Jail for nurse aide who cheated elderly colleagues of about S,000 to pay off debts

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SINGAPORE: A nurse aide was on Thursday ( Nov 21 ) sentenced to two years in jail for cheating his colleagues of almost S$ 10, 000 ( US$ 7, 500 ) to pay off debts.

Yari Rawi, 50, a former inmate who recently cheated on other people by using a similar tactic to target old acquaintances, is a repeat criminal.

His current crimes occurred while he was still under research and soon after his release from prison for a previous offense.

Because he was being chased by improper lenders and had a lot of debt, Yari claimed in court that he should have reoffended so quickly.

He claimed that his businesses fired him whenever they learned of his criminal history and that repeated attempts to hold onto a task had failed.

Yari claimed that this was because of the media coverage of his previous faith, and he contacted Principal District Judge Toh Han Li to ask him to stop the media from citing this information.

” Sorry, I ca n’t control the issue of publication because these are open court proceedings”, the judge told him.

Yari pleaded guilty to two charges of cheating, with a second taken into consideration for punishment.

He met one of his subjects, a 68-year-old social employer, while both were working at New Horizon Centre.

Yari contacted her to ask for money to pay for funeral costs and an attention function for family members between October 2020 and February 2021.

She lent him S$ 3, 800 in full, but when she asked him to transfer the amount, he made mistakes. Later, he admitted using the money to pay off his debts and that the justifications were false.

Another target was a 64-year-old caretaker whom Yari met while working at another company.

He informed the caretaker that he could purchase branded luggage at a discount from a friend in Japan.

The man lent him more than S$ 4, 400 to get four Maison Goyard carriers. By the end of the month, Yari predicted the bags may appear on January 5, 2021, after the funds had been transferred.

Eventually, he informed the man that he had returned the luggage because they had been delivered incorrectly. He avoided following names from the caretaker.

The older gentleman reported to the police after constantly failing to return his money.

By claiming he could arrange for them to book flights and accommodations in Jakarta, Yari’s next accusation involved cheating on two people for more than S$ 1,500.

Additionally, Yari has been found guilty of fraud and judicial breach of trust.

He was in his last two weeks of a medical assignment to obtain his nursing license, but he informed Judge Toh that he had made an effort to change.

Danny Nah, a defense attorney, claimed that Yari had done nicely and won awards while taking his medical training at the Institute of Technical Education, and that he was determined to change everything.

Santhra Aiyasamy, the deputy public prosecutor, requested three years, three months, and five months in jail, while he requested 22 months ‘ imprisonment.

Judge Toh took issue with the proportion of the attorney’s proposed word, noting that Yari received five times ‘ prison for a similar charge in 2020, but she was today” jumping” to a prison term of more than a year per cost.

The judge noted in his decision that Yari made full restitution to the victims but that he should receive a heavier sentence because his previous sentence did not dissuade him.

The court was then informed that Mr. Nah needed more time to inform the ministry of his conviction because Yari was a member of the Ministry of Health. In order for his client to accomplish this, he requested that the jail sentence be commuted.

Yari’s sentence was set to begin in January 2014, but Judge Toh did not require a$ 15,000 increase in his bail.

Cheating is punishable by a fine and a sentence in prison lasting up to 10 years.

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Grenade blasts injure 3 at worker camp

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PUBLISHED: 21 Nov 2024 at 03: 09

Thick smoke billows from the site of the Guanyin statue under construction in Thepha district after the attack yesterday.
After the attack yesterday, heavy smoke erupts from the Guanyin statue’s location in the Thepha city.

A 9-year-old lady was injured yesterday in the Thepha area of this southwestern province when two exploding grenades were fired into the construction site of a big Guanyin statue.

Grenade blasts injure 3 at worker camp

On a roads near the camp, two more bombs happened later in the morning.

Around 6 o’clock in the morning, about 6 o’clock, the monument’s building blog in Ban Pak Bang Sakom of tambon Sakom was attacked.

Somporn Namkheow, 45, from Chaiyaphum state, suffered debris scars all over his figure, while Don Kaewloy, 46, from Kalasin, suffered wounds to her left leg.

The young lady, Manthita Withawet, from Kalasin, had sores to her head and neck.

All were taken to Thepha Hospital.

A pickup truck was destroyed in the staff ‘ station as a result of the explosions.

Security forces evacuate students from a school close to the site. Photos: Songkhla Province Public Relations; TPI Polene (Public) Co.,Ltd.

A college close to the site is evacuated by security forces. ( Photos: Songkhla Province Public Relations, TPI Polene ( Public ) Co., Ltd. )

Police arrived on the scene and discovered flyers in Thai and Myanmaric that threatened the life of those who dared to work there and in other southern border regions.

According to the police, a fifth bomb detonated at 10.30 am and another at 10.46 am on a roads near the camp. There were no accidents. The entry road had already been blocked by security officials.

