Even as dating apps bloom, some singles still say yes to matchmakers
Dating apps may have become an increasingly attractive platform for singles, but the idea of joining a dating agency and enlisting a professional matchmaker to help find that special someone still strikes a chord with some in Singapore.
By Tang See Kit, Channel NewsAsia Posted 15 Feb 2017 20:22 Updated 15 Feb 2017 20:45
SINGAPORE: It was about four years ago when Mr John Gan* first thought about settling down after seeing his close friends get hitched and start their own families.
But as thoughts of leaving the singles club emerged, the 33-year-old nurse realised that a dwindling social circle stood in his way. Having spent “little time and effort on dating in the past”, the Singaporean decided it was time to change things.
Taking on a proactive approach to make new friends, Mr Gan signed up with dating agencies and also gave free dating apps a go. But the endless swiping of profiles and little opportunities for real-life interaction on the latter proved to be an underwhelming experience and Mr Gan opted to “go aggressive” on speed-dating events organised by local matchmaking agencies.
“I was quite nervous before my first speed-dating event so I went to research what these events are like and read the book ‘Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus’ to prepare myself,” he recalled. “After going a few more times, I slowly got the hang of it. It can be tiring and disappointing if you don’t meet someone … but if you don’t try, you will never succeed.”
Mr Gan is not alone. While dating apps have become an increasingly attractive platform to seek love and friendship, there are still plenty of singles in Singapore who prefer joining a dating agency or enlisting the help of a professional matchmaker.
According to a spokesperson from the Social Development Network (SDN), there has been “continued need and demand for offline dating platforms” even as the growing variety of dating apps and online platforms provide a convenient avenue for tech-savvy and busy singles to connect.
Last year, the number of events organised by the 13 dating agencies accredited by SDN rose 23 per cent to 642, compared with 524 events in 2015. Correspondingly, the event participation rate in 2016 increased by 21 per cent to 15,393 participants from a year ago.
According to local agencies that Channel NewsAsia spoke to, this demand indicates that while mobile-based apps such as Tinder have gaained a tremendous following among the younger generation, they have had limited success in courting singles above 30 years old who tend to prefer offline dating.
DATING OFFLINE
At GaiGai – the matchmaking arm of homegrown dating app Paktor that offers both event-based and one-on-one private dates – the mean age of a member is between 30 and 31 years old, said co-founder Alex Tam. The average Paktor user is 25 years old and below.
In fact, the offline arm was set up two years ago to meet user demands that Paktor – despite its rising popularity – was struggling to meet.
“We noticed there were some Paktor users who have not been very successful. There are those who can’t seem to find a match or convert matches into dates, and there are some who are too busy to swipe through profiles… so we thought maybe we could curate this process for these groups of people and turn it into actual dates,” said Mr Tam. GaiGai, which means “going out” in Cantonese, now has a member base of 12,000 people, making it one of the biggest dating agencies locally.
(L to R) Ms Anisa Hassan, managing director of It's Just Lunch Asia,; Mr Alex Tam, co-founder of GaiGai; Ms Michelle Goh, founder of CompleteMe. (Photo: Tang See Kit)
Ms Michelle Goh, founder of events-based agency CompleteMe, described older singles as being more ready to commit and settle down. Hence dating events, which allow for face-to-face interaction, have been viewed as a better way for singles to find like-minded individuals.
“Given that they have to put in the effort to find an event to attend, register, make payment and then dress up for the occasion, these are people who tend to be genuinely looking for someone, rather than having a ‘see see, look look’ attitude,” said Ms Goh, who added that the number of active participants for CompleteMe’s 150 events annually has “increased steadily to almost 3,000” in 2016.
Over at It’s Just Lunch Asia, it is the guarantee of privacy and a human touch in its matchmaking process that have ensured sustained brisk business. According to managing director Anisa Hassan, the agency now has an active member base of 5,000 people and attracts an average of 800 new customers a year.
Apart from singles, the agency also has divorced or widowed clients who are willing to take a second chance at love but remain hesitant about putting themselves out there. “There are more people who are divorced and are stepping forward. They are the ones who want a real person whom they can build a relationship with and are wary of going online,” Ms Hassan said.
The agency, first launched in Singapore 13 years ago and which matchmakes professionals over a meal, also has a concierge-like service which involves Ms Hassan “headhunting” beyond the company’s database for the perfect match. For this elite service, the women pay S$5,000 for five dates while the men have to fork out S$10,000 for 10 dates.
“This started in 2014 when some of my male clients approached me to help them date more exclusively. These are managing directors or CEOs who wanted me to go out and be their ears and eyes on the ground… now this is a human-intensive process that dating apps cannot do. While apps are there to disrupt, dating still requires the personal touch. We may be low-tech but we are high-touch.”
A profiling session at dating agency It's Just Lunch. (Photo: Tang See Kit)
STAYING ATTRACTIVE
Some dating agencies have also taken on what it calls an "activity-based approach" to event ideas – a move aimed at wooing singles who remain intimidated by formal dates with strangers and fun-loving twenty-somethings.
“Every time we conduct an event, our main objective is to make it a casual platform for people to meet,” Mr Tam from GaiGai said. While it has held large-group matchmaking events, the agency prides itself on “out-of-the-box” date ideas such as baking or terrarium workshops, hawker food trails where participants follow a designated route on cars provided by Uber and weekend getaways.
“We want to shift away from formal speed-dating events – something that the younger folks don’t seem to like. Instead of coming in with the idea of finding a life partner, come to make friends,” Mr Tam added.
CompleteMe, which has made its name in organising speed-dating events for the past seven years, has also introduced board gaming, karaoke and most recently, volunteering sessions to its mix. Such activities can serve as a much-needed distraction and help participants to “be less stressed out about having to impress one another”, Ms Goh said. Thus far, interest in these activity-based events has been strong, with participants mostly in their 20s and early 30s.
Ms Eileen Syn* has gone for several activity-based events, with the most recent being a singles trip to Malaysia, over the past two years and deem them as more enjoyable than speed-dating events. The 30-year-old who works in compliance, first went on speed-dating when she was 21 years old and remembered the sit-down event as being “awkward”.
“I was definitely hesitant at first because you don’t know what to expect but I thought I should be open-minded and just try. At least for these events, you get to meet people who most likely have the same interests or hobbies as you and if you don’t manage to meet anyone, you can still have fun,” she told Channel NewsAsia.
GaiGai's recent event at the S.E.A Aquarium attracted nearly 200 singles. (Photo: GaiGai)
WOOING TECHNOLOGY: YAY OR NAY
But even so, Ms Syn admits to feeling “jaded” from the dating events and has recently signed up with mobile-based app Coffee Meets Bagel where she has had a few dates with “more like-minded individuals”.
And with online dating platforms here to stay as an alternative, some dating agencies have sought to deal with the challenge of disruption head-on by rolling out their own apps. In the case of Lunch Actually, it has launched LunchClick and e-dating platform eSynchrony.
“When we first started the business, we knew that it wasn't going to be just lunch dating… Our vision from day one was very clear. We wanted to be the most effective dating service (and this) might mean different things for different people. And we also realised that it might change,” co-founder Violet Lim told 938Live’s “On The Record”.
“In the last 12 years, the Internet became a lot more pervasive and smartphones did too. We knew we had to move with the times, and we were, and still are very okay to create products or services that might even compete with our own existing products … Businesses are being disrupted every single day. If you still want to be around, you need to constantly innovate and you have to constantly disrupt yourself,” she added.
But while some new ventures have taken off, others have been less of a success.
In 2015, homegrown matchmaking agency Society W launched its own dating app called Blindfold. The app, accredited by SDN, offers a free daily match curated based on a proprietary algorithm. Profile pictures on the app are also blurred to ensure anonymity.
While the free app managed to chalk up five-digit downloads within a year, Ms Tse decided to call it quits last September, citing high costs as one of the key reasons.
“The app was weighing on our cost benefit and it was taking up too much of my time away from my core business of matchmaking,” said the Singaporean who founded Society W in 2011. “We did get quite good traction but there was the realisation that apps require a lot of marketing dollars to take off. If I’m not going to go down the route of massive fundraising then I should just focus on where my strength lies, which is matchmaking.”
But Ms Tse does not regret her venture into the app business, which was a “six-digit” investment. Describing it as a “learning opportunity”, she noted that while dating apps are also in the business of love, a matchmaking agency that ventures into online dating may not necessarily be having the best of both worlds.
“For an app to do well, you would want people to keep coming back but if you are interested in true matchmaking, you want people to pair up and not come back. So I don’t think the idea of doing matchmaking and building an app at the same time don’t really gel together,” she explained.
For Mr Gan, speed-dating is now a thing of the past after he met the girl of his dreams at an event organised by CompleteMe two years ago. The woman is now his fiancée and the couple has plans to register their marriage later this year.
Looking back on his quest for romance, he said: “If I have to choose, I still prefer a dating agency over an app because you can attend events and you get to see your date in person … I may have liked my (relationship) to be natural like everyone else’s, but there’s nothing wrong with either method.
“I’ve been telling my colleagues who are single to give it a try. It’s all about individual preferences and if you can’t get fish in this pond, you go to another.”
*The names of some dating agency members have been changed or abbreviated as they spoke to Channel NewsAsia on condition of anonymity.
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Thursday, February 16, 2017
Monday, September 19, 2016
A match made by god at Yueh Hai Ching Temple
A match made by god at Yueh Hai Ching Temple
WONG PEI TING
wongpeiting@mediacorp.com.sg
PUBLISHED: 9:20 PM, SEPTEMBER 15, 2016UPDATED: 10:35 AM, SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
SINGAPORE — It was jackpot on the first try for a couple looking for true love with the help of the Chinese god of matchmatching at Singapore’s oldest Teochew temple, Yueh Hai Ching Temple.
To express their gratitude, Mr Mah Chun How, 34, and Ms Kang Say See, 29, tied the knot at the temple on Philip Street on Thursday (Sept 15), on the birthday of the Chinese love deity, Yue Lao, which coincides with the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Although the pair met two years ago through their relatives, Mr Mah believes it was the prayer they had separately made to Yue Lao at the same temple that sealed the match.
