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[teddybear]

Yes, entertaining myself with news, such as below...
Is this what your West area is famous for?

Looks like a very lonely thread. Are you entertaining yourself?

Rental HDB flat in West Coast turned into brothel

Most people associate women offering sexual services in well-known red-light districts like Geylang and Joo Chiat.

However, a brothel may be operating right within your neighborhood.

Men are contacted by prostitutes via social messaging app WeChat offering sexual services. They are then directed to a rental HDB flat in the West Coast area to visit these women.

Lianhe Wanbao's reporter found out that the prostitutes are mainly Chinese nationals staying in Singapore on social visit passes, and that neighbours are unaware of the prostitution ring operating right in their HDB block...

[Simi]

Yes, entertaining myself with news, such as below...
Is this what your West area is famous for?




Rental HDB flat in West Coast turned into brothel

Most people associate women offering sexual services in well-known red-light districts like Geylang and Joo Chiat.

However, a brothel may be operating right within your neighborhood.

Men are contacted by prostitutes via social messaging app WeChat offering sexual services. They are then directed to a rental HDB flat in the West Coast area to visit these women.

Lianhe Wanbao's reporter found out that the prostitutes are mainly Chinese nationals staying in Singapore on social visit passes, and that neighbours are unaware of the prostitution ring operating right in their HDB block...

Oh its that so ?

then do not need to go Orchard Road liao

[stalingrad]

Oh its that so ?

then do not need to go Orchard Road liao

yes, Orchard Tower is probably the biggest illegal brothel in Singapore.

[Simi]

yes, Orchard Tower is probably the biggest illegal brothel in Singapore.

Wa Bro you also know

pei fu pei fu

along that road can also find ah kua soliciting for buz

[Ringo33]

yes, Orchard Tower is probably the biggest illegal brothel in Singapore.

Amber road in East Coast used to have many illegal brothel as well and now Joo Chiat, Geylang and Changi if you want ah qua.

Every weekend, the foreign workers working in Jurong will go to the east and central for sex before going home.

[teddybear]

Starting from past 2 years, they don't need liao. Can have commercial sex in their own West town! This is probably only 1 advanatge of JLD...

Amber road in East Coast used to have many illegal brothel as well and now Joo Chiat, Geylang and Changi if you want ah qua.

Every weekend, the foreign workers working in Jurong will go to the east and central for sex before going home.

[Ringo33]

A 20-year-old pub hostess who got her 17-year-old friend to work as a prostitute in Geylang was sentenced to two years’ probation yesterday and ordered to perform 130 hours of community service.

[Ringo33]

Prostitution in Singapore is legal, but various prostitution-related activities are not. This includes public solicitation, living on the earnings of a prostitute and maintaining a brothel.

In practice, police unofficially tolerate and monitor a limited number of brothels. Prostitutes in such establishments are required to undergo periodic health checks and must carry a health card.

Apart from these regulated brothels, commercial sex workers can be found in many "massage" or "spa" establishments. Some massage parlours, including Tui na outlets, employ scantily clad women from mainland China and offer massages as a pretext for sexual services.

These activities are illegal, and the operators of such massage establishments risk jail if exposed by anti-vice police raids. The main red-light district in Singapore used to be in Geylang, Orchard Towers, nicknamed the "Four Floors Of Whores", is a shopping centre frequented by prostitutes. Some bars in Duxton Hill also offer sexual services.

Prostitution is an activity which is shunned by society yet the ‘sex industry’ makes a significant contribution to the Chinese economy. It is estimated that there are 20 million sex workers in China. Two anti vice campaigns conducted in Beijing suggested that Beijing alone has between 200,000 and 300,000 sex workers. Earnings from providing sexual services are considerable.

For obvious reasons most of this doesn’t appear as taxable income. Where the state does gain is through personal consumption. Prostitutes need to buy quite a lot of equipment. Condoms and other sexual aids. But also more expensive items like cell phones, apartments, rooms, nice clothes, cosmetics, cars and even bodyguards.

When we consider that the Chinese GNP was 8.3 trillion in 1999 the sex industry comes in at 12.8%. Economist Yang Fan estimates that recent legislation introduced in the PRC to curb prostitution caused the GNP to drop by 1%.

What is prostitution?
‘Prostitutes’ increasingly referred to as ‘sex workers’ which is seen as more acceptable are females or possibly males that provide sexual services in return for money.

A study conducted in China identified the following categories of ‘sex worker’.

‘Second wives’. Traditionally referred to as concubines, ‘second wives’ provide ongoing sexual services to married men.

‘Packaged women’. Accompany clients on business trips.

‘Female companions’. A nebulous term to describe women who entertain male clients in karoke or similar venues.

