Pritam Singh trial: A timeline of the allegations, who said what and when

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Oct 7, 2021

The authorities ask Ms. Khan to speak with her for an appointment to provide more information about the rape victim anecdote.

Ms. Loh suggests that Ms. Khan contact her to say that she has not spoken to the target of the assault, and that she should gather information from other victims of sexual assault.

According to Mr. Nathan, Ms. Khan should not speak out to the WP’s Central Executive Committee ( CEC ) because it is” too risky” and they might not be helpful.

Oct 11, 2021

Low Thia Khiang, the original WP chief, and Mr. Faisal Manap are greeted at his home by Singh, Ms. Lim, and Mr. Faisal Manap.

At this appointment, Mr Low says Ms Lim told him about the rest and a strategy to get Ms Khan to repent.

Since the rest was made in parliament, Mr. Low replies that the appropriate place to apologize and understand is in parliament.

He inquires as to whether the government was aware of the rest, and Ms. Lim replies that given the number of police stations, it was difficult to determine.

Mr Low replies that this is not the place, and that if Ms Khan told a lie, she really sorry.

According to Mr. Low, Ms. Lim and Singh mentioned their intention to have Ms. Khan leave the party.

He claims that Singh and Ms. Lim did not state that they had already instructed Ms. Khan to correct her lying in congress. They did not claim to have spoken with Ms. Khan’s relatives about the physical abuse. They did not state when they first learned that Ms. Khan had lied, and they did not say when they did. They did not say Singh had told her at her home on October 3 to explain the rest in parliament on October 4.

Oct 12, 2021

Ms. Khan visits Singh at his residence.

Mr. Nathan finally discovers that Ms. Singh and Ms. Lim want her to speak out.

At 5.13pm, he sends Ms Khan and Ms Loh this message: &nbsp,” In the first place I think we should really not offer to some details. At most apologise for not having the facts ( about ) ( the rape victim’s ) age accurate”.

This information is later removed from Mr. Nathan and Ms. Loh’s separate versions of the communications they give to the COP. Miss Loh admits in jury that Mr. Nathan suggested that they continue to lie in a cross-examination.

Mr. Nathan likewise acknowledges during his cross-examination that at this point, he was in favor of “actively maintaining the rest” because he believed Ms. Khan should come clean about the party’s lack of a” appropriate plan.”

Ms. Loh and Mr. Nathan meet Singh at his home that evening.

Ms. Loh claims that they discussed whether to come clean or keep the rest and whether it was “impossible” for them because Mr. Shanmugam may pursue the matter.

Ms. Loh claims that Mr. Nathan suggested that Ms. Khan continue to tell the rest at this meeting. She later acknowledges Singh’s response by saying,” Do n’t even suggest covering this up with another lie.”

Mr. Nathan claims he is unable to recognize whether he suggested that Ms. Khan continue to lie.

Mr. Nathan claims that Singh claimed he told Ms. Khan on October 3 that he would not justice her if she continued the story or told the truth.

Ms. Loh claims that Singh told her on October 3, that he would not let her speak out against her in congress.

Ms Loh says Singh said Mr Low thought the best actions was to understand in congress, and the WP may endure the consequences, assuaging her and Mr Nathan’s thoughts.

Ms. Loh and Mr. Nathan claimed that they had agreed that Ms. Khan really tell the truth about her rest after leaving the appointment.

Oct 18, 2021

Mr. Low claims that Ms. Lim requested a meeting with him at his home, where she claimed Ms. Khan had agreed to apologize. Mr. Low responds that they should examine the apology’s draft first so that it does n’t turn into yet another lie.

Oct 20, 2021

According to the authorities, Ms. Khan has never responded to numerous inquiries for an interview.

Ms. Khan informs the press that she will address legislature on November 1, 2021.

Nov 1, 2021

Ms. Khan makes a statement in parliament admitting that the story about her assault victim was fake.

Mr. Low suggests a administrative board be set up for Ms. Khan, suggesting that Ms. Lim, Faisal, and Singh be on the screen, either this day or the following day.

At this point, he did not know that the WP officials had known since Aug 8, 2021 that the tale was false.

Nov 2, 2021

A administrative board has been established, according to the WP, and it has issued a statement claiming this.

Nov 8, 2021

Ms. Khan has her first interaction with the Singh, Ms. Lim, and Mr. Faisal WP administrative board.

She claims that they focused on her individuality and do as MP for Sengkang Group Representation Constituency and that they did not ask her a lot about her rest.

Nov 10, 2021

WP people are asked to submit submissions to the administrative panel, according to Ms. Loh and Ms. Nathan.

Ms. Loh claims that she was “extremly angry” and that she thought the individuals “had no business” making comments on the matter when they were unaware of the” correct timeline of events” and that WP leaders had been aware of the rest a week after it was released.

