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http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/lawyer-eugene-thuraisingam-fined-s-6-000-for-contempt-of-court-9099504 I wonder if someone will set up a fund to pay for his 6k fine
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http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/judge-yangon-doctors-papers-may-not-be-fake IT professionals with fake MBA is one thing but doctors with questionable qualifications is quite another. lucky that SMA did their due dilligence. just quick question to the doctors here. would you question a doctor's competence if he's not registered with the medical council? would any of you still dare go to him, even if he has a degree? i find it quite scary. my view is, if in doubt, any doubt at all, no matter how small, they should not be allowed to practice here. what do you guys think?
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http://transport.asiaone.com/news/general/story/7000-fine-not-excessive-14-parking-offences-judge Foo Jie Ying | The New Paper | Friday, Jun 26, 2015 A man who was found guilty of 14 parking offences is trying to appeal against his sentence of a $7,000 fine. Gabriel Ravi Janageran pleaded guilty to 14 offences under the Parking Places Act between 2011 and 2014. This includes 11 counts of parking in a place other than a parking lot, one count of parking in a season parking place, one count of obstructive parking and one count of parking with expired coupons. Earlier this month, he was fined $7,000. In mitigation, he said he has four children and is the sole breadwinner, working two jobs to sustain the family. He pleaded for leniency and a light fine. But District Judge Sarah Tan Yin Tze said in her judgment that the accused's financial circumstances did not have any "significant bearing as a mitigating factor". AT COURT'S DISCRETION "It is settled law that financial difficulties is a legitimate mitigating factor only in very exceptional or extreme circumstances and the weight attributed to it was at the court's discretion," she said. She pointed out that Gabriel had been granted four adjournments - three times in the Night Court, which deals with summonses and notices issued by government departments as well as road traffic offences, and once in the State Court, after the case was transferred from the Night Court. "...The accused had been granted numerous adjournments, at his request or otherwise... to allow him, inter alia, the opportunity to raise funds for the court fines," she said. Adding that each conviction for a first-time offence would warrant a fine of between $600 and $800 and a default sentence of two to four days, Judge Tan said Gabriel's sentence is "not unreasonable or excessive". "Taking a step back for a holistic perspective, (a) total fine of S$7,000.00 for the 14 charges is also not crushing. "I was of the view that a default term of one day's imprisonment per charge is appropriate, amounting to an aggregate default term of 14 days' imprisonment," she said. The accused is now out on bail pending appeal. What do you make of it? Really no time or really boh chap. So miserable to have the car. Can't pay for the fines, how to pay to keep the car running? -
July 15, 2008 Judge slams CNB for 'complete neglect of duties' A DISTRICT judge has slammed the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) for its sloppy investigation into stevedore Yunani Abdul Hamid's case. Explaining why she acquitted Mr Yunani, District Judge Jasvender Kaur said the bureau should have done more to track down his alleged accomplice Abdul Aziz Idros. The extent of the CNB's search for Abdul Aziz back in April 1992 amounted to just one visit to his flat and the issuance of an alert to all law enforcement agencies. Abdul Aziz, who is now serving a 12-year jail sentence, has admitted in court that he had kept in constant contact with his family during his 15 years on the run. Judge Jasvender criticised the investigating officer at that time, Staff Sergeant Cheong Wah Chow, saying he should have done much more. Mr Yunani and Abdul Aziz were leaving a port at which they worked on a motorcycle when a guard stopped them and found a bag of cannabis in a bag carried by Abdul Aziz. Both men fled, but Mr Yunani later turned himself in. He maintained that the bag belonged to his friend and he did not know its contents. As Abdul Aziz was on the run, Mr Yunani was placed on remand until the bag's ownership could be confirmed. He was discharged in December that year, but with the proviso that he could be re-charged if new evidence came to light. Judge Jasvender said it was 'quite remarkable' that Staff Sgt Cheong had not taken steps to verify who owned the bag when he could have just asked the men's colleagues. The officer, who retired in 2000, could also have interviewed relatives of both men to see if the bag, or the clothes inside, belonged to either one of them, she noted. Instead, the authorities 'simply chose to wait' for Abdul Aziz to be arrested. The wait lasted 15 years. The judge called the lack of a thorough investigation a 'complete neglect of duties'. She added that 'at the very least', the CNB should