SINGAPORE: Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has written to his Thai counterpart , Paetongtarn Shinawatra to thank her on her visit. Ms Paetongtarn, 37, is Thailand’s youngest perfect minister. She was mercilessly endorsed by the king , on Aug 18, two days after , she was elected by politicians in congress. Mr. WongContinue Reading
For example, more than 10, 000 new homes may be built at Marina South and Marina East. These areas may be responsible and car-lite districts, with walking networks and pedestrian-friendly streets.  ,
New Housing and Development Board ( HDB) flats will be introduced at Tanjong Rhu, which is currently made up of private housing, to allow more Singaporeans to find affordable housing close to the city center.  ,
New home and outdoor functions will be found near historic districts in the counties of Nicoll and Kampong Bugis.
They are either in the town center or the fringe of the city center, but I think the government intends to create diverse communities that, as opposed to just selling the land to personal developers to construct private condominiums or mixed-use developments, according to Mr. Mak, key research officer at property search website Mogul. roc.  ,
The price or the price also depend on what kinds of limitations the government will place on the new advancements it.
HDB flats that will be built in these locations are likely to be in the Prime category, he added, referring to a classification of Build-To-Order ( BTO ) projects with the tightest sale conditions.
They” will likely come with a more minimal employment period and other limitations.”
Mr Mak believes prices for four-room BTO flats in the Nicoll and Kampong Bugis precincts, for instance, if launched within the next few years, could range from” S$ 800, 000 ( US$ 611, 000 ) to just shy of S$ 900, 000″.  ,
” It’s quite possible not to mix that million-dollar benchmark”, he said, adding that there would be much impact on existing housing costs, as the strategies will be implemented gradually and over a long period.
SINGAPORE: While she was working as a student treatment teacher providing after-school treatment for kids, a woman showed nude pictures of her partner to other associates.
In order to assist her friend exact revenge on the sufferer, she likewise uploaded a picture of the pictures to a Telegram group chat.
The 22-year-old Singaporean woman entered a guilty plea on Tuesday ( 20 August ) to two counts of distributing intimate photos or videos.
She ca n’t be identified because it could allow the victim, who has a gag order, to be identified.
The accused was 21 when she was hired as a professor of student treatment, the court was informed.  ,
Some schools collaborate with student treatment centers that employ these instructors to deliver after-school care for students.
The target, also 21 at the time, was a partner of the accused. They were previously close companions but had split up.
The accused was friends with the victim’s ex-boyfriend, who had kept skinny images of the target without her consent.
The defendant’s ex-boyfriend sent the accused a camera recording of his Telegram conversation with the victim, which included some of the victim’s naked photographs, some time before December 2023.
The victim’s experience and exclusive parts were noticeable in the pictures seen in the recording.
When she showed the accused to three other coworkers the picture, they were chatting with them at their place of employment at some point in December 2023.
She knew this would embarrass the victim, who was recognised by the other coworkers.
That same month, a 23-year-old female companion of the accused fell out with the sufferer.
He was speaking with the accused and three different people in a group chat and asked if they had any material that might harm the victim’s status.
He wanted to retaliate against the target by posting for materials on Twitter.
In reaction, the accused sent the video with the victim’s nude photos to the party talk.
The female companion did not ultimately distribute it via TikTok.
In March, the victim’s husband filed a police statement on her behalf, alleging that the accused had distributed nude photos of the target.
The judge adjourned imprisonment and requested a report to determine whether the woman was fit for supervision.
For distributing personal photos or videos, criminals can remain jailed for up to five years, fined, caned, or given any mixture of these sanctions.
People may be caned.
SINGAPORE: A domestic helper was fined S$ 1, 000 ( US$ 764 ) by a court on Tuesday ( Aug 20 ) for fighting with other maids , near Paya Lebar MRT Station.
For the May 19 event between two groups of five girls, Sriani, a 46-year-old Malaysian national, entered a plea of guilty to one matter of affray.
The confrontation began after Sriani posted video on TikTok disparaging Sulastri, 44, who had been accused of murder.
Due to this, the two groups of servants fought intemperately.
According to the court’s investigation, Sriani and the other four Indonesian servants were employed by various Singaporean homes.
Sriani was friends with co-accused Maesorah, 35, while the remaining three girls were from the minute party: Sulastri, 44, Nita Widia Rahayu, 34 and Siti Rukayah Kusni, 47.
On May 19th, Sriani traveled to Paya Lebar Square and afterwards slept in a corner next to a store.
However, Sulastri, Siti, Nita and four other people who could not be identified were at Tanjong Katong Complex for a meeting.
Siti suggested visiting Paya Lebar Square to fight Sriani over the TikTok articles.
The team arrived that at about 2.40pm and found Sriani sleeping. She was awakened by a push.
