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is this a record?? can use the money to buy a better car liao Feb 19, 2011, ST Off-peak car owner fined $130,000 Serial offender's car was driven 26 times without valid licence during restricted hours By Khushwant Singh IN 2008, Johnson Fok Jun Hong was fined $1,000 for driving his off-peak or weekend car during the restricted period without a valid supplementary licence. In 2009, he was fined $3,000 for repeating the offence. A year later, he was at it again - not once, but 26 times. Between April and August last year, his Subaru Impreza had been driven 26 times without the necessary licence. In December last year, Fok, 30, was fined $5,000 for each of the offences. The total fine was $130,000, which is believed to be one of the largest amounts to be levied against an off-peak car offender. If he cannot pay up, he must serve 130 days in jail. He has filed an appeal. Fok had pleaded guilty on Dec 2 to driving the car on eight occasions and allowing it to be used 18 other times during the restricted period between 7am and 7pm on weekdays except public holidays. In the grounds of decision issued yesterday, District Judge Salina Ishak said that she had considered the merit of the prosecution's argument that Fok's latest violations were committed after the Land Transport Authority introduced the e-Day Licence system on Nov 23, 2009, to replace the physical coupon supplementary licence scheme. Under the e-Day scheme, motorists have 48 hours after they use their weekend cars to buy an e-Day Licence for $20 through a host of ways, including at SingPost outlets and AXS stations. Pleading for leniency, Fok, who did not have a lawyer, said that he had been a patient of the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) since 2006, and did not recall things that he did. But Judge Salina noted that his IMH report did not indicate 'any causal link' between his mental condition and the commission of the offences. She also noted that the timing and location of several violations indicated 'some degree of regularity'. 'It can be inferred that these trips were not made by someone who was driving aimlessly...' As a serial offender, Fok could have been fined up to $10,000 for each offence. The date of his appeal hearing has not been announced. [email protected]

Foreigners and elite Membership has its privileges. Just look at the list of ladies drivers. Lexus good soundproof, model depression and now alcohol and intrusion into security zone. where are you sinkiboys? ------------------------------------------------- SINGAPORE: A China national was fined S$1,000 for trespassing into Changi Airfreight Centre. 38-year-old Guo Haiying drove a car to the centre's entry checkpoint at around 2am on February 8, last year, and did not stop her vehicle for a security check. Instead, she drove on until she reached the Airport Logistics Park of Singapore (ALPS) checkpoint located inside the airfreight centre. Guo also ignored the second checkpoint and barrelled ahead in her vehicle. A duty officer ran after the car until it finally ground to a halt a short distance away. The court heard that Certis CISCO Auxiliary Police Sergeant Ho Kum Loong interviewed Guo and found that her breath reeked of alcohol. Police were notified and officers arrived to arrest her. On top of the fine, Guo could have been sentenced to two years' jail. - CNA/fa

AN ENGINEER who beat up a man for smooching with his wife at a staircase near his flat early one morning was given the maximum fine of $2,500 on Friday. Desmond Hua Chung Fook, 28, originally accused of causing grievous hurt, pleaded guilty to slapping and punching Mr Darryl Oi Weijian, 24, several times on his face and body, causing him to fall and suffer serious injuries. The incident took place at a staircase of a block of flats in Toa Payoh Central on July 2, 2009. A district court was told that Hua's wife, Ms Zhang Huiqing, 29, had gone drinking with friends, including Mr Oi - an ex-colleague - at St James Power Station the night before. Mr Oi freelances in the IT industry. When Mr Oi took Ms Zhang home, he suggested a smoke at the staircase landing outside her home. She agreed. Eventually, they became intimate and hugged and kissed each other. They were spotted by Hua who happened to come out for a smoke. Mr Oi took to his heels on seeing him and Hua chased him. He assaulted the victim on the left cheek. In the midst of the tussle, Mr Oi fell down the flight of steps. He managed to pick himself up and head for the lift lobby where he was again assaulted by Hua. While tussling with the victim, Hua pushed him, causing him to knock himself against the railings. The victim was comatose when admitted to hospital and lost his memory for 32 days. Hua could have been jailed for up to three months and/or fined for causing hurt on grave and sudden provocation. ************************** What is the wife doing sia !!

