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Former midfielder Ballack unable to pay speeding fine LONDON -A lawyer for Michael Ballack claimed yesterday that the former Chelsea midfield player could not afford to pay a speeding fine because he is unemployed. The Daily Telegraph reported that the former Germany captain was caught by a speed camera doing 210kmh in his four-wheel drive Audi U7 on a Spanish motorway near the resort town of Trujillo on Oct 17. The limit for that stretch of road is 120kmh. At his initial court hearing the day after his arrest, his legal team were told that he faced a two-year driving ban and an

Just fined by Certis Cisco at outside Compass Point. Offence: "600070 - (LV) PARK AT UNBROKEN DOUBLE YELLOW LINES UNDER RULE E 22(b) RTR". There is nothing behind the offence notice but it says that the Traffic Offence will be sent to the registered owner of the vehicle in due course. Can any of you give me the email address so that I can try to appeal? Where should I write to? Traffic Police? LTA? I think its $70 fine. I left 2 passenger inside the car with hazard light on and went to fetch my old aged mother and took about about 3 minutes. Attendant spoke to the passenger to drive and when the passenger said that she is not confident to drive, he immediately issued a summon. I wanted to go into the shooping centre car park but it was full and cars were queueing outside. Yes it is my mistake but I would like to appeal. Thank you.

Got chance to waive fine IF tell the truth ?? yesterday was the first time i went to Kallang Leisure Park. so i set my gps on my nokia phone and let it guide me to the place. when i was near my destination, i took an early turn and ended up in the drive through KFC and the ERP barriers went up and then i went around the building and then exited and continued to follow the gps guidance again. finally, i reach the side entrance of kallang leisure park and then parked at the open carpark and went to Mega. after 15 mins, felt abit funny and decided to go outside to look at the carpark signs and was alarmed when i saw that there was no free sunday free parking. quickly went over to my car hopping to be able to put a coupon but the summon slip was already there under the wipers. do you think will got chance to waive or reduce the fine i i write in and tell them that i genuinely did not know about the parking requirements ? actually i was abit blur after i made the wrong turn at the KFC and kept thinking that the ERP parking gantry at the KFC was for the Leisure park, that's why i just up and walked away. Only when i saw the basement car park at the shopping center then i felt something amiss.

what about the guy who gave the bribe? court case not yet or not charged. Man jailed two months for receiving bribes http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1223767/1/.html SINGAPORE : A man was jailed for two months by a district court on Monday for receiving bribes in exchange for getting his company to award a contract. 64-year-old Alex Chee Eng Huat was also ordered to pay a penalty of S$67,000 - the amount he pocketed in bribes from Applied Forwarding, a company that provides logistics, warehousing and shipping services. The court heard that Chee, who was then the head of logistics at Diethelm Singapore, had committed the offences between April 2008 and September 2009. He accepted sums of between S$4,000 and S$10,000 from the director of Applied Forwarding, 49-year-old Viswamoorthy Ramanathan. In exchange, Chee gave recommendations to his boss that landed Applied Forwarding a two-year contract with Diethelm to provide warehousing and distribution services. Cash changed hands in envelopes between Chee and Mr Viswamoorthy at Diethelm's office in Pasir Panjang or at Applied Forwarding's Senoko warehouse. Court documents also stated that Chee accepted some of the payouts with the belief that he would continue to assist Applied Forwarding in securing future contracts with Diethelm. Though Chee's lawyer argued for a stiff fine as he is a first-time offender, the prosecution said a jail term would be more appropriate, given the large sum of money involved, and the fact that the offences had taken place over a long period of time.

