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A video has brought to our attention wherein a dog was allegedly thrown out of a car. The footage was shared by Veron Ng on Facebook, from her friend's car. At the six-second mark of the video, a small animal could be seen on the road as a vehicle tried to drive over it. Ng claimed that a dog was “thrown” out of the car, causing its death. Here’s the video of the purported incident: The footage was taken using a Blackvue DR650GW-2CH. Unfortunately, the video resolution is not at its highest resolution. Ng also shared a photo of the carcass left on the road: The incident took place along Pasir Ris Industrial Drive at around 8pm on 15 December, according to the video timestamp. Here’s the location, according to the map provided by Ng: And here are some of the comments we have seen on facebook. According to the Road Traffic Act, it is illegal to not stop and help an animal after an accident. Failure to do so could result in an S$3,000 fine or a jail term of up to a year. First-time offenders who abuse an animal may also be fined up to $15,000, jailed up to 18 months, or both, under the Animals and Birds Act. For anyone that has regarding to this incident, you can contact AVS at 1800-476-1600. Information shared with AVS will be kept strictly confidential. Members of the public can also play a part by promptly reporting suspected cases of animal cruelty to AVS via their website.

Jiang Weiping: Gu Kailai has HK ID and Singapore green card By Ma Latang Jiang_weiping.jpg Jiang Weiping (姜维平), a journalist who was jailed for investigating Bo's corruption, told Voice of America that Gu Kailai, Bo Xilai's wife, has Hong Kong ID and Singapore greencard. "She does not only have Hong Kong ID, but also a Singapore green card. I am sure, because she has transferred her assets to Hong Kong and sent her child to Singapore for education, where he learnt English. Gu Kailai approximately spent three to five years travelling around the world, mainly to Singapore and the UK," Jiang Weiping said in the interview. Jiang once worked for Mingpao, a Hong Kong-based newspaper related to Beijing and had written articles in pseudonyms exposing the corruption of high-ranking Communist Party officials including Bo Xilai. He was arrested by state agents and jailed for five years for "leaking state secrets" in Dalian, where Bo served as mayor at that time and was under three years of house arrest after release. He is now in exile in Toronto, Canada. Gu Kailai was referred to in official news reports as "Bogu Kailai", with Bo Xilai's family name Bo attached before Gu's family name. This practice is unusual in mainland China, which some think have taken to infer that Gu is no longer a Chinese national and may have acquired foreign citizenship or permanent right of residence in the UK. Jiang says "Bogu Kailai" is the name Gu Kailai herself uses outside of China. Such practice, he says, is especially popular among successful female Hong Kong entrepreneurs to show that the family is still "harmonious". Incidentally, a People's Daily article published yesterday also referred to corrupt officials who "commit crime abroad or transfer dirty assets abroad, and some even secretly acquire foreign citizenship or dual citizenship.