have determined who owned the bag, interviewed Mr Yunani's friends and family to see if he had any motivation to traffick the drug as well as verified Mr Yunani's account of events with his colleagues. The judge also had pointed remarks for Deputy Public Prosecutor Lim Tse Haw. She found it 'seriously troubling' that the prosecution had initially refused to show Mr Yunani his police statements made way back in 1992, despite her asking for it to be done due to the long delay in prosecution. She said the refusal was 'plainly not in the right spirit and did not show a sense of fairness' by the prosecution. The prosecutor finally did so at the judge's order. But what destroyed the prosecution's case was Abdul Aziz's credibility. Judge Jasvender said the 'resurrecting' of the charges against Mr Yunani, now 34, after 15 years was based largely on Abdul Aziz's word. But Abdul Aziz, now 41, was a self-confessed cannabis user, a fugitive for 15 years who had even tried to evade arrest by producing false identity documents when he was caught at a roadblock. Facing a capital charge, the judge noted, it was 'only natural' for Abdul Aziz to shift the blame from himself. KHUSHWANT SINGH - http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Sto...ry_257759.html fwah... i always hold CNB unit as the creame for their excellent work. really a 1st time to anything.. luckily Wrong Cant Sac will not kena again.
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Maintenance not an unalloyed right of women: Judge Source: Straits Times Date: 22 Apr 2014 Author: K.C. Vijayan He says even token sum would be wrong if protection is not needed A JUDGE debunked the idea that maintenance was an "unalloyed right" of a woman and suggested a wider Marriage Charter might someday replace the current Women's Charter. Justice Choo Han Teck said a woman who is truly independent and equal in a marriage would not need patronising gestures of maintenance, which belie "deep chauvinistic thinking". His comments came in decision grounds released yesterday explaining why he rejected a woman's $120,000 maintenance claim from her former spouse after their 10-year marriage ended in 2012. He noted the idea for women to seek maintenance evolved out of the 1961 Women's Charter that was passed to protect women when many were housewives supported by their husbands. But this was "yoked to an old attitude that should be changed", he said. "If it were to continue even where the protection is no longer needed, it might lead to the suppression of women in the name of chivalry." He added to award her even a token sum "would be wrong if it was merely symbolic. That symbol for women has to be torn asunder in fact and in spirit". He said the time may come for a "wider, more encompassing Bill" suitably named the Marriage Charter but stressed it was for Parliament to decide " when that moment might be". The couple, he a 47-year-old senior prison officer and she a 48-year-old regional sales manager of a multinational firm, married in 2002 and lived apart after six years. She has a 17-year-old son from a previous marriage whom he adopted and for whose maintenance he pays $1,000 a month, which the court upheld. The parties cannot be named under the law. At issue was the $120,000 lump sum maintenance she sought, "presumably" computed at $1,000 a month for their decade-long marriage, noted the judge. The woman earned slightly more than he did. She grossed $215,900 in annual income according to her 2010 income tax returns. They kept and spent their personal income separately and were financially independent of each other. She had more assets than him. Justice Choo said there should be no maintenance order if the court as in the present case finds she had not depended on her former spouse before and will not rely on any future maintenance monies. Nor should there be an order for "no maintenance but with liberty to apply", which would apply in cases such as where the former husband is ill but subsequently recovers to be able to pay maintenance. "If women were to be treated as equal to men in marriage and in divorce, this distinction is important." The woman's lawyer, Ms Helen Chia, had pointed out she had been devoted to husband and child while juggling her full-time job. Justice Choo said this was taken into account when they agreed on how matrimonial assets should be divided. He added this was not an exceptional case, pointing to a recent High Court ruling in which the wife applied for maintenance and was denied as she was a business-savvy woman who could hold her own. Lawyers said the judge's remarks were a recognition of changing financial realities in spousal relationships. Lawyer Anuradha Sharma, who represented the husband, said: "The Women's Charter is still needed now but the judge is looking ahead to laws that will keep apace with the updated status of the respective spouses." Finally, here is a judge who is willing to apply the Women's Charter fairly with common sense :)
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is this the first case that a willing settlement was rejected? one party admit and willing to pay, the other party suffer injury, but the judge dun see it that way!
