SibueyJialat! - All welcome to share jialat happenings

[SirLance]

Originally Posted by ExBro

There goes my favourite durian pengkat

I will not bother because so expensive.

[BeanCoffee]

Originally Posted by tikogoh

Malaysian Chinese are almost similar. I've run into them as well when I was in both Australia and New Zealand

Thank you for sharing. Thought the Malaysian Chinese will speak of their low ringgit exchange rate.

[Europa]

Hopefully nothing terrible will disrupt Euro 2016 in France.

[SibueyJiaLat]

Man grips performing artist's neck and molests her in front of witnesses at Mackenzie Road

Zaihan Mohamed Yusof
The New Paper
4 May 2016

Despite the presence of witnesses, he molested a 27-year-old woman from China.

His victim could hardly breathe from the force of his right arm gripping her neck.

But the woman, who cannot be named to protect her identity, still managed to shout for help - and sealed Singaporean Hsu Yisong's fate.

Two men at an open-air carpark on Mackenzie Road noticed her distress just after 3.30am on Jan 25 last year, and caughtHsu as he was fleeing.

Yesterday, Hsu, 25, was sentenced to two years' jail and three strokes of the cane for outraging the woman's modesty using wrongful restraint.

The court heard that the victim, who was then working as a performing artist, was walking on Mackenzie Road towards Bukit Timah Road when she sensed she was being tailed.

At the open-air carpark, she turned around and saw Hsu behind her, said Deputy Public Prosecutor Sruthi Boppana.

She assumed it was safe to continue walking as there were people at the carpark, including Singaporeans Shashi Ramparch and Suvin Sasi, and their friends.

But Hsu suddenly ran towards her, restrained her in a neck lock with his right arm, and used his left hand to lift her top before molesting her.

She shouted and tried to push Hsu's hand away. He continued his attack by trying to pull her shorts down, but failed.

STRUGGLE

During the struggle, she managed to break free after biting Hsu's arm.

After hearing the woman's shouts, Mr Suvin, Mr Shashi and their friends rushed to her aid.

Hsu fled towards Sim Lim Square with Mr Suvin and Mr Shashi in pursuit. Hsu then turned into Selegie Road and boarded a taxi.

But he did not get far, and his pursuers managed to detain him.

The police were alerted and they arrested Hsu soon after.

The victim was taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, where she was found to have suffered three scratch marks on her lower abdomen and small bruising on both her upper arms.

Hsu could have been jailed for up to 10 years for the offence.

[SibueyJiaLat]

Pub manager's intestines stuck out of stomach after getting attacked by man with samurai sword

Ronald Loh
The New Paper
May 7, 2016

Unhappy with his mistress' working conditions, Koh Ah Chwee confronted her pub manager.

Then, armed with a Japanese samurai sword, Koh stabbed the manager.

By the time he was done, Mr Chiar Kok Soon's small intestine was sticking out of his stomach.

It took Mr Chiar a month to heal, but up to today, he still feels pain when he exerts himself.

Mr Chiar was at the State Courts yesterday to testify against his 51-year-old assailant, who is on trial for voluntarily causing grievous hurt to him. Koh had been jailed 45 months in March for 13 other offences. (See report at right.)

Mr Chiar, 36, told the court he suffered two slash wounds on his left forearm during the attack.

He was rushed to the operating theatre half an hour after seeing a doctor at the hospital and was given 21 days' medical leave.

Koh's lawyers, Mr Palaniappan Sundararaj and Mr Choo Si Sen, yesterday argued that Mr Chiar's injury was not serious. They also disputed that Koh had caused two slash wounds on Mr Chiar's left forearm.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Sheryl Janet George said Koh had a Vietnamese girlfriend, Ms Tran Thi Koa Vinh, who worked as a performer at a pub in Jalan Besar.

Koh told authorities she had complained to him about being mistreated by some customers, who had smashed cake on her face.

He also claimed that her manager, Mr Chiar, had bullied her.

On Nov 28 last year, Koh went to the pub with a large box containing the 57cm sword with a 35cm blade.

A staff member spotted Koh with the box and informed Mr Chiar as well as the manager of the head office that owned the pub, Mr Chee Mun Leong, 49.

GO AWAY OR ELSE...

Mr Chee went up to Koh and served him dinner to appease him.

When Koh finished eating, he opened the box, took out the sword and tied it to his hand using a piece of nylon string.

He then told Mr Chee in Hokkien: "Walk off, if not, I will slash you."

Closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage of the stabbing was shown in court yesterday.

Koh was seen, with the sword drawn, entering the room where Mr Chiar was seated. He approached Mr Chiar, who tried to shield himself using his hands as well as a table.

A scuffle followed and Koh stabbed Mr Chiar once with the sword.

The confrontation lasted about 20 seconds, then Koh walked off with the bloodied sword.

