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Showing posts with label sexual conquests. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sexual conquests. Show all posts
Friday, June 17, 2016
Thursday, June 16, 2016
Scams exploiting infocomm tech on the rise in Singapore: Police
Scams exploiting infocomm tech on the rise in Singapore: Police
From January to April this year, authorities received at least 190 reports of internet love scams involving approximately S$7.5 million, almost matching the 198 cases involving S$8.8 million for the whole of 2014.
By Loke Kok Fai
Posted 15 Jun 2016 00:20 Updated 15 Jun 2016 23:30
SINGAPORE: The 19-year-old man entered a 7-Eleven store along Yishun Avenue 5 around 2am, wanting to buy an iTunes gift card.
But when Rosida Arshad saw that he was already holding a gift card worth about S$100 in his hands, the quick-thinking sales assistant decided to caution him that the card was non-refundable and non-exchangeable.
She also showed him an information card given by the police that explained a common scam - an attractive lady on social networking app WeChat approaches and convinces victims to buy and transfer online credit from gift cards, for the promise of a date or sexual services which never materialise.
"Once he saw it, he said: 'I've been scammed'," said 47-year-old Madam Rosida.
FRAUDSTERS USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO PROFILE VICTIMS: POLICE
Police said that the number of such scams, which exploit infocomm technologies, has surged in Singapore since the start of the year and are involving increasingly large sums of money.
Police Superintendent Chew Jingwei, who heads the Commercial Affairs Department's Syndicated Fraud Branch, said fraudsters have been able to exploit the cloak of anonymity afforded by the internet and the increasing popularity of social media platforms in Singapore to reach across borders "within seconds".
"Today's internet users share quite a bit of their social lives and personal information on social media platforms, so it's easy for fraudsters in certain scams to target who exactly they want as victims by doing a bit of profiling on the internet," said Supt Chew. "For example in credit-for-sex scams, we see that the victims are all men who are looking for female friends on Chinese-based social media platforms."
While he said the police will continue to intensify public education efforts to increase awareness of such scams, they appear to face an uphill task.
Despite police community engagement efforts in the Yishun North neighbourhood since September 2015, Madam Rosida said more are falling victim to scams. She told Channel NewsAsia that what used to be a single customer demanding a refund for purchasing gift cards every two or three weeks has slowly grown to one or two customers every one or two weeks.
"I show them the poster and tell them ‘no refund or exchanges’. I ask them to read - I don't know whether they read it or not, but they just look at the poster and insist on buying," she said.
These customers often return after half an hour trying to insist on refunds or exchanges. When they are rejected, Madam Rosida often spots them pacing outside the shop and talking on the phone.
"Then I know that this guy has been scammed," she said.
Police said 200 cases of credit-for-sex scams have been reported from January to April this year, involving at least S$422,200 in total. These figures surpass the 66 cases involving S$118,000 reported for the whole of 2014.
In the same time period this year, authorities received at least 190 reports of internet love scams involving approximately S$7.5 million, almost matching the 198 cases involving S$8.8 million for the whole of 2014.
Most victims of such scams are women aged between 30 and 59, and holding professional jobs. They are approached on social media platforms such as Facebook, Meetup.com and Skout, and form relationships with online "lovers", who then feign financial difficulties and ask for money.
Internet love scams such as these cheated victims of the greatest amount of money in the first four months of this year out of the scams involving infocomm technologies, followed by scams involving fraudsters impersonating authorities from China or Singapore who tell victims that parcels containing illegal items have been shipped in their name.
Using convincing methods such as spoofed local phone numbers and addresses for the appearance of greater authenticity, the impersonators trick victims into transferring funds into foreign bank accounts or into disclosing personal information to "settle the case". To date, more than 50 such scams have been reported, involving around S$4 million.
Impersonation scams and internet love scams account for the top 10 largest single cheating cases in the first four months of the year, with an impersonation scam claiming the highest amount lost by a victim in a single case this year - S$2.3 million.
- CNA/mz
- wong chee tat :)
From January to April this year, authorities received at least 190 reports of internet love scams involving approximately S$7.5 million, almost matching the 198 cases involving S$8.8 million for the whole of 2014.
By Loke Kok Fai
Posted 15 Jun 2016 00:20 Updated 15 Jun 2016 23:30
SINGAPORE: The 19-year-old man entered a 7-Eleven store along Yishun Avenue 5 around 2am, wanting to buy an iTunes gift card.
But when Rosida Arshad saw that he was already holding a gift card worth about S$100 in his hands, the quick-thinking sales assistant decided to caution him that the card was non-refundable and non-exchangeable.
She also showed him an information card given by the police that explained a common scam - an attractive lady on social networking app WeChat approaches and convinces victims to buy and transfer online credit from gift cards, for the promise of a date or sexual services which never materialise.
"Once he saw it, he said: 'I've been scammed'," said 47-year-old Madam Rosida.
FRAUDSTERS USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO PROFILE VICTIMS: POLICE
Police said that the number of such scams, which exploit infocomm technologies, has surged in Singapore since the start of the year and are involving increasingly large sums of money.
Police Superintendent Chew Jingwei, who heads the Commercial Affairs Department's Syndicated Fraud Branch, said fraudsters have been able to exploit the cloak of anonymity afforded by the internet and the increasing popularity of social media platforms in Singapore to reach across borders "within seconds".
