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Singapore police arrested a 65-year-old man on Saturday, October 13 for causing public nuisance and voluntarily hurting two police officers in Geylang Serai. As per the police, an unknown person alerted them at around 11.30 on Saturday about the man, who was seeking money from random people at 1 Geylang Serai. Later, the man was identified as Zeng Guoyan, who is also known as the "Parrot Man". After the arrival of the police officers, Zeng became uncooperative and refused to follow the instruction given by the officers despite repeated warnings. The police said that when they were trying to arrest the man he showed extreme violence and hurt two officers. Later, police stated that over a few weeks they were receiving similar complaints from many people against Zeng for disrupting the peace and causing a public nuisance. However, the investigation is going on. Earlier this year, Zeng, who was diagnosed with nose cancer in 2014, was arrested by police for allegedly verbally abusing a man … [Read more...] about Singapore: Police arrest ‘Parrot Man’ in Geylang Serai after attacking two officers

SINGAPORE - A 65-year-old man was arrested on Saturday (Oct 13) for causing public nuisance and voluntarily hurting public servants. The police said that they responded to a complaint from a member of the public at 11.30am on Saturday about a man who was asking the public for money at 1 Geylang Serai. The Straits Times understands that the man was Mr Zeng Guoyan, also known as the "Parrot Man". When police officers engaged the man, he allegedly became uncooperative and refused to comply with officers' instructions despite repeated warnings. The police said that during the arrest, he turned violent and hurt two officers. Preliminary investigations showed that over the past few weeks, the police received similar complaints from the public against him for disrupting the peace and causing public nuisance. Police investigations are ongoing. Mr Zeng was arrested earlier this year in August after he allegedly verbally abused a man in Orchard Road. In 2008, he was given the nickname "Parrot … [Read more...] about ‘Parrot Man’ arrested in Geylang Serai after hurting two police officers

The 29-year-old accused who allegedly stabbed a woman on Thursday night, October 11 at the void deck of a Housing Board block in Queenstown, was charged in court on Saturday. The man, Muhammad Faizal Mohamed Salleh has faced one count of voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapon and as per Penal Code Section 326, a convict of such crime would face a maximum jail term of 15 years, with caning, and/or fine. The court documents stated that the accused allegedly stabbed the victim, Noordilah Fadilah by using a 15cm knife without a handle at around 11.45 pm on Thursday. He attacked her right side of the body that caused multiple puncture wounds. The victim of this knife attack case is still bedridden and under observation in the Intensive Care Unit of National University Hospital (NUH). The police said that when Noordilah was taken to the hospital she was in a conscious state but her condition was quite critical. As reported, the wounds have appeared in her back and lacerations … [Read more...] about Singapore: Queenstown stabbing case accused faces charges in court; Female victim still in ICU

A 29-year-old man was arrested for stabbing a woman, who was taken to the hospital with multiple lacerations on Thursday night, October 11. The attack took place at the void deck of a Housing Board block in Queenstown. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that they were alerted to the incident at around 10.48 pm and after their arrival, the female victim was taken to the National University Hospital, located at 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road. As per police, at around 10.50 pm they came to know that an unnamed woman was stabbed by a man at Block 146 Mei Ling Street. Reports stated that the victim had multiple lacerations and the hospital authority was ordered to be on standby to receive her. But, the Clementi Police Division officers, who were trying to identify the alleged attacker through inquiries and CCTV footages, finally tracked him down and arrested him on Friday at 9 am. Later, at around 10.45 am almost for five minutes the man with shoulder length hair was taken to the scene, … [Read more...] about Singapore: Woman stabbed in Queenstown, police arrest male suspect

Singapore's neighbouring country, Malaysia has decided to abolish colonial-era Sedition Act, which is widely used to rein in dissent and the cabinet is working on the suspension process of the death penalty by the end of 2018.The Malaysian Sedition Act states that any individual, who (a) does or attempts to do, or makes any preparation to do, or conspires with any person to do, any act which has or which would if done, have a seditious tendency; (b) utters any seditious words; (c) prints, publishes, sells, offers for sale, distributes or reproduces any seditious publication; or (d) imports any seditious publication,-shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable for a first offence to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both, and, for a subsequent offence, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years; and any seditious publication found in the possession of the person or used in evidence at … [Read more...] about Malaysia takes bold move to abolish Sedition Act, death penalty