‘Ding Dong girls’. ‘Ding dong’ refer to the door bell. Ding-dong girls rent rooms in which to entertain clients.

‘Massage parlour girls’. At face they value provide massage services, often in hotels or in high street salons. ‘Massage’ is a term that is somewhat loosely used in the sex industry.

‘Street girls’. Literally approach men on the street.

‘Underclass women’. Generally service migrant workers. They represent the lowest stratum of sex work.

Why is the sex industry in China so big?

There are estimated to be a one hundred million unemployed women in China today. A by product of China’s economic expansion which has taken place within an unprecedented short period of time.

Education and training however has failed to keep pace with economic change. Many of the women come from rural areas where traditional forms of employment have been displaced by rapid industrialization.


Often, not having any qualifications or the opportunity to acquire the necessary skills, prostitution is their only option. Similarly many females in the cities find themselves unemployed as a consequence of new technology and changes in patterns of employment.

Combined with this the break down of the old social order in China has brought with it a new morality in which promiscuity in it various forms is seen as more acceptable. Mass consumerism also has also given rise to an acquisitive instinct particularly among the young and what one author aptly described as a ‘no money no honey’ mentality.

‘The Six Devil Women’ directed by Ma Tin Yin is a lurid tale of sex and murder. The sort of movie you might find for sale for $9 in the rack at the back of your local convenience store. Six country girls are drawn to Shenzhen, initially to work in beauty salons but are drawn into prostitution, car jacking and ultimately murder. Not the most philosophical of films yet it makes some interesting sociological observations. How, for example, in the ‘new’ China, the allure of materialism is gaining a hold on young people’s lives. And how many see prostitution as one way of making money quickly. An extreme scenario perhaps, but the underlying message is a moralistic and cautionary indictment of the flip side of life in the ‘new’ China’.

Who are the ‘sex workers’?
In 1999 Professor Pam Suiming of Renimim University conducted an interesting study of the sex industry in China. Specifically she was able to profile a ‘typical’ Chinese sex worker.

According to her study, rural girls are most likely to become sex workers. Simply because they are most likely to find themselves unemployed through, either lack of opportunity or skills. Another feature is that they tend to lack a cohesive social or family network.

In many instances the woman had been disowned by her family or she had deliberately severed contact with them. She is no longer likely to be a virgin. Virginity is highly prized in China. In all probability she is likely to be divorced or to have been abandoned by a boy friend. She is also likely to have friends already working in the sex industry.

So what of the women who become sex workers? According to Professor Suimin, their aspirations as much the same as the rest of us.

Typically they want their own home and family. Another characteristic of the women she met was that they didn’t complain about their lot but, at the same time, they didn’t express feelings of contentment or of happiness.

Except when they were trying to keep up appearances of the benefit of a client. Generally their lives seemed characterized by emptiness and very little fulfillment. Perhaps most significantly the majority of the women saw prostitution as a temporary phase in their lives and something that they intended to put behind them once things get better. They saw their situation as a form of deferred gratification. As one girl put it ‘no one chooses to be a sex worker’.

Prostitution is rarely undertaken as an individual venture. Most women work in groups which are controlled by male or females bosses. Males bosses are sometimes known as ‘hen heads’.

Strong bonds and group norms also tend to exist within groups of sex workers. Perhaps this is inevitable when we consider that virtually all the factors identified by social psychologists as promoting group cohesiveness are a feature.

Prostitution is an activity which is shunned by society. This has the effect reinforcing the group sense of togetherness. Social bonding helps alleviate the feelings of being stigmatized. Even if society disowns us we still have each other.

To many girls the group becomes a substitute for the family that they never had or that disowned them because of the work that they do. Sex workers typically spend a lot of time together waiting for clients.

Often in cramped conditions. Physical proximity promotes cohesiveness. But at the same time many sex workers command high earnings. This is facilitated by the support of the group. So like a football team that keeps winning, this has the effect of inspiring and motivating the women to carry on.

Dragon Girls is a term used by Chinese author Jiu Dan in her published novel “Crows’ to describe the Chinese women who come to Singapore, initially to work in the sex industry but with the hope ultimately of meeting and marrying a rich foreigner. Many come in on student passes or on social passes.

After all Singapore Immigration is unlikely to grant an employment pass or work permit to a Karoke bar hostess, even if she does describe herself as a ‘guest relations officer’! The book stirred up a controversy in China and even more so when it was published in Singapore.

On one level it is seen as an attempt to vilify Chinese women. Crows are scavengers and many see the Chinese girls as being depicted in a similar light. On another level it is seen as a reaction to a society dominated by men and money.

