Bukan Frankenstein, tetapi wajah Rosmah yang jadi pilihan sempena Halloween nanti

Sempena Halloween yang bakal diraikan pada 31 Oktober nanti, seorang blogger terkenal dari Singapore, Wendy Cheng atau lebih mesra dengan panggilan Xiaxue telah memenuhi permintaan para peminatnya apabila memutuskan untuk mentransformasikan dirinya menjadi isteri bekas Perdana Menteri Malaysia, Rosmah Mansor.

Semalam, personaliti televisyen Singapura tersebut telah memuat naik gambar di Instastory miliknya setelah berjaya melakukan proses transformasi dirinya supaya kelihatan persis isteri DS Najib Razak itu.


Hasil ajaib tangannya itu telah membuatkan ramai pengikut ibu berusia 34 tahun itu berpuas hati. Xiaxue juga mengakui bahawa dia menggunakan alat prostetik yang dibuat dengan menggunakan tangan untuk menghasilkan kesan yang menakjubkan dalam tempoh masa selama 4 jam.

Ternyata bakatnya yang hebat dalam seni solekan telah berjaya membuatkan orang ramai berasa takut sebaik saja melihat hasil seninya itu nanti.

Tambahan lagi, dia juga meminta agar semua pengikutnya menunggu sehingga proses penyuntingan video hasil solekannya sebagai Rosmah itu selesai tidak lama lagi.Sumber : IG Xiaxue

 

College Student's Act of Kindness Saved Homeless Man’s Life in a Very Unexpected Way

A simple kind of kindness can save and change a life. Sometimes we don’t realize how little compassion means so much to somebody.It’s a wonderful feeling to touch someone’s life and to be a part of a wonderful memory and experience.This was the case for a homeless man who met a kind hearted stranger that turned his life to a brighter side.

A New Hampshire College student Casey Fischer decided to have a morning coffee at Dunkin Donuts.Before entering Dunkin Donut, she saw a homeless man collecting a change on the side of the road.Casey Fischer the college student who save the homeless man's life

The homeless man entered the shop and was counting his freshly collected change trying to fit it for his meal. Miss Fischer decided to approach the man and invited him to sit and talk with her. At first, the man was reluctant to talk to her but later on agreed.According to her, the man’s name is Chris. She bought a coffee and bagel for him to eat as they talked for an hour sharing stories. Chris was able to share a tiny part of his life story to Fischer because she wanted to learn more about his life.
Casey Fischer wrote,

“He told me a lot about how people are usually very mean to him because he’s homeless, how drugs turned him into the person he hated, he lost his mom to cancer, he never knew his dad and he just wants to be someone his mom would be proud of…”

Since Casey Fischer needs to go back to class she said goodbye to Chris. Chris said to wait for him while he was writing something for her. After giving the crumpled receipt to her, Chris left the store with a smile.

When Casey opened the note it said the following,“I wanted to kill myself today, because of u I now do not. Thank u, beautiful person. ”Casey said in her post,“Chris was one of the most honest & sincere people I’ve ever met.”

She posted this to her Facebook page which was shared by thousands of people.
Indeed her kindness has saved a life. A small act of kindness and genuine empathy should never be undervalued. It’s always great to be nice and kind because we never know how much lives we can touch.

Low-fat vs. low-carb: Which diet is best for weight loss?

With so many diet types to choose from, how do we know which one will suit us best? One problem that may face us is deciding whether to go low-fat or low-carb. What does research have to say about it?

Keto diets, Mediterranean diets, fasting diets — there are so many options out there for people who want to lose weight.However, choosing a diet is tricky; how do we know which one will work best for us, or if the diet will work at all?Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine in California have recently conducted a study exploring one key aspect of this "best diet" question — whether low-fat or low-carb diets are more effective.

What lead study author Prof. Christopher Gardner and colleagues found, however, might only make the matter more complicated."We've all heard stories," says Prof. Gardner, "of a friend who went on one diet — it worked great — and then another friend tried the same diet, and it didn't work at all. It's because we're all very different, and we're just starting to understand the reasons for this diversity."

"Maybe we shouldn't be asking what's the best diet, but what's the best diet for whom?"

Prof. Christopher Gardner

Prof. Gardner and team worked with 609 people aged 18–50, with an almost 50:50 male-to-female ratio. The participants were split into two groups and randomly assigned one of two diets: low-carb or low-fat. All of the study participants followed their assigned diet for a full year.The results of the researchers' study are now published in the journal JAMA.

Opt for natural foods

In order to gain a better understanding of the factors that might drive weight gain and weight loss, Prof. Gardner and team also sequenced the participants' genomes. In doing so, they looked for gene patterns that they could associate with the effectiveness fat or carb metabolism.Another test measured all the subjects' insulin levels, which have previously been associated with weight gain in some people.

For the first 8 weeks of their respective diets, the participants were instructed to consume no more than 20 grams of either fats or carbs per day. This, the authors explain, would be the equivalent of one and a half slices of whole-wheat bread (for carbs) or a large handful of nuts (in the case of fats).
From the second month of their diet onward, the participants were allowed to make adjustments as needed, adding back 5 –15 grams of either carbs or fat, little by little.

The purpose of these adjustments was to encourage the participants to strike a nutritional balance that they would be comfortable adhering to in the long run, beyond the "confines" of the study.
"We wanted them to choose," says Prof. Gardner, "a low-fat or low-carb diet plan that they could potentially follow forever, rather than a diet that they'd drop when the study ended."

As the year drew to a close, those who had been following a low-fat diet had a daily fat intake of 57 grams on average, compared with 87 grams per day before the start of the study. Those on a low-carb diet had a daily carb intake of approximately 132 grams, versus 247 grams before the study started.