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Standard Chartered http://online.wsj.com/public/quotes/main.h...od=inlineTickerPLC agreed to pay $340 million to a New York regulator to settle allegations that the bank broke U.S. money-laundering laws in handling transactions for Iranian customers, after a weeklong, trans-Atlantic regulatory drama. Standard Chartered Chief Executive Peter A. Sands flew into New York to help negotiate the settlement, said people familiar with the bank. The sum is the largest fine ever collected by a single U.S. regulator in a money-laundering case. The agreement came just eight days after the regulator, Superintendent Benjamin M. Lawsky of the state Department of Financial Services, stunned the banking world, and fellow U.S. regulators, by accusing the fifth-biggest U.K. bank by assets of illegally scheming over a decade to hide more than 60,000 financial transactions totaling $250 billion for Iranian clients. The allegations and the settlement, which were first reported by The Wall Street Journal, sparked criticism of Mr. Lawsky from senior U.K. officials, including central banker Mervyn King. The settlement led the New York regulator to call off a hearing scheduled for Wednesday morning at its offices in Lower Manhattan. The bank's chief executive had flown to New York this weekend to oversee settlement talks, according to people familiar with the bank. The bank, which earlier had contested much of the allegations, acknowledged the fine covers all the transactions that the New York regulator alleged were illegal. The bank hasn't admitted wrongdoing. The settlement took the form of a term sheet signed by Mr. Sands that spelled out the key points in the agreement, including the monetary penalty, said people familiar with the matter. Because the deal was struck so quickly, the final settlement agreement is yet to be drafted in its full legal format, they said. The penalty is the latest in a series of enforcement actions by U.S. authorities against foreign banks over allegations they failed to uphold U.S. money-laundering laws. ING Bank NV of the Netherlands this year agreed to pay $619 million to settle charges in a case brought by U.S. Justice Department and the Manhattan district attorney's office, with the resulting funds split by those two entities. Other banks that have settled similar allegations that they broke U.S. sanctions laws in recent years include ABN Amro Bank, now part of Royal Bank of Scotland Group http://online.wsj.com/public/quotes/main.h...od=inlineTicker PLC, Credit Suisse Group AG http://online.wsj.com/public/quotes/main.h...od=inlineTicker and Barclays PLC.http://online.wsj.com/public/quotes/main.h...od=inlineTicker ING, Royal Bank of Scotland, Credit Suisse and Barclays acknowledged violating laws including the Trading With the Enemy Act. http://online.wsj.com/public/quotes/main.h...od=inlineTickerHSBC Holdings PLC is being probed by U.S. authorities and has told investors that it has reserved $700 million to pay fines. Standard Chartered's actions regarding Iran are still under criminal investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Justice Department, according to federal officials. The bank, following its internal review, had already uncovered $14 million of improper money transfers for Iranian clients, a bank spokesperson said. A Standard Chartered spokesman said a formal agreement "is expected to be concluded shortly." He added that the bank "continues to engage constructively with the other relevant U.S. authorities." Standard Chartered's actions regarding Iran are still under criminal investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Justice Department, according to federal officials.The bank, following its internal review, had already uncovered $14 million of improper money transfers for Iranian clients, a bank spokesperson said.A Standard Chartered spokesman said a formal agreement "is expected to be concluded shortly." He added that the bank "continues to engage constructively with the other relevant U.S. authorities." The settlement discussions between Standard Chartered and Mr. Lawsky's office began last Tuesday. Mr. Lawsky had leveled his allegations after the London stock market closed that Monday afternoon, U.K. time. The stock has dropped 7% on the London Stock Exchange since the allegations came to light Aug. 6, wiping out $2.4 billion in market value. While the bank's attorneys and executives worked to address the allegations, they also sounded out other U.S. regulators, in the hopes that all would come together to negotiate with the bank as a group. Both Mr. Lawsky's office and the bank's attorneys worked on two tracks. They prepared documents and presentations to hash out the facts of Mr. Lawsky's case at a hearing he set for Wednesday, while bracing to wrangle over the price tag and terms of a settlement agreement. The talks stretched late into Monday and were finalized Tuesday, said people familiar with the matter, with Mr. Sands signing the document just hours before Mr. Lawsky's office put out a statement at about 2 p.m. Four other U.S. regulators that have been probing the bank's actions weren't part of the settlement. The U.S. Treasury Department, the Federal Reserve, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Manhattan district attorney's office have been negotiating with Standard Chartered since 2011 to reach a settlement over its Iran-related transactions. Standard Chartered wanted to settle with U.S. authorities as a group to assuage investors' concerns about exposure to future penalties, but the other regulators didn't move quickly enough, said a person close to the bank. A Treasury Department representative said: "Our investigation continues. Treasury will continue working with our regulatory and law enforcement partners to hold Standard Chartered accountable for any sanctionable activity that occurred." A Justice Department spokesman said the agency "continues to work closely with our regulatory and other partners to determine what actions might be appropriate in this matter.'' "The Federal Reserve continues to work with the other agencies on a comprehensive resolution," said a Fed spokeswoman. "Banks that violate international sanctions aren't just breaking the law, they are enabling the financing of terrorist regimes and undermining our collective safety and security," said Erin Duggan, a spokeswoman for Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. As part of the settlement, Standard Chartered agreed to install a monitor chosen by Mr. Lawsky's office to oversee its international transactions. The bank also agreed to appoint its own auditors in its New York office to oversee compliance with U.S. money-laundering laws. Analysts say the settlement is a good outcome for Standard Chartered. They say the penalty is manageable for a bank that generated nearly $4 billion of profit in the first half of 2012. And the resolution of Mr. Lawsky's probe, as well as his threat to revoke the bank's New York license, is likely to relieve investors, said Alastair Ryan, a London-based banking analyst with UBS. "Putting this issue behind them will be welcomed by shareholders," Mr. Ryan said. "Regulators, however aggressive, hold the whip hand now and removing tail risk for this [$340 million] figure