The software engineer had prayed to find a wife in January that year, and Ms Kang made her wish a month later. They were introduced by relatives in April and were dating soon after — initially without the knowledge they had both prayed to the same deity.
During one of their first date nights, Mr Mah noticed that Ms Kang’s hands were stained with red ink. “She told me it was residue left over from her holding joss sticks that day. I asked (her) which temple she went to, and she said, ‘A temple in Raffles Place’. I thought ‘No way!’,” said Mr Mah in Mandarin.
After more questions, Mr Mah discovered that she had gone to the temple at Philip Street to thank Yue Lao for blessing her with a boyfriend. It was then that he confessed that he, too, had recently prayed to the same Yue Lao.
Unlike Mr Mah, who had been a regular worshipper at the temple since he came to Singapore from Malaysia in 2001, Ms Kang heard about the temple from her friends.
The Perak-born accounts assistant had one relationship before, which did not work out, and one of her friends told her to try her luck by praying to Yue Lao — portrayed in Chinese folklore as an old man who unites all predestined couples with a silken cord.
Although there are at least three other temples in Singapore with the love deity, the Yue Lao at Yueh Hai Ching Temple is the most reputable for its high success rates with love and marriages. So for S$6, Ms Kang bought a prayer pack at the temple to pray for a boyfriend. It included a red thread that was to be placed over Yue Lao’s neck, some joss sticks and a paper to indicate her name.
With the deity playing such a crucial role in their union, Mr Mah and Ms Kang chose the temple for their solemnisation.
They were the first couple to solemnise their marriage in the 19th-century temple after the completion of its restoration in 2013.
Chairman of the Ngee Ann Kongsi’s Temple & Prayers Sub-Committee, Mr Lee Sean Wah, said: “I found (the request) most unusual and told them there are no monks in Yueh Hai Ching Temple. However our deities will bless them a happy marriage.” He was referring to a common practice where some temples have their monks give their blessings in a wedding.
He added: “After they told me their story, we found it fascinating and are delighted to facilitate the ceremony… After all, Yue Lao could be said to be the most ancient matchmaker!”
The Ngee Ann Kongsi had been the custodian of the temple since 1845. The temple was said to have started from a hut in the 1820s, and is home to deities like Xuan Tian Shang Di, Mazu and Zhu Sheng Niang Niang, who is believed to bless couples with children.
Asked if they would be praying to Zhu Sheng Niang Niang for a baby, Mr Mah said: “Right after this.”
- wong chee tat :)
WONG PEI TING
wongpeiting@mediacorp.com.sg
PUBLISHED: 9:20 PM, SEPTEMBER 15, 2016UPDATED: 10:35 AM, SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
SINGAPORE — It was jackpot on the first try for a couple looking for true love with the help of the Chinese god of matchmatching at Singapore’s oldest Teochew temple, Yueh Hai Ching Temple.
To express their gratitude, Mr Mah Chun How, 34, and Ms Kang Say See, 29, tied the knot at the temple on Philip Street on Thursday (Sept 15), on the birthday of the Chinese love deity, Yue Lao, which coincides with the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Although the pair met two years ago through their relatives, Mr Mah believes it was the prayer they had separately made to Yue Lao at the same temple that sealed the match.
The software engineer had prayed to find a wife in January that year, and Ms Kang made her wish a month later. They were introduced by relatives in April and were dating soon after — initially without the knowledge they had both prayed to the same deity.
During one of their first date nights, Mr Mah noticed that Ms Kang’s hands were stained with red ink. “She told me it was residue left over from her holding joss sticks that day. I asked (her) which temple she went to, and she said, ‘A temple in Raffles Place’. I thought ‘No way!’,” said Mr Mah in Mandarin.
After more questions, Mr Mah discovered that she had gone to the temple at Philip Street to thank Yue Lao for blessing her with a boyfriend. It was then that he confessed that he, too, had recently prayed to the same Yue Lao.
Unlike Mr Mah, who had been a regular worshipper at the temple since he came to Singapore from Malaysia in 2001, Ms Kang heard about the temple from her friends.
The Perak-born accounts assistant had one relationship before, which did not work out, and one of her friends told her to try her luck by praying to Yue Lao — portrayed in Chinese folklore as an old man who unites all predestined couples with a silken cord.
Although there are at least three other temples in Singapore with the love deity, the Yue Lao at Yueh Hai Ching Temple is the most reputable for its high success rates with love and marriages. So for S$6, Ms Kang bought a prayer pack at the temple to pray for a boyfriend. It included a red thread that was to be placed over Yue Lao’s neck, some joss sticks and a paper to indicate her name.
With the deity playing such a crucial role in their union, Mr Mah and Ms Kang chose the temple for their solemnisation.
They were the first couple to solemnise their marriage in the 19th-century temple after the completion of its restoration in 2013.
Chairman of the Ngee Ann Kongsi’s Temple & Prayers Sub-Committee, Mr Lee Sean Wah, said: “I found (the request) most unusual and told them there are no monks in Yueh Hai Ching Temple. However our deities will bless them a happy marriage.” He was referring to a common practice where some temples have their monks give their blessings in a wedding.
He added: “After they told me their story, we found it fascinating and are delighted to facilitate the ceremony… After all, Yue Lao could be said to be the most ancient matchmaker!”
The Ngee Ann Kongsi had been the custodian of the temple since 1845. The temple was said to have started from a hut in the 1820s, and is home to deities like Xuan Tian Shang Di, Mazu and Zhu Sheng Niang Niang, who is believed to bless couples with children.
Asked if they would be praying to Zhu Sheng Niang Niang for a baby, Mr Mah said: “Right after this.”
- wong chee tat :)
Saturday, September 3, 2016
铜板街联合和讯发布《2016女性财富管理报告》
铜板街联合和讯发布《2016女性财富管理报告》
2016年08月19日 16:54:37 来源： 浙江在线
随着女性家庭与职场地位的提升，围绕女性群体形成了特殊的消费与理财圈层，使得“她经济”成为这个时代最重要的议题之一。女性消费以及财富管理行为有何特点，她们对互联网理财有何偏好？8月18日，国内领先的智能财富管理平台铜板街联合权威财经媒体和讯发布了《2016年女性财富管理报告》，从事业家庭、消费理财以及互联网理财三个角度，对正在崛起的女性投资群体进行全面解析。
《报告》显示，有近60%的家庭中，女性负责家庭财富管理决策，成为家庭财富管理 “一把手”。其中，女性收入水平在很大程度上影响其在家庭中的财富管理地位，年薪越高，女人掌财的话语权力就越大。由于肩负着妻子、母亲、儿女等“多角色”身份，女性家庭责任自我定位使得她们在家庭生活安排、家庭消费支出、保险的购买甚至理财决策中都承担了更大的责任，所以其理财需求也显得非常强烈。
《报告》指出，在家庭理财资产的配置方面，女性的投资理财行为仍然比男性显得保守，更加注重规避风险。反映在选择具体的理财渠道方面，女性投资于股市、房地产等资产的比例较之男性都比较低。不过，随着近年来互联网金融的兴起，女性对于这一新事物的接纳和尝试意愿要比男性高，让女性走在了互联网理财的最前端。
在女性互联网理财画像上，她们主要是25-35 周岁的一群经济独立的女性；北上广深以及东南沿海城市的女性，继续 2015 年的态势领跑互联网理财。其中，收入年薪处于 8W-15W 的女性对于互金理财最为感兴趣，不过，收入在 20W-50W之间的女性投资能力最强，她们中 77.3%投资额度都超过了10W，并且30.4%的互金产品配置超过总投资金额的 50%。《报告》显示，有互金投资经验的被调查者中 66.7%的人表示会继续增加互联网金融产品的投资，展现出她们对于互金行业发展的乐观心态。
据悉，本次《报告》由和讯、铜板街、阿里研究院、数字100合作完成。作为样本数据的提供方，铜板街前期通过移动端和社会化媒体对百万女性用户发放问卷，从女性的消费观念、资产规模、理财偏好等多方面进行调研，筛选出有效样本10000份，为深入研究女性理财市场提供了鲜活的第一手资料。
铜板街市场高级总监夏洁表示，连续两年与和讯网一起调研和发布女性财富管理报告，我们希望通过对女性理财的行为和心理进行分析，对追求稳健理财的女性用户有一些实际意义的指导，让她们的钱变得更有价值。接下来，铜板街也将针对女性用户的理财特点，为其量身定制家庭财富管理方案，满足女性用户的多种理财需求。
原文链接
- wong chee tat :)
2016年08月19日 16:54:37 来源： 浙江在线
随着女性家庭与职场地位的提升，围绕女性群体形成了特殊的消费与理财圈层，使得“她经济”成为这个时代最重要的议题之一。女性消费以及财富管理行为有何特点，她们对互联网理财有何偏好？8月18日，国内领先的智能财富管理平台铜板街联合权威财经媒体和讯发布了《2016年女性财富管理报告》，从事业家庭、消费理财以及互联网理财三个角度，对正在崛起的女性投资群体进行全面解析。
《报告》显示，有近60%的家庭中，女性负责家庭财富管理决策，成为家庭财富管理 “一把手”。其中，女性收入水平在很大程度上影响其在家庭中的财富管理地位，年薪越高，女人掌财的话语权力就越大。由于肩负着妻子、母亲、儿女等“多角色”身份，女性家庭责任自我定位使得她们在家庭生活安排、家庭消费支出、保险的购买甚至理财决策中都承担了更大的责任，所以其理财需求也显得非常强烈。
《报告》指出，在家庭理财资产的配置方面，女性的投资理财行为仍然比男性显得保守，更加注重规避风险。反映在选择具体的理财渠道方面，女性投资于股市、房地产等资产的比例较之男性都比较低。不过，随着近年来互联网金融的兴起，女性对于这一新事物的接纳和尝试意愿要比男性高，让女性走在了互联网理财的最前端。
在女性互联网理财画像上，她们主要是25-35 周岁的一群经济独立的女性；北上广深以及东南沿海城市的女性，继续 2015 年的态势领跑互联网理财。其中，收入年薪处于 8W-15W 的女性对于互金理财最为感兴趣，不过，收入在 20W-50W之间的女性投资能力最强，她们中 77.3%投资额度都超过了10W，并且30.4%的互金产品配置超过总投资金额的 50%。《报告》显示，有互金投资经验的被调查者中 66.7%的人表示会继续增加互联网金融产品的投资，展现出她们对于互金行业发展的乐观心态。
据悉，本次《报告》由和讯、铜板街、阿里研究院、数字100合作完成。作为样本数据的提供方，铜板街前期通过移动端和社会化媒体对百万女性用户发放问卷，从女性的消费观念、资产规模、理财偏好等多方面进行调研，筛选出有效样本10000份，为深入研究女性理财市场提供了鲜活的第一手资料。
铜板街市场高级总监夏洁表示，连续两年与和讯网一起调研和发布女性财富管理报告，我们希望通过对女性理财的行为和心理进行分析，对追求稳健理财的女性用户有一些实际意义的指导，让她们的钱变得更有价值。接下来，铜板街也将针对女性用户的理财特点，为其量身定制家庭财富管理方案，满足女性用户的多种理财需求。
原文链接
- wong chee tat :)
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
NUS investigating reports of inappropriate orientation activities
NUS investigating reports of inappropriate orientation activities
Posted 26 Jul 2016 18:43 Updated 26 Jul 2016 18:50
SINGAPORE: The National University of Singapore (NUS) is investigating reports of inappropriate orientation activities and will take strong disciplinary action against those found responsible, it said in a statement on Tuesday (Jul 26).