Participants lost an average of 13 pounds over the 1-year period. The scientists were pleased with the impact that the study had on the participants' dietary health, stressing that one of its main achievements was to encourage them to switch to healthful sources of fats and carbs."We made sure to tell everybody," adds Prof. Gardner, "regardless of which diet they were on, to go to the farmer's market, and don't buy processed convenience food. Also, we advised them to diet in a way that didn't make them feel hungry or deprived."

Study 'opens the door' to further questions

After measuring participants' baseline insulin levels and weight loss progress throughout the study, the researchers saw that although they had all transitioned to more healthful eating habits, there was still a lot of individual variance when it came to weight loss.Thus, while some participants lost more than 60 pounds, others gained 15–20 pounds. However, the researchers were unable to find any links between gene patterns or insulin output and a person's likelihood of thriving on a low-fat versus low-carb diet.

"This study closes the door on some questions — but it opens the door to others. We have gobs of data that we can use in secondary, exploratory studies," Prof. Gardner notes.
The researchers' next step from here, therefore, will be to look at all the different data collected throughout the current study and try to understand how individual dietary needs might be calculated in the future.

"I still think there is an opportunity to discover some personalization to it — now we just need to work on tying the pieces together," says Prof. Gardner.In the meantime, the researchers encourage people on a weight loss journey to just be more mindful about what they eat, since that will be the first step to a more healthful lifestyle.

"On both sides [referring to low-carb and low-fat dieters], we heard from people who had lost the most weight that we had helped them change their relationship to food, and that now they were more thoughtful about how they ate," Prof. Gardner concludes.

7 taken to hospital after cabby allegedly falls asleep and causes chain collision in Yishun

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7.5kg wild python drops in at bank meeting in China

NANNING (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): If any employees at a bank branch in Nanning city were feeling sleepy at a morning meeting last Friday (Oct 12), they would have been wide awake at its abrupt end.

During what seems like a routine team briefing captured on video, in what looks like closed-circuit television footage, a 7.5kg python suddenly drops from the ceiling - brushing past a woman's shoulder on the way - sparking great panic among the nine employees.They immediately scatter and leave the room while the snake slithers frantically and finds refuge under a sofa.

Later in the video, some curious workers enter the room and take pictures of the animal.
The incident was first reported in Nanguo Zaobao, based on a clip circulating on the WeChat app. According to the newspaper, the dramatic moment happened at around 10am, and the Nanning wildlife authority immediately went down to handle the situation.

One of the workers for the authority said: "When we arrived, we saw it under the sofa looking aggressive. We observed that it was a wild python."He added the bank workers deduced that the python was possibly hunting prey, resulting in vigorous movement that caused the ceiling to give way.

The snake was eventually captured and handed to the local wildlife rescue and protection centre.
Nanguo Zaobao also wrote that while there is a residential building next to the bank, there were no reports of lost pythons. However, it added that there is a nearby market selling flowers and pets, and there is a possibility the snake could have escaped from a stall there.This is not the first such incident at the bank branch. Last autumn, another python was reportedly seen there.

What’s listed on Hong Kong tofu nutrition labels at odds with test results, watchdog says

Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog has discovered significant discrepancies between the nutritional contents tofu manufacturers are labelling in their products and actual test results.Rich in protein and calcium, tofu is a staple of Asian cooking and becoming more popular among those who are conscious of their health and the environment, the Consumer Council said on Monday.


“The samples in question have been referred to the Centre for Food Safety for follow-up,” the council’s Clement Chan Kam-wing said, referring to the government authority on the matter. “Some of the samples have also been taken off the shelves and sales discontinued.”pAlso known as bean curd, tofu is made of curdled soy milk and water, and pressed into blocks. Pre-packaged tofu can be classified into hard and soft types.The watchdog tested 40 samples of tofu sold in the city: six non-packaged and 34 pre-packaged soft and hard types.

Going, going ... Chinese ‘tofu’ tower toppled by wind

At least three samples exceeded the 20 per cent discrepancy allowance for protein between what is listed in a product’s nutritional labelling and the test results following centre guidelines. The three breached the level by 22, 31 and 39 per cent respectively.The results for total fat content were even more glaring, with at least seven samples measuring discrepancies between 36 and 212 per cent.

Inaccurate nutritional information on product labelling could mislead consumers into purchasing products unsuitable for themClement Chan, Consumer Council“Inaccurate nutritional information on product labelling could mislead consumers into purchasing products unsuitable for them,” Chan said.

While there is no local food standard to reference, Taiwan’s states that pre-packaged hard tofu should consist of at least 8 per cent protein, and at least 4.3 per cent for soft types. However, the average protein content of the hard pre-packaged tofu products analysed by the council was revealed to be just 6.5 per cent.

Major differences in protein content levels were observed among several samples, with the highest protein level at 9.4g per 100g and the lowest at 3.6g.According to the centre, products containing at least 6g of protein per 100g of food are classified as a “source of protein”, while those with not less than 12g in 100g are considered “high in protein”.Of the 40 samples, only 17 could be labelled a “source of protein”, while none qualified as “high in protein”.Wide variations were also found in calcium levels. Some packaged samples contained calcium content as low as 16mg and others as high as 420mg.

Just 11 of the 40 samples met the centre’s “low fat” standard – anything below 3g of fat per 100g. But most fat content in the samples were unsaturated in nature, meaning they can help reduce bad cholesterol.

This Girl Didn't Know What's Inside Her, Not Until They Cut Off Her Pants! Shocking!