This is a small forward pedaling, according to Ms Loh, who messages Singh. She thinks the administrative panel was set up to suppress public and political angst.

Nov 22, 2021

Ms. Khan messages Singh to request a second meeting with the WP administrative board.

She claims that Singh said that her behavior and figure were being scrutinized because she chose to continue to tell a rest. She is shocked by this email.

When Ms Khan shares Singh’s message with Mr Nathan and Ms Loh, Mr Nathan replies” What happened to ‘ I wo n’t judge you'”?

Nov 25, 2021

Mr. Nathan claims that he and Ms. Loh met with the administrative board and that, among other things, they should have informed them that WP leaders had been aware of the rest since August.

Ms Loh says that she described Ms Khan as “lao new” to the board, meaning that she was prone to condemnation.

The Hokkien term” Chinese chi” literally means “leak air,” but it can also mean something sour or gone soft.

Nov 29, 2021

The WP administrative panel has met with Ms. Khan for her next time. She claims that she became aware at this conference that the officials wanted her to step down and that she felt defeated and betrayed.

At this appointment, the following change is noted down by Ms Lim:

Singh: Before Oct program, I met you I told you it was your phone. Did you ever feel the need to tell the facts in Parl?

Ms Khan: Well but consumed with grief unique experience. Thought it would n’t come up.

Singh: Can’t lay correctly?

Ms Khan: Well.

However, the COP meets for the first time over Ms Khan’s exist.

Nov 30, 2021

Ms Khan quits as MP and WP part.

Dec 1, 2021

Mr. Nathan claims to have dinner with Ms. Loh, Ms. Loh, and Mike Lim, Ms. Khan’s congressional associate.

Mr. Nathan claims that Mr. Lim assisted Ms. Loh in making a phone call to Singh:” Please notify Pritam that I’ve been called to the COP and I’m not going to lie the party.” Singh replies, telling Ms Loh to “tell the fact” to the COP.

Dec 2, 2021

The WP holds a media conference&nbsp, where&nbsp, Singh says formally that the party authority knew about Ms Khan’s rest a week after she told it on Aug 3.

Dec 10 and Dec 15, 2021

The COP hears Singh’s dental witness. Under the Parliament ( Privileges, Immunities, and Powers ) Act, Singh will eventually bring two charges against him for what he tells them about what he wanted Ms Khan to do with her lying.

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This 27-year-old woman started menopause platform Surety. It was her mum’s own experience that convinced her

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Tan has always been a businessperson. In extra school, she sold limited-edition Air Jordan sneakers on society industry Carousell. During the pandemic, she launched an Instagram website to promote home-based companies.

Tan, who is in her 20s, acknowledged that she did n’t have first-hand knowledge of menopause because she was able to see how her mother had experienced it. However, Tan made a personal connection to the issue.

She believes that having a young team will help to spread the message and produce menopause more friendly conversation. &nbsp,

” By integrating a more contemporary, tech-savvy approach, we’re even reaching the girls, acquaintances and younger family members of people going through menopause, helping them understand how they can provide help”, she said.

STARTING IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT MENOPAUSE

Tan revealed that the general reaction to Surety’s work has been overwhelmingly positive,” but there’s still a long way to go in terms of open dialogue”. She has been surprised by the fact that middle-aged women are not as shy as she thought.

” In Singapore, many women still find it uncomfortable to talk about menopause, largely because it’s seen as taboo or as something too private to discuss publicly”, she said. ” However, once we start these conversations, I’ve noticed a sense of relief among many women – they want to talk about it, they just do n’t always know how to start.

” The younger generation, too, is becoming more receptive to discussing women’s health issues but, overall, there’s still a lot of learning and unlearning that needs to happen. Surety’s mission is to help foster that dialogue and remove the stigma surrounding menopause,” she added.

The Menopause Festival 2024, which will take place on November 9 and is Surety’s biggest event yet, is in preparation. It brings together experts, healthcare providers and women from all walks of life to talk openly about menopause, with panel discussions, interactive sessions and networking opportunities.

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Grab employees required to work 5 days a week in office starting Dec 2

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Beginning in December, the technology company will require its employees to work five days a week in the office, the company announced to its staff at a town hall on Thursday ( Oct 24 ). &nbsp,

Staff confirmed that the mission will begin on December 2 under the condition of anonymity. &nbsp,

They claimed that the rationale behind the decision, which was explained at the town hall, was to encourage more cooperation and connections in the office.

One worker told CNA that she had a suspicion that this would be the case because the business had been “ramping up” taking the business back in the middle of last year. &nbsp,

She said that Grab began to take a stricter attitude on working from the company earlier this year.