"Today's internet users share quite a bit of their social lives and personal information on social media platforms, so it's easy for fraudsters in certain scams to target who exactly they want as victims by doing a bit of profiling on the internet," said Supt Chew. "For example in credit-for-sex scams, we see that the victims are all men who are looking for female friends on Chinese-based social media platforms."
While he said the police will continue to intensify public education efforts to increase awareness of such scams, they appear to face an uphill task.
Despite police community engagement efforts in the Yishun North neighbourhood since September 2015, Madam Rosida said more are falling victim to scams. She told Channel NewsAsia that what used to be a single customer demanding a refund for purchasing gift cards every two or three weeks has slowly grown to one or two customers every one or two weeks.
"I show them the poster and tell them ‘no refund or exchanges’. I ask them to read - I don't know whether they read it or not, but they just look at the poster and insist on buying," she said.
These customers often return after half an hour trying to insist on refunds or exchanges. When they are rejected, Madam Rosida often spots them pacing outside the shop and talking on the phone.
"Then I know that this guy has been scammed," she said.
Police said 200 cases of credit-for-sex scams have been reported from January to April this year, involving at least S$422,200 in total. These figures surpass the 66 cases involving S$118,000 reported for the whole of 2014.
In the same time period this year, authorities received at least 190 reports of internet love scams involving approximately S$7.5 million, almost matching the 198 cases involving S$8.8 million for the whole of 2014.
Most victims of such scams are women aged between 30 and 59, and holding professional jobs. They are approached on social media platforms such as Facebook, Meetup.com and Skout, and form relationships with online "lovers", who then feign financial difficulties and ask for money.
Internet love scams such as these cheated victims of the greatest amount of money in the first four months of this year out of the scams involving infocomm technologies, followed by scams involving fraudsters impersonating authorities from China or Singapore who tell victims that parcels containing illegal items have been shipped in their name.
Using convincing methods such as spoofed local phone numbers and addresses for the appearance of greater authenticity, the impersonators trick victims into transferring funds into foreign bank accounts or into disclosing personal information to "settle the case". To date, more than 50 such scams have been reported, involving around S$4 million.
Impersonation scams and internet love scams account for the top 10 largest single cheating cases in the first four months of the year, with an impersonation scam claiming the highest amount lost by a victim in a single case this year - S$2.3 million.
- CNA/mz
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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.
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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.
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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.
- CNA/xk
- 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 :)
Friday, January 22, 2016
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.”
- wong chee tat :)
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Sunday, August 2, 2015
My husband and I haven't had sex in years -- and I got this shocking reply when I asked why
My husband and I haven't had sex in years -- and I got this shocking reply when I asked why
Posted on 02 August 2015
PHOTO: ST
Jessica Chu
Simply Her
31 July 2015
Stay-at-home mum Angie*, 38, has not had sex with her husband for three years - and she can't figure out why he doesn't want to. She shares her story with JESSICA CHU.
*Names have been changed
My close friends were surprised when I told them that my husband, Lawrence*, and I have not been intimate with each other in about three years. On the outside, Lawrence and I look like the perfect couple but behind closed doors, we are like strangers.
"Lawrence is a wonderful father to our two sons, aged nine and six. He spends a lot of time with them when he's not working and does everything to make sure they have a comfortable life.
Our blissful years
"Lawrence and I met about 11 years ago. A close friend introduced us and we hit it off right away. Back then, I wasn't thinking about marriage or even a long-term relationship. Lawrence seemed like a nice guy and I was happy to hang out with him as a friend.
"He says that he fell in love with me the minute he laid eyes on me, and knew within weeks that he wanted to marry me. He was already in his mid-30s and was eager to start a family. It took me a while to agree to marry him, but when I did - about a year after our first meeting - I believed that I'd made the right decision. I'd fallen in love with Lawrence and, like him, I was also keen to have children.
"The first few years of our marriage were wonderful. I got pregnant within a year and had my second son three years later. Those early years were spent taking care of the kids, working part-time as a private tutor and holidaying overseas whenever we could. Lawrence and I enjoyed a healthy, loving marriage - he was generous, romantic and attentive, and I took care of him the way I thought a good wife should. Everything was fine in the bedroom, and we made love about twice a week.
Stuck in a sex rut
"About three years ago, I noticed that Lawrence and I were not as intimate as we used to be. At first, I brushed it off . After all, I was busy with our boys and Lawrence was tired from working a lot. But even when our sons had sleepovers at their friends' houses or I accompanied Lawrence on a work trip - where we would leave the boys behind so we could enjoy quality time together - we did not have sex.
"I'd lie in bed waiting for Lawrence to make a move, but he would just spoon me or turn to his side and go straight to sleep. I was hurt and confused at first - was he not attracted to me anymore? But I figured that it was something all married couples went through. "After two months of not having sex, I knew something was wrong. Still, I didn't confront Lawrence about it. One of my friends told me that perhaps Lawrence wanted me to take the initiative, so I did. I bought some lingerie to wear to bed, but Lawrence laughed when he saw me in it, told me I looked silly and said to take it off . I was definitely not expecting that response! I went to sleep that night, upset and embarrassed.
"In the months that followed, I tried everything to get Lawrence to have sex with me - short of talking to him about it. I fondled and caressed him, planted sexy kisses on his lips and offered to massage him to get the ball rolling. Nothing worked. He would gently push my hands away, smile and tell me that he was tired.