The New Paper on Tuesday reported that freshmen were asked questions which touched on taboo subjects, such as what bodily fluids they like to consume, and some were asked to re-enact a rape scene.
NUS said it expects that "orientation activities are carried out in ways that are fully respectful of the dignity of all those participating, regardless of gender".
"We do not condone any behaviour or activity that denigrates the dignity of individuals, and that has sexual connotations. Our students, particularly freshmen, must feel safe and secure at all times during orientation. If they decide to opt out of an activity, their wishes must be respected," NUS said.
It added that the Office of Student Affairs (OSA) had conducted sessions with students involved in organising and leading orientation activities before the start of the orientation period. During these sessions, do's and don'ts of orientation, as well as banned activities were meted out, NUS said.
"Students were also made aware that strong disciplinary actions will be taken against offenders. In addition, all proposed orientation programmes and activities had to be endorsed and cleared by the relevant supervisors, such as Hall Masters and Vice Deans, as well as OSA, before they could proceed. Students were asked to remove inappropriate activities," the statement said.
NUS added that separately, OSA had worked with the Deaneries in Faculties, and the Masters of Halls and Residential Colleges on the necessary steps needed to ensure all planned student orientation activities would be acceptable.
"We are very disappointed that despite these efforts, instances of offensive and completely inappropriate orientation activities that were not submitted nor endorsed have surfaced," NUS said. "OSA has met with the student leaders of the ongoing and remaining camps, and briefed them on the guidelines for acceptable orientation activities. NUS staff will also be on site at these camps."
It added that any student who has concerns about the activities carried out at orientation can contact the NUS Office of Student Affairs at osabox15@nus.edu.sg on a strictly confidential basis.
Feedback about overly sexualised orientation programmes had also been posted on the NUSWhispers Facebook page. OSA responded to this on Jul 21, saying it has taken note of the concerns raised and is working with faculties to find out more.
- CNA/dl
- wong chee tat :)
Posted 26 Jul 2016 18:43 Updated 26 Jul 2016 18:50
SINGAPORE: The National University of Singapore (NUS) is investigating reports of inappropriate orientation activities and will take strong disciplinary action against those found responsible, it said in a statement on Tuesday (Jul 26).
The New Paper on Tuesday reported that freshmen were asked questions which touched on taboo subjects, such as what bodily fluids they like to consume, and some were asked to re-enact a rape scene.
NUS said it expects that "orientation activities are carried out in ways that are fully respectful of the dignity of all those participating, regardless of gender".
"We do not condone any behaviour or activity that denigrates the dignity of individuals, and that has sexual connotations. Our students, particularly freshmen, must feel safe and secure at all times during orientation. If they decide to opt out of an activity, their wishes must be respected," NUS said.
It added that the Office of Student Affairs (OSA) had conducted sessions with students involved in organising and leading orientation activities before the start of the orientation period. During these sessions, do's and don'ts of orientation, as well as banned activities were meted out, NUS said.
"Students were also made aware that strong disciplinary actions will be taken against offenders. In addition, all proposed orientation programmes and activities had to be endorsed and cleared by the relevant supervisors, such as Hall Masters and Vice Deans, as well as OSA, before they could proceed. Students were asked to remove inappropriate activities," the statement said.
NUS added that separately, OSA had worked with the Deaneries in Faculties, and the Masters of Halls and Residential Colleges on the necessary steps needed to ensure all planned student orientation activities would be acceptable.
"We are very disappointed that despite these efforts, instances of offensive and completely inappropriate orientation activities that were not submitted nor endorsed have surfaced," NUS said. "OSA has met with the student leaders of the ongoing and remaining camps, and briefed them on the guidelines for acceptable orientation activities. NUS staff will also be on site at these camps."
It added that any student who has concerns about the activities carried out at orientation can contact the NUS Office of Student Affairs at osabox15@nus.edu.sg on a strictly confidential basis.
Feedback about overly sexualised orientation programmes had also been posted on the NUSWhispers Facebook page. OSA responded to this on Jul 21, saying it has taken note of the concerns raised and is working with faculties to find out more.
- CNA/dl
- wong chee tat :)
Thursday, July 14, 2016
More getting divorced, fewer getting married in Singapore
More getting divorced, fewer getting married in Singapore
Posted 13 Jul 2016 11:12 Updated 13 Jul 2016 23:27
SINGAPORE: More couples ended their marriages while fewer tied the knot last year, according to Department of Statistics (Singstat) data released on Wednesday (Jul 13).
The number of divorces and annulments rose 2.9 per cent, with 7,522 marriages dissolved, up from the 7,307 dissolutions in the previous year.
A total of 28,322 couples tied the knot last year, down from the 28,407 marriages registered in 2014. The number of Muslim marriages rose from 5,544 to 5,778, helping to mitigate the decline in the number of civil marriages from 22,863 to 22,544.
MORE OLDER COUPLES DIVORCING
Between 2005 and 2015, there was a “significant shift” in the age profile of divorcees, with an increase in the number of older couples getting divorced, Singstat said.
Among men, the proportion of divorcees aged 45 years and above rose from 30 per cent in 2005 to 42.4 per cent last year. For women, the proportion rose from 20.1 per cent to 27.5 per cent.
The median age at divorce was 42.9 for men and 38.8 for women, up from 39.1 years and 35.4 years, respectively, in 2005.
Marriages also did not last as long, with the median marriage duration for divorces in 2015 at 10 years, slightly shorter than the 10.4 years in 2014.
Among civil divorces, the largest group was couples who were married for five to nine years (31.5 per cent). This was followed by those who were married for 20 years or longer, accounting for 21.3 per cent of all civil divorces.
For Muslim divorces, couples who were married for less than five years, and between five and nine years formed the largest groups in 2015, each accounting for 26.8 per cent. Next were the couples who were married for 20 years or longer at 18.3 per cent.
More than half (53.7 per cent) of plaintiffs in civil divorces cited “unreasonable behaviour” as the main reason for divorce, while 42.6 per cent cited “having lived apart or separated for three years or more”. In 61.6 per cent of the cases, the divorce was initiated by the woman.
Among Muslim divorces in 2015, “infidelity or extra-marital affair” was the top reason for divorcing, accounting for more than one in five divorces. The second-most common reason for divorce was “desertion” for male plaintiffs, and “financial problems” for female plaintiffs.
MORE MARRYING LATER
Many are choosing to marry later, with the median age for marrying rising from 29.8 years old in 2005 to 30.3 years old for grooms in 2015, and from 26.9 years old to 28.2 years old for brides.
Among first marriages, those with grooms older than brides were still the norm. However, the proportion had dropped to 66.8 per cent in 2015 from 73.7 per cent a decade ago.
Inter-ethnic marriages have become more common, making up 21.5 per cent of marriages last year, up from 14.9 per cent in 2005. Such marriages made up a larger proportion among Muslim marriages (33.8 per cent) than among civil marriages (18.4 per cent) last year.
More men are also marrying women with equal or higher educational qualifications. The proportion of university-educated grooms marrying brides with the same qualification rose from 71.1 per cent in 2005 to 80.3 per cent in 2015 for civil marriages, and from 46.2 per cent to 59.9 per cent for Muslim marriages.
Marriages involving minors – those aged below 21 years – remained uncommon, making up 0.2 per cent of grooms and 1.1 per cent of brides in civil marriages. For Muslims, the proportions declined to 1.5 per cent of grooms and 4.2 per cent of brides in 2015, from 3.5 per cent and 12.9 per cent, respectively, in 2005.
PARENTING PROGRAMME FOR DIVORCING PARENTS
To protect children whose parents are going through a divorce, the Mandatory Parenting Programme will be launched at the end of the year, Social and Family Development Minister Tan Chuan-Jin said in a blogpost on Wednesday.
“The programme will give them time and space to think deeply about issues they will face, both during and after divorce, and how they can protect their children's interests will be emphasised in all they do,” he said.
He also pointed out that the Ministry of Social and Family Development and its partners run marriage preparation and enrichment programmes for couples who run into marriage problems.
“These programmes will help us, as husbands and wives, to better understand and communicate with each other. It will give us skills to resolve conflicts when they arise,” Mr Tan said.
“A good marriage brings joy and deep fulfilment. But it will require our dedication and constant effort to maintain it. As much as we can, let's commit to our spouses and our marriage,” he added.