Some parents are too busy working at home or in the office that they sometimes forgot to check out what’s going on with their kids. To think, spending quality time with kids is one of the essentials to help them grow mature and respectful. If parents fail to provide their kids much of the time that they need, most probably things would end up like a bomb exploding before their very eyes.
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Take for instance this video of a young woman who didn’t have a clue if she is pregnant or not. Her father couldn’t likewise believe what he discovered after his daughter was rushed to the hospital. He was even baffled with what he saw after the doctors cut off her daughter’s pants. Apparently this story is real but it made me wonder how something like this happened without the young woman’s knowledge.

Actually, this video is part of the show “Untold Stories of the ER.” In the interview of Dr. Kathleen Clem, one of the doctors who assisted Amber on her delivery, she said the teenage mom did not have any knowledge or clue that she is expecting a baby. Yes, you heard me right – Amber did not have the slightest idea that she is having a baby until the very day she delivered. Weird or stupid?
But wait, here’s more! When Amber was brought to the ER, the doctors saw her lying on the bed with the baby’s head coming out of her. At the time, she still doesn’t know she is pregnant. Considering the urgency of the case, without any hesitation, the doctors cut her pants immediately and there was the little bundle of joy being born. Amber’s father came rushing into the ER room wondering how it all happened without him being aware of the situation of his child. His face was a complete picture of shock and disbelief.

After the delivery, Dr. Clem thought it was time to investigate why Amber and her boyfriend didn’t know they would be expecting a baby. What could have been the reason of the boyfriend who was thinking he won’t get Amber pregnant?

Rock legend Saleem of Iklim dies at 57

KUALA LUMPUR: Singer AM Salim Abdul Majeed, or better known as Saleem Iklim, died at 6am today while receiving treatment at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, here.
He was 57.

The death of the vocalist of Iklim, the rock band famous in the 1990s, was confirmed by his daughter, Iera Fakhira, to Bernama.

“The remains will be taken to Surau As-Syakirin in Bukit Mahkota, Cheras, for funeral prayers before being laid to rest at the nearby Muslim cemetery after the Zohor prayer,” she said.
Saleem, most popular for the song titled ‘Suci Dalam Debu’, was admitted to the medical centre following an accident on Sept 20. He had suffered injuries to the ribs.

“My father was discharged from the hospital before this but was readmitted when his condition worsened,” Iera Fakhira said.

PETALING JAYA, Oct 14 — Saleem, the frontman of one of the most iconic Malaysian rock bands of the 1990s, Iklim, died at about 6.30am today, 22 days after being hit by a car.Born AM Salim Abdul Majeed, the vocalist who also had an illustrious solo career, was 57, and was undergoing treatment at UKM Medical Centre in Cheras, after sustaining critical injuries after the motorcycle he was riding was hit by a car.

The accident, which occurred at the Grand Saga highway on September 22, left him with 12 broken ribs, a punctured lung and cerebral oedema.Saleem was said to be recovering after being in a coma for almost two weeks; however, family members reportedly received a call from the facility at about 5.30am after Saleem took a turn for the worse.

The remains of the multi-award winning Terengganu-born singer will be brought to the As-Syakirin surau in Bukit Mahkota, Cheras for final rites before the burial at the Bukit Kiara Muslim cemetery.

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Woman suffers multiple lacerations in Queenstown stabbing incident, 29-year-old male suspect arrested

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Filipinos deeply conflicted on Duterte's drug war

Manila (AFP) - Jailed drug user Bitoy Paras perks up when describing his support for Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly war on narcotics, an unlikely fan of a campaign that has left Filipinos deeply conflicted."Duterte talks tough, saying he will get rid of addicts... I am happy he's doing that," he told AFP at Manila's main jail, which is packed with drug suspects.
"But I feel uneasy about the killings," said the 22-year-old rickshaw driver, whose real name cannot be used due to prison policy.

Paras's seemingly paradoxical backing echoes that of millions of Filipinos, who polls say support the crackdown but not the thousands of slayings that are central to Duterte's drug war -- his signature initiative -- helped bring him to power in mid-2016, promising to rid society of narcotics by any means necessary.

Since then, police say they have killed 4,854 alleged drug users or dealers in self-defence, while rights groups estimate the true toll is at least triple that.According to the latest survey by pollster SWS, the campaign still has the backing of 78 percent of Filipinos, a figure undented in over a year.
Drug war proponents regularly point to these statistics as proof that the internationally-condemned crackdown is the will of the people.

But those same polls show near unanimous agreement -- 96 percent -- among the nation in opposition to the killing, saying the suspects should be taken alive.

- 'Not human' -
Experts say Duterte's campaign has tapped into genuine popular outrage over disorder, crime and dysfunction in a developing nation with millions of poor people and a turbulent political past.
"It's not like they're turning a blind eye (to the killing) but they're really worried about the drug problem," said Steven Rood, a fellow-in-residence at pollster SWS.
"It has been a problem for a long time and finally the president of the Philippines is doing something about it," he added, describing how many Filipinos view the narcotics issue.
But for the family of Duterte voter Katherine Bautista, that belief was suddenly turned on its head by tragedy last year.
Bautista supported the crackdown until her stepson John Jezreel David was shot dead in what police said was an anti-drug operation even as she insisted her son was not a drug user.
"I was even saying that the tears of families (of those killed) seemed fake. But when it happened to us, I felt the pain they were feeling," Bautista told AFP.
"If it doesn't happen to your family, you won't wake up to the truth," she added.
A significant strand in the opposition to the killings is the fear a loved could be slain just by being in the wrong place, not necessarily because of involvement in drugs.
"People feel very afraid that their families or their relatives might be placed in a situation where they could be the targets," Randy David, a sociologist and newspaper columnist in Manila, told AFP.
"But how can you possibly disagree or not lend support for a campaign to rid this country of illegal drugs?", David added, saying the lethal methods were what prompted questions.
- 'My only sin' -
There has been broader condemnation of the crackdown, at home and abroad.Rare protests were held in the Philippines last year following the deaths of teenagers, while outrage over alleged abuses has prompted Duterte to twice remove police from the frontlines of the campaign -- only to reinstate them, and promise to pardon officers convicted of murder.

