Singapore pledges US0,000 for Bangladesh flood victims

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SINGAPORE: The Singapore government will contribute US$ 100, 000 ( S$ 130, 400 ) as seed money to support the Singapore Red Cross ‘ ( SRC ) public fundraising efforts towards relief efforts in the wake of severe flooding in Bangladesh’s eastern districts. &nbsp,

The Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( MFA ) stated on Sunday ( Sep 8 ) that the donation will support humanitarian relief efforts and the immediate needs of the affected communities. &nbsp,

On Thursday, the Singapore Red Cross committed US$ 50,000 to help with local emergency procedures.

Additionally, it launched a fundraising appeal to help with recuperation attempts, which will continue until October 31. &nbsp,
 
” We are profoundly saddened by the movement and lost lives caused by the intense landslides,” said Mr. Benjamin William, Secretary General of the Singapore Red Cross.

He added that SRC and the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies are carefully monitoring the situation and looking for ways to collaborate and help.

Heavy rainfall since late August &nbsp, has affected more than 5.8 million persons in 492 communities. At least 502, 501 individuals have been sheltered in 3, 403 removal areas, said Mr William.

The attention of Bangladesh’s government is now on preventing the spread of contaminated conditions, which are a common result of these tragedies, and ensuring the supply of clean drinking water.

The United Nations Children’s Fund ( UNICEF ) has said 2 million children are at risk from Bangladesh’s most severe flooding in three decades. It has launched an immediate request for US$ 35 million to provide essential products to those affected.

More details on making a donation to the Singapore Red Cross are accessible online. &nbsp,

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2014 SGX attack plot: Singapore working with Indonesia after suspected terrorist arrested

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IN 2015, TRYED TO JOIN SINGAPORE

YLK has been known to ISD since the early 2000s for a record of terrorism-related actions.  

A member of the terror group Jemaah Islamiyah ( JI ) in Indonesia, he underwent militant training in  Mindanao, Philippines from the late 1990s to first 2000s.  

In 2003, he was arrested and imprisoned in Indonesia for the unlawful possession of firearms, before he was released.

” On account of his JI-related violence origins, ISD had placed YLK on an access waitlist as part of our strict border security procedures,” it said.

YLK attempted to enter Singapore in February 2015, according to reports, but ISD confirmed this. He was denied access to Batam and deported.

Is it possible that YLK’s attempted journey to Singapore was for surveillance purposes to advance the SGX strike plot, according to ISD, which is still unruled out?    

He has never made any additional visits to Singapore, aside from the 2015 attempt to explore there.

We are in close communication with our Indian counterparts as a result of the new imprisonment. “

The story of the 2014 harm” serves as a reminder that evil organizations like Al-Qaeda and their local affiliates in Southeast Asia continue to view Singapore as a valued goal.”

The violence danger is still high, according to ISD, “while there is no immediate terror threat to Singapore at this time.”

The public is urged to keep monitoring and promptly report any cautious people or activities to the government. “

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‘Won’t cancel just because of this’: Singapore travellers go ahead with KL trips despite sinkhole concerns

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INCIDENT WON’T TURN TOURISTS AWAY: TOURISM ASSOCIATION

Syed Azhar Syed Nadzir, president of the Kuala Lumpur Tourism Association, stated to CNA that there has n’t been any change in tourism there. However, he anticipated that fewer people would visit the Jalan Masjid India area.

” We do n’t see any cancellations on our booking platforms. This time of year is known as the summer vacation time. We are convinced that all these orders may materialise”, he said. &nbsp, &nbsp, &nbsp,

” I think that tourists wo n’t make cancellation plans just because of this incident,” he said. Even though there are occasional landslides,” we do possess incidents like that,” says one visitor.

In the same vein, Uzaidi Udanis, president of Malaysia’s commerce council and northbound travel association, claimed that bookings did not drop in the wake of the incident.

” I communicate with my foreign counterparts every day, and there has n’t been much discussion about the specific incident,” he said.

Tourists would still go to different parts of the city, said Mr PT Hariyadurai, a licensed tour guide.

” The area is popular with visitors from the Indian and Indonesian areas, primarily because there are a lot of products that to buy.” &nbsp,

” Of course there will be an impact on the area for the time being, and it will take time for it to retrieve,” said Mr. Hariyadurai, whose business Skyrise Travel and Tours deals primarily with the global marketplace.

We do n’t want our clients to travel to the area right now; we want them to get somewhere else, like Bukit Bintang. ” &nbsp,

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Billion-dollar money laundering case: Last of 10 offenders deported to Cambodia

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Su had admitted guilt on two counts, including having S$ 550, 903, and using a home purchase agreement to defraud to reveal the source of about S$ 2 million that had been deposited into his Maybank accounts. Another 12 claims were taken into consideration for punishment.