- CNA/cy
- wong chee tat :)
Posted 13 Jul 2016 11:12 Updated 13 Jul 2016 23:27
SINGAPORE: More couples ended their marriages while fewer tied the knot last year, according to Department of Statistics (Singstat) data released on Wednesday (Jul 13).
The number of divorces and annulments rose 2.9 per cent, with 7,522 marriages dissolved, up from the 7,307 dissolutions in the previous year.
A total of 28,322 couples tied the knot last year, down from the 28,407 marriages registered in 2014. The number of Muslim marriages rose from 5,544 to 5,778, helping to mitigate the decline in the number of civil marriages from 22,863 to 22,544.
MORE OLDER COUPLES DIVORCING
Between 2005 and 2015, there was a “significant shift” in the age profile of divorcees, with an increase in the number of older couples getting divorced, Singstat said.
Among men, the proportion of divorcees aged 45 years and above rose from 30 per cent in 2005 to 42.4 per cent last year. For women, the proportion rose from 20.1 per cent to 27.5 per cent.
The median age at divorce was 42.9 for men and 38.8 for women, up from 39.1 years and 35.4 years, respectively, in 2005.
Marriages also did not last as long, with the median marriage duration for divorces in 2015 at 10 years, slightly shorter than the 10.4 years in 2014.
Among civil divorces, the largest group was couples who were married for five to nine years (31.5 per cent). This was followed by those who were married for 20 years or longer, accounting for 21.3 per cent of all civil divorces.
For Muslim divorces, couples who were married for less than five years, and between five and nine years formed the largest groups in 2015, each accounting for 26.8 per cent. Next were the couples who were married for 20 years or longer at 18.3 per cent.
More than half (53.7 per cent) of plaintiffs in civil divorces cited “unreasonable behaviour” as the main reason for divorce, while 42.6 per cent cited “having lived apart or separated for three years or more”. In 61.6 per cent of the cases, the divorce was initiated by the woman.
Among Muslim divorces in 2015, “infidelity or extra-marital affair” was the top reason for divorcing, accounting for more than one in five divorces. The second-most common reason for divorce was “desertion” for male plaintiffs, and “financial problems” for female plaintiffs.
MORE MARRYING LATER
Many are choosing to marry later, with the median age for marrying rising from 29.8 years old in 2005 to 30.3 years old for grooms in 2015, and from 26.9 years old to 28.2 years old for brides.
Among first marriages, those with grooms older than brides were still the norm. However, the proportion had dropped to 66.8 per cent in 2015 from 73.7 per cent a decade ago.
Inter-ethnic marriages have become more common, making up 21.5 per cent of marriages last year, up from 14.9 per cent in 2005. Such marriages made up a larger proportion among Muslim marriages (33.8 per cent) than among civil marriages (18.4 per cent) last year.
More men are also marrying women with equal or higher educational qualifications. The proportion of university-educated grooms marrying brides with the same qualification rose from 71.1 per cent in 2005 to 80.3 per cent in 2015 for civil marriages, and from 46.2 per cent to 59.9 per cent for Muslim marriages.
Marriages involving minors – those aged below 21 years – remained uncommon, making up 0.2 per cent of grooms and 1.1 per cent of brides in civil marriages. For Muslims, the proportions declined to 1.5 per cent of grooms and 4.2 per cent of brides in 2015, from 3.5 per cent and 12.9 per cent, respectively, in 2005.
PARENTING PROGRAMME FOR DIVORCING PARENTS
To protect children whose parents are going through a divorce, the Mandatory Parenting Programme will be launched at the end of the year, Social and Family Development Minister Tan Chuan-Jin said in a blogpost on Wednesday.
“The programme will give them time and space to think deeply about issues they will face, both during and after divorce, and how they can protect their children's interests will be emphasised in all they do,” he said.
He also pointed out that the Ministry of Social and Family Development and its partners run marriage preparation and enrichment programmes for couples who run into marriage problems.
“These programmes will help us, as husbands and wives, to better understand and communicate with each other. It will give us skills to resolve conflicts when they arise,” Mr Tan said.
“A good marriage brings joy and deep fulfilment. But it will require our dedication and constant effort to maintain it. As much as we can, let's commit to our spouses and our marriage,” he added.
- CNA/cy
- wong chee tat :)
新加坡统计局：本地去年结婚率持平 离婚率微升
新加坡统计局：本地去年结婚率持平 离婚率微升
13/07/2016 16:01
新加坡统计局：本地去年结婚率持平 离婚率微升
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本地去年的结婚率，和2014年基本持平。而离婚率则略微上升。社会及家庭发展部长陈川仁表示，当局注意到这个变化，将进一步为离婚夫妇提供辅导和帮助，尤其是有年幼孩童的家庭。
新加坡统计局今天发布的数据显示，本地去年共有2万8322对新人注册结婚，比2014年略少了85对，基本持平。另外，离婚的夫妻则有7522对，和前年相比增加了215对，也就是略微上涨了2.9%。
社会及家庭发展部长陈川仁通过博客表示，去年的结婚和离婚数据和往年相比，没有太大的变化。但是注意到了离婚率略微上升。他表示，离婚对任何夫妻都不容易，尤其是一些家庭还有孩子牵扯其中。
当局将在今年年底推出强制性育儿辅导计划，为有年幼孩童的离婚夫妻提供帮助。社会及家庭发展部也将在社区，继续推出多种婚姻辅导项目，以协助夫妻更好地进行交流，解决纠纷。
- CH8/YW
- wong chee tat :)
13/07/2016 16:01
新加坡统计局：本地去年结婚率持平 离婚率微升
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本地去年的结婚率，和2014年基本持平。而离婚率则略微上升。社会及家庭发展部长陈川仁表示，当局注意到这个变化，将进一步为离婚夫妇提供辅导和帮助，尤其是有年幼孩童的家庭。
新加坡统计局今天发布的数据显示，本地去年共有2万8322对新人注册结婚，比2014年略少了85对，基本持平。另外，离婚的夫妻则有7522对，和前年相比增加了215对，也就是略微上涨了2.9%。
社会及家庭发展部长陈川仁通过博客表示，去年的结婚和离婚数据和往年相比，没有太大的变化。但是注意到了离婚率略微上升。他表示，离婚对任何夫妻都不容易，尤其是一些家庭还有孩子牵扯其中。
当局将在今年年底推出强制性育儿辅导计划，为有年幼孩童的离婚夫妻提供帮助。社会及家庭发展部也将在社区，继续推出多种婚姻辅导项目，以协助夫妻更好地进行交流，解决纠纷。
- CH8/YW
- wong chee tat :)
Monday, June 6, 2016
Woman jailed for registering marriage without consent
Woman jailed for registering marriage without consent
A 32-year-old finance assistant stole her ex-boyfriend's identity card and got a friend to impersonate him in front of a solemniser.
By Vanessa Paige Chelvan
Posted 06 Jun 2016 20:12 Updated 06 Jun 2016 20:20
SINGAPORE: When her boyfriend left her after becoming suspicious the son they shared was not biologically his, a woman devised a plan to get her lover back.
The 32-year-old finance assistant stole her ex-boyfriend’s national registration identity card (NRIC) and enlisted the help of her friend Matthew Yeo Chia Loong to impersonate him, then she registered their marriage.
The woman pleaded guilty on Monday (Jun 6) to cheating, for duping a licensed solemniser into believing Yeo was the same man in the stolen NRIC, and signing the Certificate of Marriage as a result.
The woman and her ex-boyfriend cannot be named to protect the identity of the boy, now six.
She also pleaded guilty to a second charge under the Oaths and Declarations Act, for abetting Yeo to lie to a Registry of Marriages employee about his identity in a statutory declaration.
Her offences came to light when the ex-boyfriend lodged a police report in November 2012, after she sent him a photograph of a Certificate of Marriage bearing their names.
The court heard the pair met in 2010, and their son was born the same year. The woman was married at the time, but was not living with her husband. However, the baby’s birth certificate listed her husband as the father. The couple divorced in 2011.
In 2012, the woman’s boyfriend grew suspicious that the boy was not his biological son, and broke up with her despite her insistence that the child was his, the court heard.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Chew Xin Ying told the court it was then that the woman decided she wanted to marry her boyfriend, as she wanted him to "return to her and not marry anyone else”.
In court on Monday, DPP Chew said the woman’s offences were “rather sophisticated" and noted that she abetted Yeo in lying to a Government agency and misusing another person’s NRIC.
Defence lawyer Diana Ngiam told the court stress had led to the woman's "misguided actions", noting an Institute of Mental Health report said the woman suffered from Acute Stress Reaction after her boyfriend left her. The distraught woman had also attempted suicide, Ms Ngiam said.
The judge sentenced the woman to four weeks' jail. For cheating, she could have been jailed up to three years and/or fined. For abetting Yeo to make a false statement in a statutory declaration, she could have faced up to three years’ jail and/or a fine.
Yeo has left the country, and his whereabouts are unknown.
The sham marriage has not been dissolved, although the Registry of Marriages has confirmed that in the present case, in which a man’s identity was misused to register a marriage without his consent, a Family Court order has to be obtained to void the marriage, DPP Chew said.
- CNA/ly
- wong chee tat :)
A 32-year-old finance assistant stole her ex-boyfriend's identity card and got a friend to impersonate him in front of a solemniser.
By Vanessa Paige Chelvan
Posted 06 Jun 2016 20:12 Updated 06 Jun 2016 20:20
SINGAPORE: When her boyfriend left her after becoming suspicious the son they shared was not biologically his, a woman devised a plan to get her lover back.
The 32-year-old finance assistant stole her ex-boyfriend’s national registration identity card (NRIC) and enlisted the help of her friend Matthew Yeo Chia Loong to impersonate him, then she registered their marriage.
The woman pleaded guilty on Monday (Jun 6) to cheating, for duping a licensed solemniser into believing Yeo was the same man in the stolen NRIC, and signing the Certificate of Marriage as a result.
The woman and her ex-boyfriend cannot be named to protect the identity of the boy, now six.