So what can I do, except paying.

http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews...503-343678.html i wonder if the maid lose balance,can the window grille withstand the pulling force?most likely the grille will go down with her,and there's law now that forbid indo maids from cleaning the windows.so next time sinkies will have to ownself clean the window grille and kill themselves then.

Hi, I just received a letter from LTA for an offence of driving in bus lane during prohibited hours. I still remember what happened and it is ridiculous for them to fine me for this! May I know how I can go about writing in an appeal? The incident happened on 6th Jan at around 6pm+. I was travelling on Jurong Town Hall Road towards AYE direction. There was 3 lanes and in order to turn left towards IMM direction, I need to keep to the left lane. However, it was during peak hour and the left lane was jam. Therefore, I queue up in the left lane behind the jam waiting to turn left. At the point of time, my car had to be behind the Yellow Dotted area and just at the end of the Yellow Solid Line. I think the Dotted Line was only 10metres long? I did notice the Warden but wasn't expecting him to capture my car (there was no flash either) since it was not on purpose. Also, after a few seconds there were a couple of cars came and joint behind mine. Fyi, I had my Left Signal Light on before switching to the left lane and until I turned turn. If LTA consider this as an offence, does it mean for my situation, I have to jam brake in the middle lane and wait until the left lane (yellow dotted line area) is clear then I can cut in?? And if thats the way, I will be causing the middle lane to jam too.

From ST Forum: http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Online...ory_771289.html $70 fine for ERP misdemeanour Published on Feb 28, 2012 THE Land Transport Authority (LTA) dispatched a letter to me last week informing me that I did not have an ERP card inserted when I entered an Electronic Road Pricing zone. What shocked me was the $70 fine. It was an honest mistake and besides, most motorists would not deliberately cross an ERP gantry without having an inserted card, knowing full well that there would be no escape from the clutches of the LTA. Previously, one would be fined only $10 for the offence. In fact, one was given a $2 discount if one paid electronically. That, I thought, was a nice gesture and punishment enough when the cost of entering the ERP zone was only 50 cents. Since when did the LTA decide to raise the fine to $70? What is the reason for spiking the fee amount so drastically? Such a punitive fine is unwarranted, especially since the LTA does not have a convenient system of settling ERP charges, requiring motorists to top up their cards ever so often. David Lim

May I know what is the fine amt for for parking opposite continuous white line under rule 22(A)? Is there any points deducted?