Strangers in the bedroom
"After trying in vain for a few months, I finally asked Lawrence why he didn't want to have sex with me anymore. His response? 'Just because we're married, it doesn't mean we have to have sex'. I was floored. This was the man who could not get enough of me when we first met. When I suggested couples counselling, he laughed and told me we didn't have a problem. When I told him that sex is important to a marriage, he waved his hand at me and told me that I watched too many Hollywood movies.
"I started to resent my husband, but can you blame me? Needless to say, my frustration with him in the bedroom extended outside the bedroom. I stopped telling him about my day and sharing my feelings with him. Our conversations were reduced to matters concerning the children, our respective families, our helper, and the house.
"I know that Lawrence is still physically attracted to me because he wolf-whistles at me when I doll up for a night on the town with my girlfriends. He also tells me that I'm a beautiful woman and that he loves me. So what gives with the lack of sex? I can't figure it out.
"He refuses to talk to me about it, and the more I push him for answers, the more I feel like a loser. I'm not the confrontational sort and I don't want to be one of those desperate wives who has to beg her husband to be intimate with her. "I used to cry over the lack of sex, but I've grown accustomed to the rejection. If Lawrence wants to be this way, fine. As long as he's a good father and provider, and as long as he doesn't have an extramarital aff air, I will continue to stay with him.
"I always thought men had higher sex drives than women. So I'm not sure how to explain this situation with my husband. I'm pretty sure he isn't cheating on me - so how does he handle his urges?
Hoping against hope
"I don't know how long this dry spell will last or whether it is permanent. As far as I know, I've done my part to address the problem. If Lawrence doesn't even want to admit that we have a problem, what else can I do? "Not having been intimate with my husband for so long has made me feel distant from him, like I don't know him anymore. I miss that connection you get when you have sex with someone you love. I miss his strong arms around me and the pleasure that comes from feeling his body on top of mine.
"My sister joked that maybe I should have a lover on the side to fulfil my sexual needs, but I'm committed to Lawrence. Besides, I don't want to do anything that would make my sons hate me. "It's hard to say what kind of marriage Lawrence and I have now. It feels like we're only connected to each other as parents. Without the sex, he feels more like a brother or a buddy to me now.
"I can only hope and pray that things turn around for us. I pray that one day, Lawrence will reach for me in bed, take me in his arms and make mad, passionate love to me, the way we used to. I pray that we'll go back to having sex once or twice a week. Until then, I guess I will have to live with being in a sexless marriage."
- wong chee tat :)
Posted on 02 August 2015
PHOTO: ST
Jessica Chu
Simply Her
31 July 2015
Stay-at-home mum Angie*, 38, has not had sex with her husband for three years - and she can't figure out why he doesn't want to. She shares her story with JESSICA CHU.
*Names have been changed
My close friends were surprised when I told them that my husband, Lawrence*, and I have not been intimate with each other in about three years. On the outside, Lawrence and I look like the perfect couple but behind closed doors, we are like strangers.
"Lawrence is a wonderful father to our two sons, aged nine and six. He spends a lot of time with them when he's not working and does everything to make sure they have a comfortable life.
Our blissful years
"Lawrence and I met about 11 years ago. A close friend introduced us and we hit it off right away. Back then, I wasn't thinking about marriage or even a long-term relationship. Lawrence seemed like a nice guy and I was happy to hang out with him as a friend.
"He says that he fell in love with me the minute he laid eyes on me, and knew within weeks that he wanted to marry me. He was already in his mid-30s and was eager to start a family. It took me a while to agree to marry him, but when I did - about a year after our first meeting - I believed that I'd made the right decision. I'd fallen in love with Lawrence and, like him, I was also keen to have children.
"The first few years of our marriage were wonderful. I got pregnant within a year and had my second son three years later. Those early years were spent taking care of the kids, working part-time as a private tutor and holidaying overseas whenever we could. Lawrence and I enjoyed a healthy, loving marriage - he was generous, romantic and attentive, and I took care of him the way I thought a good wife should. Everything was fine in the bedroom, and we made love about twice a week.
Stuck in a sex rut
"About three years ago, I noticed that Lawrence and I were not as intimate as we used to be. At first, I brushed it off . After all, I was busy with our boys and Lawrence was tired from working a lot. But even when our sons had sleepovers at their friends' houses or I accompanied Lawrence on a work trip - where we would leave the boys behind so we could enjoy quality time together - we did not have sex.
"I'd lie in bed waiting for Lawrence to make a move, but he would just spoon me or turn to his side and go straight to sleep. I was hurt and confused at first - was he not attracted to me anymore? But I figured that it was something all married couples went through. "After two months of not having sex, I knew something was wrong. Still, I didn't confront Lawrence about it. One of my friends told me that perhaps Lawrence wanted me to take the initiative, so I did. I bought some lingerie to wear to bed, but Lawrence laughed when he saw me in it, told me I looked silly and said to take it off . I was definitely not expecting that response! I went to sleep that night, upset and embarrassed.
"In the months that followed, I tried everything to get Lawrence to have sex with me - short of talking to him about it. I fondled and caressed him, planted sexy kisses on his lips and offered to massage him to get the ball rolling. Nothing worked. He would gently push my hands away, smile and tell me that he was tired.
