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GEORGE TOWN, PENANG - The missing diamond from statue of the Goddess of Mercy (Kuan Yin) Temple in Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling was recovered today. A police spokesman said an investigating team found the precious gem stone hidden in the pile of shattered glass casing which contained the deity. He also said a 35-year-old suspected burglar whom was beaten up prior to his arrest on-the-spot remained in a stable condition in the Penang Hospital. "We have not found any diamond in possession by the suspect. Our team combed the scene and managed to find the glittering diamond inside the broken glass pieces," he said. The spokesman added that a temple manager mounted the diamond back to the forehead section of the deity in the premises this morning. It is believed that the diamond was originally placed on the statue's forehead since the inception of the historical Kuan Yin Temple some 200 years ago. It was reported that the 35-year-old man had failed in his attempt to steal the diamond in the 1pm incident. He apprarently used a hammer to smash the glass case of the statue. The noise prompted a 45-year-old caretaker and two other men to track down the suspect who wast trying to escape from the temple. The suspect barely made it outside the temple before he was overpowered by the trio near an altar and handed over to the police.

I think the writer is over-sensitive and barking up the wrong tree. The 3 years and 8 months under the barbaric rule of Imperial Japan was the darkest period in our short history and the act of the school teacher to illustrate this painful history to his students is nothing short of admiration. We should in fact encourage more of such acts to make our children realise why we need to have national service and that the peace which we all enjoy now does not come at a easy price. Besdies, I believe both young Israelites and Germans are taught in schools about the horrors of Holocaust and the evil Nazi empire respectively as part of a very important passage in their lives. We have, however, heard occasionally that some Japanese today still tried to white-wash the attrocities committed by their ancestors during WWII and even claim some like the massacre of Nanking residents did not happen. Being a victim of the atomic bomb twice does not mean they can ignore what happened to innocent people who died at their hands or suffered under their inhuman acts. I believe many of us do not bear any grudge against the Japanese today and are sympathetic to what happened to them because of the tsunami. Many of us also chip in in terms of donations and some even went there to help them. Like many before us have said, we can forgive but not forget. From ST Forum: http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Story/...ory_781977.html Let's not remain stuck in teaching a one-sided view of a cruel Japan Published on Mar 27, 2012 IN THE month when the world falls silent to mark the first anniversary of the devastating Tohoku earthquake, I was shocked to read of a Chung Cheng High School teacher's insensitive portrayal of a Japanese soldier as one who wields a sword, is cruel and one-dimensional ('Japanese soldier bursts in... to teach history'; Sunday). As a reminder of Singapore's vulnerability even when it was part of the powerful British empire, the 31/2 year nightmare of the Japanese Occupation of Singapore during World War II remains a core focus of our national education syllabus. However creative the teacher's intention, his simplistic vilification of the Japanese risks a mistreatment of history and disrespect to other societies that run counter to efforts of cultivating a progressive education culture. Beyond the need to take our national security seriously, it is time for schools to consider crafting more balanced and broader perspectives about the Japanese Occupation. These should include examining how ordinary Japanese were also victims of Japanese militarism, and how the country was able to stoically and collectively face huge challenges in pulling itself together - be it from the nuclear rubble of Hiroshima and Nagasaki left by American atomic bombs in 1945, or the debris from Sendai deposited by the receding waves of last year's tsunami. For a long time, we have taught the young about the worst in mankind in the shape of the stereotypical Japanese imperial officer of World War II. Perhaps it may be beneficial for students to learn about the more positive images of Japan in the national education curriculum. I am reminded of a photograph taken during the aftermath of the earthquake showing ordinary Japanese calmly buying groceries at a makeshift convenience store amid the wreckage of the tsunami. For me, it revealed the best of Japan and the best of humanity, one that Singaporeans should work towards, bringing out the best in themselves and in Singapore. Liew Kai Khiun

The tears I shed, I forgive. The suffering and disappointments, I forgive. The betrayals and lies, I forgive. The slandering and scheming, I forgive. The hatred and persecution, I forgive. The punches that were given, I forgive. The shattered dreams, I forgive. The dead hopes, I forgive. The disaffection and jealousy, I forgive. The indifference and ill will, I forgive. The injustice in the name of justice, I forgive. The anger and mistreatment, I forgive. The neglect and oblivion, I forgive. The world with all its evil, I forgive.

Okay la he already apologised let it go?

Because I am a better person than you are.

http://divaasia.com/article/5156 what an idiot this hubby is....he expects his wife (already divorce) to forget the whole issue...this guy really dreaming, pls go back to your mum and drink milk better.....

So good It is so good to have faith in GOD

This poll is in relation to the Thread "LOST! In Deep sxxt" for those who are in the loop of the whole story... how many of u (guy or gals) will forgive your bf/gf if you found out that he/she have been having an affair behind your back for years all the time while with professing his/her love for u and even plan to get married. do remember 1. He/she have been having sex with another man/woman 2. the affair is not 1 off but have been going on for years 3. you 2 have already planned to get married while the affair is still ongoing