Most of us probably have dozed off while charging our mobile phones
at night. But the seemingly harmless deed cost one Vietnamese teen her
life.According to The Sun, 14-year-old schoolgirl Le Thi Xoan died in her
sleep after being electrocuted by a faulty iPhone charging cable.
Investigators at the scene speculated that the victim plugged her
iPhone 6 and lay on her bed - as she did so every night - alongside it.
They also discovered a burnt white cable with a slight tear in the rubber casing, which left several live wires exposed.The cable also had visible tears on it, which may have electrocuted her with the current, the report said.
A see-through tape was also wrapped around the wire's faulty area,
which suggests that Xoan was aware of the tear, but opted to continue
using it.Meanwhile, police also noticed that the cable also appeared shorter
than the Apple's original 0.5-meter (20-inch) charging device.
Officials were checking if it was indeed an original Apple wire or a third-party device.
A single mother of two young kids, Penang-born XYW arrived in
Singapore 10 years ago and has struggled to meet ends meet ever since
her divorce in 2012."My ex-husband, a Singaporean, left me for a woman from China," she told Stomp.The 37-year-old does odd jobs such as cleaning houses and washing
clothes in the day, while her nights are spent toiling away as a
full-time employee at a steamboat restaurant in Katong.
XYW, who declined to be identified over fears of losing her job,
said: "As I am a Permanent Resident, I have very little subsidies."My take-home salary from the restaurant is $700+ while I can earn
$50 for every home I clean (about four hours each time). Sometimes, I
have to clean up to 20 houses a month."
Despite her hard work, XYW had hit a rough patch as her children's school fees were overdue and she lacked funds.
But a generous $2,000 tip in cash from a regular customer helped her tide over the crisis.
XYW initially thought the extra cash was a "mistake" as the
customer's bill was only $66, but broke down in tears upon realising the
truth.
Stomp got in touch with the customer, whom XYW identified as Mr Atwell Tay, to find out what inspired his actions.
"I felt that it was something that I had to. My family is also in the
F&B business, so I know what a tough industry it can be, having
helped my father in the kitchen before. It requires a lot of energy and
can be very stressful.
"She (XYW) is also a very hardworking person, and this is a quality
that's hard to find in Singapore nowadays. I appreciate and am impressed
by people who work hard instead of stretching their hands out to ask
for money," said the 32-year-old oil trader.
Mr Tay, who had been accompanied by his wife and eldest daughter
(aged nine) at the restaurant, also encouraged XYW to stay strong and
continue to give her best. STRONG FAMILY VALUES
Mr Tay's love for his family is evident from the way he spoke about them during his exclusive video interview with Stomp.
His main motivation for helping others comes from wanting to be an
exemplary role model for his three daughters: "Being humble is a virtue
and I want them to see that." And
his moving quote about what our two hands are for? It was a lesson that
he derived from his mother when he was 19 years old and had yet to
serve his National Service (NS).
Admitting that he went through a rebellious streak during his teenage
years, Mr Tay said: "She told me I could do whatever I want, but to
always have commitment and consistency, or one would never succeed." GENEROSITY =/= WEALTH
He first made headlines in 2015 after being given a flashy Lotus supercar by his mother for his birthday that year. But
in response to critics who think that his family background allows him
to be generous with money, Mr Tay pointed out that lending a helping
hand is not about being well-off.
"Coming from a poor family and becoming rich doesn't mean you will
end up helping everyone. Neither does coming from a rich family and
being successful mean you will help other people. It all boils down to
the individual," he shared.
Likewise, XYW had only good things to say about Mr Tay.
She told Stomp, "He visits the restaurant about thrice a week, always in a different car.
"However, I am really touched because he always clears his own plates, telling my colleagues that it's okay and to relax.
"Whenever I serve wealthy people, they are usually very proud. But Mr
Tay is humble and always greets us, saying thank you and everything."
Mr Tay, who is also a venture capitalist, revealed that he is no
stranger to people taking advantage of his kindness and generosity.
Still, he remains undeterred and wants to act as an inspiration for the younger generation.
When presented with a Stomp Goody Bag, Mr Tay expressed his wishes to donate it to his daughter's school.
"I would like to donate the Goody Bag to someone else because I am
not here for the publicity. I'm here because I hope that more people in
our generation can work hard."
