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Yahoo! News India, 15 Oct 2014 Four Indian nationals in Singapore were Wednesday given jail terms ranging between three and four years for fraudulent Goods and Services Tax (GST) tourist refund claims of about $570,000. Sundar Panneer Selvam, 46, Baskaran Uthirapathy, 28, Pounraj Natarajan, 25, and Gobi Raman, 31, were held guilty for money laundering. Sundar, Baskaran and Pounraj also face

The Real Singapore, 13 Oct 2014 I want to say again, I am not discriminating foreigners or xenophobic based on their skin colour or religion or race. I am just worried for my own safety because I have been sexually harassed many times while taking the last MRT train home. I can't take the normal train hours due to my work schedule and I really worry for my own safety and the safety of other

UT San Diego, 6 Oct 2014 The New York Times apologized for an editorial cartoon in its international edition that critics said mocked India's Mars Mission by showing a man in a traditional dhoti and turban, leading a cow on a leash and knocking on the door of the "Elite Space Club" while inside two bespectacled men in bow ties look perplexed by the sound. The cartoon was published online Sept.

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The Malay Mail Online, 4 Oct 2014 Singapore probably won�t need more measures to restrain the inflow of foreign workers as a further tightening could deter overseas companies from setting up business in the city, prime minister Lee Hsien Loong said. The pace of increase for foreign workers has slowed and the country�s economic restructuring is under way, Lee said in a speech yesterday. A drop in

Stomp.com.sg, 4 Oct 2014 Stomper Kelven saw an ATM in Jalan Besar that was smashed. Damaged bits were seen lying on the ground. In an email to Stomp, the Stomper wrote: "Look what happened to an ATM at 298 Jalan Besar." Link

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The New York Times, 23 Sep 2014 The conservative author and documentary filmmaker Dinesh D�Souza was spared prison time on Tuesday after pleading guilty earlier this year to violating federal campaign finance laws. Judge Richard M. Berman of Federal District Court in Manhattan sentenced Mr. D�Souza to five years of probation � including eight months living under supervision in a �community

TR Emeritus, 30 Sep 2014 According to a Chinese new media report yesterday (29 Sep), a friend of 87-year-old widow Chung Khin Chun told the media that he has the evidence to prove that PRC tour guide Yang Yin obtained money from Mdm Chung to procure a fake degree in China. Mdm Chung�s friend said that at the time, Yang asked Mdm Chung to wire S$4,000 to him so that he can procure a fake degree

Comment: Have we turned into a nation of cowards? LinkRelated: BRITISH FT JAILED 3 WEEKS FOR SMASHING CAR WINDOW IN ROAD RAGE INCIDENT - The Real Singapore

Stomp.com.sg, 27 Sep 2014 The two masseuses, located on the same floor in Orchard Towers, had an acrimonious relationship due to the intense competition. The feud later deteriorated into a fight, reports AsiaOne. At the time of the incident, Miss Xu, 43, and her rival, 36, were at their shopfronts trying to attract customers. The 36-year-old masseuse was later irked by Miss Xu's behaviour, and

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Tech In Asia, 24 Sep 2014 A job ad for a lead software developer in Singapore went viral today � for all the wrong reasons. Posted by Shanghai-based startup Sugar, the job description quickly raised the ire of the app development community. In the section about the sort of person they�re seeking, they allegedly insinuated that being ambitious supposedly means eschewing family life: You are

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Hardwarezone Forum, 24 Sep 2014 At about 8.40pm a Chinese speaking female agent that sounds a lot like a China women knock on my door asking if there are anyone between the age of 40-60 years old or 45-60 years old ( I did not pay much attention when she asked me the first time and I am the only 1 at home and I am not within this age group). I reply �no� and walk back to my bedroom. While in my

All Singapore Stuff, 15 Sep 2014 Undeniably, our loose immigration has brought in fakes from all over the world. We just had Yang Yin from China who was granted PR and EP almost instantaneously when he claimed to have graduated from the prestigious Zhejiang University of China, a China Ivy League in the class of Fudan University and Shanghai Jiaotong University. However his job was a tour guide

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Journal.com.ph, 13 Jul 2014 Singaporean officials has assured the Philippines their government is taking steps to address the hate campaign on Filipinos working there. The assurance was made by the Singapore delegation who participated in Informal Consultations on the Philippines-Singapore Action Plan (PSAP). During the meeting, the two sides tackled labor cooperation, noting the large number of

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