Tight pants banned for women

Under the ordinance, adult women have to wear dresses or other clothes that do not depict their body parts. Tight pants and blouses, transparent clothes and short jilbab are forbidden under Islam. The local administration had provided 20,000 pieces of dress to be distributed to women caught in crackdowns on un-Islamic clothes. Offenders will be reprimanded, but if they commit the same mistakes thress times, the officers will seize the tight clothes and ask them to wear dresses.

For males, shorts are banned in public places. They are required to wear loose-fit pants that will make them easy to perform their daily prayers.

I didn't know that there were still restrictions about what not to wear in other countries. I thought the act of controlling only happen in schools. It's kind of surprising to see a particular clothes banned there.

Teacher cut the hair of 70 female students

In China, a teacher, who cut the hair of 70 female students, has apologised for her action. The teacher made the apology after a three-hour meeting with parents and state education officers on Monday. The students(victim), feeling humiliated, refused to attend school after the incident and complained to their parents, who brought the matter to the authorities.

In Singapore schools, it is quite common to see students having their hair cut by barbers. Usually in school, we'll have spot check by form teachers. They will check our hair, attire and footwear, make sure that all are appropriate. If not, barbers will help to cut our hair to make it short and neat. I suppose that teacher in China had gone overboard, that's why it brings the attention to the parents and authorities.

Girl cries rape to avoid being expelled

In malaysia, a private college student in Kuala Lumpur lodged a police report claiming that she was raped by a friend. However, she subsequently withdrew her report. That aroused police suspicion. Police later found that the student had lodged the report in order to inform the college authorities that she had been traumatised due to the incident and thus could not attend classes. In short, her motive was just to avoid being expelled for not attending classes.

I find the act of this girl, ridiculous and childish. Firstly, its already wrong to skip school without any reason. Worst, to avoid responsibility, she did childish act like this, to cover up her reasons for not attending school. She shouldn't say things like that in the first place as it might ruin her reputation and things might go out of control.

Birthday bash: gone too far?

In yet another hazing video being circulated online, a student from Bedok View Secondary was filmed being carried by a few schoolmates, who then rammed his private parts against a pole. Also known as "birthday bash". These activities are common among male students, but some schools have banned it due to safety concerns.

Birthday bash in schools are common among students. Its like having fun while celebrating your friend's birthday. However, they shouldn't play "rough" like "pillaring". etc. Who would be responsible if permanent damage were to be done, though it seems like just harmless fun. Probably students should limit themselves while playing, afterall, safety first.

Orchard MRT station targeted by terrorists

A senior Indonesian police investigator revealed yesterday that Singapore was a potential target for extremist groups in Indonesia and they had singled out the Orchard MRT station. He told The Straits Times that the Orchard station had been circled on a map of the MRT network found in the home of a terror suspect killed last week. He also added that, Singapore is obviously a target and they planned to enter Singapore through Malaysia.

No matter if this news is true or not, Singaporeans should be prepared for the worst. SMRT should also take precautions in case it really happen. Also, because of this news, businesses in Orchard might be affected. People tend to avoid going there that often, unless the whole thing is over and its confirm safe to be there.

Baby suffocates to death while in bed with parents

A one-month old baby girl suffocated while sleeping on the same bed as her parents. After feeding her at around 1am, they went to sleep. One of the parents woke up at about 4am and was shocked to find that the baby was not breathing and had turned purple.

The baby was pronounced dead at the hospital. Police are still investigating whether she was suffocated by the pillows, blanket or her parents.

Some foreigners actually stop letting their kids sleep with them from young. Their aim is to let them to learn to be independent from a young age. So, even if the baby was just one-month old, they will let the baby sleep in one room by him/herself. My point is that, this way, not only it avoids incident like this, the kid will also learn not to be too dependent on his/her parents.

Foetus removed from baby's abdomen

In India, a team of doctors conducted a critical surgery today and removed a foetus from a year and two month old baby. The baby was admitted to the hospital few days ago with acute pain in her lower abdomen.