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A Bangladeshi cleaner was granted a discharge not amounting to an acquittal yesterday over the death of an Indonesian maid, whose body was found in a water tank. But the cleaner faces new charges not related to the murder. Repon Mostafa, 29, had been charged with the murder of Ms Ruliyawati, 30, on the rooftop of Block 686B Woodlands Drive 73 in May last year. He now faces five new charges not related to the murder, including three for trespassing on the rooftop of Block 686B last year. The other two charges relate to possessing an obscene film and eight uncertified video files containing films in his mobile phone. District Judge Lim Tse Haw ordered Mostafa to be remanded after he failed to raise $5,000 bail. His case was adjourned to July 24 for his lawyer Ram Goswami to take instructions from his client. Yesterday
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Chance upon this car ad: http://www.sgcarmart.com/used_cars/info.ph...547&DL=2118 Then look at this ad: http://www.sgcarmart.com/used_cars/info.ph...884&DL=1000 Mileage adjusted...?
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A judge in UK said this. He feels that nowadays policemen are exposed to swearing so often in their work they shouldnt feel offended. He was handling a case of a drug suspect swearing at the policemen who searched him for drugs.... no drug was found. We need this judge as FT in our legal system??
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On TPE this morning....a subaru forester on lane 1 ( fast lane).....i was behind hinting on overtaking...i wonder he din see me coz his car is high or wat...evntually i overtook him from lane 2... in front of him about 4 car length another wish....i overtook the wish..... after that i continue my journey...dint realize that subaru forester tailgate me..... ...just wondering did i offend that subaru driver ?
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The Miss Universe 2011 pageant courted a fair share of controversy. An entertainment website reported that Miss China, Luo Zilin, was allegedly photographed with some of the judges in the preliminary rounds of the competition. Miss Luo, who finished fourth runner-up, even took a photo with one of the judges at his home, said the website. The website also listed other controversial Miss Universe contestants. Miss Venezuela, Vanessa Goncalves was labelled "queen of lies" because she denied having plastic surgery on her nose. There were also other photo-related controversies. Miss Brazil, Prscila Machado's sexy photos were leaked online, while Miss Kosovo, Aferdita Dreshaj was seen in a party photo kissing a girl. Earlier this week, The Daily Chilli reported that Miss Australia and Miss Columbia were given warnings by pageant officials for being inappropriately dressed. Miss Australia, Scherri-Lee Biggs was told that her evening gown was "offensively see-through" and that her bikini bottom was too small. Miss Columbia Catalina Robayo meanwhile, was chastised for attending official Miss Universe engagements without wearing underwear.
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http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/S...ory_645288.html AN AUSTRALIAN had his three-week jail term for being unfit to drive set aside, after the High Court found it 'troubling' that he was convicted on an amended charge without being given the opportunity to defend himself. Justice Steven Chong said the non-compliance with the Criminal Procedure Code was particularly serious in this case, as the prosecution had not produced evidence to support the amended charge. On June 23, 2008, John Peter Worrall, 60, the vice-president of oil company Swiber Offshore Construction, was driving home to his Bayshore condominium in East Coast at 11pm, after meeting colleagues at Harry's Bar in Far East Shopping Centre. His car went up a kerb and hit a tree along Bayshore Road. He was later arrested for drink-driving. After an eight-day trial that ended in August last year, he was convicted not of drink-driving, but of being unfit to drive. He was also convicted of not exercising due care and attention while driving, causing the accident - a charge he faced originally in addition to the drink-driving one. He was sentenced to three weeks' jail and fined $6,000, and was disqualified from driving for four years on the first conviction, and fined $800 and given a four-month driving ban on the second.