Yesterday, Mr Chiar rolled up his sleeves to reveal two scars on his left forearm. One of the scars appeared over at least half of his inner forearm.

He told the court that he suffered the injuries when he used his left arm to defend himself against Koh.

He said he returned to work after his medical leave ended on Dec 18.

Dr Loong Tse Han, who attended to Mr Chiar when he was taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, also took the stand yesterday.

He said Mr Chiar had required immediate surgery then, even though he had appeared alert and his vitals were normal.

This was because Mr Chiar's small intestine was sticking out of his body and could dry up, become damaged or become infected, which could cause death.

Dr Loong also noted that the wounds on Mr Chiar's arms were caused by a sharp object, even though he could not ascertain if they were caused by the sword, which was shown to him.

When Mr Palaniappan asked in cross-examination whether Mr Chiar's condition was life-threatening at that point, Dr Loong replied that such cases always constituted a life-threatening situation and required immediate surgery.

Koh also testified yesterday. He claimed that he only stabbed Mr Chiar only once, but did not slash his arms.

The case has been adjourned to later this month for both sides to make their submissions.

"Walk off, if not, I will slash you," Koh Ah Chwee had said.

[SibueyJiaLat]

Foreign worker stabs himself to avoid leaving Singapore

Ng Jun Sen
The New Paper
May 8, 2016

When a business fails or a factory shuts down, the last thing bosses want to deal with is labour troubles.

Especially when it comes to foreign workers who are desperate to continue living and working in Singapore.

That is where Mr J. Ravinthiran from UTR Services comes in.

His company specialises in repatriating foreign workers when their contracts, for whatever reasons, have ended.

Says Mr Ravinthiran: "Employers outsource their repatriation to us out of convenience.

"Repatriation can involve a lot of hassle, especially when the worker refuses to return or if the police get involved."

One such scenario occurred years ago when a factory here closed down and its owners hired Mr Ravinthiran's agents to send more than 200 workers home. Many were unwilling to leave.

Since he started the company in 1997, Mr Ravithiran has managed to repatriate more than 100,000 foreign workers.

The law states that foreign workers have to be sent home when their work permits expire and cannot be renewed.

For $300 per worker, UTR Services will escort, transport and settle the logistical issues of putting the worker on a flight home.

If his company fails to repatriate the worker, Mr Ravinthiran says he can charge his clients only $100 per worker instead of the full fee.

Last year, only five out of 600 workers were not repatriated on the first attempt.

Each worker is escorted by one of his agents, all of whom have years of experience.

"It is not an easy job at all. The workers try all sorts of methods to stay off the plane," he says.

The most common method is to overpack their luggage so as to get turned away at the check-in counters because they refuse to pay excess baggage fees.

Some are desperate, perhaps because of debts from loans taken to pay off employment agents in their home countries to get the job here.

Once, a worker stabbed himself at the airport to extend his stay here, recalls Mr Ravinthiran.

Another time, a worker leapt out of a moving car while his agent was driving to the airport.

Both required medical attention but were eventually repatriated.

BAD REPUTATION

While he believes that such a service is essential here, he is aware of the bad reputation of the "repatriation market", with some migrant worker advocacy groups here accusing agents of thuggery and violence.

Says Mr Ravinthiran: "I blame some companies that mislead workers who refuse to be repatriated. They tell the workers that they will hire 'gangsters' to change their minds."

When asked about the accusations by some groups here that his crew sometimes gets physical with foreign workers, Mr Ravinthiran claims that they do not use any violence or force.

If a worker attempts to flee, repatriation agents will not fight him or force him into submission, he says.

Mr Ravinthiran insists: "We simply hand the case over to the authorities."

According to him, his agents need to build a rapport with the worker and explain the situation and the consequences of overstaying in Singapore without a valid permit, which is a crime.

"Even if we take them to the airport, they might still choose not to board the plane (since the agents don't follow them past immigration). One worker actually stayed in the transit area for days after missing his flight."

He is aware of the many issues, such as non-payment of salaries or work injury claims, between foreign workers and their former employers.

In such cases, he has the right to reject jobs from such employers, or refer individual cases to the Manpower Ministry or the police.

"If there are any disputes, we go to the authorities and listen to them before we repatriate the workers. We do so only if the workers do not have any valid grounds to remain in Singapore," he says.

And he adds: "I cannot be the one to decide who is right and who is wrong. That is not our job to decide."

SECRETS OF THE TRADE

1. Keep the workers in the loop. It is important to explain to them why they are being sent home, as they may not fully understand the reasons for their repatriation.

2. Some workers will scold you or start fights with you. Be patient and know that the police are on hand to help out.

3. Be well-connected with the foreign worker communities here. It is easier to gain rapport with a worker if you know his friend.