About S$ 187 million worth of assets linked to Su or held under his wife’s label have been seized including income, properties, cars, luxury items, crypto and beer.

This is among the highest among the ten criminals in the investigation.

Su has agreed to have the state forfeit at least 95 % of the seized property.

DEPORTED TO CAMBODIA, JAPAN, UK

Eight people who had already been deported from Singapore to Cambodia, including Su, were deported. &nbsp,

The others were Zhang Ruijin, Su Baolin, Su Haijin, Su Wenqiang, Wang Baosen, Chen Qingyuan and Lin Baoying.

Eventually, Zhang was expelled from the country by Cambodian specialists. &nbsp,

Zhang was deported to a country where the government’s General Department of Immigration had noted that he had a card from Saint Kitts and Nevis, a small island state in the Caribbean.

The remaining criminals, &nbsp, Vang Shuiming and Wang Dehai, &nbsp, were deported to Japan and the United Kingdom both.

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Billion-dollar money laundering convict expelled by Cambodia after deportation from Singapore

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Zhang was the fifth of 10 accused persons to be dealt with by Singapore’s courts in relation to the S$ 3 billion ( US$ 2.2 billion ) money laundering case. He forfeited around S$ 118 million in property to the state, which&nbsp, amounted to about 90 per cent of the S$ 131 million worth of assets actually seized by the authorities.

The event, which concluded in&nbsp, June, involved 10 immigrants and billions of dollars worth of assets such as painful money, &nbsp, luxury properties, branded items, crypto and alcohol.

About S$ 944 million ( US$ 697 million ) in assets seized in relation to the 10 criminals embroiled in one of Singapore’s largest money-laundering probes was forfeited to the state, while the 10 individuals who were convicted were sentenced to between 13 and 17 months ‘ jail. &nbsp,

17 additional suspects who are n’t currently in Singapore are still being investigated. The remaining$ 3 billion worth of the entire S$ seized is made up of belongings to these suspects.

ZHANG and SIX OTHERS ARE DELTED TO CAMBODIA FOR WHATREAS?

Zhang, one of the seven people who were found guilty in the$ 3 billion income trafficking case, were deported from Singapore to Cambodia. The others are &nbsp, Su Baolin, Su Haijin, Su Wenqiang, Wang Baosen, Chen Qingyuan and Lin Baoying. &nbsp,

Vang Shuiming was deported to Japan, while Wang Dehai was deported to the English and they&nbsp, are all barred from re-entering Singapore. &nbsp, Only&nbsp, Su Jianfeng, a 36-year-old Vanuatu regional with stems in Fujian, China, remains in Singapore. He&nbsp, was sentenced to 17 times ‘ prison next month. &nbsp,

Despite acknowledging&nbsp, that three of the seven deported people do not carry Thai documents, based on publicly available data, &nbsp, Singapore’s Minister of State for Home Affairs and for Social and Family Development&nbsp, Sun Xueling said on Jul 2 the goal was to quickly and effectively arrest the convicted foreigners.

Europeans who have been found guilty of crimes in Singapore and are deported can show which nation they want to go to, she added.

However, it is not the case where the violators respond to a question from Ms. Sylvia Lim ( WP-Aljunied ) in response to” I choose and therefore I will be sent there.” According to her,” there needs to be an evaluation by the government as to whether or not the person may be allowed to the land, based on the travel file that he or she holds.”

” These foreigners may enter any nation to which their card or go record authorizes travel.” Similar to the convicted immigrants in the S$ 3 billion cash trafficking case, this applies.

According to Ms. Sun, the ministry will have to choose the country where convicted foreigners with many passports have the best chance of being admissible, and then conduct an assessment before deporting them.

Minister of State for Law and Transport Murali Pillai added:” In the presence of abduction, the place is that after judgment and offering of statement, the criminals will be required to keep Singapore.

We have no control over what happens to them in those nations or their nationalities.

CNA has contacted GDI for more information about where Zhang was deported from Singapore to Cambodia, as well as the immigration status of the six other people who were deported from Singapore to Cambodia. &nbsp,

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Risk of violent splinter calls emerging from dissolution of terror group Jemaah Islamiyah: MHA

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On July 3, a picture of the news was posted to the radical Islamic website Arrahmah’s YouTube account.

In the movie, the 16 JI officers are seen standing on a level. They include Para Wijayanto, who was detained in 2019 for recruiting extremists and raising money for Syria, and Abu Rusdan, a violent cleric and former JI president who was detained in Bekasi in September 2021. Both are still in confinement.