” They said there would be disciplinary action against those who do n’t comply ( with return-to-office mandates )”, said the employee in her 30s, who has been working with the company for three years. &nbsp,

Now, she works three times a week in the company and two times from home. &nbsp,

Two decades post-pandemic, more firms have summoned workers back to the office. Starting second year, tech giant Amazon mandated a five business days a year plan last quarter. &nbsp,

When Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk implemented a stringent return-to-office policy in 2022, which mandated employees to spend at least forty hours a week in the office, like post-pandemic mandates were in the spotlight.

When asked if the company’s mandate is similar to Tesla’s, the employee said the company will” still accommodate flexible hours and extraordinary private circumstances.” &nbsp,

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MaNaDr Clinic set to get licence revoked after probe into short teleconsultations

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SINGAPORE: MaNaDr Clinic is set to get its licence revoked after a Ministry of Health ( MOH) probe into its short teleconsultations.

MOH on Thursday ( Oct 24 ) issued&nbsp, a notice of intended revocation of licence to MaNaDr Clinic for the provision of outpatient medical services across all its modes of service deliveries, including physical, temporary and remote.

According to the ministry,” This is in view of the MOH’s examination that MaNaDr Clinic cannot continue to provide outpatient health services in a clinically and ethically correct manner.”

If its permission is revoked, the doctor may give inpatient services at its center at 371 Beach Road City Gate, at momentary premises such as treating patients at their residences, and electronically via teleconsultations.

The Singapore Medical Council ( SMC) will also receive a referral for 41 doctors who “potentially violated one or more of the ethical rules in SMC’s Ethical Code and Ethical Guidelines” in the case of possible professional misconduct.

” These guidelines pertain to a doctor’s duty of care, clinical evaluation of patients, provision of telemedicine, medical records, issuance of medical certificates (MCs ), and prescription of medicines”, said MOH in its press release.

Research FINDINGS

On August 16, MOH directed MaNaDr Clinic to prevent offering inpatient teleconsultations until further notice.

It looked into the patient’s procedures and the skilled practices of its doctors more thoroughly. These studies have been completed.

It discovered that a&nbsp, “very large number of cases” witnessed by MaNaDr Clinic specialists involved very brief teleconsultations with video calling that lasted one minute or less, but which ended with the prescription of drugs and the release of MCs.

Concerns are raised by the relatively brief interviews about the health and quality of patient care, such as whether or not the drugs and Microgrid were prescribed and given on valid health grounds.

Some people received several Clusters over a number of different teleconsultations in a short period of time, for as 30 days, after these brief teleconsultations.

” In some instances, individual event notes contained detailed data that was not comparable with the brief period of the teleconsultation. Likewise, in other instances, calm situation notes were really limited or small, which possibly compromise the continuity of patient care”, said the health ministry.

According to MOH, there is reason to believe that MaNaDr Clinic has an “inner society of disregard for the appropriate medical and social requirements.”

The director-general of wellbeing is also satisfied that MaNaDr Clinic cannot continue to offer ambulatory health services in a” scientifically and morally appropriate” way.

MaNaDr Clinic has 14 days to contact MOH to make representations.

” In addition, MOH is currently reviewing whether Dr Siaw Tung Yeng, the principal officer and clinical governance officer of MaNaDr Clinic, has discharged his duties in these capacities satisfactorily, in assessing his suitability to continue acting in these capacities”, said the ministry.

Last year, &nbsp, CNA reported&nbsp, concerns about certain telemedicine apps issuing MCs after extremely brief consultations. After a 43-second remote consultation, a CNA reporter obtained an MC from MaNaDr.

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Global oil demand is still on track to peak by 2030: International Energy Agency

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He added that the fact that oil prices are not rising in spite of political issues in the Middle East, which is the country’s hub for fuel production and transportation, is another indication that the demand is waning.

On the outside of the Singapore International Energy Week, he told CNA’s Roland Lim,” I believe the crude requirement will be significantly less than it is today.”

His remarks came a moment after Saudi Aramco’s CEO, Amin Nasser, stated that due to the demand from developing nations, fuel usage is likely to rise until 2050.

But, according to Birol, oil will continue to be a component of the global energy mix. &nbsp,

Uranium ENERGY SET TO Get” INTEGRAL”

Growing energy demand may be met by renewable sources of energy, including nuclear energy, Birol added.

He claimed that despite the slowdown in nuclear energy production caused by the Fukushima disaster in 2011, which released a lot of nuclear material into the atmosphere, it is making a “big, strong return” in countries like China, Japan, and South Korea.

” It is happening in two ways: One, building new large size nuclear power plants, and two, pushing the small modular reactors which was feed the information areas”, he told CNA.

He added that nuclear power, which is currently the second-largest supply of low-carbon energy produced worldwide after electricity, could be a significant component of the global energy mix in the years to come.

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CNA Explains: What is asylum protection and how does one qualify?