JOHOR BARU - A 39-year-old single mother who forced her daughters
into having sex with Bangladeshi men was sentenced to 150 years in
prison after she pleaded guilty to 10 charges of prostituting them.She was charged with prostituting the girls to two men at a budget
hotel in Larkin Perdana on five different dates - on Oct 1 and then for
four days in a row from Oct 4 to Oct 7.
She was accused of selling her children, aged 10 and 13 years old, for
RM50 (S$16.20) a session and sometimes the girls would receive RM1, RM5,
RM10 or RM20.
Clad in an orange tudung, blue top and long pants, the woman pleaded
guilty to a total of 10 charges (five for each daughter on each date).The mother, who was not represented, pleaded for a just a fine,
citing that she has two young children aged five and fours years to care
for.
Sessions judge Kamarudin Kamsun sentenced her to 15 years' jail for
each charge, however, the sentences will run concurrently for charges
with the same dates. This means that she is set to spend 75 years in
jail.DPP Suhaila Shafi'uddin prosecuted the case.
The accused was detained by police on Oct 25 at their home in Taman Bintang in Senai.
She was living with her daughters, who are from her fourth and fifth
marriages, in one of six rooms at a two-storey commercial lot in the
area
I would like to share this incident that has happened to me recently. I
am a single mom from Malaysia who has a tough time making ends meet
working in a restaurant and a house cleaning job in Singapore to support
my 2 young kids after my husband left me.
Earlier this week, a couple who is a regular in the place that I work
in, came in and ordered their usual soup and food, and 1 coke. I was
clearing their table after they finished their meal, the guy casually
asked why I look rather sad as usually I'm very cheerful. Previously we
casually chat a few times and he notices I am holding many odd jobs and
working very hard as a single mother. I told them that I just went to
clean 3 houses today and just started my night shift at the restaurant.
He asked if everything was alright, so I told him also that my kids
childcare fees was due and I am having issues. But I just had to work
harder. He then smiled and asked for the bill. The total bill was $66.
After I went to the counter to swipe his Visa card, I realized he put
his visa card and 2 pieces of $1000 note into the bill folder.
Feeling puzzled, I thought he made a mistake and accidentally left
the 2 pieces of $1000 note inside. When I passed the receipt for him to
sign, I return it to him. That’s when he told me something I will never
forget, He said " No it's not a mistake, we have 2 hands, One is to work
hard and the other is to help others. "
I cried after they left. I wanted to thank him and I saw his credit
card name was "Atwell Tay". I searched on Facebook and realized he had
appeared in The New Paper before. I would like to say my deepest thanks
to him as it tide me over for my kid's school fee. AllSingaporeStuff.com
A 19 year-old Singaporean teenage girl was found dead at the bottom of her Toa Payoh HDB block on Monday at about 5AM.The teen had allegedly committed suicide after a meeting with her ex-boyfriend, with whom she had just had bad break up.
The incident happened at Block 225, Lorong 8 Toa Payoh. Residents
reported hearing a loud crash, followed by screams in the wee hours of
the morning.The teen's former boyfriend had been the one to inform the teen's
parents, who were already at work at their stall in Ang Mo Kio. The
boyfriend had allegedly apologized profusely and wept.
The father of the teen says that he and his wife had initially
objected to their daughter's relationship because they felt that she was
too young, but she had insisted on going ahead with the relationship.
They did not expect the relationship to end so tragically.
A Singaporean man dropped his brand new iPhone X through the platform
gap and onto the train tracks at Dhoby Ghaut MRT station after queuing
for more than 16 hours for it.The incident occurred on Friday evening, Nov. 3, between 8pm and 9pm.He had only owned the phone for a few hours at that point in time.
This is the heart-wrenching sight:
How it happened
Lee, a 26-year-old game artist, was heading back to Somerset MRT
station when he dropped the 256GB silver iPhone X that cost S$1,888.Before this, he had queued outside the Orchard Road Apple store at
Knightsbridge Mall on Nov. 2 from 7pm, to Nov. 3, 11.30am, to purchase
the phone.That’s 16-and-a-half hours.After he made the purchase, the staff at the store told him to come
back at 5pm on the same day (Nov. 3) to pick up the phone, which he did.Once he got the brand new phone, he headed to City Hall for dinner.And then he decided to go back to the Somerset Apple store to purchase something else.
Too fatigued
Unfortunately, Lee was too fatigued from the overnight queuing, and mistakenly alighted at Dhoby Ghaut instead of Somerset.That was when the phone slipped from his hands and through the platform gap, ending up on the tracks.Now that’s a cruel twist of fate: Lee was actually heading back to the Apple store to purchase Apple Care for his new phone.