The International Criminal Court has launched a preliminary examination into the killings, while rights groups say Duterte may be overseeing a crime against humanity.Meanwhile, Duterte hammers the menace posed by drugs in near daily speeches in which he has described addicts as "not human".

Analysts say the president uses clear and repeated messaging in an effort to buttress backing for his campaign."The way (the message) is delivered is that there is a very big threat, so first there's the production of massive fear," said Ateneo de Manila University psychology professor Cristina Montiel."Then (comes) the salvific message that this programme or this leader is here to save you," she added. "That's how popular support is produced."

As the campaign continues, the death toll is well over Amnesty International's count of 3,240 people killed during the nine years of martial law rule under dictator Ferdinand Marcos, the country's darkest chapter since World War II.Duterte recently addressed the thorny issue of the killings, delivering what critics called a clear admission they are suspect.

"What are my sins? Did I steal money? Even just one peso? Did I prosecute somebody I sent to jail?" he asked in a September speech. "My only sin is extrajudicial killings."https://www.thestar.com.my

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Who are you insuring?Are you a solo traveller or taking a trip with friends, family or a large group?If you’re going at it solo, you have the luxury to pick a hand-pick an individual plan which suits your specific needs. If it’s a family trip, make sure you get a family plan since buying an individual policy for each member of the family can be expensive, and time and effort consuming. Age limits (for children and the elderly) and other restrictions vary from insurer to insurer, so check the policy wordings. And if you’re looking to a cover a group of two or more, say a corporate retreat in Chiang Mai, its way more practical to purchase group travel insurance. This provides almost the same benefits as individual plans, yet at lower cost thanks to popular group discounts – and can be customised to the nature of the trip. How long and frequent are your trips? If you make two to three trips a year, it makes perfect sense to buy a single trip plan, which covers a traveller for a single trip, usually starting from and returning to Singapore.

Can YOU see it yet? Man divorces wife after seeing this photo

Who are you insuring?Are you a solo traveller or taking a trip with friends, family or a large group?If you’re going at it solo, you have the luxury to pick a hand- pick an individual plan which suits your specific needs. If it’s a family trip, make sure you get a family plan since buying an individual policy for each member of the family can be expensive, and time and effort consuming. Age limits (for children and the elderly) and other restrictions vary from insurer to insurer, so check the policy wordings. And if you’re looking to a cover a group of two or more, say a corporate retreat in Chiang Mai, its way more practical to purchase group travel insurance. This provides almost the same benefits as individual plans, yet at lower cost thanks to popular group discounts – and can be customised to the nature of the trip. How long and frequent are your trips? If you make two to three trips a year, it makes perfect sense to buy a single trip plan, which covers a traveller for a single trip, usually starting from and returning to Singapore. What is 'Insurance Premium' An insurance premium is the amount of money that an individual or business must pay for an insurance policy. The insurance premium is income for the insurance company, once it is earned, and also represents a liability in that the insurer must provide coverage for claims being made against the policy. Next Up Advance Premium Classified Insurance Weekly Premium Insurance Insurance BREAKING DOWN 'Insurance Premium' The price of an insurance premium for a given insurance policy can vary and depends on a variety of factors. Among those factors are the type of insurance coverage, the likelihood of a claim being made, the area where the policyholder lives or operates a business, the behavior of the person or business being covered, and the amount of competition that the insurer faces. For example, the likelihood of a claim being made against a teenage driver living in an urban area may be higher or lower compared to a teenage driver in a suburban area. In general, the greater the risk associated with a policy, the more expensive the insurance policy will be. Policyholders may choose from a number of options for paying their insurance premiums. Some insurers allow the policyholder to pay the insurance premium in installments, such as monthly or semi-annual payments, or may require the policyholder to pay the total amount before coverage starts. Insurance premiums may increase after the policy period ends. The insurer may increase the premium if claims were made during the previous period, if the risk associated with offering a particular type of insurance increases, or if the cost of providing coverage increases. Insurers use the insurance premium to cover the liabilities associated with the policies they underwrite. They may also invest the premium in order to generate higher returns and offset some of the costs of providing the insurance coverage, which can help an insurer keep prices competitive. Insurers will invest the premiums in assets with varying levels of liquidity and return, but they are required to maintain a certain level of liquidity. State insurance regulators set the amount of liquid assets required to ensure insurers can pay claims. A controversial story has made its way around the internet for the last few days. This woman sent a picture of her to her husband after seeing which the husband filed a case for divorce. But what was so weird in the seemingly innocent photo of the wife?

The husband who was mostly out of home on business tours called the wife one day but despite calling her several times she didn’t answer the call. When she finally answered the call, and the husband demanded an explanation, she replied that she was bathing and therefore couldn’t respond to his phone call.

The husband then asked her to send a picture of hers to which the woman sent this photograph of her sitting in her bedroom. Wondering what did he see in the picture that he had to take such a step?

There are some who see everything; nothing gets past them. They have the ability to notice small, subtle things that most of us would be oblivious to. It can be both good and bad. For one, it feels like you have hawk eyes, quickly zeroing down on details that reveal the truth.On the other hand, what you discover may bring you emotional pain than you didn’t ask for. Depending on who you talk to, ignorance is bliss. One man found the hard way that his sweet and loving wife was doing things she should not have been.

All it took is one photo for him to realize the woman he had married was playing him. The image has gone viral online with some spotting the evidence immediately, while others needing extra help.

