used:
1. Act confident
2. Talk to others
3. Withhold sex
4. Act sarcastic but friendly
5. Superficial conversation
6. Make others work to get them
7. Give accidental physical contact
8. Be unpredictable
9. Keep conversation short
10. Make others chase
While both men and women play this game, women are more likely to play hard to get - and be successful at it too.
Apparently, men who play hard to get run the risk of losing their prospective mate to another man whereas when women do the same, it increases their desirability and encourages men to show a higher level of commitment to them.
Co-author of the study Mr Peter Jonason, who's from the University of Western Sydney, said: "Men can act aloof and withhold contact and even withhold sex to increase a woman's interest in them but there are risks involved because women tend to have a lot of male suitors and often if you deny attention to a particular woman, you might lose out on that mating opportunity."
So, what are the best strategies to entice the opposite sex?
Mr Jonason said: "You have to show interest while simultaneously showing 'Hey I'm really busy, I'm a hot commodity'."
"Eagerness, especially for women, turns people off."
Both professors however, advised applying discretion when using the tactics.
Mr Jonason said: "Playing hard to get can easily degrade into the impression that this person is rude, and admittedly everyone kind of wants someone who wants them too."
- wong chee tat :)
Monday, January 7, 2013
国大一名奖学金得主被指上载猥亵录像片段到互联网
Updated: Sunday, 06 January 2013 07:21
国大一名奖学金得主被指上载猥亵录像片段到互联网
新加坡国立大学的一名奖学金得主，被指上载猥亵录像片段到互联网，这名学生已经对此向警方报案。
较早前，本地报章报道，这名国大男生上载了长达14分钟的短片，裸露身体对着镜头手淫，而且还用尺量他的下体。
国大发言人答复本台的询问时说，这名学生告诉校方，短片中的人并不是他，而他在去年6月已经报警。
发言人也说，校方已经和男生面谈，发现没有证据断定录像中的人是这名学生。
国大也重申，校方不会纵容学生做出具冒犯的举动，并会对任何违反学生守则的人采取纪律行动。
- wong chee tat :)
国大一名奖学金得主被指上载猥亵录像片段到互联网
新加坡国立大学的一名奖学金得主，被指上载猥亵录像片段到互联网，这名学生已经对此向警方报案。
较早前，本地报章报道，这名国大男生上载了长达14分钟的短片，裸露身体对着镜头手淫，而且还用尺量他的下体。
国大发言人答复本台的询问时说，这名学生告诉校方，短片中的人并不是他，而他在去年6月已经报警。
发言人也说，校方已经和男生面谈，发现没有证据断定录像中的人是这名学生。
国大也重申，校方不会纵容学生做出具冒犯的举动，并会对任何违反学生守则的人采取纪律行动。
- wong chee tat :)
NUS student not involved in sex video, says university
NUS student not involved in sex video, says university
Posted: 05 January 2013 2149 hrs
SINGAPORE: The National University of Singapore (NUS) student that is supposedly linked to an online sex video has informed the university he is not the person featured in the video.
According to media reports, the video features a naked man masturbating and speaking to the camera.
An NUS spokesperson said the student in question made a police report in June 2012 on the matter.
The school said it has looked into the matter and interviewed the student.
It added that there was no evidence to conclude that the person featured in the video is the student involved.
In addition, NUS said it does not condone offensive or lewd behaviour by any member of its community.
It said any student found in breach of the University's Code of Student Conduct will be disciplined.
In October last year, ASEAN scholar and law undergraduate, Alvin Tan stirred controversy by posting on his blog photos and videos of him and his girlfriend having sex.
- CNA/xq
- wong chee tat :)
Posted: 05 January 2013 2149 hrs
SINGAPORE: The National University of Singapore (NUS) student that is supposedly linked to an online sex video has informed the university he is not the person featured in the video.
According to media reports, the video features a naked man masturbating and speaking to the camera.
An NUS spokesperson said the student in question made a police report in June 2012 on the matter.
The school said it has looked into the matter and interviewed the student.
It added that there was no evidence to conclude that the person featured in the video is the student involved.
In addition, NUS said it does not condone offensive or lewd behaviour by any member of its community.
It said any student found in breach of the University's Code of Student Conduct will be disciplined.
In October last year, ASEAN scholar and law undergraduate, Alvin Tan stirred controversy by posting on his blog photos and videos of him and his girlfriend having sex.
- CNA/xq
- wong chee tat :)
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
研究：少年越快乐 成年收入越高
研究：少年越快乐 成年收入越高
研究显示，少年时期越快乐，成年后收入越高。
科研人员对1万名美国少年进行长达10年的追踪调查后发现，少年时期较不快乐的人，29岁时的收入比平均少百分之30；少年时较快乐的人，29岁时的收入则比平均高出百分之10。
参与调查的青少年必须在16、18和22岁时，完成问卷调查，评估他们对生活的满意度。研究人员排除了性别、智商、健康情况、身高等因素后发现，收入多寡与年轻时的快乐程度有关。即使是来自同一个家庭的兄弟姐妹，较快乐的人，收入也会更高。
研究人员认为，一个人快乐时，顾虑就比较少，注意力也比较集中，因此，能更专注地为事业打拼。
- wong chee tat :)
研究显示，少年时期越快乐，成年后收入越高。
科研人员对1万名美国少年进行长达10年的追踪调查后发现，少年时期较不快乐的人，29岁时的收入比平均少百分之30；少年时较快乐的人，29岁时的收入则比平均高出百分之10。
参与调查的青少年必须在16、18和22岁时，完成问卷调查，评估他们对生活的满意度。研究人员排除了性别、智商、健康情况、身高等因素后发现，收入多寡与年轻时的快乐程度有关。即使是来自同一个家庭的兄弟姐妹，较快乐的人，收入也会更高。
研究人员认为，一个人快乐时，顾虑就比较少，注意力也比较集中，因此，能更专注地为事业打拼。
- wong chee tat :)
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