Perhaps, in a sense, it is neither. The girls from China simply desire something better. And many succeed. Away from the hostess bars of Shenzhen and Shanghai; living in a condominium in Singapore and driving a Mercedes Benz, people will soon forget that you were once a Dragon Girl.

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[teddybear]

Once there are more domintories, HDB flats rental will be affected!
People who want to upgrade better upgrade fast and sell their HDB flats!


TITLE: More dormitories for foreign workers to be built over next 2 to 3 years: PM Lee

By Saifulbahri Ismail
POSTED: 14 Dec 2013 20:39
URL: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/...or/922638.html

A substantial number of dormitories will be built over the next two to three years to better house foreign workers, said Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
SINGAPORE: A temporary alcohol ban in Little India started on Saturday following the riot that broke out on December 8.

As the government mulls over whether to extend the ban further, it is also taking steps to improve the welfare of foreign workers.

Speaking to reporters in Tokyo at the end of the ASEAN-Japan Commemorative Summit on Saturday, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said a substantial number of dormitories will be built over the next two to three years to better house foreign workers.

Even as authorities tighten the inflow of foreign workers over the years, Mr Lee said their population needs to be managed, and there is an on-going inter-ministerial committee that looks into their welfare.

He elaborated: "One of the focuses was to try our best to see how we could speed up the construction of more dorms, so that the workers who are now housed in HDB estate or private properties, which have been rented out, they can be put in proper dorms. Then I think they can be better taken care of and there can be less impact on the community."

Over the past few days, Foreign Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam has been visiting several dormitories.

Mr Lee added there is also no evidence to show that the riot was caused by the lack of support for foreign workers.

He said: "We believe that foreign workers in Singapore ought to be treated fairly and properly. We do not stand for ill treatment or unfair treatment of foreign workers. We have to make sure they are well treated, they are paid properly on time, their safety is taken care of, their living conditions are up to standard, and they are given full protection of the law."

Mr Lee also addressed concerns raised by businesses affected by the alcohol ban this weekend.

He said: "We don't want anything to go wrong this week. So to make absolutely sure, we have a ban which covers quite a big area. And we said just no alcohol this week, and just calm down, cool down, and make sure things are back to normal.

“After that, we can calibrate and establish new rules. It would take some time to make out what the final rules will be, but I think we should have interim rules after this week. There is a downside to that timeout so everybody feels that and the timeout cannot last forever."

The ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol covers 1.1 square kilometres in the Serangoon Road area -- the scene of the riot on December 8.

- CNA/gn

[teddybear]

TITLE: Jail, fine for man who insulted and hit cafe staff

By Claire Huang
POSTED: 16 Dec 2013 18:00
URL: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/...ho/924434.html

A man was on Monday sentenced to three and half months' jail and fined S$1,000 for insulting a hotel cafe staff, and hurting another.
SINGAPORE: A man was on Monday sentenced to three and half months' jail and fined S$1,000 for insulting a hotel cafe staff, and hurting another.

On March 10, 2013, 45-year-old Pannirchelvam Ramachandra went with a friend to a cafe in Quality Hotel located in the North.

During their time there from 7am to 9am, Pannirchelvam asked for coffee.

As the 33-year-old waitress served him and his friend their order, Pannirchelvam pointed at the woman's breast, asking if the coffee came from "this" machine.

For insulting the modesty of the woman, he was fined S$1,000.

During the two hours the accused spent at the cafe, he also threw a bowl of food at a supervisor, leaving noodles on his head.

The act took place when the supervisor was in the midst of processing Pannirchelvam's bill.

At that time, the 44-year-old supervisor's back was facing the accused, but the offence was captured on CCTV.

The victim left the cafe for the hotel lobby, looking for the duty manager. Pannirchelvam followed the victim.

Pannirchelvam then walked up to the cafe supervisor and hit him on his nose.

For throwing the bowl and hurting the victim's ear in the process, Pannirchelvam was given six weeks' jail.

For hitting the victim on his nose, the court handed the accused another two months behind bars.

- CNA/gn

[teddybear]

Anybody know what is the difference between the 2 cases?
(1) Drunk assault 3 models, police classify as non-arrestable offence
(2) Man jailed 3.5 months for assault

Both cases also assault, 1 case prosecuted by AGC, 1 case police said non-arrestable offence? I cannot make any sense of the 2.



Singapore models assaulted by man on Circular Road
By Jeanette Tan | Yahoo Newsroom – Fri, Dec 13, 2013

It was an after-party supper drive-by gone wrong.

After a night of clubbing, Singaporean models Ziyi Kuek, Esther Lee and Anna Huang were in a car headed for supper at a coffee shop on Circular Road at about 3 in the morning of 12 December.