Strangers in the bedroom
"After trying in vain for a few months, I finally asked Lawrence why he didn't want to have sex with me anymore. His response? 'Just because we're married, it doesn't mean we have to have sex'. I was floored. This was the man who could not get enough of me when we first met. When I suggested couples counselling, he laughed and told me we didn't have a problem. When I told him that sex is important to a marriage, he waved his hand at me and told me that I watched too many Hollywood movies.
"I started to resent my husband, but can you blame me? Needless to say, my frustration with him in the bedroom extended outside the bedroom. I stopped telling him about my day and sharing my feelings with him. Our conversations were reduced to matters concerning the children, our respective families, our helper, and the house.
"I know that Lawrence is still physically attracted to me because he wolf-whistles at me when I doll up for a night on the town with my girlfriends. He also tells me that I'm a beautiful woman and that he loves me. So what gives with the lack of sex? I can't figure it out.
"He refuses to talk to me about it, and the more I push him for answers, the more I feel like a loser. I'm not the confrontational sort and I don't want to be one of those desperate wives who has to beg her husband to be intimate with her. "I used to cry over the lack of sex, but I've grown accustomed to the rejection. If Lawrence wants to be this way, fine. As long as he's a good father and provider, and as long as he doesn't have an extramarital aff air, I will continue to stay with him.
"I always thought men had higher sex drives than women. So I'm not sure how to explain this situation with my husband. I'm pretty sure he isn't cheating on me - so how does he handle his urges?
Hoping against hope
"I don't know how long this dry spell will last or whether it is permanent. As far as I know, I've done my part to address the problem. If Lawrence doesn't even want to admit that we have a problem, what else can I do? "Not having been intimate with my husband for so long has made me feel distant from him, like I don't know him anymore. I miss that connection you get when you have sex with someone you love. I miss his strong arms around me and the pleasure that comes from feeling his body on top of mine.
"My sister joked that maybe I should have a lover on the side to fulfil my sexual needs, but I'm committed to Lawrence. Besides, I don't want to do anything that would make my sons hate me. "It's hard to say what kind of marriage Lawrence and I have now. It feels like we're only connected to each other as parents. Without the sex, he feels more like a brother or a buddy to me now.
"I can only hope and pray that things turn around for us. I pray that one day, Lawrence will reach for me in bed, take me in his arms and make mad, passionate love to me, the way we used to. I pray that we'll go back to having sex once or twice a week. Until then, I guess I will have to live with being in a sexless marriage."
- wong chee tat :)
Friday, October 3, 2014
Interpol searching for Malaysian sex blogger Alvin Tan
Interpol searching for Malaysian sex blogger Alvin Tan
Interpol is reportedly searching for Malaysian sex blogger Alvin Tan to get him to return to the country and face trial in court. Tan is believed to have gone to Singapore in May to shoot a documentary.
SINGAPORE: Interpol is searching for sex blogger Alvin Tan to get him to return to the country and face trial in court, according to reports in the Malaysian media.
The Star quoted Inspector General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar as saying that his officers were liaising with Interpol to bring the Malaysian citizen back and get him to surrender his passport. The Malaysian Insider meanwhile reported that according to his lawyer, Tan, 25, and his partner Vivian Lee May Ling, 24, went to Singapore to shoot a documentary in May - but added that he was unsure if Tan is still in the Republic.
The couple is facing charges under the Sedition Act and the Film Censorship Act, relating to their action in posting an insensitive Ramadan greeting on their Facebook page and pornographic photographs in their blogs.
In the first charge, they were jointly accused of making a seditious posting on their Facebook page by uploading a photo of themselves eating bak kut teh (a Chinese herbal pork soup) with a caption "Selamat Berbuka Puasa" - a Malay greeting when breaking fast.
Lee and Tan, a former law student at the National University of Singapore, had sparked outrage in Malaysia and Singapore by posting erotic photographs and videos of their lovemaking as well as close-ups of their genitals on a blog.
Tan's mother, Madam All Kim Lian, as well as another bailor, Loo Ching Ching, on Saturday forfeited the RM20,000 (S$7,900) bail imposed by the Sessions Court on Tan when he did not return his passport for a third time.
- Agencies/nd
- wong chee tat :)
Interpol is reportedly searching for Malaysian sex blogger Alvin Tan to get him to return to the country and face trial in court. Tan is believed to have gone to Singapore in May to shoot a documentary.
SINGAPORE: Interpol is searching for sex blogger Alvin Tan to get him to return to the country and face trial in court, according to reports in the Malaysian media.
The Star quoted Inspector General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar as saying that his officers were liaising with Interpol to bring the Malaysian citizen back and get him to surrender his passport. The Malaysian Insider meanwhile reported that according to his lawyer, Tan, 25, and his partner Vivian Lee May Ling, 24, went to Singapore to shoot a documentary in May - but added that he was unsure if Tan is still in the Republic.
The couple is facing charges under the Sedition Act and the Film Censorship Act, relating to their action in posting an insensitive Ramadan greeting on their Facebook page and pornographic photographs in their blogs.
In the first charge, they were jointly accused of making a seditious posting on their Facebook page by uploading a photo of themselves eating bak kut teh (a Chinese herbal pork soup) with a caption "Selamat Berbuka Puasa" - a Malay greeting when breaking fast.
Lee and Tan, a former law student at the National University of Singapore, had sparked outrage in Malaysia and Singapore by posting erotic photographs and videos of their lovemaking as well as close-ups of their genitals on a blog.
