SMRT bus driver flees to Malaysia after fatal accident in Yishun

This morning, 28/10/2011 at around 9.20am, the deceased, Mdm Huang Shu Hong, was believed to be crossing the road after shopping for groceries at the nearby market when she was struck by an SMRT bus number 858.

The bus was making a right turn at the traffic junction but it is not clear how the accident occurred.

According to bystanders, the scene of the accident was a gruesome sight, as the wheel of the bus had run over the woman's head.

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There was a large pool of blood, locks of hair and a broken pair of spectacles on the road amidst scattered vegetables and joss sticks.

A crack was also clearly visible on the right side of the bus' windshield.

When Mdm Huang's husband got to the scene, he demanded to see her body, but was led away by police officers but he recognised Mdm Huang's belongings strewn along the road and broke down in tears.

Police say investigations are ongoing.

Bystanders also reported that the Malaysian driver of the bus was nowhere to be found after the accident. However Shin Min Daily News had managed to track him down stating that the driver had fled to Malaysia in fear.

He told the paper that he been working as a bus driver here for two years, and it is the first time he has gotten into an accident.

Speaking to a reporter, the driver said he was very scared at the time, and his mind "blanked out" but in any case, he was on the way back to Singapore to turn himself in.

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Singapore to provide $63,000 in humanitarian aid to Turkey

The government will be providing a humanitarian aid package of US$50,000 (S$62,915) to Turkey, following the recent earthquake that struck the province of Van on Oct 23.

The earthquake killed at least 459 people in the region of eastern Turkey.

According to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), the funds will be channelled through the Singapore Red Cross for emergency relief supplies.

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Loan sharks harass residents, vandalise cars in AMK: Stomper

Stairwells, common areas and front gates on at least eight floors of HDB flats were vandalised by loan sharks in Ang Mo Kio.

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One Stomper said new flat owners in that block faced numerous cases of loan shark vandalism and harassment.

He said: "These are the eight affected levels out of the 25 storeys. They are level 2, level 3, level 5, level 7, level 13, level 16, level 17 and level 20.

"They (the loan sharks) just keep coming and it's getting out of hand! The online community needs to know this and put a stop to this together."

At least one car was also splashed with paint.

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M1 iPhone 4S queue stretches from Paragon to Tangs (Really???)

Here's the SingTel queue:

Here's a shot of an iPhone 4S with Siri at the SingTel launch event:

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Singapore to toughen rules against illicit money transfers

In August, Switzerland agreed with Germany and Britain to tax money kept by their residents in secret Swiss accounts and also introduce a withholding tax on future interest payments that still preserves strict bank secrecy.

Singapore, a major Asian private banking centre, also plans to introduce tougher penalties if someone violates laws against money laundering or terrorism financing, Ravi Menon, managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore said.

It also plans to boost resources such as police manpower to deal with suspicious transactions reported by financial institutions.

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2,180 S'porean Muslims to perform haj this year

2,180 Singaporean Muslims will be performing haj this year.

The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) said this is based on the official quota of 680 plus an additional 1,500 places granted based on the request made by the Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs in April.

Goodwill visas beyond the 2,180 approved visas requested by Association of Muslim Travel Agents of Singapore (Amtas) and supported by the Saudi Ambassador have not been approved by the Saudi Authorities.

316 visas were issued by the Embassy to appeal cases.

But on October 12, MUIS was informed by the Saudi Embassy that no visas beyond the 2,180 could be issued to Singapore pilgrims.

MUIS said it would give the 316 affected applicants first priority to perform haj next year.

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Police appeal for information on missing AMK woman

The police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of Madam Tan Kha Siang, an 83-year-old woman who was last seen at Block 233 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 on Oct 24 at about 11pm.

Police said that Madam Tan, who is about 1.5m tall, has white hair and a fair complexion. She was last seen wearing light-blue striped-pajamas.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts is requested to call the Police Hotline at 1800 - 255 0000.

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