They were about 100m from their destination, B K Eating House, when a man who appeared to be drunk blocked their path.

"I horned him, but he got really agitated by the sound of the horn, and started knocking on the window and kicking at the side of the car," said Kuek, 23, who was driving Huang's car as she was the only one who did not drink that night.

Deciding to pay no mind to his rash behaviour, Kuek continued driving forward, but he followed their car and persistently kicked it until its front bumper dislodged.

"He then opened the door (on the front passenger's side), and started acting very aggressively toward her (Huang), but before he could do anything I got out on my side, so he came to me... and because of that we got into a fight," she told Yahoo Singapore on Friday morning.
Watch the girls recount what happened in an interview with us here:


Kuek said he was yelling at them, asking them, "So what do you want?" and pointing his middle finger at them.

"When I got out (of the car), he was this close to me even though I hadn't said anything, and was behaving very aggressively toward me so I pushed him and he started punching my face," she said, pointing to an angry bruise on the left side of her chin, as well as her right cheek -- the two places where he hit her.

Shortly after the man hit her, he was pulled back by two of his 10 friends who were looking on, said Kuek.

"One of them asked us to let it go because he was drunk," she continued, saying that she was initially agreeable to doing so on the condition that he apologise to her for damaging her car and for punching her.

He refused, however, and got even more agitated, accusing her of drunk-driving. Kuek then said she wanted to call the police but he started heading toward the main road in a bid to escape, so she followed him and tried to record a video of him for identification.

"Once he found out I was shooting a video of him, he started attacking me again, and he just grabbed me and tossed me to the middle of the road... the cars were still driving by," she said.

Huang, 21, and Lee, 19, then rushed forward to fend him off and prevent him from hitting Kuek again, but according to them, he turned on them and flung them in the direction of the pavement one by one.

"I was thrown onto the ground, and after that she (Huang) was flung to the side too, and she hit her head on the kerb," said Lee.

By this point, Kuek said she was "really furious", and she and Lee grabbed their attacker -- and that was when police officers on patrol arrived to the scene.

"If the police did not stop the fight when they did, he probably would have been more violent," said Kuek.

Asked if no one responded to the incident or moved forward to help them as the man was hitting Kuek, Huang said everyone at the coffee shop and pubs on the other side of the road were watching the action unfold, but none came forward to help them.

"Some of them were video-ing, some of them went into 7-11 to buy water for us, but they were all just watching," she said. "His friends, all 10 of them, they were just watching too. One of them shouted "Stop!" but that was about it."

Kuek then spoke to the police officers and gave her statement after they took down her assaulter's information and let him go.

Some of the injuries and bruises Singapore model Ziyi Kuek sustained in the attack. (Photo collage courtesy of …


She subsequently sought treatment at Singapore General Hospital for her injuries. She was unable to move her right shoulder upward, or bite properly, owing to a swollen jaw. She also showed bruises on her left chin, right hip, palms and left elbow -- which she said she could not straighten fully -- and cuts on her toes.

She noted that Huang and Lee had not been asked for statements, however, adding that the earliest they can file their individual police reports was Saturday, because their investigating officer was off-duty on Friday.

Some of the injuries and bruises sustained by Singapore model Esther Lee in the attack on Circular Road. (Photo …

Huang and Lee had their surface injuries covered by paramedics after police helped them to call an ambulance to the scene. Huang vomited twice at the scene, however, and on her third, she vomited blood just before reaching home, so she checked herself into Tan Tock Seng Hospital for a night's observation on Thursday evening.

Some of the injuries sustained by Singapore model Anna Huang in the attack at Circular Road. (Photo courtesy of …

Lee sustained multiple bruises on her legs, hips and the back of her head, while Huang showed abrasions on her knees, a large open hip wound that was covered with a plaster, as well as another on her forearm, more bruises on her elbows, head and palms.

"I was trying to break my fall but I couldn't, he was too strong," said Huang, explaining the cuts on her palms.

She was still trying to decide if she should report for work on Friday evening at Zoukout -- she was assigned to be a roving model at a booth.

All three said they plan to press charges against their attacker, as well as to seek compensation for Huang's dislodged car bumper.

"Everything's hurting now," said Lee, a fine arts student who models on the side. "I think the patrolling there is too little... he got away with it, after hitting three girls."

"You can basically hit anybody, say you're drunk and get away with it," added Kuek. "He got away without even a scratch, and we got flung in the middle of South Bridge Road, with cars driving past."
Kuek was a finalist in the Miss Singapore World pageant in 2011 and an FHM model in 2010, while Huang and Lee were finalists in the model search competition this year. Kuek is also a high-profile competitive in-line skater, who has won numerous nation-wide level races before.