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Three situations can occur after the verification.

First, if an asylum person passes the screen, they will be invited to a second meeting to further explain why they fear being reprieved from their country. This location allows the presence of a solicitor or attorney. &nbsp,

A person who is granted refugee status will need to reside in the UK for at least five times. Dependents will be able to reside there for the same amount of time. &nbsp,

Migrants and their dependents will be able to qualify for what’s known as indefinite leave of absence after five years. This essentially&nbsp, gives the migrant the right to live, work and study in the UK for as long as they like. Refugees may also use for American citizenship. &nbsp,

Next, in some cases, an asylum person is granted security position without undergoing an appointment. This happens when there’s enough information from the screen and survey, if one was filled up prior. &nbsp,

Third, asylum applicants may also be kept at an immigration treatment centre&nbsp, while they wait for a decision on their program. Then they would possibly be detained and taken out of the land or left for good while continuing to live there. If another nation offers them prison, they might also be forced to leave the UK. &nbsp, &nbsp,

What are the right of prison applicants? &nbsp,

If their companions and children under the age of 18 are living in the UK, they may also be able to live with the principal person for the same amount of time as them. However, they wo n’t be granted refugee status unless they first apply for asylum on their own.

Unless granted permission, asylum applicants will not be allowed to work when awaiting the result of their program, the UK authorities noted. &nbsp,

Accommodation may be provided to support them, but it’s unlikely to be in locations like London. Each person in a household will receive £49.18 ( US$ 64 ) per week, but only £8.86 ( US$ 11.5 ) if the accommodation provides meals.

Asylum seekers will also be able to use the UK’s National Health Service ( NHS) system for free to obtain prescription medications, dental care, and eye exams.

Children of asylum seekers between the ages of five and seventeen had attend schools where they may even be able to receive free meals. &nbsp,
 

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What options does Income have if Allianz drops proposed deal?

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SINGAPORE: European employer Allianz is unlikely to amend a proposed package to acquire a majority stake in Income Insurance, after the deal was blocked by the Singapore government&nbsp, earlier in October, according to some experts.

What’s following, therefore, if Income also needs a companion in the long run?

According to Professor Lawrence Loh of the Business School at the National University of Singapore, a regional company like DBS or Temasek may buy or invest in what a Nominated Member of Parliament referred to as a “national treasure” &nbsp,

He said Singapore’s largest lender would be a “natural prospect” having emerged from new” problems” of recurring service disruptions, leading to non-essential actions being paused for six weeks.

Prof. Loh noted that DBS had a strong plan presence in the past, but that it was sold to CGNU, a British insurer, after which it eventually changed its name to Aviva before merging with Singlife, which in turn became a thoroughly owned company of Sumitomo Life Insurance Company in 2024.

Somewhere, rivals like OCBC increased its stake in employer Great Eastern&nbsp, to 93 per share in July, while UOB is caregiver to the United Overseas Insurance company.

” For DBS, I think they might consider completing their investment. Comprehensive is, going forward, dynamic but lucrative”, said Prof Loh, who is also chairman of the center for management and conservation at NUS. &nbsp,

He added that getting an expense from Temasek, which the business also has a cultural mission, was another possibility. &nbsp,

He acknowledged that a state investment entering the healthcare sector and competing in the commercial space might not be good for the magnification.

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Associate Professor Shinichi Kamiya cited the possibility of DBS and Temasek as prospective clients, but questioned whether they would view” major value” in revenue.

” Additionally, these companies may not function as long-term corporate partners due to a lack of insurance expertise that Income does require”, said the scientific, who’s from NTU’s insurance risk and funding research institute.

Instead, he referred to global insurers who might want to establish themselves in Singapore.

Assoc Prof. Kamiya added,” Key participants like Ping An and Zurich may see this as an opportunity to expand their presence in the area.”

In response to questions about what it would do if the Allianz deal were to go through, Income directed CNA to its Oct. 14 speech, in which it stated that it would review and consider changes to the Insurance Act into account when deciding the following course of action.

PARTNERSHIP NECESSARY?

The Income-Allianz deal was blocked because of a planned capital extraction where S$ 1.85 billion ( US$ 1.4 billion ) would be returned to shareholders within three years.

This number is close to the income cap when it converted from a co-operative to a business object in 2022. Then, the funds would have to be refunded to the Collaborative Societies Liquidation Account.

Although Income is still a good and successful insurer, its long-term viability and growth may be in jeopardized without a reliable partner, according to experts.

” Income may need to delay until the Singaporean government recognizes the necessity of a proper collaboration,” said Assoc Prof. Kamiya. It’s possible that this realization will take time to thoroughly manifest.

Additionally, Prof. Loh noted that Income may not be able to fly solo without a more effective player backing its operations.

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