Hmmm, An interesting case. Driving without a valid lesson and beating a red light? fine S$2000 only. A 22

Malaysia Boleh.. http://www.relax.com.sg/relax/news/530868/...port_stamp.html $2,600 fine for no passport stamp By Joyce Lim, The New Paper | Mon, Jan 10 2011 A couple was detained at Johor Bahru immigration for missing a passport stamp. $2,600 fine for no passport stamp THEY had planned to spend three nights in Malaysia as part of their new year celebrations. But Singapore expatriates (above) Thorsten Tatzki, 41, and Ni Hao, 21, were forced to spend an extra two nights - in detention. The couple were held by Malaysian immigration officers when they tried to leave Johor Baru and enter Singapore at the Causeway, by car, on Jan 2. The officers could not find any stamps on their passports. They spent two nights in separate cells at the immigration office before they were released on Jan 4, after paying a fine of RM3,000 (S$1,270) each and another RM100 (S$40) each for a special pass to leave Malaysia. When contacted, an officer from Johor's Immigration office, confirmed that the couple were detained, but declined further comment. Our queries were routed to the director of immigration, who could not be reached for comment at press time. On Dec 30 last year, Mr Tatzki who is from Germany, drove to Malaysia with his girlfriend, a Chinese national, in a rented Toyota Altis. "We drove past the Malaysia's immigration checkpoint at about 5.30pm and headed to Kuala Lumpur (KL) for the night," recalled Miss Ni, who has been living in Singapore for the past five years. "We did not realise that our passports were not stamped." The couple spent a night in KL and the following two nights in Port Dickson before heading back on Jan 2. Added Miss Ni, who works as a business development executive: "When we arrived at the Malaysian checkpoint, the officer told us that she could not find any stamps on our passport to prove that we have entered Malaysia legally. "We showed her our hotel and shopping receipts and also the receipt for topping up our Touch N Go card, hoping to convince her that we were there for a holiday and were not involved in any illegal activities." But things were not so simple. Said Mr Tatzki, general manager of an Australian company in Singapore: "We were led to a room where we waited for 45 minutes before another officer took us to another room. We spent another two hours in the room before one officer came in and told me that my girlfriend and I had been arrested." He added: "I asked him to explain why we were arrested and how long we had to stay there, but he wasn't very helpful. We had no idea what was going on." >>Next: In cell with women crying In cell with women crying The couple were allowed to make one phone call before they were taken to separate cells. Mr Tatzki called to inform his boss that he would have to miss work the following day. Miss Ni managed to make a call only the next day, informing a friend in Singapore of her plight. Said Miss Ni: "We had to remove all our belongings, like shoes, watches, mobile phones. The cell was very smelly and cold. There was also no proper sanitation. There were three other foreign women with me in the cell and two of them were constantly crying. It was very traumatising for me." Said Mr Tatzki: "(It was noisy) and the lights were left on the whole night. We couldn't sleep at all. "The next day, an officer told me that I could choose to pay a RM3,000 fine or wait to go to court. He said that if I didn't pay now, the procedure would take longer and maybe I would end up paying more later. I felt that I didn't have a choice." The officer told him that they only accepted cash and asked him to call a friend in Singapore to deliver the money by 6pm that day. Even though Mr Tatzki's friend met the 6pm deadline, he was not released. The officer told him that he would have to "submit a report to higher management for approval" before they could leave. The couple had to pay RM100 each for this special pass to leave Malaysia. So the couple were held for another night and were released at 4pm the next day, but only after a bit of drama over having to pay another RM200 for "special passes". Money Said Mr Tatzki: "One officer came into the cell and asked if I had the money. I said yes. "He then told me we needed to pay another RM100 each for a special pass to leave Malaysia. I was very angry because the day before I had asked him many times if it was just RM3,000 each. And he said yes. I had some Malaysian ringgit left in my wallet. But I was still short of RM40 (S$17). "I told them that it was very unfair to us as we were not going to stay in jail for another night because we were short of RM40." Fortunately the sister of Miss Ni's friend, whom she had telephoned the day before, visited her at the immigration office and paid the RM40. The couple were given back their belongings and left the checkpoint at about 5pm on Jan 4. Said Mr Tatzki: "I understand that we made a mistake by not checking for the stamps on our passports. "We hope that our horrible experience will warn visitors to Malaysia to check their passports before they leave the checkpoints." Said a Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman: "Singaporeans should ensure that their passports are stamped at entry when entering Malaysia. It is within the jurisdiction of the country to impose a penalty when this rule is flouted. We do not keep a record of these cases." Photos: TNP, Jonathan Choo This article was first published in The New Paper.