When asked about the incident, police said they responded to a call at about 3:24am, establishing that "a case of dispute" had occurred there.

"Police advised involved parties to settle the dispute amicably," added a spokesperson, who said investigations are ongoing.
Such physical altercations are often classified as cases of voluntarily causing hurt, a non-arrestable offence, meaning that police cannot arrest a suspect without a warrant.

TITLE: Jail, fine for man who insulted and hit cafe staff

By Claire Huang
POSTED: 16 Dec 2013 18:00
URL: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/...ho/924434.html

A man was on Monday sentenced to three and half months' jail and fined S$1,000 for insulting a hotel cafe staff, and hurting another.
SINGAPORE: A man was on Monday sentenced to three and half months' jail and fined S$1,000 for insulting a hotel cafe staff, and hurting another.

On March 10, 2013, 45-year-old Pannirchelvam Ramachandra went with a friend to a cafe in Quality Hotel located in the North.

During their time there from 7am to 9am, Pannirchelvam asked for coffee.

As the 33-year-old waitress served him and his friend their order, Pannirchelvam pointed at the woman's breast, asking if the coffee came from "this" machine.

For insulting the modesty of the woman, he was fined S$1,000.

During the two hours the accused spent at the cafe, he also threw a bowl of food at a supervisor, leaving noodles on his head.

The act took place when the supervisor was in the midst of processing Pannirchelvam's bill.

At that time, the 44-year-old supervisor's back was facing the accused, but the offence was captured on CCTV.

The victim left the cafe for the hotel lobby, looking for the duty manager. Pannirchelvam followed the victim.

Pannirchelvam then walked up to the cafe supervisor and hit him on his nose.

For throwing the bowl and hurting the victim's ear in the process, Pannirchelvam was given six weeks' jail.

For hitting the victim on his nose, the court handed the accused another two months behind bars.

- CNA/gn

[teddybear]

Sorry, my mistake, should be Man jailed 3.5 months for hitting cafe staff!

TITLE: Jail, fine for man who insulted and hit cafe staff

By Claire Huang
POSTED: 16 Dec 2013 18:00
URL: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/...ho/924434.html

A man was on Monday sentenced to three and half months' jail and fined S$1,000 for insulting a hotel cafe staff, and hurting another.
SINGAPORE: A man was on Monday sentenced to three and half months' jail and fined S$1,000 for insulting a hotel cafe staff, and hurting another.

On March 10, 2013, 45-year-old Pannirchelvam Ramachandra went with a friend to a cafe in Quality Hotel located in the North.

During their time there from 7am to 9am, Pannirchelvam asked for coffee.

As the 33-year-old waitress served him and his friend their order, Pannirchelvam pointed at the woman's breast, asking if the coffee came from "this" machine.

For insulting the modesty of the woman, he was fined S$1,000.

During the two hours the accused spent at the cafe, he also threw a bowl of food at a supervisor, leaving noodles on his head.

The act took place when the supervisor was in the midst of processing Pannirchelvam's bill.

At that time, the 44-year-old supervisor's back was facing the accused, but the offence was captured on CCTV.

The victim left the cafe for the hotel lobby, looking for the duty manager. Pannirchelvam followed the victim.

Pannirchelvam then walked up to the cafe supervisor and hit him on his nose.

For throwing the bowl and hurting the victim's ear in the process, Pannirchelvam was given six weeks' jail.

For hitting the victim on his nose, the court handed the accused another two months behind bars.

- CNA/gn

[bargain hunter]

maybe our lawyer forumers can helps us out here.

my guess is, in the first case, the models horned the guy first, he was provoked and the events that unfolded was caused by this voluntary action?

had he for no good reason go and punch somebody then that becomes assault?

we have only read the models' side of the story. maybe there's more than meets the eye?

Anybody know what is the difference between the 2 cases?
(1) Drunk assault 3 models, police classify as non-arrestable offence
(2) Man jailed 3.5 months for assault

Both cases also assault, 1 case prosecuted by AGC, 1 case police said non-arrestable offence? I cannot make any sense of the 2.



Singapore models assaulted by man on Circular Road
By Jeanette Tan | Yahoo Newsroom – Fri, Dec 13, 2013

It was an after-party supper drive-by gone wrong.

After a night of clubbing, Singaporean models Ziyi Kuek, Esther Lee and Anna Huang were in a car headed for supper at a coffee shop on Circular Road at about 3 in the morning of 12 December.

They were about 100m from their destination, B K Eating House, when a man who appeared to be drunk blocked their path.

"I horned him, but he got really agitated by the sound of the horn, and started knocking on the window and kicking at the side of the car," said Kuek, 23, who was driving Huang's car as she was the only one who did not drink that night.

