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http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/man-admits-to-abusing-girlfriend-s-one-year-old-child/3095678.html?cid=fbcna SINGAPORE: A 25-year-old man was found guilty on Friday (Sep 2) of three counts of child abuse and one count of causing grievous hurt to his girlfriend’s one-year-old son. Franklie Tan Guang Wei abused the boy over five months, from November 2014 until March 2015, when the semi-conscious baby was rushed to hospital after Tan pushed him off the bed. The boy had sustained a skull fracture and bleeding in the brain. Now three, he is still in hospital undergoing therapy, including speech therapy and physiotherapy. The toddler, now in foster care, and his mother cannot be named due to a gag order. MOTHER LIED TO HIDE ABUSE A District Court heard Tan got together with the boy’s mother, 25, in August 2014. A month later, the baby’s caregivers noticed “a marked change” in his behavior. He had become fearful of males and had nightmares, Assistant Public Prosecutor Dillon Kok said. Caregivers Pe Bee Lian, 51, and her daughter Cadence Gee Shi Ting, 26, also began to notice bruises on the boy’s body whenever he spent time with his mother and Tan. When confronted, his mother denied he had been abused and blamed “spirits” for the bruises. Soon after discovering she was pregnant by Tan, the mother took the boy to live with Tan and his mother in their Bukit Batok flat on Nov 7, 2014. The next day, Tan abused the child for the first time. Frustrated by the baby’s cries, he slapped him, leaving marks on his cheek and a bruise near his left ear. When the boy’s mother returned him to caregivers Mdm Pe and Ms Gee a few days later, she lied that the baby’s face was swollen because he had fallen off the bed. The women took the boy to KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) on November 19. Though his injuries had healed by then, the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) were alerted to allegations that the baby might have been abused. BABY WAS THROWN ACROSS THE ROOM The baby was discharged on November 27 into the care of Mdm Pe, and his mother’s access to him was restricted – she was allowed weekly supervised visits at MSF. This was revoked in January 2015, when the baby was found with scratches on his thighs after his mother and Tan had spent time with him, APP Kok said. About a month later, the mother entered into a Voluntary Care Agreement (VCA) with Tan’s parents, giving them care of her child and supervised access for her and Tan. However, Tan’s father breached the VCA by leaving the baby alone with his mother and Tan on March 8, 2015. The same day, frustrated by the boy’s cries, Tan lifted the baby up roughly and threw him 2 metres across the room. A week later, when Tan’s parents claimed they could not fully care for the boy, the VCA was amended to allow his mother and Tan to bring himto their flat at night. However, Tan was not allowed unsupervised contact with the baby at all times. BABY WAS “FORCEFULLY PUSHED” OFF THE BED On Mar 25, Tan abused the boy again – the worst instance of abuse which would later land the baby in hospital. The boy’s mother woke up early that day to get ready for work, leaving Tan alone with the child. When the baby began to cry, Tan pounded him twice on his buttock, APP Kok told the court. An hour later, after he had been fed, the boy began to vomit. Despite this, his mother left for work and left Tan to look after the sick child. This was in breach of the new VCA, which expressly forbade Tan unsupervised contact with the baby. When the baby continued to vomit, Tan became frustrated and “forcefully pushed” him off the bed, APP Kok told the court. Tan said the boy “flew off the bed and landed face up about 2 metres away”. He picked the child up and took him to have a shower. Soon after, he realised the baby was “in a daze and appeared to be semi-conscious”. Tan called the boy’s mother, who returned home to find her child weak and pale. The couple rushed him to KKH. The baby was found to have suffered a skull fracture, and underwent emergency surgery to ease the swelling in his brain. Further examination revealed a host of other injuries, including wrist and collarbone fractures and bruises on the body, including on his eyelids. The baby had also suffered a superficial burn on his back. In court on Friday, Tan admitted he had not checked the temperature of the baby’s bathwater when he gave him a shower on March 25. MOTHER ACCUSED OF ALLOWING ABUSE The boy’s mother has also been charged for child abuse, for allowing her child to stay with Tan, knowing her boyfriend abused her baby. Her trial is scheduled for later this month. A psychiatric report for Tan is pending. He is expected to be sentenced on Sep 19. For child abuse, Tan faces up to four years’ jail and/or a fine of up to S$4,000 per charge. For causing grievous hurt, he could be jailed for up to 10 years and fined or caned. - CNA/nc This evil man deserved a maximum punishment. The way he abused the baby is worst than animal. He should be punished severely , Slap him with max years of imprisonment and give him maximum strokes of rotan. The abuse took place in 2014, and the child still in hospital undergoing therapy, including speech therapy and physiotherapy. The mother is no better for allowing the continuous abuse to be inflicted on a defenceless child. She is the cause of the harm. She knew and lied to cover her lover wrong doing . She is not fit to be a mother.