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Haha an interesting observation.. Today my car went for a full service for a day so I drove my sister's 95 T with pplate signs .. While on the road I get impatient stares, much more honking and people preventing me from filtering .. Good to say all of these drivers had their eyes reopened when I show them some driving skills they can never master without on track sessions .. Hee interesting to note that many ppl assume pplate signs on car means s--t drivers ...
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Today's TNP Got 30 yr old teacher, run into bicycle on way home from zouk at like 5 am....crack windscreen, drag bicycle 2km. Never stop. Go to bed. Sleep. Call police in morning after the police had towed car. Guess what fine? $800 on each of three charges. License in drain for 1 yr...... Wah...so light punishment. Summore can say "I drive 3000cc car with good sound insulation I didn't know"...so now car is like tank?
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Woman appears in High Court with non-stop speech Singapore: A woman fighting a 6-year-old case against the Government for wrongful dismissal, caused drama in the High Court when she launched into a speech and continually disobeyed the judge to stop. Former civil servant, Linda Lai Swee Lin, is hoping to get her old job back in the Land Office. Appearing in court Thursday, she read out a prepared one-page statement, ignoring a clearly-irritated Justice Lai Siu Chiu who warned her several times to stop. The judge also warned of contempt of court charges to Lai who continued reading even as other witnesses took their oaths in the witness stand. Police officers had to be called in to remind the woman to remain silent. She eventually did, but not for long. The hearing continues on Friday. Perhaps her dismissal by Land Office is due to her talkativeness at work which impact staff's productivity
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Shouldn't repeat offenders get heavier? http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/EDC10...a-one-off-Judge
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Dropping jail term 'one-off': Judge 05:55 AM Apr 14, 2010 SINGAPORE - A woman who drove a car without a licence because she wanted to get her son a toy successfully appealed yesterday against being sent to jail for the offence. Housewife Catherine Peter, 41, had in January been sentenced to six weeks' jail, fined $500 and disqualified from driving for four years on charges of driving without qualification and for other traffic offences. Her driving licence had been suspended for two years because of a drink-driving incident in April last year. In the August incident, Peter, the wife of a commercial airline pilot, had driven to a nearby mall when her six-year-old son, complaining of an earache, demanded that she get him a toy scooter. She decided not to wait for her husband and, after several fruitless attempts to get a taxi, drove to the mall, the court was told. Appealing to keep her out of jail, lawyer Naresh Mahtani said Peter had to take care of her children, aged six and nine, while her husband was away on flight assignments. Justice V K Rajah decided to set aside the jail sentence, saying that Peter was not likely to repeat the offence. He added that "this decision does not signify the present judicial status ... but it is a one-off case that commands a departure from the norm". Peter had paid the fine imposed earlier for drink driving, served five days in jail and been disqualified from driving. She now has to pay a fine of $2,500. Her four years' disqualification from driving stands. Ng Jing Yng
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Another Paul Potts wannabe... Susan Boyle - Britain's Got Talent
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Dec, 12, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (AP) Handing a major defeat to the auto industry, a federal judge ruled Wednesday that California can regulate greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles. The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Anthony Ishii clears one of the hurdles in California's effort to regulate tailpipe emissions from cars, trucks and sports utility vehicles. Automakers sued the state over the tailpipe standards it approved in 2004, which would force automakers to build cars and light trucks that produce about 30 percent fewer greenhouse gases by 2016. However, the state still needs a waiver from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to begin implementing the program. The EPA has not yet issued a decision. California and 14 other states sued the agency in November seeking quicker action. "It's a major victory and a giant step forward for California," California Attorney General Jerry Brown said of Wednesday's ruling. "I hope this will get the attention of President Bush and have him support significant caps on greenhouse gas emissions." In its lawsuit against the state, the auto industry argued that it was the federal government's responsibility to establish one uniform fuel economy standard. Without one, manufacturers would be forced to produce vehicles using too many different efficiency standards. They argued that a federal energy law passed in 1975 gives the U.S. Department of Transportation sole jurisdiction over fuel economy. But Ishii rejected that claim, saying Congress gave California and the EPA the authority to regulate vehicle emissions, even if those rules are more strict than those imposed by the federal government. "While we have not yet had an opportunity to analyze the California federal court's decision, we are obviously very disappointed by this result," said Michael Stanton, president and CEO of the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers. Under the Clean Air Act, California is the only state that can set its own vehicle pollution standards, because it started regulating air pollution before the U.S. EPA was created. Other states are free to choose either the California rules or the federal government's. The state's tailpipe emissions are key to California's goal of lowering greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. About a third of the state's emissions come from cars, pickups and sport utility vehicles, a figure that will only grow if they are not regulated in the nation's most populous state.