The bombs had just settled into a two-day hunter station at Pang Yang Resort, which was about 500 meters away, and the Demonstration School’s instructors, Yala Rajabhat University’s students and instructors. They soon decamped, returning to Yala.

Security has been stepped up in Thepha, Chana, Na Thawi and Saba Yoi towns of Songkhla. Explosive experts were looking for more incendiary devices as they searched the area where the blasts took place.

Muslims gathered in Thepha area in 2022 to protest peacefully the construction of the Guanyin monument.

TPI Polene Power Plc owns the 65-rai beachside community in Thepha. The business is building a 136-metre-high Guanyin statue, which will be the world’s tallest when completed.

Now, the tallest Guanyin monument stands 108 feet high and is on Hainan beach in China.

The monument in the Thepha area will serve as a stance tower and a novel regional tourism landmark. The project began two years ago, and it will be finished in 2026.

In Foreign Buddhism, Guanyin is adult, the goddess of eternal compassion and mercy.

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North Korea: Putin gifts Pyongyang zoo with lion, brown bears

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In yet another example of the burgeoning ties between Moscow and Pyongyang, Russian President Vladimir Putin has presented more than 70 animals to the country’s major park, including a bear and two brown bears.

Putin’s culture minister, Alexander Kozlov, brought the pets to the North Vietnamese funds on board a cargo aircraft, Kozlov’s department said on its established Telegram channel on Wednesday.

According to Kozlov’s company, the delivery of creatures from Moscow even contained mandarin ducks, five macaws, and dozens of pheasants.

The gift comes weeks after the US and South Korea revealed that North Korea had sent thousands of troops to fight alongside Russia in Ukraine.

The Russian culture secretary even paid Kim a sincere visit while she was in Pyongyang.

Russia has recently sent creatures to North Korea, which is not the first time it has happened.

Earlier this year, Putin reportedly gave North Korean leader Kim Jong Un 24 pure-bred animals as a reward for North Korea’s supply of artillery shells.

Given that both Russia and Kim are currently facing West restrictions, Putin and Kim have recently strengthened their partnership.

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Trump card or wild card? What Trump 2.0 could spell for Taiwan, China and regional stability

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ALL EYES ON TRUMP’S CABINET PICKS

In light of this, observers claim that Mr. Trump’s team selections have attracted a lot of attention in Taiwan because of how much influence the appointees have over management plan.

” More so for the US than most institutions, staff is policy”, Mr Steven Okun, top assistant from the public affairs advisory firm APAC Advisors, previously told CNA.

Given their history of pro-Taiwan statements, Associate Professor Chong Ja Ian from the National University of Singapore ( NUS) told CNA that the appointment of Mr. Marco Rubio and Mr. Mike Waltz as US secretary of state and as national security advisor was likely to some degree reassure Taipei.

In 2019, after Mr Xi made a new contact for Taiwan to embrace “peaceful unification” with China and accept independence, Mr Rubio reaffirmed his support for the island in a statement, describing it as” an impartial republic and strong supporter of the United States”. In response to China’s increasingly extreme rhetoric and deeds, he added that the US may strengthen ties with Taiwan.

Additionally, Mr. Rubio has introduced a number of laws to increase Taiwan’s help from the United States.

By establishing a status similar to that of an adviser to a foreign nation or international organization as required by the senate, one of these laws aims to strengthen US-Taiwan relationships.

Another initiative, the Taiwan Peace Through Strength Act, aims to boost joint military education, increase access to weapons, and establish a munitions consolidation account.

The new Trump 2.0 administration, which includes former military personnel and newscaster Pete Hegseth, even nominates two candidates for defence minister, along with Mr. Rubio and Mr. Waltz.

Observers have noted that all three people have a vehement criticism of China. They are known for calling for strong countermeasures and highlighting alleged and alleged threats that Beijing poses across a range of industries.

Dr. Wu anticipates that Mr. Rubio will use his position as secretary of state to support strong measures to issue Beijing on a global scale in fields like industry, technology, and security. This may preoccup China, according to the foreign affairs observer, which might lead to a lessening concentrate on putting pressure on Taiwan in the future.

Assoc Prof. Chong agrees that Mr. Trump’s government may benefit from having China hawks in crucial diplomatic and security positions. However, he also noted the great churn of important leaders during Mr Trump’s day in the Oval Office.

“( Trump ) has a tendency to cycle through his key personnel quickly, particularly when their loyalty is called into question. But, the question of how long Mr Rubio will remain in office is uncertain”, said Assoc Prof Chong, who is also a non-resident professor at Carnegie China.

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Man charged with deflating tyres of five cars at Woodlands carpark

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SINGAPORE: A 23-year-old man was on Thursday ( Nov 21 ) charged with causing public nuisance by&nbsp, deflating the tyres of five cars at a carpark in Woodlands.

Additionally, Benjamin Chia Yit Loong is accused of sticking brochures on the windshields of the vehicles in Woodlands Drive 14 at&nbsp, Blocks 517A and 519A.