Marriage, like many things, is in the details – the couples that make it know pretty much everything about one another. One couple recently discovered that maybe the details are a little more important than they ever could have imagined.When the husband was away on business for two weeks, he missed his wife a great deal. So when he got back home, he burst inside to greet his wife.

Man arrested for allegedly molesting woman while sitting beside her on bus

A 46-year-old man was arrested on Oct 9 for allegedly molesting a woman on a public bus.
The victim, a 38-year-old woman, made a police report on Oct 5 about the incident.Officers from Jurong Police Division established the identity of the suspect through ground enquiries and arrested him.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the man had molested the victim while he was seated beside her.He will be charged in court on Oct 10.Anyone convicted for the offence of outrage of modesty can be jailed up to 2 years, with fine, caning, or with any combination of such punishments.

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Man arrested for allegedly molesting 9-year-old girl

SINGAPORE: A 20-year-old man was arrested on Monday (Aug 20) for allegedly molesting a nine-year-old girl, police said.On Friday, the police received a report that a young girl had been molested by a man on board a bus along Bedok Reservoir Road the day before.

The man allegedly followed the girl after she had alighted from the bus and proceeded to follow her into a lift at the block where she stays.Channel NewsAsia understands that when she left the lift, he allegedly grabbed the girl and brought her to a staircase landing where he molested her again.
The suspect fled the scene after the girl cried from distress, said the police.Investigations and police cameras eventually helped the police establish the identity of the suspect who was arrested along Tampines Street 45 on Monday.

If found guilty of outrage of modesty, he faces a jail term of up to five years, a fine, caning or any combination of such punishments.The police warned members of the public to be aware of their surroundings, and move away if someone sits or stands exceptionally close to them when taking the public transport. Other precautions include avoiding secluded places or taking the lift with strangers, having someone escort them when returning home late at night and carrying a shrill alarm.

Who are you insuring?Are you a solo traveller or taking a trip with friends, family or a large group?If you’re going at it solo, you have the luxury to pick a hand-pick an individual plan which suits your specific needs. If it’s a family trip, make sure you get a family plan since buying an individual policy for each member of the family can be expensive, and time and effort consuming. Age limits (for children and the elderly) and other restrictions vary from insurer to insurer, so check the policy wordings. And if you’re looking to a cover a group of two or more, say a corporate retreat in Chiang Mai, its way more practical to purchase group travel insurance. This provides almost the same benefits as individual plans, yet at lower cost thanks to popular group discounts – and can be customised to the nature of the trip. How long and frequent are your trips? If you make two to three trips a year, it makes perfect sense to buy a single trip plan, which covers a traveller for a single trip, usually starting from and returning to Singapore.

Man in Malaysia allegedly chops disabled father's body into 6 pieces before dumping it in septic tank

A 52-year-old man allegedly cut off the head of his disabled father and chopped his body into six parts in Ipoh, Malaysia on Oct 8 at about midnight after he was scolded by the victim for taking drugs in their home.

According to New Straits Times, the remains of 74-year-old You Su Kim were found inside a 1.5 metre deep septic tank at the back of his home and a dug up hole about 12 metres away from the tank in Kanthan New Village, Chemor on Tuesday (Oct 9) at about 9am.

His hands, legs and head were found in the hole, reported The Malay Mail.The discovery was made by the victim's daughter after she noticed blood on the walls, pillows and mattress in You's house.
"As soon as I entered my father's room, I saw blood on the mattress and pillow," she said.
"Curious, I engaged the help of a neighbour to help look for my father."We then found signs of a freshly dug hole behind the house.

"My father is old and paralysed, my brother (suspect) was tasked with looking after my father over the past few years, it is just the two of them in this house.His son was subsequently arrested at about 1.30pm.Perak Criminal Investigation Department Chief Senior Assistant Commander (SAC) Yahya Abd Rahman said:"He admitted to killing his father as the victim had scolded him for taking 'syabu' (methamphetamine) inside their house.

"After he was arrested, the suspect led police to a long machete measuring about 0.6 metres, believed to have been used to chop up the victim.“The blood-stained weapon was discovered in a room in their house.”Police believe that the suspect was under the influence of drugs when he allegedly murdered his father.

Two uncles arrested for fighting at coffeeshop in Ang Mo Kio

Two men, aged 42 and 49, were caught on video fighting in a coffeeshop at Block 347 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 on Sep 9.The police have confirmed with Stomp that the two men were arrested in relation to the incident.

Several Stompers alerted us to a video of the fight, which was circulating on Whatsapp and Facebook.Stomp understands that the fight began because of a verbal dispute, and that the police have arrested the men in the vicinity of the area.

In the video, a man in a white singlet, was seen hitting a man in a black T-shirt.Several other men were trying to pull them apart, as many bystanders watched the scene unfold.At the end of the video, the man in the black T-shirt is seen walking away.

In response to a Stomp query, the police said: "On Sep 9 at 8.36pm, the police were alerted to a case of affray at Block 347 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3."Twomen aged 42 and 49 were arrested in relation to the case."Police investigations are ongoing."

Police investigating fight at Yishun coffee shop involving 2 elderly mento be in their 60s were seen hurling vulgarities at each other. Channel NewsAsia understands that they were fighting over a woman. One of the men is her current boyfriend while the other is her ex-boyfriend. The video, lasting more than five minutes, shows a man in red picking up beer bottles as well as a chair at one point, threatening to hit the other man in blue with long hair. The latter had taunted the man in red, who was sitting next to the woman in question, and threatened him to "come out".

Two uncles arrested for fighting at coffeeshop in Ang Mo Kio

Two men, aged 42 and 49, were caught on video fighting in a coffeeshop at Block 347 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 on Sep 9.The police have confirmed with Stomp that the two men were arrested in relation to the incident.