An ultra-scan was done and a foetus in the form of a tumour was found in her abdomen. Doctor said that two foetus have been developed but one of them accidentally went inside the abdomen of the other. Doctors also claimed that this is a rare case as one in every 15,ooo patients develop such tumour in their abdomen.

In my opinion, i find this article quite interesting. I have never seen or heard any news about a year and two month old baby carrying another "twin" inside his/her abdomen. I'm curious how exactly did the foetus went it to the other. Thankfully, after the surgery, the one year and two month old baby was alright. As for the foetus, it's somehow predictable that he/she can't survive.

Malaysian's cop proposal

A traffic police officer was arrested for sexual harassment in Kuala Lumpur after two women accused him of making indecent proposals in return for not booking them for speeding. The women, who drove separately claimed the cop had stopped them at a roadblock and accused them of speeding.

One of them claimed the cop told her to remove her blouse while the other was allegedly asked to show her "nice legs". Both were told that if they followed the cop's request, they would not be fined for speeding. They were shocked and even thought they misheard him. After that, they then went to lodge a report.

Previously, i've heard rumours about malaysian police, that if you were fined for speeding, you could easily get away with it by bribing them. This is definitely not good because they are not taking the law seriously. Also, this is abusing of power and i hope this case will be handled properly.

Medium - Despicable

In malaysia, the press reported that a 16-year-old girl was molested when her mother took her to seek help to chase away a "spirit" that was disturbing the girl. The medium asked the girl to remove all her clothes and lie down naked on a carpet in a room alone. He then molested her and even took some photos of her.

Not only that, he even asked the girl if she wanted to have sexual intercourse to chase away the "spirit" which was disturbing her. The girl then told her boyfriend and family about the incident, her boyfriend and his friend confronted the medium and beat him up.

This incident might haunt the girl for many years or even a lifetime. To me, i think that the so called medium, might be a con man. From the way he acts, he wasn't helping to solve the problem, instead he's taking advantage of the 16-year-old girl. He should be punished severely even though no one was physically hurt in this incident.

Malaysian jailed for threesome with minor

A young malaysian man living in Singapore, who had threesome sex with his fiancee and a 14-year-old girl, was jailed for seven months for carnal connection with a girl under 16.

The mother of the 14-year-old girl rented the flat for her, as she could not get along with her new family. Assistant Public Prosecutor said that the 14-year-old girl actually agreed to have threesome sex when the malaysian man, Kwek suggested it. "Kwek even had sex with the girl when they were alone at home.

I feel that the malaysian guy is too much, overly desperate. Even if he wants to satisfy his needs, he don't have to pull a young girl in, which ruin her future, her life. Also, the girl is making a huge mistake if she really did agree to have threesome sex. She will regret this decision she made.

How to improve school sports safety?

Throughout all the years, many students suffered injuries ranging from concussion to fractures and they were usually caused by two things - negligence on their part or extreme aggression on the opponent's.

A common root to these factors can be traced - the coach. The coach has to ensure the athletes fully understand the repercussions of neglecting safety. Athletes are constantly told to push their limits and the desire to win sometimes overrules common sense.

A Coach does not just teach the techniques of a sport, he should also teach them to control themselves when competing hard and when they should or should not push their limits.

I myself have friends in class whom were injured due to playing of sports. Somehow it's true that the coach plays a part in determining all this. He should teach them to respect the sport as well as the opponent. In sports, winning is not really everything, most importantly is the process of it.

Tour to help ease maid in

Around thirty foreign domestic workers were given a tour of a few historical and cultural sites in Singapore yesterday as part of a new programme to help them feel more at home in the country.
They went to places like Singapore river, Merlion Park, Chinatown and the Kampong Glam Heritage Village. For many of them, it was their first glimpse of Singapore's founder Sir Stamford Raffles - not to mention, the river.

Earlier in the morning, they had learnt about Singapore's various festivals and received quick mandarin lesson of common terms and greetings.

I think that this programme is effective and definitely benefits the domestic workers. It not only makes them feel more at home, but also helps them to communicate better with employers in future.