A long walk of shame for these foreign workers

Losing your job is probably one of the most stressful situations you could face in your life.

It can also be humiliating.

Remember the walk of shame often portrayed in movies when someone gets fired and security guards escort the person out as he holds his cardboard box of personal things?

When foreign workers get repatriated, they, too, get their walk of shame.

The difference is that foreign workers can't simply walk out of a building.

Their walk of shame lasts for six to eight hours as they pack their things and leave the country under the close watch of repatriation agents.

While I cannot say much about the hospitality of Mr Ravinthiran and his agents, it cannot be an easy feeling to be watched over.

Not to mention the looming doom of financial ruin, as many foreign workers who come to Singapore have paid dearly in advance to employment agencies in their home countries, with fees ranging from $8,000 to $20,000.

When we walked into Mr Ravinthiran's office two weeks ago, we saw a Bangladeshi worker sobbing silently to himself.

He was to be repatriated that day due to a salary dispute with his former employer that led to his work permit being cancelled.

Few things are as heartrending as seeing desperation drive a grown man to tears.

In this worker's case, he claimed he had paid $9,000 to the agent, after borrowing the sum from his family.

Optimistic that he had a future in Singapore, he thought he would be able to earn it all back.

NOT ENOUGH

But he claimed that in the six months he was here, he earned only around $5,000 - not enough to cover his losses.

"I don't know what to do when I go home," he tells me.

If workers don't earn enough while they are here, they face immense financial pressures when they get home.

Add to that the humiliation of being "escorted" out of the country by Mr Ravinthiran's agents, and it is no wonder that workers who are being repatriated do their utmost to make his job difficult.

[SibueyJiaLat]

BURN! Look what was left on the windscreen of this parking goondu at VivoCity


Stomper Jonathan came across an unusual sight on Saturday morning (May 7) at a carpark in VivoCity.

In a telephone interview with Stomp, he said he saw a note left on the windscreen of a car whose driver took up four parking lots.

The note had a picture of a dinosaur along with the words "many 3-year-olds have trouble staying within the lines. Maybe if you practice colouring this Dino, it will help with your parking".

Said the Jonathan with regards to the note:

"I think it was quite funny.

"Maybe we should keep these Dino flyers handy in our glove compartments in case we see more of such drivers."

[ceeko]

One more sibeh jialat vid (Along the lines of this forum)

Here's an angmoh zharbor literally blowing the entire club






Video Link Here

[RiyadMahrez]

LTA better issue a warning to this driver. Get him back to re-test driving licence.

Originally Posted by SibueyJiaLat

BURN! Look what was left on the windscreen of this parking goondu at VivoCity


Stomper Jonathan came across an unusual sight on Saturday morning (May 7) at a carpark in VivoCity.

In a telephone interview with Stomp, he said he saw a note left on the windscreen of a car whose driver took up four parking lots.

The note had a picture of a dinosaur along with the words "many 3-year-olds have trouble staying within the lines. Maybe if you practice colouring this Dino, it will help with your parking".

Said the Jonathan with regards to the note:

"I think it was quite funny.

"Maybe we should keep these Dino flyers handy in our glove compartments in case we see more of such drivers."

[KobeLakers]

Originally Posted by RiyadMahrez

LTA better issue a warning to this driver. Get him back to re-test driving licence.

Was thinking the same too

[lxora]

Originally Posted by BeanCoffee

Thank you for sharing. Thought the Malaysian Chinese will speak of their low ringgit exchange rate.

Same thoughts as you

[UltreMan]

Originally Posted by SibueyJiaLat

BURN! Look what was left on the windscreen of this parking goondu at VivoCity


Stomper Jonathan came across an unusual sight on Saturday morning (May 7) at a carpark in VivoCity.

In a telephone interview with Stomp, he said he saw a note left on the windscreen of a car whose driver took up four parking lots.

The note had a picture of a dinosaur along with the words "many 3-year-olds have trouble staying within the lines. Maybe if you practice colouring this Dino, it will help with your parking".

Said the Jonathan with regards to the note:

"I think it was quite funny.

"Maybe we should keep these Dino flyers handy in our glove compartments in case we see more of such drivers."

That's a cute Dino

[SibueyJiaLat]

Jialat! No new jialat story.

[BeanCoffee]

TS, thank you for the thread.

[Olympic2016]

Originally Posted by SibueyJiaLat

Since no jialat story let me post one.

Each time I travel to Bangkok. I will arrange my usual girls to meet. Two weeks before trip, 3 girls agree to meet. So thought sure one will turn up. So happily flew to Bangkok and arrived around noon. Check in go for food and some foot massage around town.

One by one the girls message to say cannot meet today. So lan lan go Huay Kwang station and settle for soapy massage.

So this is my short jialat story.

So funny. TS, thank you for sharing.