Several Stompers alerted us to a video of the fight, which was circulating on Whatsapp and Facebook.Stomp understands that the fight began because of a verbal dispute, and that the police have arrested the men in the vicinity of the area.

In the video, a man in a white singlet, was seen hitting a man in a black T-shirt.Several other men were trying to pull them apart, as many bystanders watched the scene unfold.At the end of the video, the man in the black T-shirt is seen walking away.

In response to a Stomp query, the police said: "On Sep 9 at 8.36pm, the police were alerted to a case of affray at Block 347 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3."Two men aged 42 and 49 were arrested in relation to the case."Police investigations are ongoing."

Police investigating fight at Yishun coffee shop involving 2 elderly men

SINGAPORE: The police are investigating a case of affray after they were alerted to a dispute at a Yishun coffee shop on Sunday night (Mar 11), which started with two elderly men fighting over a woman.This happened at the S-11 coffeeshop at Block 744 Yishun Street 72. Police said they were alerted to the incident at about 9.25pm.

In a widely shared video that was posted on Facebook, two men who appear to be in their 60s were seen hurling vulgarities at each other. Channel NewsAsia understands that they were fighting over a woman. One of the men is her current boyfriend while the other is her ex-boyfriend. The video, lasting more than five minutes, shows a man in red picking up beer bottles as well as a chair at one point, threatening to hit the other man in blue with long hair. The latter had taunted the man in red, who was sitting next to the woman in question, and threatened him to "come out".

Passers-by can be seen trying to calm both men down. But the dispute escalated when the man in red lifted a chair and hit the man in blue, who retaliated. The woman joined in, picking up a broom to hit the man in blue. But she was kicked to the ground by another man in white. A fourth man then rushed forward and started raining punches on the man in white. The video was shared almost 15,000 times as of Monday. Channel NewsAsia understands no arrests have been made.

 

Viral video of woman pointing device at road: She's not from LTA

A video of a woman pointing a device at a road while sitting on a stool has been going viral on Facebook.Stomp understands from the authorities that the woman is not employed by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and is not part of an LTA operation.

Several Stompers alerted us to the video circulating on Facebook.According to the Facebook posts, netizens say that she is a staff of LTA and was holding a device to catch speeding vehicles.In the video, she is seen pointing the device towards vehicles at a road in front of her.

According to Facebook comments, the video was taken at Block 52 Circuit Road.However, Stomp is unable to ascertain this."Beware if you're driving in the heartlands neighbourhood HDB estate," said the caption on a Facebook video uploaded by user Tan Lillian.

"Now LTA staffs disguise themselves like aunties sitting near the corner of HDB blocks with speed guns to catch speedsters."A Stomper also said to Stomp: "Think twice before you speed at town estate roads.

"This LTA staff dressed like an aunty and sitting near a HDB estate will catch you."Stomper Sherlly was also concerned when she came across this video.

"How can she not be wearing her uniform while she does this?" she said to Stomp over the phone.
"When she is on duty she has to wear her uniform for identity purposes or else she has no right to video cars driving past her."

Isteri mengaku bermadu kasih dengan adik ipar ketika suaminya berkursus

Seorang wanita mengaku bersalah di atas pertuduhan melakukan khalwat dengan adik iparnya, dikenakan hukuman denda RM1,300 oleh Mahkamah Rendah Syariah Kuala Terengganu, semalam, lapor Sinar Harian.Wanita terbabit, 29, yang merupakan guru tabika, dan adik iparnya, 25, tidak bekerja, masing-masing dikenakan denda RM1,300 dan jika gagal membayar denda itu, mereka berdepan dengan hukuman penjara selama seminggu. 

Mahkamah menjatuhkan hukuman itu selepas kedua-duanya mengaku bersalah dan atas pertuduhan tersebut di bawa Seksyen 31 (a) Enaken Kesalahan Jenayah Syariah (Takzir) (Terengganu) 2001. 

Mengikut fakta kes, serbuan berwaran dilakukan di sebuah rumah di Pulau Musang, di sini, lebih kurang jam 10.45 malam, pada 26 Jun lalu.Pintu utama yang tertutup rapat diketuk selama dua minit sebelum dibuka seorang wanita.Pemeriksaan di dalam rumah mendapati terdapat seorang kanak-kanak sedang tidur di ruang tamu dan seorang lagi sedang tidur di dalam buaian.

Hasil pemeriksaan selanjutnya mendapati ada seorang lelaki berada di dapur yang hanya memakai kain pelikat tanpa baju.Soal siasat mendapati mereka bukan pasangan suami isteri atau mahram, manakala kedua-dua kanak-kanak itu merupakan anak kepada wanita tersebut.

Wanita itu turut membuat pengakuan mengambil kesempatan bermadu kasih dengan adik ipar di rumah kerana suaminya berkursus.Pendakwaan kes dikendalikan Pendakwa Syarie, Khanurulhajja Mustafar.

 

Zizi Kirana Semakin Seksi, Makin Berani Dedah ‘Aset’

Penyanyi yang popular dengan lagu ‘Nak Ke Tak Nak’ iaitu Zizi Kirana sangat sinonim dengan imejnya yang agak seksi dan menggoda. Walaupun cara pemakaiannya sering dikecam netizen, Zizi mengakui lebih bahagia dengan caranya sendiri.Baru-baru ini, Zizi memuat naik gambar ‘panas’ dengan hanya mengenakan singlet pendek sehingga menampakkan bahagian dada dan perut. Seperti sudah dijangka, foto tersebut dikecam teruk oleh netizen dan dihujani dengan komen berbaur

Rata-rata netizen terkejut dan ada juga yang meluahkan rasa kecewa dengan penyanyi itu yang kini semakin berani mendedahkan ‘asetnya’ dan mendakwa tindakannya itu memalukan. Ada juga berpendapat, Zizi berpakaian seksi semata-mata untuk meraih perhatian.