Deciding to pay no mind to his rash behaviour, Kuek continued driving forward, but he followed their car and persistently kicked it until its front bumper dislodged.

"He then opened the door (on the front passenger's side), and started acting very aggressively toward her (Huang), but before he could do anything I got out on my side, so he came to me... and because of that we got into a fight," she told Yahoo Singapore on Friday morning.
Watch the girls recount what happened in an interview with us here:


Kuek said he was yelling at them, asking them, "So what do you want?" and pointing his middle finger at them.

"When I got out (of the car), he was this close to me even though I hadn't said anything, and was behaving very aggressively toward me so I pushed him and he started punching my face," she said, pointing to an angry bruise on the left side of her chin, as well as her right cheek -- the two places where he hit her.

Shortly after the man hit her, he was pulled back by two of his 10 friends who were looking on, said Kuek.

"One of them asked us to let it go because he was drunk," she continued, saying that she was initially agreeable to doing so on the condition that he apologise to her for damaging her car and for punching her.

He refused, however, and got even more agitated, accusing her of drunk-driving. Kuek then said she wanted to call the police but he started heading toward the main road in a bid to escape, so she followed him and tried to record a video of him for identification.

"Once he found out I was shooting a video of him, he started attacking me again, and he just grabbed me and tossed me to the middle of the road... the cars were still driving by," she said.

Huang, 21, and Lee, 19, then rushed forward to fend him off and prevent him from hitting Kuek again, but according to them, he turned on them and flung them in the direction of the pavement one by one.

"I was thrown onto the ground, and after that she (Huang) was flung to the side too, and she hit her head on the kerb," said Lee.

By this point, Kuek said she was "really furious", and she and Lee grabbed their attacker -- and that was when police officers on patrol arrived to the scene.

"If the police did not stop the fight when they did, he probably would have been more violent," said Kuek.

Asked if no one responded to the incident or moved forward to help them as the man was hitting Kuek, Huang said everyone at the coffee shop and pubs on the other side of the road were watching the action unfold, but none came forward to help them.

"Some of them were video-ing, some of them went into 7-11 to buy water for us, but they were all just watching," she said. "His friends, all 10 of them, they were just watching too. One of them shouted "Stop!" but that was about it."

Kuek then spoke to the police officers and gave her statement after they took down her assaulter's information and let him go.

Some of the injuries and bruises Singapore model Ziyi Kuek sustained in the attack. (Photo collage courtesy of …


She subsequently sought treatment at Singapore General Hospital for her injuries. She was unable to move her right shoulder upward, or bite properly, owing to a swollen jaw. She also showed bruises on her left chin, right hip, palms and left elbow -- which she said she could not straighten fully -- and cuts on her toes.

She noted that Huang and Lee had not been asked for statements, however, adding that the earliest they can file their individual police reports was Saturday, because their investigating officer was off-duty on Friday.

Some of the injuries and bruises sustained by Singapore model Esther Lee in the attack on Circular Road. (Photo …

Huang and Lee had their surface injuries covered by paramedics after police helped them to call an ambulance to the scene. Huang vomited twice at the scene, however, and on her third, she vomited blood just before reaching home, so she checked herself into Tan Tock Seng Hospital for a night's observation on Thursday evening.

Some of the injuries sustained by Singapore model Anna Huang in the attack at Circular Road. (Photo courtesy of …

Lee sustained multiple bruises on her legs, hips and the back of her head, while Huang showed abrasions on her knees, a large open hip wound that was covered with a plaster, as well as another on her forearm, more bruises on her elbows, head and palms.

"I was trying to break my fall but I couldn't, he was too strong," said Huang, explaining the cuts on her palms.

She was still trying to decide if she should report for work on Friday evening at Zoukout -- she was assigned to be a roving model at a booth.

All three said they plan to press charges against their attacker, as well as to seek compensation for Huang's dislodged car bumper.

"Everything's hurting now," said Lee, a fine arts student who models on the side. "I think the patrolling there is too little... he got away with it, after hitting three girls."

"You can basically hit anybody, say you're drunk and get away with it," added Kuek. "He got away without even a scratch, and we got flung in the middle of South Bridge Road, with cars driving past."
Kuek was a finalist in the Miss Singapore World pageant in 2011 and an FHM model in 2010, while Huang and Lee were finalists in the model search competition this year. Kuek is also a high-profile competitive in-line skater, who has won numerous nation-wide level races before.

When asked about the incident, police said they responded to a call at about 3:24am, establishing that "a case of dispute" had occurred there.

"Police advised involved parties to settle the dispute amicably," added a spokesperson, who said investigations are ongoing.
Such physical altercations are often classified as cases of voluntarily causing hurt, a non-arrestable offence, meaning that police cannot arrest a suspect without a warrant.