A professor in Beigin University said Hong Kongers and Singaporeans need fines to stop them from littering otherwise they will not be civil and will litter at will etc etc. He used the example to say Hong Kongers are actually less civilised than mainland ah tiongs.... he put Singaporeans & Hong Kongers in the same basket. Chinese professor calls Hong Kong people 'dogs' http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNew...123-323541.html Monday, Jan 23, 2012 BEIJING - A controversial Chinese professor has sparked an outcry by calling Hong Kong people "b------ds", "dogs" and "cheats" after a spat between mainlanders and locals in the southern city went viral online. Kong Qingdong - famous for his public use of profanities - made the comments after the video showed a mainland girl being rebuked by locals angry that she was flouting rules against eating aboard Hong Kong subway trains. The incident has been described as an example of the culture clash between mainland China and Hong Kong, with many pointing to what they see as a prevalent sense of superiority among residents in the former British colony. "Everybody should have a duty to speak Mandarin," Kong, a professor of Chinese studies at the prestigious Peking University who says he is a descendent of the philosopher Confucius, said in an interview posted on online video website v1.cn last week. "What type of people are those who deliberately don't speak Mandarin? b------ds!" he said, referring to the Hong Kong people involved in the row, who spoke in their native Cantonese language. "As far as I know, many Hong Kong people don't regard themselves as Chinese. Those kinds of people are used to being the dogs of British colonialists - they are dogs, not humans." Kong also says the British dealt with "Hong Kong dogs by spanking them" before they handed the territory back to China in 1997, and accuses many Hong Kong people of swindling and cheating. Furious netizens in Hong Kong have vented their anger, with many attacking mainland China in sometimes vicious comments. "I see a fat dog barking, all I can say is, please take a look at your own country before u comment on other people," one online user wrote, before listing perceptions about what is wrong with mainland China. The video of the subway train incident can be seen at www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEComrx76uY and the professor's response is at www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nUkiaDS3g4. Around 150 people protested at Kong's comments on Sunday evening outside Beijing's liaison office in Hong Kong, police in the territory said. Hong Kong trade union lawmaker Lee Cheuk-yan said the outcry was evidence of growing tensions between people in the territory and on the mainland. "This is a ticking time bomb," he said. "Hong Kong people are unhappy with the central government, we are disgruntled about the lack of democracy. On a more day-to-day level, you see that Hong Kong people often have clashes with mainlanders." While mainlanders have long complained about the perceived arrogance of wealthy Hong Kongers, Lee pointed to two recent episodes that have fostered a sense of resentment among locals in the city. Last week, Italian clothing chain Dolce & Gabbana apologised to the people of Hong Kong for allegedly discriminating against them in favour of newly wealthy mainland shoppers. And with the auspicious Year of the Dragon starting on Monday, mothers-to-be in Hong Kong complain they have been shut out of maternity wards because so many pregnant mainland women have come to the city to give birth. Kong himself has reportedly backtracked from the controversy, claiming in a subsequent interview that he did not mean all Hong Kong people were "dogs" but said some people who kowtowed to colonialism were dogs. The professor is no stranger to controversy. He was reportedly involved in a shadowy "Confucius Peace Prize" that awarded its annual award to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin last year. The furore has highlighted the wide gap that still exists between mainland China and Hong Kong, which since the handover from British rule has been run as a "special administrative region" with its own legal and economic systems. A survey published last month by the University of Hong Kong revealed that only 17 per cent of people in the territory identified themselves as Chinese, the lowest percentage since 2000, Beijing's China Daily newspaper said.

Wonder how much Mr Mohan is advertising to pay for this job? From ST Forum: http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Online...ory_757592.html Analyse skill sets of jobless to fine-tune intake of foreigners Published on Jan 20, 2012 I DISAGREE with the view that foreign workers are taking jobs away from citizens and suppressing the potential pay of Singaporeans (''Foreign talent policy had effect on income gap''; Tuesday). I have had a business in software services for more than 32 years and I have seen my staffing headcount drop to 15 from 65 because I offshored the work. My company is automated in every conceivable way possible but there is a minimum number of IT skilled staff we need. We advertise regularly for staff and only about 2 per cent of the applicants can pass the skills test that we set, and even then, just barely. In one case, the applicant took a toilet break and did not return for the test. The skill sets of the unemployed should be analysed so we can see which type of person is unable to obtain a job. Once that is established, the foreign worker quotas can be fine-tuned accordingly. The increase in the minimum salary for employment passes has, in certain categories, just increased employers' costs as suitable Singaporeans cannot be found. Harendra Mohan

Got a reminder notice from HDB, telling me to pay a fine of 20 dollars. The problem is the Car VRN is not mine! I don't own this car, go onemotoring to csi the model liao..... is an Toyota Altis. But the name and address is correct leh....... wat the hell huh?? Can any bros/sis here enlighten?

From Stomp: http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sg...ssues_fine.html Parking attendant issues fine -- when owner is standing right beside car STOMPer Lynn was shocked when a parking attendant issued her a fine as she was standing right beside her car chatting with a friend. She says: "I was standing with my car the entire time while this attendant insisted on ticketing my car. "She also took pictures of my car and me, which I don't think is right so I returned the favour by taking her picture . "The two attendants walked off without giving me the ticket they supposedly issued. They returned only 5 to 10 minutes later to hand me the ticket. "Are these people on commission? If so, that gives them more incentive to abuse their power, even to the point of issuing tickets while car owners are standing next to their car chatting with a friend. "A warning to all car owners that they have to put coupons on their car even if they are standing next to their cars waiting for 5 minutes."