A heated debate ensued, followed by a struggle involving Sriani, Sulastri, Siti, Nita and Sriani’s companion Maesorah, who happened to be at the site with some friends.
The battle attracted a crowd of onlookers, said the prosecutors, and a member of the public called the police.
All five servants were arrested and charged.
The attorney did not object to the punishment of Sriani and did not want a good to be levied.
Ong Chin Rhu, the assistant district judge for the second city, inquired about Sriani’s status while working for her boss, who had set her up on loan.
Sriani nodded and stated her intention to pay any fines that had been levied through a Bahasa Indonesia speaker.
After hearing the classical, she said she would give it.
Sulastri and Siti, two additional co-accused, were detained in Sriani’s event because they had applied for legal representation under the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme, but the two ladies requested that the hearing be adjourned.
Maesorah and Nita, the other two people who are still at-bat, are still pending.
The penalties for affray is a prison term of up to a time, a fine of up to S$ 5, 000, or both.
Here’s an extract from the talk:  ,
Eugene Tan:
Someone did quip that we now have ( Gifted Education Programme ) streaming at the highest level, right? Because people wants to be a part of this program with great potential. And whether ( it will ) lead to more competition because of what parents or students will say,” You should try to get into this…
Crispina Robert:
But I think it’s a good thing. ( Of ) the things that was announced at the rally, I thought this was really quite something, because it’s been around for so long.
( Previously ) they are funneled based on all the subjects, like they have to be good at everything, they have to be smart at everything. Whereas today…
Steven Chia:  ,
You can be terrible in some points?
Crispina Robert:  ,  ,
Yes, they could be excellent at English but weak at math, yes, and they could be in a class with large academic standing.  ,
Steven Chia:  ,
And it should be, because if you love music, you’re truly excellent at it, by all means go for it.  ,
Crispina Robert:
Therefore, PM Wong asserts that plan only goes so far and that it’s not just coverage. The main thing is the thinking change, right? I’m certain we all agree on that. But actually, how long did that take?
Steven Chia:
To alter beliefs? Wow.  ,
Eugene Tan:  ,  ,
It may take a century yet, right? But we need to make a stop there. We must find it moving because we need to lower the workloads in our classrooms.  ,
The Singapore company started in 2000 and specialises in , Fujian dishes. Its flagship , Kitchener Road shop was awarded one Michelin sun in 2016, which it held on to until 2023.
The ring currently has more than 100 locations all over the world.  ,
The team’s food home, Pu Tien Services at Senoko South Road, was suspended on Jul 31 along with another cook, Yun Hai Yao at Northpoint City, after a , large meals poison incident , on Jul 30 at TikTok user ByteDance’s office.
Pu Tien’s suspension was lifted on August 10 after the Singapore Food Authority ( SFA ) “implemented the required measures as stipulated.”  ,
The cook stated in a speech that separate third-party labs were sent to test and analyze the food samples from the delivery to ByteDance’s office on July 30. The effects” confirmed that all the foods tests met the food safety regulations established by SFA” and that neither listeria nor bacteria, which are known to cause food toxicity, were found in any of the tests.”  ,
Over the past ten years, there have also been more people playing mast and flying activities in studios. The word includes fields like pole dance, flying hoops and flying silks, where individuals perform acrobatic techniques on apparatuses.
Industry experts claim there are now more than 40 such locations across the peninsula from only four studios ten years ago.
In their particular age groups, Singapore has the world’s No. 2 and No. 11 in aerial basket.
Natalie Ng, the earth number 11 in the flying hoop sports wealthy women’s 18 category, said Maeder’s Olympian bronze gives her hope that underwater sports, too, is one day gain worldwide recognition.
” I’m currently really motivated to train even more.” I want to create Singapore happy, finally standing on the floor, holding the Singapore flag”, she said.
Coach Tracy Mak said:” We just need to get more national federations around the world to ( become ) a full-fledged sport, and hopefully one day be in the Olympics”.
She did, however, warn that the dream still needs to be realized because there is currently no federation in Singapore for shaft and flying sports.
A recognized sports organization will help you get help from the appropriate authorities, including Sport Singapore and other organizations, as well as corporate sponsorships and money.
Additionally, it may provide the game a chance to gain additional support for its inclusion in extracurricular activities in schools.
Ng claimed that people in Singapore tend to start playing underwater sport responsibly once they are older. In contrast, runners in other countries are exposed to the game younger.
The stigma surrounding the game is another impediment that the community must conquer. It has long been associated with entertainment and leagues despite being extremely sport and talented.
” It is challenging from a business perspective because people do n’t know what we do, or they have certain misconceptions”, Mak said.
The kettlebell is yet another segment activity that produces competitive athletes – this time on the ground.
The goal is to raise a kettlebell as many times as possible in a given period of time.