SMRT staff to retrieve it
Speaking to Mothership.sg, Lee said the SMRT staff will attempt to retrieve his iPhone X after track maintenance has been completed for the day.
He also hopes the phone will be usable if he gets it back, even if it might be in bad condition.mothership.sg
SEREMBAN, Malaysia: A married
couple were killed last Friday (Oct 27) in an accident with a trailer on
Malaysia's North-South Highway near the Seremban rest stop.Malaysians
Lau Lian Huat, 62 and his wife Lim Ah Gim, 60, were pronounced dead at
the scene after a trailer slammed into their car from the opposite side
of the expressway.
Dashcam footage of the accident shows that the
trailer was travelling southwards on the leftmost lane when it suddenly
swerved, cutting across the highway to the rightmost lane and crashing
through a guardrail.The trailer then smashed three cars on the
opposite side of the highway, including the Perodua Alza belonging to
the deceased couple. Three others who were travelling in the other two
cars were injured.
The trailer driver, a 59-year-old Malaysian
man, fled from the scene after the crash. He surrendered himself to
police on Sunday, two days after the accident.
ragedy struck a residential hostel at the National University of
Singapore (NUS) last Saturday morning, when an 18-year-old female
student fell and died.The New Paper understands she had been
climbing out of a nearby window while trying to reach her room on the
seventh storey of the eight-storey Block C of Sheares Hall. It is one of
NUS's six residential halls.It is believed the student is a Korean first-year student.A police spokesman told TNP they were alerted to a case of fall from height at around 11.40am that day.
The
student was found unconscious and sent by paramedics to the nearby
National University Hospital (NUH) , where she died from her injuries.The police have classified the case as an unnatural death and are still investigating.On
Wednesday (Nov 1), An NUS spokesperson confirmed the incident with TNP
and said: "We are deeply saddened by the incident, and our thoughts are
with the family and friends of the student."NUS staff and counsellors are in touch with the student's family and friends to provide support and assistance."
Residents
said Sheares Hall and its individual rooms are only accessible using
their matriculation cards. According to Sheares Hall's regulations,
students who are locked out of their own rooms may approach the hall
office during office hours or a resident fellow after office hours. A
service fee might be imposed.When TNP visited Sheares Hall on
Tuesday evening, most students said they had been advised not talk about
the incident to the media and were told to direct all queries to the
hall's management.One resident, who declined to be named, told
TNP an email had been sent to Sheares' Hall's residents on Saturday
afternoon informing them of the student's death. A meeting with all the
block's residents was held on Sunday night.
The resident added a wake for the student had been held on Monday evening at Mt. Vernon Sanctuary.It is believed the student had forgotten to bring her room key and could not access her room.Located at 20 Heng Mui Keng Terrace, Sheares Hall offers accommodation for more than 500 students in NUS.In
Nov 2015, a similar incident happened in a Choa Chu Kang condominium
when Mr Timothy Bell, 22, an Australian jockey, had misplaced the keys
to his penthouse at Mi Casa condominium.
He climbed a ledge to
enter his unit through a kitchen window but slipped and fell 12 storeys
to his death. — ADDTIONAL REPORTING BY JAN LEE
SINGAPORE: Changi Airport's Japanese-themed
food court, is set to open on Nov 14 at Terminal 2 of the airport,
Changi Airport Group confirmed in a Facebook post
The
food court, called Japan Gourmet Hall Sora, will be located on the
third floor of Terminal 2's public area, where restaurants Seafood
Paradise and Fish & Co used to be. This makes it the largest
restaurant space within Changi Airport, the airport management said previously in August.
It will be set up by the trading company of Japanese airline operator ANA, in a joint venture with Singapore-based Kormas Group.
CAG
said the concept for the new dining space is a gourmet food market
featuring several popular Japanese F&B brands. It added that the 721
sq m space has a seating capacity of 300.
The Nikkei earlier reported that dishes on offer will include fresh seafood bowls and okonomiyaki (savoury Japanese pancakes). According to Nikkei, ANA will invest about 220 million yen (S$2.5 million) in the food court.
A see-through tape was also wrapped around the wire's faulty area,
which suggests that Xoan was aware of the tear, but opted to continue
using it.Meanwhile, police also noticed that the cable also appeared shorter
than the Apple's original 0.5-meter (20-inch) charging device.