Tan's mother, Madam All Kim Lian, as well as another bailor, Loo Ching Ching, on Saturday forfeited the RM20,000 (S$7,900) bail imposed by the Sessions Court on Tan when he did not return his passport for a third time.
- Agencies/nd
- wong chee tat :)
Malaysian ‘sex blogger’ Alvin Tan claims he's seeking political asylum in US
Malaysian ‘sex blogger’ Alvin Tan claims he's seeking political asylum in US
Tan, who is wanted by the Malaysian authorities, says he has fled to the United States to seek political asylum. Tan and his partner Vivian Lee are facing charges under Malaysia's Sedition Act and Film Censorship Act.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian “sex blogger” Alvin Tan Jye Yee claims to have fled to the United States, where he intends to seek political asylum.
Tan, 26, and his partner, Vivian Lee May Ling, 25, are facing criminal charges under Malaysia's Sedition Act as well as the Film Censorship Act for their controversial online uploads, including a photo deemed insulting to Islam on Facebook as well as pornographic images on their blogs.
Tan - speaking to our correspondent via a personal Facebook account that Channel NewsAsia has verified belongs to the “sex blogger” - said on Wednesday (Sep 24): “I'm busy starting a new life here (in the US), apart from awaiting my final asylum hearing. I'm here to seek political refuge from the tyranny of UMNO - simple as that.”
Tan first applied for asylum-seeker status in May, after disappearing from the public eye following a documentary shoot in Singapore. He said he feels confident the US will grant him asylum - and if they do not, he claimed he will continue posting "seditious material" online to strengthen his case.
"The Department of State produced a Human Rights Report on Malaysia in 2013 which explicitly cites my case as a repression of internet speech rights," he said.
"If all else fails, I can easily publish more 'seditious' materials on my Facebook to taunt the authorities and get them to be hot on the pursuit of me again, therefore creating an even more well-founded fear of political persecution to bolster my asylum claim.”
Tan and Lee were jointly accused of making a seditious posting on their Facebook page when they uploaded a photo of themselves eating bak kut teh, a Chinese herbal pork soup, with the caption "Selamat berbuka puasa" - a Malay greeting used when breaking fast.
Tan, a former law student at the National University of Singapore, and Malaysian citizen Lee gained notoriety in Malaysia and Singapore by posting erotic photographs and videos of their lovemaking as well as close-ups of their genitals on a blog.
- CNA/nd
- wong chee tat :)
Tan, who is wanted by the Malaysian authorities, says he has fled to the United States to seek political asylum. Tan and his partner Vivian Lee are facing charges under Malaysia's Sedition Act and Film Censorship Act.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian “sex blogger” Alvin Tan Jye Yee claims to have fled to the United States, where he intends to seek political asylum.
Tan, 26, and his partner, Vivian Lee May Ling, 25, are facing criminal charges under Malaysia's Sedition Act as well as the Film Censorship Act for their controversial online uploads, including a photo deemed insulting to Islam on Facebook as well as pornographic images on their blogs.
Tan - speaking to our correspondent via a personal Facebook account that Channel NewsAsia has verified belongs to the “sex blogger” - said on Wednesday (Sep 24): “I'm busy starting a new life here (in the US), apart from awaiting my final asylum hearing. I'm here to seek political refuge from the tyranny of UMNO - simple as that.”
Tan first applied for asylum-seeker status in May, after disappearing from the public eye following a documentary shoot in Singapore. He said he feels confident the US will grant him asylum - and if they do not, he claimed he will continue posting "seditious material" online to strengthen his case.
"The Department of State produced a Human Rights Report on Malaysia in 2013 which explicitly cites my case as a repression of internet speech rights," he said.
"If all else fails, I can easily publish more 'seditious' materials on my Facebook to taunt the authorities and get them to be hot on the pursuit of me again, therefore creating an even more well-founded fear of political persecution to bolster my asylum claim.”
Tan and Lee were jointly accused of making a seditious posting on their Facebook page when they uploaded a photo of themselves eating bak kut teh, a Chinese herbal pork soup, with the caption "Selamat berbuka puasa" - a Malay greeting used when breaking fast.
Tan, a former law student at the National University of Singapore, and Malaysian citizen Lee gained notoriety in Malaysia and Singapore by posting erotic photographs and videos of their lovemaking as well as close-ups of their genitals on a blog.
- CNA/nd
- wong chee tat :)
Malaysia regulator issues request to remove 'sex blogger' Alvin Tan's Facebook page
Malaysia regulator issues request to remove 'sex blogger' Alvin Tan's Facebook page
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission says Tan's Facebook page violated the social media network's terms and conditions, and found his actions as "distasteful".
SINGAPORE: Malaysia's Internet regulator, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), requested Facebook to remove the page of Malaysian "sex blogger" Alvin Tan Jye Yee, claiming it is "against their terms and conditions of service".
On its Facebook page on Oct 1, MCMC Chairman Mohamed Sharil Mohamed Tarmizi wrote: "We condemn the irresponsible act of Alvin Tan on Facebook and find his actions distasteful. We have made a complaint to Facebook and have requested it to immediately remove the page as we believe it is also against the terms and conditions of service."
"We remind the public to refrain from sharing sensitive content which may offend others," he added.
Tan and his ex-girlfriend, Vivian Lee May Ling, 25, are facing criminal charges under Malaysia's Sedition Act as well as the Film Censorship Act for their controversial online posts.