Namun, tidak kurang juga yang memberikan kata-kata positif kepada Zizi supaya mengabaikan segala kecaman dan kritikan negatif yang dilemparkan terhadap dirinya.

Apa pun, walaupun teguran oleh peminat atau netizen agak kasar dan mengaibkan, namun apa yang dikatakan mereka itu mungkin sekadar peringatan dan tanda sayang terhadap artis kesayangan mereka.

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UFC Akhirnya Jatuhkan Hukuman Mengejutkan Terhadap McGregor dan Khabib

Nampaknya, kekalahan Conor McGregor di tangan Khabib Nurmagomedov Sabtu lalu terus menjadi bualan semua orang termasuk media dalam mahupun luar negara yang tidak putus-putus memberitakan tentang perlawanan dan kekecohan yang berlaku.

Terkini, pemberita melaporkan bahawa McGregor kini dikenakan hukuman gantung selama sebulan oleh UFC atas alasan kesihatan.

Manakala, berita gembira buat penyokong Khabib, Presiden UFC, Dana White memutuskan untuk tetap mengekalkan kejuaraan Khabib, laporan dari sportsjoe.ie.

Susulan itu, kenyataan rasmi yang dikeluarkan hari ini menyatakan McGregor tidak dibenarkan membuat sebarang komunikasi sehingga 28 Okt.

Khabib yang dilihat tidak mengalami sebarang kecederaan daripada perlawanan rasminya, bagaimanapun tidak dikenakan apa-apa tindakan.

This 6-year-old girl takes care of her paralysed father after her mother abandoned the family

ou never stop caring for your children and giving them all the essential things they need. Whether your child grows to be a wise one or decides to live on his or her own, your responsibility as a parent doesn't just stop there instantly.But what if it's the other way around? This is the story of Jia Jia, a six-year-old girl from Ningxia Province of China.

This "little angel" touched the hearts of netizens and instantly became an online sensation for taking care of her paralyzed dad, Tian Haicheng.Tian uses Kuaishou, a photo-sharing app in China, to document his daughter's selfless work. After the two went viral on social media, Tian's account now has more than 480,000 followers.The 40-year-old dad had a car accident in March 2016, leaving his body paralyzed from the chest downwards. Despite this mishap, his wife for seven years abandoned them two months after the accident and brought with her their eldest son."Looking after my dad, I don't feel tired at all," said Jia Jia in an interview with Yangtzi Evening News.

The father-daughter routine starts at 6 am. Jia Jia loves to stay home to help attend to her father's needs. She uses a handmade harness to carry Tian out of bed and put him in his motorized wheelchair.She will then massage her dad's muscle for about half an hour, followed by helping him brush his teeth and washing his face before going to school. While Jia Jia is in school, her paternal grandparents look after his father.At a young age, Jia Jia also learned how to shave his father's beard. That's why her dad calls her "Daddy's hand."

Tian suffered from comminuted fracture of the cervical spine due to the accident. He already expected that he would be bedridden for the rest of his life and even attempted to end it by drinking pesticide.But his daughter stopped him from committing suicide, "Dad, you can't die. I wouldn't have a father. My mother is gone. All I have is you."Be it good or bad, Jia Jia's inspiring story only proves us that whatever happens, our family will never leave us behind.

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Boss of Kaki Bukit garage, 60, arrested after allegedly hitting customer's head with hammer

A 60-year-old man was arrested after a dispute involving him and a customer broke out in a car garage at 1 Kaki Bukit Avenue 6 on Sep 27.Responding to a Stomp query, the police said that they received a call for assistance at 3.49pm that day."A 60-year-old man was subsequently arrested for voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means and criminal intimidation," added a police spokesman.

A video of the incident that was posted on Facebook last Thursday (Oct 4) shows the two men in an altercation.The video shows both guys standing in front of a Toyota, whose front bonnet was held open by the older guy in a blue shirt. He is believed to be the boss of the car garage.
He is seen suddenly letting go of the bonnet, causing it to slam on the younger's guy hands.

The pair then started getting into a fight, with the older man waving a hammer in his hand.
They also started pushing each other around.The older man can be seen wielding his hammer about, while the younger guy started shouting, "Come on!" multiple times with his arms outstretched.
The latter also used his chest to repeatedly shove his opponent despite attempts to evade and push him away.

Even though other people at the scene tried to intervene, the two of them continued tussling.
Lianhe Wanbao contacted the bespectacled man in the video, whom they identified as 43-year-old Mr Liu.He said that he had previously recommended the garage to a car driver who had been involved in an accident.However, the two parties cancelled their collaboration as they could not come to an agreement about the commission.Prior to the fight, Mr Liu had gotten into an accident and sent his car to the garage.

He said that the car garage's boss, however, detained his car and asked him to return his commission of $8,000 instead.Mr Liu believes that the boss was still upset with him for not bringing in business for the garage following the cancelled collaboration.He added: "That day, I went to the garage with a friend to collect my car. The boss insisted that I return the money, even threatening to hit my car with a hammer if I did not do so."During our argument, he used the wooden end of the hammer to hit me on the back of my head. I called the police afterwards.