She also pleaded guilty to a second charge under the Oaths and Declarations Act, for abetting Yeo to lie to a Registry of Marriages employee about his identity in a statutory declaration.
Her offences came to light when the ex-boyfriend lodged a police report in November 2012, after she sent him a photograph of a Certificate of Marriage bearing their names.
The court heard the pair met in 2010, and their son was born the same year. The woman was married at the time, but was not living with her husband. However, the baby’s birth certificate listed her husband as the father. The couple divorced in 2011.
In 2012, the woman’s boyfriend grew suspicious that the boy was not his biological son, and broke up with her despite her insistence that the child was his, the court heard.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Chew Xin Ying told the court it was then that the woman decided she wanted to marry her boyfriend, as she wanted him to "return to her and not marry anyone else”.
In court on Monday, DPP Chew said the woman’s offences were “rather sophisticated" and noted that she abetted Yeo in lying to a Government agency and misusing another person’s NRIC.
Defence lawyer Diana Ngiam told the court stress had led to the woman's "misguided actions", noting an Institute of Mental Health report said the woman suffered from Acute Stress Reaction after her boyfriend left her. The distraught woman had also attempted suicide, Ms Ngiam said.
The judge sentenced the woman to four weeks' jail. For cheating, she could have been jailed up to three years and/or fined. For abetting Yeo to make a false statement in a statutory declaration, she could have faced up to three years’ jail and/or a fine.
Yeo has left the country, and his whereabouts are unknown.
The sham marriage has not been dissolved, although the Registry of Marriages has confirmed that in the present case, in which a man’s identity was misused to register a marriage without his consent, a Family Court order has to be obtained to void the marriage, DPP Chew said.
- CNA/ly
- wong chee tat :)
Monday, May 30, 2016
Saturday, May 28, 2016
Vivian Lee jailed six months over ‘bak kut teh’ Ramadan photo
Vivian Lee jailed six months over ‘bak kut teh’ Ramadan photo
By Ida Lim
May 27, 2016
KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 — Vivian Lee May Ling was today sentenced to six months in prison after she was convicted of sedition over a mock greeting featuring the “bak kut teh” pork dish during the Muslim fasting month.
Sessions Court judge Abdul Rashid Daud said the matter involved the sensitivities of the Muslim community, and that he was imposing the prison term to deter others from doing the same.
“You know that pork is haram (forbidden) for Muslims.
“Like what the prosecutor said, nasi sudah jadi bubur, even if there was apology, but your actions have injured the feelings of Malaysians,” he said, using the Malay idiom that means “too late to make reparations”.
The judge said the six-month jail term, less the eight days Lee spent in lock-up from July 18 to July 25, 2013, was meted out as this was her first offence.
First-time convictions for sedition are punishable with a maximum RM5,000 fine or a maximum three-year jail term or both.
Immediately after the conviction today, lead counsel Chong Joo Tian sought a good behaviour bond for Lee, noting that the 27-year-old customer support services representative has no criminal record and had started a new life without the ex-boyfriend who was jointly accused over the same mock greeting on Facebook.
Chong also highlighted that she was not the main offender and merely played a passive role over the July 11, 2013 Facebook photo, adding that she had apologised on Facebook and removed the greeting the same day as well as apologised in a YouTube video the next day.
“This shows the accused’s regret in this case. Even though in this case there was evidence of public anger towards the posting, but the evidence shows there was no chaos at all or fights between races or people of different religions,” he argued.
Chong also pointed out that his client had not acted violently or caused physical injury to others, arguing that this was merely a case over an abuse of the constitutional right of freedom of expression and the wrong use of words.
But deputy public prosecutor Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin pressed for a jail sentence of between 20 and 24 months, arguing that there was a need for a “chilling effect” to deter other would-be offenders from mocking the religious beliefs of others in Malaysia.
Wan Shaharuddin cited public interest and argued that Lee’s actions had injured the feelings of both Muslims and non-Muslims in Malaysia, noting that online comments from many in the Chinese community showed they were upset as well.
“All Malaysians have the responsibility to respect the race and religion of others because it is appropriate social behaviour. It is not the prosecution’s intention to restrict Malaysians in the use of social media or Internet but there needs to be a standard to control an individual to be more responsible when uploading anything on social media,” he said.
He also said the offence was serious and argued the sentencing trend in the Malaysian courts was to impose imprisonment for sedition convictions, citing among others Sabah politician David Orok’s 18-month jail term after he pleaded guilty to a seditious insult of Prophet Muhammad.
“The court will be considered to have failed if it imposed a sentence based on compassion and sympathy on the accused,” he had argued.
After the sentencing, Abdul Rashid allowed the jail sentence to be stayed pending Lee’s appeal to the High Court, but increased the bail from RM10,000 to RM20,000 and ruled that her passport remain in the court’s possession.
Wan Shaharuddin told reporters later that he will also file an appeal to seek for a harsher sentence to be imposed.
The picture of Lee together with then boyfriend Alvin Tan Jye Yee, which was posted on Facebook on July 11, 2013 during the Muslim fasting month then, carried the words “Selamat Berbuka Puasa (with Bak Kut Teh...fragrant, delicious and appetising)” and the halal logo.
On July 18, 2013, Tan and Lee were charged under three laws: Section 5(1) of the Film Censorship Act, Section 4(1)(centre) of the Sedition Act and Section 298A(1) of the Penal Code.
But the Sessions Court had on April 14 acquitted Lee over the display of pornographic images on the duo’s now-defunct blog between July 6 and 7, 2013, while Tan — who did not attend trial — was given a discharge not amounting to acquittal.
The Court of Appeal had previously dropped the charge of Section 298A(1) against the duo as it ruled the legal provision did not apply to non-Muslims.
Under the Section 298A(1) charge, the duo were accused of uploading content that could possibly stir hostility among those with different beliefs between July 11 and 12.
Tan jumped bail and is believed to have fled to the United States to avoid facing trial.
- wong chee tat :)
By Ida Lim
May 27, 2016
KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 — Vivian Lee May Ling was today sentenced to six months in prison after she was convicted of sedition over a mock greeting featuring the “bak kut teh” pork dish during the Muslim fasting month.
Sessions Court judge Abdul Rashid Daud said the matter involved the sensitivities of the Muslim community, and that he was imposing the prison term to deter others from doing the same.
“You know that pork is haram (forbidden) for Muslims.
“Like what the prosecutor said, nasi sudah jadi bubur, even if there was apology, but your actions have injured the feelings of Malaysians,” he said, using the Malay idiom that means “too late to make reparations”.
The judge said the six-month jail term, less the eight days Lee spent in lock-up from July 18 to July 25, 2013, was meted out as this was her first offence.
First-time convictions for sedition are punishable with a maximum RM5,000 fine or a maximum three-year jail term or both.
Immediately after the conviction today, lead counsel Chong Joo Tian sought a good behaviour bond for Lee, noting that the 27-year-old customer support services representative has no criminal record and had started a new life without the ex-boyfriend who was jointly accused over the same mock greeting on Facebook.
Chong also highlighted that she was not the main offender and merely played a passive role over the July 11, 2013 Facebook photo, adding that she had apologised on Facebook and removed the greeting the same day as well as apologised in a YouTube video the next day.
“This shows the accused’s regret in this case. Even though in this case there was evidence of public anger towards the posting, but the evidence shows there was no chaos at all or fights between races or people of different religions,” he argued.
Chong also pointed out that his client had not acted violently or caused physical injury to others, arguing that this was merely a case over an abuse of the constitutional right of freedom of expression and the wrong use of words.
But deputy public prosecutor Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin pressed for a jail sentence of between 20 and 24 months, arguing that there was a need for a “chilling effect” to deter other would-be offenders from mocking the religious beliefs of others in Malaysia.
Wan Shaharuddin cited public interest and argued that Lee’s actions had injured the feelings of both Muslims and non-Muslims in Malaysia, noting that online comments from many in the Chinese community showed they were upset as well.
“All Malaysians have the responsibility to respect the race and religion of others because it is appropriate social behaviour. It is not the prosecution’s intention to restrict Malaysians in the use of social media or Internet but there needs to be a standard to control an individual to be more responsible when uploading anything on social media,” he said.
He also said the offence was serious and argued the sentencing trend in the Malaysian courts was to impose imprisonment for sedition convictions, citing among others Sabah politician David Orok’s 18-month jail term after he pleaded guilty to a seditious insult of Prophet Muhammad.
“The court will be considered to have failed if it imposed a sentence based on compassion and sympathy on the accused,” he had argued.
After the sentencing, Abdul Rashid allowed the jail sentence to be stayed pending Lee’s appeal to the High Court, but increased the bail from RM10,000 to RM20,000 and ruled that her passport remain in the court’s possession.
Wan Shaharuddin told reporters later that he will also file an appeal to seek for a harsher sentence to be imposed.
The picture of Lee together with then boyfriend Alvin Tan Jye Yee, which was posted on Facebook on July 11, 2013 during the Muslim fasting month then, carried the words “Selamat Berbuka Puasa (with Bak Kut Teh...fragrant, delicious and appetising)” and the halal logo.
On July 18, 2013, Tan and Lee were charged under three laws: Section 5(1) of the Film Censorship Act, Section 4(1)(centre) of the Sedition Act and Section 298A(1) of the Penal Code.
But the Sessions Court had on April 14 acquitted Lee over the display of pornographic images on the duo’s now-defunct blog between July 6 and 7, 2013, while Tan — who did not attend trial — was given a discharge not amounting to acquittal.
The Court of Appeal had previously dropped the charge of Section 298A(1) against the duo as it ruled the legal provision did not apply to non-Muslims.
Under the Section 298A(1) charge, the duo were accused of uploading content that could possibly stir hostility among those with different beliefs between July 11 and 12.
Tan jumped bail and is believed to have fled to the United States to avoid facing trial.