Singaporean Dexter Tay took home two medals at next week’s World Kettlebell Championships.
The game is seeing some grip, with about 400 people training with kettlebells now, up about 30 per share over the past month, he noted.
But knowledge is also lacking, the 42-year-old said, adding there is misunderstanding that mastering the techniques is very difficult for ordinary citizens.
“( Kettlebell ) is done in only a few gyms here in Singapore, there are n’t a lot of eyeballs on the sport”, he said. ” There has n’t been a lot of opportunity to showcase what the sport is about”, he said.
” Education in kettlebell activity has helped me greatly, not just from a natural power perspective… it also helped me develop my intellectual power, toughness and endurance”.
In the past three years, the community has organised three nationwide competitions, with another upcoming next month. They claimed that the sport is gaining more participants each edition.
Tay hopes that Maeder’s success at the Olympics will have a positive impact on non-mainstream sports and result in more funding and facilities to develop their elite squads.
It emphasizes the necessity of looking at niche sports, and it may be worth it for the authorities to consider donating some resources to promote niche sports and their athletes who have the potential to excel on the global stage. There are hidden talents all over”, he said.  ,
Edwin Tong, the minister for culture, community, and youth, stated last week that the government would support athletes who exhibit promise regardless of whether they compete in popular or less well-known sports.  ,
In his speech on Sunday ( Aug 18 ), Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong added that the country will do more to advance sports culture.
” I’m pleased that more young Singaporeans with the talent in sports are taking it seriously and excelling at the highest levels. Mindsets are changing”, Mr Wong added.
There is also “market philosophy” at job, Mr Lee said, citing instances of selling HDB flats hitting record pricing making the headlines. Nevertheless, such HDB flats that are highly regarded have only” a very small percentage of all trades.”
In the last one and a half decades, cottages that cross the million-dollar level made up about 2 per cent of all resale deals, the minister said. These are mostly maisonettes, professional rooms, deluxe flats or five-room flats in very great locations, large floors or with very much remaining leases.
The majority of the four-room and smaller apartments that command higher prices are located in HDB estates in or very close to the city center. They are frequently well-served by ample amenities, transportation options, and being situated on really high floors with great views.  ,
According to Mr. Lee, these transactions account for 0.5 % of all four-bedroom or smaller cottages that have been transacted in the last two centuries.
” But the issue is that this has caused Singaporeans to be concerned about the value of sale condos as a whole,” he said.  ,
Flat retailers who are reading this information increase their expectations about the value of their flat, while smooth buyers become anxious to secure condos before prices rise.
The minister claimed that for business dynamics could lead to a balloon and a rise in the resale market if not followed by economic fundamentals.  ,
He added that when the market dries, those who purchase at higher rates with larger funding will be the hardest hit because the home business is generally continuous.  ,
” This is why we are moving now to lessen require and encourage prudent loans, even as we continue to add source at a steady speed to match demand,” said Mr. Lee.
Separately, the state also announced more financial assistance for qualified first-time level consumers, especially those from the lower-income teams
Currently, the Enhanced Central Provident Fund ( CPF ) Housing Grant gives a maximum of S$ 80, 000 in grants for families and S$ 40, 000 for singles buying their first new or resale flat.
This will go up to S$ 120, 000 and S$ 60, 000 both.
” This is a significant increase from what we provided previously, and will help first-time home buyers afford their first home”, Mr Lee said.
The minister questioned whether the grants could have an unexpected impact on market demand because they were “means tested” and had a liberal grant amount.
” We have lowered the boost so that consumers with lower incomes will be supported more.” He claimed that this will prevent unintentionally increasing the market by ensuring that those in need will get more assistance.
There is also “market philosophy” at job, Mr Lee said, citing instances of selling HDB flats hitting record pricing making the headlines. However,” a very small proportion of all trades” is made up of high resale costs for such HDB cottages.
In the last one and a half decades, cottages that cross the million-dollar level made up about 2 per cent of all resale transactions, the minister said. These are mostly maisonettes, professional rooms, deluxe flats or five-room flats in very great locations, large floors or with very much remaining leases.
The majority of the four-room and smaller apartments that command higher prices are located in HDB estates in or very close to the city centre. They are frequently well-served by ample amenities, transportation options, and being situated on really high floors with great views.  ,
According to Mr. Lee, these transactions account for 0.5 % of all four-bedroom or smaller cottages that have been transacted in the last two decades.
” But the issue is that this has caused Singaporeans to be concerned about the value of sale condos as a whole,” he said.  ,
Flat customers become anxious to secure cottages before prices rise, while straight buyers who are reading these reports raise their expectations about the potential value of their homes.