He reportedly did this between 10am and 12pm on Tuesday.

He faces a single command of causing displeasure to the government, which carries a prison expression of up to three months, a fine of up to S$ 2, 000 ( US$ 1, 500 ), or both consequences.

Chia was released on S$ 5, 000 bail after the trial requested that the event been waited a month for further investigation.

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QR code clearance trial for bus travellers to begin at Singapore checkpoints

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As part of a trial starting on November 23, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority ( ICA ) announced on Thursday ( Nov. 21 ) that travelers who travel through the Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints will soon be able to pass through immigration using QR codes.

Tuas Checkpoint may begin the prosecution on November 23 and Woodlands Checkpoint will begin on November 28.

At Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints, according to ICA in a Facebook article, it will be conducted at specific automatic roads and unique help roads.

The vehicle halls will have signs indicating the trial lanes, and ICA agents will be on standby, according to the authority.

The test is available to Singapore people, permanent residents, long-term go buyers, and international visitors who have visited the country earlier.

In order to improve the QR code clearing process, ICA said,” Eligible vehicle passengers are encouraged to take part in the test to enable ICA fine tune our processes for better traveller experience at bus halls.”

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Police chief orders probe into alleged molestation by lecturer

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PUBLISHED: 21 Nov 2024 at 11: 08

National police chief Pol Gen Kitrat Phanphet (file photo)
Pol Gen Kitrat Phanphet, the head of the country’s officers, is in the picture.

According to claims that a police investigator and a professor at the Police Cadet Academy made a student intoxicated and sexually assaulted him at the club, the federal police commander, Pol Gen Kitrat Phanphet, has ordered an investigation.

On Wednesday, Pol Gen Kitrat told the academy’s captain that any offender would experience severe disciplinary action and possible misconduct penalties. He even gave the cadet’s requested to file a formal problem.

According to reports, the professor was a police officer who taught law and English at the university in the Nakhon Pathom district.

Last Saturday evening, a student apparently was lured to a locker room close to the rugby field.

The cadet supposedly consumed three bottles of alcohol and two extra bottles of beer that while trying to masturbate him.

According to reports, the student may not be the only survivor of the accused officials, who were ex-academy classmates.

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Thunderstorm warning issued for South

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PUBLISHED: 21 Nov 2024 at 11: 05

Samila beach is red-flagged on Tuesday following heavy rain in Muang district of Songkhla province. (Photo: Assawin Pakkawan)
Following heavy rainfall in the Songkhla province’s Muang district on Tuesday, Samila beach has been red-flagged. ( Photo: Assawin Pakkawan )

The southern area is being prepared for severe thunderstorms, heavy rain, gusty winds, and hard ocean conditions from Thursday through Saturday, according to the meteorological department’s warning. &nbsp,

The only provinces that are free from the instructions are Ranong and Phuket, which are 12 of the 14 along the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea, which are subject to severe weather. &nbsp,

The organization warned of possible mudslides and landslides in hilly and rough areas as a result of the heavy rainfall and reported that the waves in the gulf may reach heights of at least two meters.

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Archegos founder Bill Hwang sentenced to 18 years in prison

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Former Wall Street investment, Sung Kook” Bill” Hwang, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison in a huge scam circumstance that cost businesses billions of dollars.

Hwang was found guilty of fraud and business manipulation in a 2021 case involving his investment portfolio Archegos Capital Management.

Before announcing the statement, US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein said,” The amount of costs that were caused by your do is larger than any other loss I have dealt with,” according to estimates cited by Reuters media company.

Although the prison sentence for white collar crimes was somewhat shorter than the 21-year prison sentence requested by the prosecution, it is still exceedingly long.

The prosecutor has not yet made an announcement regarding the matter, though the prosecution had even requested compensation. On Thursday, the sentencing hearing will begin.

Hwang was found guilty of lying to the largest investment bankers because he had allegedly lied to many companies in secret.

One of the largest wall account collapses since the 2008 financial crisis occurred when Archegos ‘ failure to pay its creditors caused a massive stock sell-off, which caused the bank to quickly collapse in less than a week.

Credit Suisse, which has since become a part of UBS, Nomura, and Morgan Stanley, are just a few of the major banks that suffered significant losses as a result of Archegos ‘ collapse.

Hwang’s doctors had called for him not to get punished, citing his Christian beliefs and his donations to charity.

They also said his wealth, which at one point was valued at an estimated$ 30bn ( £23.7bn ), had fallen to an estimated$ 55m.

The judge called the requests for leniency “utterly ridiculous” due to the money involved and compared Hwang to the disgraced founder of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, who received a 25-year sentence for fraud last year, according to Bloomberg.

Hwang’s attorneys did not respond to the BBC’s request for comment right away.

Hwang’s assistant at Archegos and co-defendant, Patrick Halligan, who was also found guilty on three legal fees at the same test, is set to be sentenced at a hearing scheduled for 27 January.

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