- wong chee tat :)
Thursday, May 5, 2016
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Wednesday, March 16, 2016
杨莉明:单身男应对相亲抱持开放心态
杨莉明:单身男应对相亲抱持开放心态
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杨莉明说道，新加坡人害羞不好意思向人求助找伴侣，和韩国人不太一样，他们更能接受相亲。（图/新华社）
杨莉明说道，新加坡人害羞不好意思向人求助找伴侣，和韩国人不太一样，他们更能接受相亲。（图/新华社）
婚姻不会从天而降，总理公署高级政务部长杨莉明呼吁新加坡单身男女积极地拓展社交圈子，并向韩国年轻人看齐，对相亲抱持开放心态。
协助管理人口及人才署的杨莉明今天结束对韩国的考察后，于个人面簿分享自己的观察。
已续程前往丹麦的杨莉明，在韩国访问的三天里，除了会见韩国保健福祉部长郑镇烨和雇佣劳动部长李基权，也参访当地的托儿所与红娘公司。
杨莉明在面簿写道，新加坡年轻人和韩国年轻人一样，越来越迟婚。不过韩国年轻人是因就业前景不佳，缺乏稳定收入，被迫延迟成家，新加坡人则是因乐于接受工作挑战，选择太多，以致忙着事业，错过了寻找伴侣的良机。
2014年，新加坡男性首次结婚的年龄中位数从2005年的29.7岁推延至30.2岁，女性从26.8岁推迟至28.2岁，而韩国2014年数据则显示，当地男女分别在32.4岁和29.8岁才结婚，结婚年龄较十年前迟约两年。
不过杨莉明说：“新加坡人害羞，不好意思向人求助找伴侣，加剧了问题。这点和韩国人不太一样，他们更能接受相亲，并愿意找专人帮忙。虽不愿意公开承认相亲，但若被问起，他们也不会否认。”
杨莉明鼓励新加坡人正面看待相亲。她说：“单身人士需积极地让缘分发挥魔力，这不会是偶然的。”
“韩国江南式（Gangnam style）的相亲方式虽是刻意安排的，但依然可以相当活泼轻松，而且很多时候获得家人、朋友和专业人士的帮助。早点开始积极结交新朋友，不要排斥找人帮忙，以及轻松以对似乎都是一场成功、愉悦约会的必要元素。这样的约会方式或许能帮到更多新加坡单身人士？”（联合早报记者：黄慧敏 首尔报道）
（联合早报网编辑：赖彦志 )
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杨莉明说道，新加坡人害羞不好意思向人求助找伴侣，和韩国人不太一样，他们更能接受相亲。（图/新华社）
杨莉明说道，新加坡人害羞不好意思向人求助找伴侣，和韩国人不太一样，他们更能接受相亲。（图/新华社）
婚姻不会从天而降，总理公署高级政务部长杨莉明呼吁新加坡单身男女积极地拓展社交圈子，并向韩国年轻人看齐，对相亲抱持开放心态。
协助管理人口及人才署的杨莉明今天结束对韩国的考察后，于个人面簿分享自己的观察。
已续程前往丹麦的杨莉明，在韩国访问的三天里，除了会见韩国保健福祉部长郑镇烨和雇佣劳动部长李基权，也参访当地的托儿所与红娘公司。
杨莉明在面簿写道，新加坡年轻人和韩国年轻人一样，越来越迟婚。不过韩国年轻人是因就业前景不佳，缺乏稳定收入，被迫延迟成家，新加坡人则是因乐于接受工作挑战，选择太多，以致忙着事业，错过了寻找伴侣的良机。
2014年，新加坡男性首次结婚的年龄中位数从2005年的29.7岁推延至30.2岁，女性从26.8岁推迟至28.2岁，而韩国2014年数据则显示，当地男女分别在32.4岁和29.8岁才结婚，结婚年龄较十年前迟约两年。
不过杨莉明说：“新加坡人害羞，不好意思向人求助找伴侣，加剧了问题。这点和韩国人不太一样，他们更能接受相亲，并愿意找专人帮忙。虽不愿意公开承认相亲，但若被问起，他们也不会否认。”
杨莉明鼓励新加坡人正面看待相亲。她说：“单身人士需积极地让缘分发挥魔力，这不会是偶然的。”
“韩国江南式（Gangnam style）的相亲方式虽是刻意安排的，但依然可以相当活泼轻松，而且很多时候获得家人、朋友和专业人士的帮助。早点开始积极结交新朋友，不要排斥找人帮忙，以及轻松以对似乎都是一场成功、愉悦约会的必要元素。这样的约会方式或许能帮到更多新加坡单身人士？”（联合早报记者：黄慧敏 首尔报道）
（联合早报网编辑：赖彦志 )
- wong chee tat :)
Sunday, March 13, 2016
3 years’ jail for delivery driver who molested 10-year-old step-daughter
3 years’ jail for delivery driver who molested 10-year-old step-daughter
He was sexually aroused by his step-daughter after she fell on top of him while the two were “wrestling” and admitted to the police he had molested the girl so many times that he had “lost count”.
By Vanessa Paige Chelvan
Posted 11 Mar 2016 18:01 Updated 11 Mar 2016 18:10
SINGAPORE: Shortly after marrying the girl’s mother in June 2014, a 42-year-old delivery driver began to molest his new step-daughter, often preying on her while she slept. The abuse continued for seven months, until the 10-year-old girl went to the police.
The step-father, who cannot be named to protect the girl’s identity, was sentenced to three years’ jail and three strokes of the cane on Friday (Mar 11), after pleading guilty to three counts of sexual assault of a child.
The man told police he started to become sexually aroused by his step-daughter after she fell on top of him while the two were “wrestling”. The abuse began soon after, and the man admitted to police he had molested the girl so many times that he had “lost count”.
He often assaulted her in her sleep, and though she would wake to find her step-father molesting her, the girl said she was too frightened to shout.
On one occasion, the man had taken his step-daughter along on a delivery job. When she fell asleep, he parked the lorry near Sembawang Park and lay next to the girl in the backseat. He removed the girl’s shorts and his trousers and sexually assaulted her.
The girl woke up when she felt someone touching her, and screamed in panic as it was dark in the back of the lorry. When the girl realised it was her step-father, she pulled up her shorts and asked to be taken home.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Delicia Tan said the man had “humiliated and degraded” his step-daughter in a “gross and direct betrayal of (the) trust” her mother had placed in him. The man’s offences became increasingly brazen over time, and he often molested her while she slept next to her three sisters, DPP Tan said.
The man, who was unrepresented, told the court he was remorseful and ashamed of his actions, indicating he would attend psychological counselling so “this incident will not happen again”.
“I beg for leniency”, he said, adding that “once this thing is done, I can be back with my family”.
For sexually assaulting a child under 14 years old, he could have been jailed up to five years per charge, and fined and/or caned.
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- wong chee tat :)
He was sexually aroused by his step-daughter after she fell on top of him while the two were “wrestling” and admitted to the police he had molested the girl so many times that he had “lost count”.
By Vanessa Paige Chelvan
Posted 11 Mar 2016 18:01 Updated 11 Mar 2016 18:10
SINGAPORE: Shortly after marrying the girl’s mother in June 2014, a 42-year-old delivery driver began to molest his new step-daughter, often preying on her while she slept. The abuse continued for seven months, until the 10-year-old girl went to the police.
The step-father, who cannot be named to protect the girl’s identity, was sentenced to three years’ jail and three strokes of the cane on Friday (Mar 11), after pleading guilty to three counts of sexual assault of a child.
The man told police he started to become sexually aroused by his step-daughter after she fell on top of him while the two were “wrestling”. The abuse began soon after, and the man admitted to police he had molested the girl so many times that he had “lost count”.
He often assaulted her in her sleep, and though she would wake to find her step-father molesting her, the girl said she was too frightened to shout.
On one occasion, the man had taken his step-daughter along on a delivery job. When she fell asleep, he parked the lorry near Sembawang Park and lay next to the girl in the backseat. He removed the girl’s shorts and his trousers and sexually assaulted her.
The girl woke up when she felt someone touching her, and screamed in panic as it was dark in the back of the lorry. When the girl realised it was her step-father, she pulled up her shorts and asked to be taken home.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Delicia Tan said the man had “humiliated and degraded” his step-daughter in a “gross and direct betrayal of (the) trust” her mother had placed in him. The man’s offences became increasingly brazen over time, and he often molested her while she slept next to her three sisters, DPP Tan said.
The man, who was unrepresented, told the court he was remorseful and ashamed of his actions, indicating he would attend psychological counselling so “this incident will not happen again”.
“I beg for leniency”, he said, adding that “once this thing is done, I can be back with my family”.
For sexually assaulting a child under 14 years old, he could have been jailed up to five years per charge, and fined and/or caned.