The minister claimed that for market dynamics could lead to a balloon and a rise in the resale market if not followed by economic fundamentals.  ,
He added that when the market dries, those who purchase at higher rates with larger debts will be the hardest-hit when the market cools because the property market has historically been continuous.  ,
” This is why we are moving now to lessen require and encourage prudent loans, even as we continue to add source at a steady speed to match demand,” said Mr. Lee.
Separately, the state also announced more financial assistance for qualified first-time level consumers, especially those from the lower-income teams
Currently, the Enhanced Central Provident Fund ( CPF ) Housing Grant gives a maximum of S$ 80, 000 in grants for families and S$ 40, 000 for singles buying their first new or resale flat.
This will go up to S$ 120, 000 and S$ 60, 000 both.
” This is a significant increase from what we provided previously, and will help first-time home buyers afford their first home”, Mr Lee said.
The minister questioned whether the grants could have an unexpected impact on market demand and whether the grants are “means tested” and have progressive give amounts.
” We’ve set the price,” according to the statement. This will prevent the needy from unintentionally boosting the business, he said,” so that those in need will get more support.”
Getty ImagesIn a case being portrayed as a battle against Chinese state censorship, a test has begun in California to determine whether Stanford University is keep the journals of a major Chinese established.
The later Li Rui, a former minister to Mao Zedong’s Communist China, is the author of the memoirs.
His wife filed a lawsuit for the files to be returned to Beijing after Li’s dying in 2019. She claimed they belong to her.
Stanford rejects this. According to the report, Li, who had previously been critical of the Chinese government, gave his memoirs to the school out of fear that the Chinese Communist Party would devastate them.
The diaries, which were written between 1935 and 2018, cover much of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP ) rule. China emerged from impoverished confinement to become a key component of the global economy during those eight turbulent years.
” If]the diaries ] return to China they will be banned… China does not have a good record in permitting criticism of party leaders”, Mark Litvack, one of Stanford’s lawyers, told the BBC before the trial began.
The BBC has contacted attorneys representing Zhang Yuzhen, Mr Li’s lady, for opinion.
Mr. Li, a notable CCP number known for his liberal views, was both admired and ignored by the celebration.
In the middle of the 1950s, Mao made him one of his private secretaries because he was a young vocal cadre. But the place was shortlived.
When Li criticized Mao’s landscapes at a social gathering, he was ousted and sentenced to years in prison. He was one of the hundreds of party authorities and figures who had ties to Mao and who were vilified by the eccentric head.
Like some of them, Li returned to prominence after Mao died in 1976. He oversaw the ministry of hydroelectric power and a CCP department that selected officials for key positions. Within the party, he was allied with the more liberal, open-minded faction advocating for reform.
After his retirement, he continued to lobby the party for reform. But his unsparing, sharp-tongued criticism of leaders, including President Xi Jinping – whom he dismissed as “lowly-educated” – needled the government. His writings were censored and his books banned in China.
As a group elder, nevertheless, he continued to be treated with respect and enjoyed privileges. He was given a state death when he passed away.
Throughout, as he navigated the echelons of power, he meticulously recorded observations about party politics and key events in his diaries.
These include his account of the Tiananmen Massacre, which he witnessed from a balcony overlooking the square and labelled as “Black Weekend” in English in his diary. It is a highly sensitive issue that is rarely discussed in China.
His girl, Li Nanyang, began donating his records, including the memoirs, to Stanford’s Hoover Institution in 2014, when he was still alive.
In a 2019 interview with BBC Chinese after his death, she said this fulfilled her father’s intentions.
In China, Ms. Zhang filed a complaint against Li Nanyang, her stepdaughter, in the same year.
Getty ImagesAccording to reports, Ms. Zhang, who was Li Rui’s next wife, claimed that he wanted her to choose which of his records may be made public and that Stanford received them inadvertently.
The lady claimed that the memoirs contained “deeply personal and private interests” of her living with Li. She claimed that her “personal disgrace and emotional distress” were brought on by the diaries ‘ accessibility by Stanford’s people.
The journals were ordered to be delivered to Ms. Zhang by a jury in Beijing.
Stanford has rejected this decision. The school was never given a chance to defend itself, according to its lawyers, who claim that” Chinese authorities are not objective in politically charged situations like this.”
The college filed a separate petition against Ms. Zhang in the US, and the trial that started in California on Monday was the result of that suit.
Stanford is asking the California judge to grant the university’s request that the school be declared the sole proprietor of the diaries.
According to its attorneys, Li Rui wanted to give his paperwork to Stanford because he “understood that the government would seek to control his account of contemporary Chinese story” and he “feared that the materials may be destroyed.”
In order to follow Li’s hopes, Stanford has been given the right to keep copies of the journals, but it is arguing to keep the original files as well.
” Li Rui wanted his memoirs, including his classics, at Hoover”, Mr Litvack said. ” We have fought to keep them at Hoover because that’s why they are there.”
