An Indian-origin man in Singapore was jailed for molesting a domestic helper in a lift of a housing block and punching a man. According to a report by the news agency PTI on Saturday (Jan 27), 61-year-old Singaram Palianeapan followed the domestic help (a woman) into a lift where he molested her, keeping her trapped for nearly 90 seconds.

An Indian-origin man in Singapore was jailed for molesting a domestic helper in a lift of a housing block and punching a man. According to a report by the news agency PTI on Saturday (Jan 27), 61-year-old Singaram Palianeapan followed the domestic help (a woman) into a lift where he molested her, keeping her trapped for nearly 90 seconds. This incident occurred in Sept 2022. A month later, while he was out on bail, Singaram punched a man at a bicycle shop three times with a metal chain wrapped around his fist. He was sentenced to a total of 10 months in jail after pleading guilty to both crimes, PTI reported. The first crime Citing court documents, PTI reported that on Sept 28, 2022, the domestic help was buying food when Singaram offered her money to buy herself a drink. The woman initially refused the offer but later accepted the money when he insisted. The documents said that after getting food, the woman proceeded to head back to her employer's residence as Singaram followed her. The two reached the lift of the housing block and Singaram pressed the button for level 17 but when the woman tried to press the button for level five, he stopped her. According to Deputy Public Prosecutor Jordy Kay, once the lift started to move, the 61-year-old molested the helper. The lift arrived at level 17 upon which the man stood by the lift doors asking the victim to follow him. When the woman refused, Singaram went back into the lift and selected level 7, and as the lift moved, he continued to molest her. Singaram was in the lift with the victim for about a minute and 28 seconds, and all of his actions were captured on the lift's CCTV camera, Kay added. Singaram was arrested on Sept 28 and released on bail the next day. The second crime A month later, Singaram was at a bicycle shop where he confronted the shop owner about the problems he was facing with the personal mobility device that he bought. A dispute broke out between the two men and Singaram took out a metal chain from his personal mobility device, wrapped it around his right fist and punched the shop owner thrice, PTI reported. Kay sought a jail term of between nine and 11 months for the 61-year-old. (With inputs from agencies)

Singapore: Indian-origin man jailed for molesting domestic help, punching a man

A Singaporean firm's director was given a jail term for nearly three years for supplying luxury goods worth millions to North Korea, which violates UN sanctions.&nbsp;

The court convicted Ng Kheng Wah for shipping $4.4 million items including wine, spirits and perfume to North Korea via Dalian in China for more than six years. As per the court documents, the firm T Specialist sent over Sg$6 million in goods that included musical instruments, watches, jewellery, and cosmetics, to a department store chain in North Korea.&nbsp;

"This sanctions regime will only be effective if every UN member state, including Singapore, uses its best efforts to ensure full compliance," said Judge Bala Reddy, while reading out the 34-month sentence. He also added that such "illicit"&nbsp;international trade also harms a country's reputation and raises questions of its commitment to the UN Security Council&nbsp;sanctions regime.

The United Nations have imposed sanctions in response to North Korea's ballistic and nuclear tests. Singapore introduced laws to enforce these sanctions and in 2017 ended trade ties with the North.&nbsp;

In recent years, a lot of companies and individuals were charged of supplying banned goods to North Korea. A Singaporean firm was accused of supplying wine and sprites worth nearly Sg$665,000 ($480,000) to North in August. Last year, two men were charged with supplying luxury goods, including watches 
and jewellery to Pyongyang.

(with inputs from AFP)

A Singaporean firm's director was given a jail term for nearly three years for supplying luxury goods worth millions to North Korea, which violates UN sanctions.

A Singaporean firm's director was given a jail term for nearly three years for supplying luxury goods worth millions to North Korea, which violates UN sanctions. The court convicted Ng Kheng Wah for shipping $4.4 million items including wine, spirits and perfume to North Korea via Dalian in China for more than six years. As per the court documents, the firm T Specialist sent over Sg$6 million in goods that included musical instruments, watches, jewellery, and cosmetics, to a department store chain in North Korea. "This sanctions regime will only be effective if every UN member state, including Singapore, uses its best efforts to ensure full compliance," said Judge Bala Reddy, while reading out the 34-month sentence. He also added that such "illicit" international trade also harms a country's reputation and raises questions of its commitment to the UN Security Council sanctions regime. The United Nations have imposed sanctions in response to North Korea's ballistic and nuclear tests. Singapore introduced laws to enforce these sanctions and in 2017 ended trade ties with the North. In recent years, a lot of companies and individuals were charged of supplying banned goods to North Korea. A Singaporean firm was accused of supplying wine and sprites worth nearly Sg$665,000 ($480,000) to North in August. Last year, two men were charged with supplying luxury goods, including watches and jewellery to Pyongyang. (with inputs from AFP)

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Singapore: Indian-origin man jailed for molesting domestic help, punching a man

Singapore: Man jailed for three years for supplying luxury goods to North Korea