- CNA/xk
- wong chee tat :)
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扮女人潜入女汤 游日中国男被捕
扮女人潜入女汤 游日中国男被捕
2015-11-10 19:52:40
日本近年成为中国旅客的旅游热点！中国一名男游客近日到日本和歌山县旅行时，竟扮成女人，潜入女宾专用的露天温泉浴场，其间因举止可疑被人识穿，最终遭警员当场擒获。他事后辩称，因听闻女浴场的风景很美，故冒险进入女浴场自拍。
案发和歌山县白滨町，被捕的36岁男子夏良（XiaLiang，译音）上周五（6日）抵达日本。日警方表示，夏男当地时间8日上午10时半男扮女装进入公共温泉「崎之汤」。
称女浴场风景美用自拍神器拍照
夏良身穿红色浴衣、头戴棕色长假发、涂口红和指甲油，假扮成女人潜入女浴场。他在浴室脱衣服后，用大毛巾包住身体，随后进入露天浴场，用自拍神器和智能手机拍照。两名女客人发觉他举止可疑，于是通知温泉职员。
警方随即到场，男子依入侵罪被捕。他被警方问话时辩称，因听闻女浴场外面的风景十分漂亮，为了拍照才铤而走险。警方调查男子手机，手机内没有找到拍到女客人浸温泉的照片。夏男还有一名女性友人一同旅游，案发时女友人在旅馆没有同行。
曾到访和歌山的港人Paul表示，去年6月与家人一同到当地旅游，当时在白滨停留多日，入住的酒店本身有温泉，而温泉分开男女汤，男女分别在不同的门口进入温泉。他表示，客人入场后，柜台职员会提供一条小毛巾，客人将脱下的衣物放入储物柜，只可使用所提供的小毛巾。他说，客人要在更衣区脱光冲身，之后才能浸温泉，而该名男子能避开职员及客人的视线，顺利走到浴场令人匪夷所思。
中国游客倍增质素差劣
近年由于日圆贬值加上日本开放旅游签证，触发中国客游日热潮。当地政府近日公布访日游客数据，2015年上半年访日游客比去年增加一倍，预计全年的客流或可达1,800万人，其中以中国游客量最大，9月为383万人，比去年同期多近一倍。日本经济学家大前研一认为，日本作为中国的近距国，比起欧美等国，有更大优势成为吸引中国回头客的地点。但中国旅客质素较差，形象大打折扣。
- wong chee tat :)
2015-11-10 19:52:40
日本近年成为中国旅客的旅游热点！中国一名男游客近日到日本和歌山县旅行时，竟扮成女人，潜入女宾专用的露天温泉浴场，其间因举止可疑被人识穿，最终遭警员当场擒获。他事后辩称，因听闻女浴场的风景很美，故冒险进入女浴场自拍。
案发和歌山县白滨町，被捕的36岁男子夏良（XiaLiang，译音）上周五（6日）抵达日本。日警方表示，夏男当地时间8日上午10时半男扮女装进入公共温泉「崎之汤」。
称女浴场风景美用自拍神器拍照
夏良身穿红色浴衣、头戴棕色长假发、涂口红和指甲油，假扮成女人潜入女浴场。他在浴室脱衣服后，用大毛巾包住身体，随后进入露天浴场，用自拍神器和智能手机拍照。两名女客人发觉他举止可疑，于是通知温泉职员。
警方随即到场，男子依入侵罪被捕。他被警方问话时辩称，因听闻女浴场外面的风景十分漂亮，为了拍照才铤而走险。警方调查男子手机，手机内没有找到拍到女客人浸温泉的照片。夏男还有一名女性友人一同旅游，案发时女友人在旅馆没有同行。
曾到访和歌山的港人Paul表示，去年6月与家人一同到当地旅游，当时在白滨停留多日，入住的酒店本身有温泉，而温泉分开男女汤，男女分别在不同的门口进入温泉。他表示，客人入场后，柜台职员会提供一条小毛巾，客人将脱下的衣物放入储物柜，只可使用所提供的小毛巾。他说，客人要在更衣区脱光冲身，之后才能浸温泉，而该名男子能避开职员及客人的视线，顺利走到浴场令人匪夷所思。
中国游客倍增质素差劣
近年由于日圆贬值加上日本开放旅游签证，触发中国客游日热潮。当地政府近日公布访日游客数据，2015年上半年访日游客比去年增加一倍，预计全年的客流或可达1,800万人，其中以中国游客量最大，9月为383万人，比去年同期多近一倍。日本经济学家大前研一认为，日本作为中国的近距国，比起欧美等国，有更大优势成为吸引中国回头客的地点。但中国旅客质素较差，形象大打折扣。
- wong chee tat :)
Premature births on the rise in Singapore
Premature births on the rise in Singapore
TODAY reports: The national rate of preterm births has gone up, from 7.2 per cent to 9.5 per cent, despite low birth rates in the past decade, said Professor Victor Samuel Rajadurai, head and senior consultant at KKH’s Department of Neonatology,
By Eveline Gan, TODAY
POSTED: 11 Nov 2015 07:11
SINGAPORE: When Mdm Audrey Lim first saw her twin babies after giving birth to them at just 25 weeks in KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH), she knew they would face an uphill task to stay alive in the following months. “They had so little flesh on them that they looked two-dimensional. There were also so many tubes and wires going through them. At that moment, I felt so much heartache and helplessness,” said the 38-year-old property agent.
At birth, twins Ethan and Emma Low each weighed just slightly more than 700g. Despite their severe prematurity, the twins survived.
PRETERM BIRTHS INCREASING
It is estimated that about one in 10 babies is born too early. As preterm birth rates rise worldwide, Mdm Lim’s experience is no longer a rare occurrence - even in developed nations with top-notch medical care. A preterm birth is defined as one that occurs before 37 weeks of pregnancy.
The phenomenon has become increasingly more common here, too, said local experts TODAY spoke to ahead of World Prematurity Day on Nov 17.
Premature babies make up about 13.5 per cent of the babies born at KKH. Professor Victor Samuel Rajadurai, head and senior consultant at KKH’s Department of Neonatology, noted an increase in the incidence of preterm births seen at KKH, from 11 per cent to 13.5 per cent in the past decade. The national rate of preterm births has also gone up, from 7.2 per cent to 9.5 per cent, despite low birth rates over the same period, said Prof Rajadurai.
No one knows for sure what triggers premature labour. However, several factors, including older maternal age due to delayed childbearing and the use of fertility treatments, have been known to increase the likelihood.
Assisted reproductive technology is now more commonly performed than before, and that increases a woman’s chance of multiple pregnancy, which is associated with a higher risk of preterm labour, said Associate Professor Su Lin Lin, senior consultant at National University Hospital (NUH) Women’s Centre. The number of in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) cycles done at NUH Women’s Centre has more than tripled in the past decade. About 700 IVF cycles were carried out at its centre last year.
Associate Professor Tan Thiam Chye, senior consultant and head of Inpatient Service at KKH’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, added that the risk of preterm delivery for twin pregnancies increases three to five times compared with a singleton pregnancy. In a triplet pregnancy, the risk increases to seven to nine times.
Assoc Prof Su said that advances in medicine have also made it possible for women with certain existing illnesses that affect fertility to conceive and go through a pregnancy. Some of these conditions, such as some kidney and autoimmune diseases, are linked to a higher risk of preterm labour.
Several studies have also linked preterm labour to high levels of chronic psychological and physical stress during pregnancy, but Assoc Prof Su said this area needs further research.
Current treatments to delay preterm labour include medication such as progesterone and tocolytic drugs to stop womb contractions, said Assoc Prof Tan. The mother is then given a steroid jab to hasten the baby’s lung development.
In instances of very early preterm labour (less than 24 weeks of pregnancy), the doctor may recommend a cervical cerclage. This is a procedure where stitches hold the cervix closed to prevent a premature birth.
In spite of the medications given to slow down contractions, Mdm Lim - whose twins were conceived naturally - was fully dilated within half a day and nothing could stop her babies from arriving four months early.
SURVIVING PREMATURITY
According to the World Health Organisation, preterm birth is the leading cause of newborn deaths and the second-leading cause of deaths in children under the age of five. However, modern neonatal intensive care has made it possible for even the tiniest of babies to survive their prematurity. About 90 per cent of premature babies treated at KKH’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) survive and the majority go on to live relatively normal lives, said Prof Rajadurai.
The two smallest survivors at KKH were born about 15 years ago, at 26 weeks, with a birth weight of 435g and 470g. At Khoo Teck Puat-National University Children’s Medical Institute, the lightest survivor was a 26-weeker who weighed 487g at birth in 2007. All three have gone on to lead normal lives.
However, Prof Rajadurai stressed that the above cases are exceptional as outcomes for premature babies born below 23 weeks’ gestation and/or birth weight of 500g are known to be “extremely poor”. Even with modern NICU care, the survival for premature babies born at 25 weeks is between 70 to 75 per cent, said Prof Rajadurai. About 30 per cent may have trouble with development.
After birth, Mdm Lim’s twins spent the first four months of their lives in the hospital battling a host of complications, including infections, liver and breathing problems. “The first year was the hardest because we had to constantly monitor their breathing at home, which could suddenly stop without warning. They were also hospitalised almost every other month due to low oxygen levels,” said Mdm Lim.
Today, the twins are growing well, apart from a few “manageable” health issues, said Mdm Lim. For instance, older twin Ethan has some vision-related problems and is having speech therapy as he stutters.
“Back then, my husband and I practically lived day by day not knowing what will happen to our babies. Now they look like any healthy kids who love to play and jump around. Looking back, we are really fortunate to have access to proper facilities and expertise to save our preemies,” she said.
Read the original TODAY report here.
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TODAY reports: The national rate of preterm births has gone up, from 7.2 per cent to 9.5 per cent, despite low birth rates in the past decade, said Professor Victor Samuel Rajadurai, head and senior consultant at KKH’s Department of Neonatology,
By Eveline Gan, TODAY
POSTED: 11 Nov 2015 07:11
SINGAPORE: When Mdm Audrey Lim first saw her twin babies after giving birth to them at just 25 weeks in KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH), she knew they would face an uphill task to stay alive in the following months. “They had so little flesh on them that they looked two-dimensional. There were also so many tubes and wires going through them. At that moment, I felt so much heartache and helplessness,” said the 38-year-old property agent.
At birth, twins Ethan and Emma Low each weighed just slightly more than 700g. Despite their severe prematurity, the twins survived.
PRETERM BIRTHS INCREASING
It is estimated that about one in 10 babies is born too early. As preterm birth rates rise worldwide, Mdm Lim’s experience is no longer a rare occurrence - even in developed nations with top-notch medical care. A preterm birth is defined as one that occurs before 37 weeks of pregnancy.
The phenomenon has become increasingly more common here, too, said local experts TODAY spoke to ahead of World Prematurity Day on Nov 17.
Premature babies make up about 13.5 per cent of the babies born at KKH. Professor Victor Samuel Rajadurai, head and senior consultant at KKH’s Department of Neonatology, noted an increase in the incidence of preterm births seen at KKH, from 11 per cent to 13.5 per cent in the past decade. The national rate of preterm births has also gone up, from 7.2 per cent to 9.5 per cent, despite low birth rates over the same period, said Prof Rajadurai.
No one knows for sure what triggers premature labour. However, several factors, including older maternal age due to delayed childbearing and the use of fertility treatments, have been known to increase the likelihood.