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veri rare govt body lose... Judge rules in favour of Komoco Motors in case against LTA By Asha Popatlal, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 18 May 2007 2017 hrs SINGAPORE: The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has come out on the losing side in a S$7 million court case. In a judicial review, Judge Judith Prakash has ruled in favour of Komoco Motors, which brings in Hyundai cars. Some 17,000 Hyundai cars were at the centre of the case which started some two and a half years ago. Importer Komoco Motors had been asked by the LTA to pay more ARF, amounting to some S$7 million. "There was a customs issue which required Komoco to pay additional duty on those cars and as a norm the Registrar of Vehicles - or LTA in this case - actually used the OMV figure from customs to determine how much ARF or additional registration fee to impose on those cars. "In this case, Komoco felt the OMV itself should not be extended based on certain extenuating circumstances," says Philip Fong, Partner, Harry Elias Partnership. So Komoco's lawyers say it was prepared to go to LTA, open its books, and give full disclosure as to why they should not have to pay in this particular case. A meeting took place in an attempt to settle the matter out of court. But to court, it went. "We actually complained that LTA should not piggy back on the decision of customs blindly and without exercising an independent mind," says Fong. The case went up for judicial review, which seldom happens in Singapore. This is when a court of law reviews the actions of an official or entity, that is usually part of the government. In making her judgement, which has just been released, Judge Judith Prakash said LTA's policy was not unreasonable or irrational. However, having instituted that policy, the Registrar should have heard the case with an open mind and considered whether an exception should have been made. She added that the Registrar had unlawfully delegated her authority to Customs, by refusing to consider whether or not exceptional circumstances applied. So the Judge ruled in favour of Komoco, with costs - Channel NewsAsia understands LTA may have to pay up to S$50,000. When approached by Channel NewsAsia, LTA said it is consulting its lawyers. - CNA/yy -
just watched the campus superstar...witnessed how the 3rd judge harshly criticise the 3rd contestant...words like 'should thank the gods that you are still around in this competition'....'don't have worth will not get respect'...etc...etc...really feel sorry for the poor fellow...the judge criticism is too much...getting too personal...and in national tv somemore...this is harsh on the contestant self-esteem...the contestant is in the competition due to public votes...judges should not be personal...go ahead and criticise the singing but not personal attacks...just feels pissed when contestant get bullied...
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Hi Guys, There will be A IASCA JUDGE TRAINING COURSE on 24 to 26 nov.06 @ Copthorne Orchid Hotel. Just log on to www.iascasingapore.com web site to get application form.
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considering a Subaru Impreza 1.6 TS manual now... less than 2 yrs old, low mileage... was calculating the paper value (PARF + COE rebate??) of the car, which comes up to around $40k at this point... so going by that, if i were to pay around $58-60k for the car, is that considered too much of a premium to pay on top of the paper value? or am i missing some elements here that contribute to the car's market value? sorry, newbie at this.. appreciate any help from the lao jiaos here