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Few days ago, PUB was in denial mode and still pin the blame on Liat Towers for the flooding at the basement. From CNA: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1173917/1/.html Liat Towers to build anti-flood curb By Joanne Chan | Posted: 29 December 2011 2051 hrs

Ross Brawn says changes Mercedes is set to make to the W01 for the Spanish Grand Prix should help improve the car's weight distribution, after admitting it was one area the team got wrong on the car. After lagging behind its three chief rivals at the front of the field in the opening flyaway rounds, the reigning world champion Brackley-based squad is aiming to start closing the gap from the next race when it will introduce a particularly big car upgrade. Mercedes has struggled with understeer with the W01 so far this season

Luca di Montezemolo on Thursday revealed he resisted the urge to invite Michael Schumacher to play at a football game. The seven time world champion is Ferrari's most successful ever driver, winning five world championships during his 1996-2006 tenure. But after retiring four years ago, the 41-year-old returned to the grid this year with Mercedes, and the tension between the German and his former camp has been obvious. "We had beautiful years together and I gave him back his desire to race," said Ferrari president Montezemolo, referring to the offer of a temporary seat last year to replace the injured Massa, which subsequently became a full return with a rival team. "At times I miss Schumacher, he gave so much to Ferrari, but he also received a lot," the Italian told La Gazzetta dello Sport. He then referred to the forthcoming Partita Del Cuore charity football match, to be played in Modena early next week and featuring current Ferrari drivers Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa and Giancarlo Fisichella. Said Montezemolo: "A few days ago I was tempted to call him (Schumacher) to ask him to play for us. But as the team carries the Ferrari name, I avoided it." Source: GMM

Barcelona could be a turning point in Renault's 2010 season. Despite the tumult of the crashgate scandal and the pre-season period, the Enstone based team - and particularly Robert Kubica - has had a surprisingly strong start, trailing Mercedes by just 14 points after four races. But some teams - notably Mercedes - will use vastly upgraded cars at the Circuit de Catalunya this weekend. Pole Kubica admits Spain could be a "big test for us" because the R30 will not be fundamentally different to the car raced in China two weeks ago. "We are not planning to bring any huge updates, but we will keep gradually improving the car, just like we did during the first four races," he said. "We have to wait and see how we compare with the others; maybe the order of the teams will be quite different compared to the start of the year," added Kubica. Moreover, the last winter test at Barcelona was not a good one for the yellow and red car, and chief engineer Alan Permane admits that Mercedes might make a step away from Renault this weekend. "Mercedes may move away from us a little bit but we've got a new front wing and some other new aerodynamic parts that should help us make another step forward," he said. "It's not the biggest update we've had this year, but it continues our approach of adding new parts at each race," added Permane. Force India's Adrian Sutil on Tuesday told spox.com that Renault "are within striking distance". But the German is not expecting the pecking-order to change radically in Spain, despite some reports predicting a huge step forward for Mercedes. "If that happened, then I would cease to understand a few things about formula one," said Sutil. Source: GMM

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http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNew...ory_309015.html Student admits causing crash POLYTECHNIC student who was driving his father's car at around midnight along Old Upper Thomson Road on Jan 29, lost control and went off the road, plunging 1 metre downhill before hitting some trees. Two passengers at the back of the Mitsubishi Lancer, Nanyang Polytechnic students Mr David Li, 18, and Mr Mervin Teo, 19, did not survive the crash . . . . - - - Wonder if the two dead kids' next of kin will file civil suits.

Anyone has the Youtube link??? _________________________________________ Malaysian minister admits he is the man in sex video: report KUALA LUMPUR : A married Malaysian minister has admitted he is the man in a sex video circulated last week, reports said Tuesday, embarrassing Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's conservative government. Health Minister Chua Soi Lek said he had apologised to Abdullah for his actions but would not step down over the incident, leaving his fate to the prime minister, the state news agency Bernama said. "I'm the man in the sex tape," Chua was quoted by Bernama as saying. Chua, who is married with three children, described the woman in the video as a personal friend but gave no further details about her, the agency said. The mystery surrounding the videos has been splashed on the front pages of Malaysian newspapers since the DVD was circulated in southern Johor state last week. The video is believed to be taken from closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage recorded in a hotel suite but the location and date are unknown, the Star newspaper reported. Chua is the vice-president of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a key component of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)-led government coalition. "At this juncture, we want to see what Abdullah does in this situation," opposition Democratic Action Party leader Lim Guan Eng told AFP. "We need to examine whether Chua's role in this sex scandal has in any way compromised his performance as a cabinet minister," he added. Lim said several members of coalition parties had been involved in similar scandals since Abdullah came to power in 2003 - but never one so high-ranking. "Most have been only parliamentary members and senators who were not directly involved in the government. Chua is the most senior politician to be involved in such a scandal," he said.