Assisted reproductive technology is now more commonly performed than before, and that increases a woman’s chance of multiple pregnancy, which is associated with a higher risk of preterm labour, said Associate Professor Su Lin Lin, senior consultant at National University Hospital (NUH) Women’s Centre. The number of in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) cycles done at NUH Women’s Centre has more than tripled in the past decade. About 700 IVF cycles were carried out at its centre last year.
Associate Professor Tan Thiam Chye, senior consultant and head of Inpatient Service at KKH’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, added that the risk of preterm delivery for twin pregnancies increases three to five times compared with a singleton pregnancy. In a triplet pregnancy, the risk increases to seven to nine times.
Assoc Prof Su said that advances in medicine have also made it possible for women with certain existing illnesses that affect fertility to conceive and go through a pregnancy. Some of these conditions, such as some kidney and autoimmune diseases, are linked to a higher risk of preterm labour.
Several studies have also linked preterm labour to high levels of chronic psychological and physical stress during pregnancy, but Assoc Prof Su said this area needs further research.
Current treatments to delay preterm labour include medication such as progesterone and tocolytic drugs to stop womb contractions, said Assoc Prof Tan. The mother is then given a steroid jab to hasten the baby’s lung development.
In instances of very early preterm labour (less than 24 weeks of pregnancy), the doctor may recommend a cervical cerclage. This is a procedure where stitches hold the cervix closed to prevent a premature birth.
In spite of the medications given to slow down contractions, Mdm Lim - whose twins were conceived naturally - was fully dilated within half a day and nothing could stop her babies from arriving four months early.
SURVIVING PREMATURITY
According to the World Health Organisation, preterm birth is the leading cause of newborn deaths and the second-leading cause of deaths in children under the age of five. However, modern neonatal intensive care has made it possible for even the tiniest of babies to survive their prematurity. About 90 per cent of premature babies treated at KKH’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) survive and the majority go on to live relatively normal lives, said Prof Rajadurai.
The two smallest survivors at KKH were born about 15 years ago, at 26 weeks, with a birth weight of 435g and 470g. At Khoo Teck Puat-National University Children’s Medical Institute, the lightest survivor was a 26-weeker who weighed 487g at birth in 2007. All three have gone on to lead normal lives.
However, Prof Rajadurai stressed that the above cases are exceptional as outcomes for premature babies born below 23 weeks’ gestation and/or birth weight of 500g are known to be “extremely poor”. Even with modern NICU care, the survival for premature babies born at 25 weeks is between 70 to 75 per cent, said Prof Rajadurai. About 30 per cent may have trouble with development.
After birth, Mdm Lim’s twins spent the first four months of their lives in the hospital battling a host of complications, including infections, liver and breathing problems. “The first year was the hardest because we had to constantly monitor their breathing at home, which could suddenly stop without warning. They were also hospitalised almost every other month due to low oxygen levels,” said Mdm Lim.
Today, the twins are growing well, apart from a few “manageable” health issues, said Mdm Lim. For instance, older twin Ethan has some vision-related problems and is having speech therapy as he stutters.
“Back then, my husband and I practically lived day by day not knowing what will happen to our babies. Now they look like any healthy kids who love to play and jump around. Looking back, we are really fortunate to have access to proper facilities and expertise to save our preemies,” she said.
Read the original TODAY report here.
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Saturday, October 24, 2015
Woman Arrested For Masturbating With Jimmy Dean Sausage In Walmart Bathroom
Woman Arrested For Masturbating With Jimmy Dean Sausage In Walmart Bathroom
POSTED BY: NOW8NEWS OCTOBER 22, 2015
News 8 Louisiana – Police are calling this a crime of the unthinkable, something that most people would never imagine doing. On Monday, police were called to a Louisiana Walmart under the suspicion that a customer was shoplifting food. According to the complaint, a Walmart worker radioed security about a suspicious woman in the meat aisle. Security cameras filmed 33-year-old Shaniqua Johnson shoving sausages under her shirt. CCTV footage then shows the woman walking to the bathroom, where she remained for at least 30 minutes.
The male security guard says he knocked on the bathroom door several times but the woman did not respond. He then announced he was entering. What he found behind the door of the unlocked stall is something he said will “haunt his dreams forever.” The security guard reports when he entered the stall, Johnson was inappropriately pleasing herself with a Jimmy Dean package of sausage. He said that when he entered “She didn’t even stop. She just stared at me and kept going.”
Shocked, and also frightened for his safety due to the fact that Johnson is a “big girl,” the 140 pound security guard said he ran out until police arrived. When they did, female officers entered the restroom with Johnson still “putting in work with the sausage.” All in all, it took 7 police officers to restrain Johnson and pry the victimized sausage out of the woman’s hands. She was arrested and taken into custody where she was charged with shoplifting, indecent exposure, and resisting arrest. Walmart management said in no way do they tolerate this type of behavior. They have a strict policy against shoplifters and a sign on the bathroom door that clearly reads, “No merchandise allowed beyond this point.”
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POSTED BY: NOW8NEWS OCTOBER 22, 2015
News 8 Louisiana – Police are calling this a crime of the unthinkable, something that most people would never imagine doing. On Monday, police were called to a Louisiana Walmart under the suspicion that a customer was shoplifting food. According to the complaint, a Walmart worker radioed security about a suspicious woman in the meat aisle. Security cameras filmed 33-year-old Shaniqua Johnson shoving sausages under her shirt. CCTV footage then shows the woman walking to the bathroom, where she remained for at least 30 minutes.
The male security guard says he knocked on the bathroom door several times but the woman did not respond. He then announced he was entering. What he found behind the door of the unlocked stall is something he said will “haunt his dreams forever.” The security guard reports when he entered the stall, Johnson was inappropriately pleasing herself with a Jimmy Dean package of sausage. He said that when he entered “She didn’t even stop. She just stared at me and kept going.”
Shocked, and also frightened for his safety due to the fact that Johnson is a “big girl,” the 140 pound security guard said he ran out until police arrived. When they did, female officers entered the restroom with Johnson still “putting in work with the sausage.” All in all, it took 7 police officers to restrain Johnson and pry the victimized sausage out of the woman’s hands. She was arrested and taken into custody where she was charged with shoplifting, indecent exposure, and resisting arrest. Walmart management said in no way do they tolerate this type of behavior. They have a strict policy against shoplifters and a sign on the bathroom door that clearly reads, “No merchandise allowed beyond this point.”
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Sunday, October 18, 2015
It's a girl! Joanne Peh, Qi Yuwu welcome 'baby Qi'
It's a girl! Joanne Peh, Qi Yuwu welcome 'baby Qi'
TOGGLE reports: The baby girl was delivered at noon via natural birth at Mount Elizabeth; both mother and baby are said to be doing well.
POSTED: 07 Aug 2015 13:57 UPDATED: 07 Aug 2015 14:26
SINGAPORE: After nine months of anticipation, celebrity couple Joanne Peh and Qi Yuwu on Friday (Aug 7) welcomed the newest addition to their family – a baby girl.
The baby was delivered at noon via natural birth at Mount Elizabeth hospital. Both mother and baby are said to be doing well.
During an interview last week at a press conference for the 1965 movie, Qi shared that he will accompany Peh in the delivery ward and that they have hired a female videographer to film the entire process.
He also said they have booked a confinement nanny through their friends’ recommendation, as they felt "it would be good" to have an experienced person to help since this is their first child.
Currently based in Singapore to film Channel 8’s The Dream Makers 2, the actor said he felt lucky to be able to spend the last trimester of his wife's pregnancy by her side. He will be flying to Melbourne in September to film The Dream Makers 2 and after the drama wraps, he will head to China for another project in December.
It is not known when Peh, who recently renewed her MediaCorp contract, will resume work after giving birth. In one of her most recent interviews, she said she plans to be more selective with work assignments in order to spend more time with her baby.
The actress also said she hopes to have more autonomy over the projects she takes on in future. "With every project, there is an opportunity cost in regard to the time spent with my child. [The project] has got to be something that I feel is worthwhile and that inspires or challenges me,” she said.
The new parents previously said that they have picked an English name for the baby, but have yet to reveal it.
Qi and Peh, who have been friends and colleagues for more than 10 years, started dating in 2013 and tied the knot in a private wedding ceremony held in Sentosa last September. They have collaborated on several dramas, with the latest being 2014’s C.L.I.F. 3 and local film 1965.
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TOGGLE reports: The baby girl was delivered at noon via natural birth at Mount Elizabeth; both mother and baby are said to be doing well.
POSTED: 07 Aug 2015 13:57 UPDATED: 07 Aug 2015 14:26
SINGAPORE: After nine months of anticipation, celebrity couple Joanne Peh and Qi Yuwu on Friday (Aug 7) welcomed the newest addition to their family – a baby girl.
The baby was delivered at noon via natural birth at Mount Elizabeth hospital. Both mother and baby are said to be doing well.
During an interview last week at a press conference for the 1965 movie, Qi shared that he will accompany Peh in the delivery ward and that they have hired a female videographer to film the entire process.
He also said they have booked a confinement nanny through their friends’ recommendation, as they felt "it would be good" to have an experienced person to help since this is their first child.
Currently based in Singapore to film Channel 8’s The Dream Makers 2, the actor said he felt lucky to be able to spend the last trimester of his wife's pregnancy by her side. He will be flying to Melbourne in September to film The Dream Makers 2 and after the drama wraps, he will head to China for another project in December.
It is not known when Peh, who recently renewed her MediaCorp contract, will resume work after giving birth. In one of her most recent interviews, she said she plans to be more selective with work assignments in order to spend more time with her baby.
The actress also said she hopes to have more autonomy over the projects she takes on in future. "With every project, there is an opportunity cost in regard to the time spent with my child. [The project] has got to be something that I feel is worthwhile and that inspires or challenges me,” she said.
The new parents previously said that they have picked an English name for the baby, but have yet to reveal it.
Qi and Peh, who have been friends and colleagues for more than 10 years, started dating in 2013 and tied the knot in a private wedding ceremony held in Sentosa last September. They have collaborated on several dramas, with the latest being 2014’s C.L.I.F. 3 and local film 1965.
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