"Because my head was in pain from being hit, I went to Sengkang Community Hospital, where I was hospitalised and placed under observation for one day."When contacted by Wanbao, the car garage's boss emphasised that he had no intention of injuring the other party.According to him, he went to see a doctor after being shoved over 10 times by Mr Liu and had to rest for three days.He also said that he had to rush to Hong Kong on Saturday (Oct 6) and would go to the police station to assist in investigations upon returning on Thursday (Oct 11).Police investigations are ongoing

Singapore’s troubling suicide problem – early detection of signs and professional help is best prevention

Singapore’s suicide rates have gone down in the recent years. Samaritans of Singapore (SOS), an organization dedicated to the prevention of suicide, reported 361 suicides in Singapore in 2017, the lowest since 2012. Despite hitting a record low, the statistics reveal even more disturbing news than before, making detection of early warning signs and getting professional help immediately the best and only way to prevent suicide.

According to SOS, the average suicide rate from 2012 to 2016 was 9.14 suicides per 100,000 residents. That went down to a record low of 7.74 suicides per 100,000 residents. While the numbers for all of Singapore are encouraging, the details expose new heart-breaking numbers.

“Suicide is the leading cause of death for those aged 10-29.

There are 2.4 times more deaths from suicide than transport accidents.

Males account for more than 66.6 % of all suicides.

For every suicide, at least 6 suicide survivors are left behind.”

It is tragic that Singapore’s youth aged 10-29 are turning to suicide. Besides going through a dizzying coming-of-age and a realization of self, they are forced to face multiple pressures in this intensely competitive and disruptive technological age. Pressure is coming from all sides: from their parents, their peers, their schools, their workplaces, their bosses, their bank accounts, and the big one – their futures. Many Singaporean millennials have expressed deep anxiety over having FOMO (the fear of missing out) on opportunities and advancements that will make them relevant in the future.

Young people are not the only ones choosing to end their own lives. The pervasiveness of the elderly committing suicide is a troubling trend in Singapore. The number of suicides by older citizens aged 60 and above in 2017 has gone up to 129, the highest number ever recorded. Samaritans of Singapore listed elderly suicides in 2017 at an alarming 123 percent of that in 2011.

Losing their life partners at an advanced age, living in isolation, battling chronic illnesses that affect their mental faculties (such as dementia), facing extreme loneliness and feeling disconnected from the world, which is moving at a pace too fast for them, are the most common causes that lead to the disquieting reality of elderly suicides in Singapore.

Singapore has dealt with suicides by criminalizing them – imposing fines and an up to one-year prison sentence on suicide attempts, as stated in Section 309 of Singapore’s Penal Code, which also notes that it is a crime to aid and abet the suicide of another person.
Just last month, an official review of the Penal Code by a special committee called for attempted suicide to be decriminalized, saying that the way to help suicidal people is not through the criminal justice system, but through professional treatment.

Treatment, rather than prosecution, is the effective and appropriate response to people fighting such extreme depression that they actually want to take their own lives, the committee noted in its report.

“Given the state of mind of a person attempting suicide, the focus should be on addressing the precipitating causes, since there may be limited contemplation of deterrence or consequence in those circumstances,” said Anand Nalachandran of TSMP Law Corporation, who has acted for someone who had attempted suicide.

SOS lists the risk factors that can contribute to a higher propensity of suicidal thoughts:

1) a previous attempt or family history of suicide

2) mental illness

3) serious chronic health conditions

4) traumatic life events (divorce, job loss, death of close ones, etc.)

5) prolonged stress situations (bullying, abuse, unemployment, etc.)

Early detection is important to the prevention of suicide.

The only way that suicide can be prevented is through early detection and help. Singapore needs to change its ways – decriminalizing attempts at suicide and offering treatment and care instead.
Samaritans of Singapore says that there is hope, as long as we help each other.

“Suicide is preventable. More often than not, individuals don’t want to end their lives – they just want to get out of the overwhelming or painful situation they are in. But they can’t do it alone.” – Samaritans of Singapore

 

Fatal crash at Upper Bukit Timah Road: Passenger who died and driver were cousins

Two men who were involved in a fatal accident along Upper Bukit Timah Road on early Sunday morning (Oct 7) were reportedly cousins.The collision, which occurred at around 1.30am, left the 28-year-old car driver injured and his 25-year-old passenger dead.

Stomp understands that the driver had lost control of his car, which then mounted the centre road divider before crashing into a tree.Police had earlier told Stomp that the driver, who was taken conscious to National University Hospital, was subsequently arrested for causing death by a negligent act.

According to Shin Min Daily News, the two men in the car were cousins.When reporters visited the scene, they saw tyre marks that were about five metres long.

The driver, who was trapped inside his car and extricated by the SCDF using hydraulic tools, suffered superficial injuries.It is believed that he avoided the brunt of the impact from the collision as it was mainly the left side of the car that had hit the tree, reported Shin Min.Police investigations are ongoing.

Goodbye, Cap. Chris Evans Is Done With Captain America

Chris Evans seemed to confirm Thursday he’s hanging up Captain America’s shield and leaving the Marvel Cinematic Universe.“Officially wrapped on Avengers 4,” he tweeted. “It was an emotional day to say the least. Playing this role over the last 8 years has been an honor. To everyone in front of the camera, behind the camera, and in the audience, thank you for the memories! Eternally grateful.”
Evans first took on Steve Rogers in 2011 in Captain America: The First Avenger and has continued the role in half a dozen more films.

The 37-year-old actor has been teasing his departure for months, including in March when he told the New York Times that “”You want to get off the train before they push you off.”

It’s unclear, though, if the death of Evans’ Steve Rogers is the death of Captain America in general, or if another superhero could take his place. In the comics, Bucky Barnes/the Winter Soldier (played by Sebastian Stan in the movies) and Sam Wilson/the Falcon (Anthony Mackie) have taken up Cap’s shield.

Avengers 4 hits cinemas May 3, 2019. – New York Daily News/Tribune News Service