Kidnapped woman repeatedly raped and forced to cook & eat human flesh
When speaking to the UN on the conflict-torn east of Congo, Julienne Lusenge, the president of a women’s rights organisation, revealed the woman’s chilling experience and shared it with the audience.
According to a Congolese rights organisation, the story involves a woman who was twice kidnapped by militants in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in Africa, repeatedly raped and forced to cook and consume human flesh.
Customer shocked to find worm in laksa, netizens reveal it’s a secret ingredient
A customer was shocked to see a worm in her bowl of laksa which she had almost finished eating; however, not everyone from the online community was as disgusted because laksa gravy was apparently made with worms in the past.
“OMG. Almost finished eating this bowl of laksa, then (I) saw this at the bean sprout. OMG, so disgusting lo,” wrote Facebook page Complaint Singapore member Veron Lok on Monday (July 4).
He Ting Ru: Some residents feel they have to go through many hoops in order to get help
Senior Minister of State for Manpower Koh Poh Koon pointed out in Parliament on Monday (July 4) that Workers’ Party MP He Ting Ru (Sengkang GRC) had made an unfair characterization of Singapore’s society as being uncaring in a speech she made on February 28.
He added that Ms He had not given the government agencies sufficient time to respond to the case she cited.
Defence Minister: MINDEF prepared to allow NS disruptions for international competitions
For athletes or artists who want to do well in international competitions as well as in their National Service, Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen says MINDEF is ready to allow for both.
Progress Singapore Party Non-Constiuency Member of Parliament Leong Mun Wai posed a question in Parliament, asking if the government would be more flexible in its criteria for deferent to Singaporeans who have the possibility of success in sports and arts.
Desmond Lee says ‘too high rents could result vacant stalls for owners’ while netizens worry multi-million dollar sale of coffee shops would ‘become the norm’
Several questions were posed in Parliament recently after it was reported that a Yishun coffee shop was sold for $40 million, while a Tampines one went for a whopping $41.68 million.
National Development Minister Desmond Lee told Parliament that the resale market for HDB coffee shop transactions is monitored by the Housing Board. Also monitored are the prices of food sold at these shops.