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<_< Singaporeans are already feeding him for life. Drug courier spared death now challenges caning sentence Malaysian drug courier Yong Vui Kong, who was spared the gallows after a string of unsuccessful fights against his death sentence, is now challenging the caning regime in Singapore. Yong, 25, was re-sentenced in November last year to life imprisonment and 15 strokes of the cane. This followed changes to the law which give judges the discretion to impose life terms and caning, instead of the previously mandatory death penalty, for drug couriers who help the authorities in a substantive way. However, Yong filed an appeal last week, asking for his caning sentence to be quashed. His lawyer M Ravi is challenging the constitutionality of caning, in particular the manner in which the punishment is carried out. http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/courts-crime/story/drug-courier-spared-death-now-challenges-caning-sentence-20140428

A road-rage offender escaped jail after a district judge on Thursday exercised judicial mercy and imposed the maximum fine of $5,000 and a one-year driving ban. District Judge May Mesenas took into consideration the exceptional circumstances in this case, primarily the man's medical condition. The normal punishment for a convicted road-rage offender is a jail sentence. Retired businessman Sunny Tiang Thian Oon, 56, who was seated in a wheelchair in court on Thursday, suffers from depression as well as back and spinal problems, among other things. He was found guilty last November of hurting dog trainer Patrick Wong, 53, in June 2010. Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/S...ory_793135.html

Even the sick and dying are not spared.................... SGH warns against evangelising

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.

NUS PhD student spared jail term By Leong Wee Keat | Posted: 01 February 2011 1836 hrs Photos 1 of 1 SINGAPORE : A PhD student from the National University of Singapore has been spared the usual jail term for a road rage offence. This came after a High Court judge rejected an appeal by the Public Prosecutor for a stiffer sentence. 32-year-old Mohamed Feroz Mohammed Omar had been fined S$4,000 in a District Court for punching another motorist, Charles Wong Kia Choon, three times in the face on 29 November 2008. The incident arose after Mohamed Feroz swerved his car into Mr Wong's lane, forcing him to brake. When both drivers stopped at a traffic junction along Rochor Road in front of Albert Complex, Mr Wong, who was then 32, told Mohamed Feroz that he drove recklessly and had nearly caused an accident. They began arguing and Mr Wong called Mohamed Feroz "scum", which then led to Mohamed Feroz hitting Mr Wong. Deputy Public Prosecutor G Kannan had appealed against the sentence, calling it too "lenient". He also pointed out that previous road rage offenders in similar situations had been jailed. However, defence lawyer Subhas Anandan countered that this was "not a classic road rage case" where Mohamed Feroz deliberately trailed the victim and punched him without provocation. Mr Anandan said: "The assault may not have taken place if the victim had not uttered the word." Further, he said Mr Wong's injuries - a bruise on his left cheek, a wound inside his lower lip and tenderness over his upper back - appeared slight and superficial. There were no medical records or pictures of the extent of the injuries, the High Court heard. In dismissing the appeal, Justice VK Rajah said while the courts take a tough stance against road rage, it does not mean each case warrants a jail term. He added had Mr Wong's injuries been more serious, he would have allowed the Prosecution's appeal. Justice Rajah told Mohamed Feroz: "You are fortunate you pulled yourself back at the right time." if anyone bad mouth me the asianprince,i will just hamtum them back and pay the fine!!money is of no issue to the ASIANPRINCE!

Subject: Panda News China to loan two pandas to Singapore for 10-year period November 12, 2009 SINGAPORE : China will be loaning two baby pandas to Singapore for a 10-year period, as part of China