For instance, they were accused of making a seditious posting on their Facebook page after uploading a photo of themselves eating bak kut teh, a Chinese herbal pork soup, with the caption "Selamat berbuka puasa" - a Malay greeting used when breaking fast. They had also posted erotic photographs and videos of their lovemaking as well as close-ups of their genitals on a blog.
Last month, Tan claimed to have fled to the United States where he intends to seek political asylum.
- CNA/nd
- wong chee tat :)
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission says Tan's Facebook page violated the social media network's terms and conditions, and found his actions as "distasteful".
SINGAPORE: Malaysia's Internet regulator, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), requested Facebook to remove the page of Malaysian "sex blogger" Alvin Tan Jye Yee, claiming it is "against their terms and conditions of service".
On its Facebook page on Oct 1, MCMC Chairman Mohamed Sharil Mohamed Tarmizi wrote: "We condemn the irresponsible act of Alvin Tan on Facebook and find his actions distasteful. We have made a complaint to Facebook and have requested it to immediately remove the page as we believe it is also against the terms and conditions of service."
"We remind the public to refrain from sharing sensitive content which may offend others," he added.
Tan and his ex-girlfriend, Vivian Lee May Ling, 25, are facing criminal charges under Malaysia's Sedition Act as well as the Film Censorship Act for their controversial online posts.
For instance, they were accused of making a seditious posting on their Facebook page after uploading a photo of themselves eating bak kut teh, a Chinese herbal pork soup, with the caption "Selamat berbuka puasa" - a Malay greeting used when breaking fast. They had also posted erotic photographs and videos of their lovemaking as well as close-ups of their genitals on a blog.
Last month, Tan claimed to have fled to the United States where he intends to seek political asylum.
- CNA/nd
- wong chee tat :)
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Ex-SPH reporter gets 18 months' jail for underage sex
Ex-SPH reporter gets 18 months' jail for underage sex
The former Straits Times reporter will serve his sentence on June 24 after pleading guilty to having sex with the then 15-year-old girl.
SINGAPORE: Former Straits Times reporter Eisen Teo Guan Kuan was on Monday (June 9) sentenced to 18 months' jail for having underage sex with a girl he was mentoring.
The 29-year old was part of the SPH team producing two weekly magazines for primary and secondary school students. He mentored about a dozen student journalists at the “IN Crowd” media club, which the victim was part of.
Teo started to take a special interest in the girl, who was 15 at the time of the offences, after reading on her blog that she was depressed.
They became romantically involved in the fourth quarter of 2011. On a date to Fort Canning Park in early 2012, he suggested she perform oral sex on him in one of the toilets.
On June 23, 2012, Teo brought the girl to the Serangoon flat he shared with his wife, after telling the girl he needed her help to paint his house. After introducing her to his wife, he had sex with the victim in the study room while his wife was baking in the kitchen.
District Judge Hamidah Ibrahim told Teo he had been "audacious enough" to have done so while his wife was "metres away".
The victim, who cannot be named, attempted suicide two days later and only told her sister a few months later about sex with Teo. She made a police report in December 2012.
During sentencing, District Judge Hamidah said while Teo had pleaded guilty to his offences at the first opportunity, "leniency was out of the question" based on the aggravating factors. She added that he had clearly taken advantage of a young and immature person.
She also said that as early as 2011, Teo was aware that the girl had been mentally unwell when she confided in Teo about her depressive behaviour, which included thoughts of self harm.
In mitigation, Teo's lawyers said he was remorseful and that he was not a sexual predator.
Teo will start serving his sentence on June 24.
- CNA/kk
- wong chee tat :)
The former Straits Times reporter will serve his sentence on June 24 after pleading guilty to having sex with the then 15-year-old girl.
SINGAPORE: Former Straits Times reporter Eisen Teo Guan Kuan was on Monday (June 9) sentenced to 18 months' jail for having underage sex with a girl he was mentoring.
The 29-year old was part of the SPH team producing two weekly magazines for primary and secondary school students. He mentored about a dozen student journalists at the “IN Crowd” media club, which the victim was part of.
Teo started to take a special interest in the girl, who was 15 at the time of the offences, after reading on her blog that she was depressed.
They became romantically involved in the fourth quarter of 2011. On a date to Fort Canning Park in early 2012, he suggested she perform oral sex on him in one of the toilets.
On June 23, 2012, Teo brought the girl to the Serangoon flat he shared with his wife, after telling the girl he needed her help to paint his house. After introducing her to his wife, he had sex with the victim in the study room while his wife was baking in the kitchen.
District Judge Hamidah Ibrahim told Teo he had been "audacious enough" to have done so while his wife was "metres away".
The victim, who cannot be named, attempted suicide two days later and only told her sister a few months later about sex with Teo. She made a police report in December 2012.
During sentencing, District Judge Hamidah said while Teo had pleaded guilty to his offences at the first opportunity, "leniency was out of the question" based on the aggravating factors. She added that he had clearly taken advantage of a young and immature person.
She also said that as early as 2011, Teo was aware that the girl had been mentally unwell when she confided in Teo about her depressive behaviour, which included thoughts of self harm.
In mitigation, Teo's lawyers said he was remorseful and that he was not a sexual predator.
Teo will start serving his sentence on June 24.