[smellyfish]

non-arrestable or non-seizable offence doesnt mean no offence committed and doesnt mean the offender cannot get charged.

It just mean that the police cannot arrest the person on the spot without a warrant. The police can still arrest once they get a warrant.

charging is done by the Attorney General Chambers not the police. And sentencing is done by the judge.

[teddybear]

But in the first case (regarding 3 models), news report said that the models said Police ask them to sue the person if they want (which is telling them that the police is not going to take any further action). So, this is a case where assault action done but police not taking action.

On the other hand,police taking action to charge the person who assault.

So, we have 2 assault cases but police treated differently. May be somebody (lawyers, police, etc) know the reasons and can enlighten?

non-arrestable or non-seizable offence doesnt mean no offence committed and doesnt mean the offender cannot get charged.

It just mean that the police cannot arrest the person on the spot without a warrant. The police can still arrest once they get a warrant.

charging is done by the Attorney General Chambers not the police. And sentencing is done by the judge.

[teddybear]

Horned means provoked?

Who knows? May be in the second case the guy also was provoked by bad service or black face from cafe employee or whatever?

So I suppose being provoked doesn't means that the person can assault and yet have no penalty (just that penalty should be lighter).

maybe our lawyer forumers can helps us out here.

my guess is, in the first case, the models horned the guy first, he was provoked and the events that unfolded was caused by this voluntary action?

had he for no good reason go and punch somebody then that becomes assault?

we have only read the models' side of the story. maybe there's more than meets the eye?

[smellyfish]

What the police ask models to do is probably to file a magistrate complaint and magistrate will direct prosecutor office to charge. Not defending the system but that is how it works.

If you don't break a bone is considered causing hurt and not seizable. If you break a bone, becomes grievous hurt and seizable.

[smellyfish]

Btw can I be the first to admit to fantasizing about b1tch-slapping some of these Singaporean spoilt girls myself...

[teddybear]

Is it? May be... Thanks.

Just wondering why the 3 models say they are sueing instead of file file magistrate complaint? They never say the police ask them to file a magistrate complaint? Mmm..................

But strange isn't it, assault case by right Police should file automatically, why individuals got assaulted need to file magistrate complaint himself/herself? Do all assaulted people need to file magistrate complaint themselves before AGC start to do work?

What the police ask models to do is probably to file a magistrate complaint and magistrate will direct prosecutor office to charge. Not defending the system but that is how it works.

If you don't break a bone is considered causing hurt and not seizable. If you break a bone, becomes grievous hurt and seizable.

[minority]

the models say will sue can be kong song only. Did they really sue? maybe they know they no case so they talk big say will sue. in the end go home lim kopi shake shake leg and think through realized they no case .

just becoz model say means the models are right? and the person that was drunk have no rights? who make that judgement?

The people who site behind the keyboard are the judge now? LOL… wat a joke these days.

[teddybear]

Very simple - They suffered injuries, and they have doctors' injury report.
And the injury happened about that time, and police was called and present at the scene. The police witnessed the injuries.
Unless you are saying that the models cause injury to themselves, than blame the drunk guy? Based on the truth and descriptions, we can at least made out of what happened, it is a joke that some people cannot differentiate between black and white. But then again, he has been like that all along, what can we expect from him?

the models say will sue can be kong song only. Did they really sue? maybe they know they no case so they talk big say will sue. in the end go home lim kopi shake shake leg and think through realized they no case .

just becoz model say means the models are right? and the person that was drunk have no rights? who make that judgement?

The people who site behind the keyboard are the judge now? LOL… wat a joke these days.

[eng81157]

Is it? May be... Thanks.

Just wondering why the 3 models say they are sueing instead of file file magistrate complaint? They never say the police ask them to file a magistrate complaint? Mmm..................

But strange isn't it, assault case by right Police should file automatically, why individuals got assaulted need to file magistrate complaint himself/herself? Do all assaulted people need to file magistrate complaint themselves before AGC start to do work?

causing hurt is a seizable offence, especially so when there is a threat to lives. how can it be treated as a non-seizable offence? something don't add up, somewhere

[hopeful]

a car is a dangerous weapon with sonic weapon capability in addition to other destructive capabilities
honking at the guy cause him to suffer hearing damage. that's why the guy didnt hear his friend telling him to stop.

so the police is protecting the women la by not pursuing the matter further. causing hurt with dangerous weapon is a seizable offence, yes?

his friends can restrain him, but who will restrain the girls. they all scared restrain the girls, the girls cried molest.
if restrain the guy only, the 3 girls will continue to assault him and his "restrainers".
so everybody bystander only and only 1 guy got hurt.

i am pretty sure if instead of 3 girls, it was 3 guys, his friends will come and help him.