According to Abu Rusdan, the legislature of senior citizens and leaders of JI-affiliated Muslim boarding schools convened on the breakdown. &nbsp,

They agreed to revert to the rule of Indonesia and may modify the education of the JI-affiliated schools to prevent the creation of extremist supplies. &nbsp,

The group’s founding in 1993 by Abdullah Sungkar and Abu Bakar Bashir had the intention to establish an Islamist state in Southeast Asia.

Abu Bakar was given a 15-year prison sentence in 2011 for allegedly funding violent education in Aceh, while Abdullah passed away in 1999. The 83- yr- ancient was released in 2021 on humanitarian basis.

Following a number of evil attacks carried out by individuals acting on behalf of the group, the Jakarta District Court in 2008 designated the organization as a prohibited organization.

Following a number of splits, JI saw organizations founded by people who were unhappy with the choices of its major bronze. Abu Bakar Bashir, who founded the Indonesian Mujahidin Council ( MMI ), left JI in 2000 before resigning in 2008 after an internal dispute.

MMI was named a Specially Designated Global Terrorist ( SDGT ) by the United States in 2017 because of its alleged connections to the Al Qaeda and Al Nusra Front movements. Despite the MMI’s denial of links to terror groups, the US believes this group poses a substantial risk of carrying out terrorist acts.

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Singaporean man deported from Vietnam, charged with drug trafficking

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A Singaporean man who was wanted over alleged links to drug trafficking and the country’s drug trade has been apprehended and charged, according to the Central Narcotics Bureau on Sunday ( Jun 30 ).

The 43- yr- ancient, who operated from abroad, had been out of Singapore since Sep 27, 2019. &nbsp,

The man is wanted, according to CNB, because he is suspected of helping associates in Singapore obtain drugs for their following prostitution and local purchase. &nbsp,

His role was made known during the course of CNB’s inquiries into a situation involving drug trafficking in February 2021. &nbsp,

The accused in the case, a Malaysian man aged 36 at the time of imprisonment, was apprehended with about 472g of cocaine. He has since been convicted and sentenced.

As part of initiatives to monitor the 43- year- ancient down, CNB reached out to its international counterparts. &nbsp,

The CNB and the Counter-Narcotics Police Department of the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam worked closely together to track the criminal until Jun 28 when he was deported and turned over to CNB, according to the bureau. &nbsp,

The 39-year-old was next charged with drug trafficking in relation to the situation involving the person. &nbsp,

Senior Assistant Commissioner Leon Chan, the deputy director of the CNB, thanked the Ministry of Public Security ( MPS) ‘ Counter-Narcotics Police Department ( CNPD ) for their” strong support.” &nbsp,

The nearby cooperation between CNB and CNPD in this activity, which led to the arrest of a Singaporean who believed he could continue supplying medicines to affiliates in Singapore without violence, was a result of CNB and CNPD’s strong working relationship and trust, according to the statement. He was terribly mistaken”, he said. &nbsp,

“CNB will look into any prospects and cooperate strongly with our international counterparts to capture and prosecute these criminals.”

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Arms exports from Singapore-based entities to Myanmar junta ‘dropped dramatically’ in past year: UN envoy

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THAILAND IS Then A WORLD-CLASS RESOURCE

Mr. Andrews noted in his most recent statement that Thailand has now become the regime’s main supplier of goods purchased through the world bank system.

Arms and related supplies transferred from Thailand-registered businesses increased from over US$ 60 million in the governmental year of 2022 to over US$ 120 million the following month.

The Thai authorities, according to Mr. Andrews, does not have a clear public policy place opposing the move of arms to Myanmar, unlike Singapore.

According to the review, the junta’s buying originally made from Singapore- based companies, including sections for Mi- 17 and Mi- 35 helicopters, are now being sourced from Thailand. According to the report, the junta uses these helicopters to move soldiers and carry out airstrikes on human targets.

Thai businesses, including Siam Commercial Bank, have been important in this change, said Mr Andrews.

In the 2022 fiscal year, the country’s oldest professional banks facilitated more than US$ 5 million in transactions involving Myanmar’s military purchasing. In 2023, this soared to more than US$ 100 million.

Mr. Andrews expressed wish that Thailand will conduct an investigation into and stop the flow of arms into Myanmar in a similar way to Singapore’s.

He emphasized that he found no proof of the governments ‘ presence or recognition of the deals in both countries ‘ cases.

He cited the Singapore government’s launch of an investigation that led to this major drop when we released the statement indicating the entities from Singapore that were involved in this trade next year.

We’re hoping Thailand did follow suit, and we’ll see a similar pattern from Thailand this year from Singapore.

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