- CNA/kk
- wong chee tat :)
Friday, May 16, 2014
Monday, May 12, 2014
Sex bloggers get court’s nod to travel to Singapore to film life story
Sex bloggers get court’s nod to travel to Singapore to film life story
Sex bloggers Alvin Tan and Vivian Lee succeeded in getting back their passports from the court today, pending a trial over their controversial Ramadan "greeting" last year, as they are scheduled to travel to Singapore for the filming of a programme on their life story.
Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court judge Abdul Rashid Daud allowed the two to have their passports back until June 3, based on an application by their lawyer Chong Joo Tian.
The prosecution led by deputy public prosecutor Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin did not object to the return of the passports, but asked that Tan and Lee, who are popularly known as “Alvivi”, not to comment on the pending case during the filming of the programme in Singapore.
Chong said later that the judge also waived a pre-set condition for them to report to the police station on June 1.
He said upon their return on June 3, they would have to return their passports to the court and would be required to continue reporting to the nearest police station at the beginning of each month.
Last month, the Court of Appeal struck out a charge under the Penal Code against the two sex bloggers on grounds that it was not applicable to non-Muslims.
The charge under Section 298 – for stirring hostility between religions – was struck out on the grounds that the law was meant to ensure the smoothness of the practice of Islam among its followers, not those of other religions.
However, Tan and Lee still face two other charges under the Film Censorship Act and Sedition Act for allegedly publishing a photograph with the comment "Selamat Berbuka Puasa (dengan bak kut teh... wangi, enak, menyelerakan)" which contained a halal logo and allegedly seditious statements, and for displaying pornographic images on their blog.
The duo's postings on July 11 last year triggered furious reactions from Malaysians of all races, following which they removed the posting and uploaded a new picture of them eating ketupat, rendang and curry puffs.
However, the Facebook page was later removed.
The trial date at the Sessions Court has yet to be fixed as the Attorney-General's Chambers is appealing against the Court of Appeal decision on Section 298 of the Penal Code.
– May 12, 2014.
- wong chee tat :)
Sex bloggers Alvin Tan and Vivian Lee succeeded in getting back their passports from the court today, pending a trial over their controversial Ramadan "greeting" last year, as they are scheduled to travel to Singapore for the filming of a programme on their life story.
Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court judge Abdul Rashid Daud allowed the two to have their passports back until June 3, based on an application by their lawyer Chong Joo Tian.
The prosecution led by deputy public prosecutor Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin did not object to the return of the passports, but asked that Tan and Lee, who are popularly known as “Alvivi”, not to comment on the pending case during the filming of the programme in Singapore.
Chong said later that the judge also waived a pre-set condition for them to report to the police station on June 1.
He said upon their return on June 3, they would have to return their passports to the court and would be required to continue reporting to the nearest police station at the beginning of each month.
Last month, the Court of Appeal struck out a charge under the Penal Code against the two sex bloggers on grounds that it was not applicable to non-Muslims.
The charge under Section 298 – for stirring hostility between religions – was struck out on the grounds that the law was meant to ensure the smoothness of the practice of Islam among its followers, not those of other religions.
However, Tan and Lee still face two other charges under the Film Censorship Act and Sedition Act for allegedly publishing a photograph with the comment "Selamat Berbuka Puasa (dengan bak kut teh... wangi, enak, menyelerakan)" which contained a halal logo and allegedly seditious statements, and for displaying pornographic images on their blog.
The duo's postings on July 11 last year triggered furious reactions from Malaysians of all races, following which they removed the posting and uploaded a new picture of them eating ketupat, rendang and curry puffs.
However, the Facebook page was later removed.
The trial date at the Sessions Court has yet to be fixed as the Attorney-General's Chambers is appealing against the Court of Appeal decision on Section 298 of the Penal Code.
– May 12, 2014.
- wong chee tat :)
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Monday, April 28, 2014
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
- wong chee tat :)
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
- wong chee tat :)
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.
- wong chee tat :)
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.
- wong chee tat :)
Monday, March 31, 2014
Teacher charged for sex acts with student
Teacher charged for sex acts with student
The 32-year-old man allegedly committed various sexual offences with the underage girl
PUBLISHED: MARCH 31, 3:56 PM
SINGAPORE — A school teacher was today (March 31) charged with a slew of sexual offences involving a student.
The 32-year-old teacher faces 10 charges of various sexual offences involving the underage girl, which took place between September 2012 and January 2013.
According to court documents, he allegedly had sex with the girl eight times, as well as committing obscene acts with her twice.
The girl was 15 at the time.
The alleged acts took place at various locations, which included hotels.
The accused’s lawyer, Roy Neighbour, asked for the case to be adjourned for him to make representations.
The accused is out on bail of S$20,000 and will be back in court on April 28.
If convicted of having sex with an underage girl, he could be jailed for up to 10 years and fined on each charge.
For committing an obscene act with a child, he could be fined S$10,000 and jailed five years on each charge.
CHANNEL NEWSASIA
- wong chee tat :)
The 32-year-old man allegedly committed various sexual offences with the underage girl
PUBLISHED: MARCH 31, 3:56 PM
SINGAPORE — A school teacher was today (March 31) charged with a slew of sexual offences involving a student.
The 32-year-old teacher faces 10 charges of various sexual offences involving the underage girl, which took place between September 2012 and January 2013.
According to court documents, he allegedly had sex with the girl eight times, as well as committing obscene acts with her twice.
The girl was 15 at the time.