[minority]

Very simple - They suffered injuries, and they have doctors' injury report.
And the injury happened about that time, and police was called and present at the scene. The police witnessed the injuries.
Unless you are saying that the models cause injury to themselves, than blame the drunk guy? Based on the truth and descriptions, we can at least made out of what happened, it is a joke that some people cannot differentiate between black and white. But then again, he has been like that all along, what can we expect from him?

Were u there? U read news report can become judge ah? :bang head:

Lol… like that no need court. u can be the judge and jury and all. talk cock so easy these days.

[minority]

causing hurt is a seizable offence, especially so when there is a threat to lives. how can it be treated as a non-seizable offence? something don't add up, somewhere

here comes the other cock talker too another keyboard warrior… lol seems like there is this affinity to cluster F together. . lol

[teddybear]

Firstly we need to have news so that people know.
Then there is police that will take action, then the AGC who is suppose to take action.
Then finally you can talk about judge, otherwise judge need not do anything since nothing brought to them.

If there is no news, will we know people have been assaulted and seems like police not taking action?
Isn't this why transparency of news is so important so that there is no cover up?

Were u there? U read news report can become judge ah? :bang head:

Lol… like that no need court. u can be the judge and jury and all. talk cock so easy these days.

[minority]

Firstly we need to have news so that people know.
Then there is police that will take action, then the AGC who is suppose to take action.
Then finally you can talk about judge, otherwise judge need not do anything since nothing brought to them.

If there is no news, will we know people have been assaulted and seems like police not taking action?
Isn't this why transparency of news is so important so that there is no cover up?

ohh ohhh ohh now is coverup ? wah.......... news? u alrdeady judged it wat. wat news?

[eng81157]

here comes the other cock talker too another keyboard warrior… lol seems like there is this affinity to cluster F together. . lol

well, at least most of us here can think and debate more coherently, logically than a certain kam gong airhead here

[teddybear]

城市选房

客潘启明原创 2011-04-23
衣食住行，人最需要考虑的是住，因为食、行、衣可以经常变换，而住则
往往要住几年、几十年、一生，甚至是几代。所以建筑风水是我们每个人都必
须学习了解的。
人类历史，开始于有巢氏。其后是燧人氏、庖羲氏、知生氏、神农氏。有
家比熟食、有厨房、知道饲养家畜、以农业生产为主更早
选择住宅是要看风水的。风水首先要考虑的是对安全和健康的影响，更深
层次当然还要考虑对命运的影响。
现代城市选房，风水可选的余地不大。
高档别墅的选择风水的余地比城市小区的余地要大得多。

如果它们被周围的高楼包围，高楼挡住它们的视野、它们只能拢积高楼的
浊气、接受高楼的折射、在顶层凉台都没隐私可言、夜间一定要拉上窗帘，则
除了大、并不比四周高耸的安居房更有风水。
从安全的角度考虑，我们不能选择地震带、地质不稳定区、山体滑坡区、
台风多发区、海啸有可能波及区、风口地带、无饮水区、辐射矿苖区、核电厂
附近，等等。
在城市买房，我们选择的余地不大。
但是我们应该避免高压线、高架桥、火车道、城市快轨、工厂、变压器、
变电房。

[teddybear]

Dec. 31, 2013, 3:24 p.m. EST
Gold settles to end year with 28% loss

Gold futures settled slightly lower Tuesday, snapping a 12-year winning streak for the precious metal.

Gold for February delivery GCG4 +0.07% fell $1.50, or 0.1%, to settle at $1,202.30 an ounce on the New York Mercantile Exchange. For the year, gold fell 28%, its worst year in about three decades.

Gold futures have plummeted on expectations — and the final December announcement — that the Federal Reserve would begin to pare back on its monetary stimulus. The Fed is set to reduce its monthly bond purchases to $75 billion in January from $85 billion. Those purchases, which could come to an end by late 2014, have helped support gold prices. Plus, investors have grown less worried about run-away global inflation and have flocked to a roaring stock market, siphoning off money from the exchange-traded funds backed by precious metals. SPDR Gold Trust GLD +0.13% has fallen 28% this year, its worst ever.

The woes in the metals market similarly manifested themselves in silver. For the year, silver futures measured by the continuous contract have plunged nearly 36%. This year’s losses for gold and silver futures are the worst since at least 1984, when FactSet began tracking data.

“Many of the fundamental factors that were drivers of the gold price over the past few years have mitigated substantially and taken the ‘fear’ premium down significantly,” wrote Peter Hug, global trading director at Kitco Metals Inc.