come come tell me your best fine dining experience and the price I am now more into fine dining than buffet as i feel that i cant eat as much as last time, i grow fat by 4-5kg, darn moreover eat fine dining of 7 course also very filling the stomach... better quality food than buffet do share

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Today recieved an LTA letter informing me of a fine for illegal parking. Was suprised as on that day i parked on double yellow lines along with a whole stretch of other cars. so tot shd be safe with such numbers as cover and i was taking my dinner nearby with my eyes affixed to my car looking out for cisco wardens. its was 930pm evening. i did not receive any ticket on that day but after almost 2 month later i receive this love letter of $70 ive seen cisco warden taking pictures of cars illegally parked but i did not know that no need for a ticket to be issused on the day u parked illegally? or maybe TP booked me and save on cost of issuing a ticket not sure how, so anyone one can enlighten me and also serve as a warning that if u see no ticket on ur wind screen doesnt me no fine if u illegal park.

Hi i just receive a tp letter stating i have been caught speeding on sle towards bke on the morning of 18/06. The prob is i do not rmb speeding excessively and keeping with the flow of traffic. The letter stated i have been captured at a speed of 103km/h. Anyone have manage to appeal successfully?

From ST: http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/S...ory_681216.html NSF with no licence showed 'wilful disregard' of road rules By Selina Lum A FULL-TIME national serviceman out to impress his girlfriend on her birthday in December 2009 borrowed a friend's car to drive her home - never mind that he had no driving licence. Edwin Lin Kangming, then 20, floored the accelerator and blazed down Seletar Expressway at 127kmh at just past 1am on Christmas Day, catching the attention of two Traffic Police officers. They gave chase on their motorcycles, lights flashing and sirens blaring, and still Lin did not pull over. Instead, he went faster, swerved in and out of lanes, ran two red lights, drove against the flow of traffic for a short stretch, and even caused one of the police bikes to crash into metal railings. Lin stopped only when other vehicles ahead of him stopped at a red light on Woodlands Avenue 1, and was arrested. He was recently sentenced to six weeks' jail, fined $3,000 and barred from driving for three years. He pleaded guilty to seven charges: speeding, failing to stop on the orders of a police officer, dangerous driving, driving without a valid licence, driving without insurance, failing to stop in an accident, and failing to render aid in an accident. Read the full story in Saturday's edition of The Straits Times. Luckily he did not get anyone, including himself, GF, her siblings & others, killed during his rash act. Only a pursuing TP was hurt in the process. Really stupid to pull a stunt like that to impress the GF. The friend who lent him the car will most probably kena for failing to ensure that he has a valid license...

Seems to remember that it was $5000 for similar cases like this? Now this guy got $8000. I don't know - always felt that the punishment is way too light for cases causing fatality. ----- Jun 7, 2011 Project manager fined over fatal traffic accident By Elena Chong A MOTORIST who hit a motorcyclist and caused his death at a signalised cross junction was fined $8,000 and banned from driving for six years on Tuesday. Chia Choon Kiang, 31, a project manager, admitted to causing the death of Mr Ganesan K. Revi Chandran, 19, through his negligence along Jalan Bahar, Jurong, at about 12.45am on Aug 25, 2009. He had failed to keep a proper lookout when he rammed into the teen's bike which had stopped at the stop line to comply with the traffic red light signal. Mr Ganesan died of his injuries about 1 1/2 hours later while the pillion, Mr Brendon Kok Chun Kai, then 18, was warded for six days for a fracture. A second charge of grievously hurting the pillion was considered during his sentencing. He could have been jailed for up to two years and/or fined.

Hi there, anyone has any recommendations for fine dining places? The place should serve non-beef food cos my wife does not take beef. Thanks for the recommendations.

Just to let everyone know that I got a $100 fine for parking in a loading bay to buy food at the nearby coffeeshop. There was no warden and everything was peaceful and quiet. While buying food I was careful to keep an eye on my car so as to do the sprint if there was a need. But the HDB $100 ang pow request came in the mail today. My car was caught on CCTV so no horse run. So just have to pay up. If you frequent the Bt Panjang area please do be careful. Life in Singapore is getting tough.... :angry:

any bro know the exact fine 1st time offender to drive during peak hr without valid day licence? call up LTA ask me wait for letter den appeal. some say $500. $5000 is maximum. pls advice thanks!