The alleged acts took place at various locations, which included hotels.
The accused’s lawyer, Roy Neighbour, asked for the case to be adjourned for him to make representations.
The accused is out on bail of S$20,000 and will be back in court on April 28.
If convicted of having sex with an underage girl, he could be jailed for up to 10 years and fined on each charge.
For committing an obscene act with a child, he could be fined S$10,000 and jailed five years on each charge.
CHANNEL NEWSASIA
- wong chee tat :)
Friday, February 28, 2014
Ex-law prof Tey Tsun Hang cleared of corruption by High Court
Ex-law prof Tey Tsun Hang cleared of corruption by High Court
Former professor Tey Tsun Hang exits Selarang Park Community Supervision Centre on a hired cab after having his electronic tag removed on Oct 5, 2013. High Court Justice Woo Bih Li also questioned why Mr Tey told Ms Darinne Ko he had no money to pay for the abortion in 2010 when he was working for NUS.
Selina Lum
The Straits Times, AFP
Friday, Feb 28, 2014
But even as he cleared Mr Tey of criminal wrongdoing, Justice Woo Bih Li had strong words for the ex-professor, saying that he was "a man without honour".
Sex-for-grades case takes a surprising turn
The high-profile sex-for-grades case involving former National University of Singapore (NUS) law professor Tey Tsun Hang and his ex-student Darinne Ko took a surprising turn on Friday when the High Court acquitted him of corruption, after he had served a five-month jail term.
Singapore High Court overturns sex-for-favours conviction
AFP - Singapore's High Court has overturned the conviction of a law professor jailed for obtaining sexual favours and gifts from a female student in exchange for better grades, his lawyer said Friday.
Former National University of Singapore (NUS) law professor Tey Tsun Hang, 42, served a five-month sentence last year after he was found guilty by a district court of six charges of corruption over his relationship with his then-student Darinne Ko in 2010.
The district court ruled that he had "exploited" the female student by obtaining sexual favours from her and also receiving gifts that included tailored shirts and a limited-edition pen.
But Tey's lawyer Peter Low said Friday that High Court Justice Woo Bih Li "allowed an appeal and overturned the conviction", five months after he completed his prison sentence.
"The crux of it is that the court found that it takes two hands to clap even though he exploited her and that she was in love with him," Low told AFP.
"I am glad that Professor Tey has been vindicated by a court of law and acquitted of all six corruption charges," he said.
The NUS, which announced last year that it had terminated Tey's employment after his conviction, did not immediately comment on the ruling. In handing down the sentence last year, Chief District Judge Tan Siong Thye said Tey "abused his position and power" while in the relationship with Ko and chastised him for his "ulterior motives and corrupt intention".
The court had heard during the trial that Ko got pregnant during their affair and paid for her own abortion.
It is the second high-profile corruption case to be overturned in Singapore in the past year.
Ng Boon Gay, a former head of Singapore's narcotics police, was cleared of corruption in February 2013 after a court rejected charges that he demanded oral sex from a female contractor to help her win government deals.
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Former professor Tey Tsun Hang exits Selarang Park Community Supervision Centre on a hired cab after having his electronic tag removed on Oct 5, 2013. High Court Justice Woo Bih Li also questioned why Mr Tey told Ms Darinne Ko he had no money to pay for the abortion in 2010 when he was working for NUS.
Selina Lum
The Straits Times, AFP
Friday, Feb 28, 2014
But even as he cleared Mr Tey of criminal wrongdoing, Justice Woo Bih Li had strong words for the ex-professor, saying that he was "a man without honour".
Sex-for-grades case takes a surprising turn
The high-profile sex-for-grades case involving former National University of Singapore (NUS) law professor Tey Tsun Hang and his ex-student Darinne Ko took a surprising turn on Friday when the High Court acquitted him of corruption, after he had served a five-month jail term.
Singapore High Court overturns sex-for-favours conviction
AFP - Singapore's High Court has overturned the conviction of a law professor jailed for obtaining sexual favours and gifts from a female student in exchange for better grades, his lawyer said Friday.
Former National University of Singapore (NUS) law professor Tey Tsun Hang, 42, served a five-month sentence last year after he was found guilty by a district court of six charges of corruption over his relationship with his then-student Darinne Ko in 2010.
The district court ruled that he had "exploited" the female student by obtaining sexual favours from her and also receiving gifts that included tailored shirts and a limited-edition pen.
But Tey's lawyer Peter Low said Friday that High Court Justice Woo Bih Li "allowed an appeal and overturned the conviction", five months after he completed his prison sentence.
"The crux of it is that the court found that it takes two hands to clap even though he exploited her and that she was in love with him," Low told AFP.
"I am glad that Professor Tey has been vindicated by a court of law and acquitted of all six corruption charges," he said.
The NUS, which announced last year that it had terminated Tey's employment after his conviction, did not immediately comment on the ruling. In handing down the sentence last year, Chief District Judge Tan Siong Thye said Tey "abused his position and power" while in the relationship with Ko and chastised him for his "ulterior motives and corrupt intention".
The court had heard during the trial that Ko got pregnant during their affair and paid for her own abortion.
It is the second high-profile corruption case to be overturned in Singapore in the past year.
Ng Boon Gay, a former head of Singapore's narcotics police, was cleared of corruption in February 2013 after a court rejected charges that he demanded oral sex from a female contractor to help her win government deals.
- wong chee tat :)
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