asiaone article dunno what to say

Think twice before giving kopi $$ to the M'sia traffic cops... S'porean driver jailed and fined for bribing M'sian cop JOHOR BARU - A Singaporean businessman was fined RM15,000 (S$6,400) and sentenced to a day in jail by the Sessions Court here after he pleaded guilty to offering a bribe to a traffic policeman. Ong Peoy Kuan, 61, offered a RM100 (S$42) bribe to Kons Muhammad Hafiz Aziz near the Lima Kedai toll plaza at about 5pm on May 30 to not take action against him for exceeding the speed limit. Ong offered the bribe as Kons Muhammad Hafiz was about to issue a summons. The offence under Section 17 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 is punishable with up to 20 years' imprisonment or a fine of not less than five times the bribe amount or RM10,000, whichever is higher. In mitigation, Ong's lawyer G.K. Sritharan said the accused was a first-time offender and was suffering from kidney disease as well as diabetes. "He has deeply regretted his actions and has fully repented," he said. "He has saved the court's time and expenses by admitting to the charge." DPP Abdul Ghafar Abdul Latiff argued for the maximum sentence to be imposed, saying that offering a bribe to a civil servant was a very serious offence. Ong paid the fine.

S'porean driver jailed and fined for bribing M'sian cop 61-year-old businessman pleaded guilty to offering a $40 bribe for a speeding offence. Thu, Aug 19, 2010 The Star/Asia News Network JOHOR BARU - A Singaporean businessman was fined RM15,000 (S$6,400) and sentenced to a day in jail by the Sessions Court here after he pleaded guilty to offering a bribe to a traffic policeman. Ong Peoy Kuan, 61, offered a RM100 (S$42) bribe to Kons Muhammad Hafiz Aziz near the Lima Kedai toll plaza at about 5pm on May 30 to not take action against him for exceeding the speed limit. Ong offered the bribe as Kons Muhammad Hafiz was about to issue a summons. The offence under Section 17 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 is punishable with up to 20 years' imprisonment or a fine of not less than five times the bribe amount or RM10,000, whichever is higher. In mitigation, Ong's lawyer G.K. Sritharan said the accused was a first-time offender and was suffering from kidney disease as well as diabetes. "He has deeply regretted his actions and has fully repented," he said. "He has saved the court's time and expenses by admitting to the charge." DPP Abdul Ghafar Abdul Latiff argued for the maximum sentence to be imposed, saying that offering a bribe to a civil servant was a very serious offence. Ong paid the fine.

Drivers choose giving way on Youth Olympic Lanes over fines The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has said no fines have been issued to drivers not giving way on the Youth Olympic Lanes, a week after the scheme hit the roads. The give-way lanes have been designated along seven expressways and 15 arterial roads, which are the key routes between YOG venues. This will help to ensure athletes and officials get to their venues on time. Going by the footage taken on board a Youth Olympic Games bus, motorists have been giving way to Games vehicles on the "Give Way" lanes. "I think the YOG doesn't happen daily. So it's one of the social calls, I'm willing to do it," said one motorist. Another said: "They've got to start the game on time, right? So they need to be on time." LTA spokesman Chuai Chip Tiong said LTA is happy that no fines have been issued so far. "This observation is exactly what we have been hoping for - Singaporeans graciously giving way, rather than to consider the fines. I'm happy to report that we have not issued any fines," he said. Motorists who fail to give way can be fined up to S$130. Unlike other Olympic Games host cities that set aside exclusive lanes for official vehicles, Singapore has adopted the give-way approach. The scheme ends on August 26.

2 died and 154 kena food poisoning. is this sentence too light or what?

LONDON (AFP) -

The U.S. Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will fine Daimler $185 million dollars (

he was trying to save a few dollars. saw it on today's newpaper.

Sibeh siong... 1.3% of his wealth gone for speeding ... =========== Millionaire fined $400,000 for speeding A SWISS court has issued a millionaire a record speeding fine of 290,000 swiss francs (S$400,000), reported BBC. The man was reportedly caught driving a red Ferrari Testarossa at 137kmh, which was 57kmh over the speed limit. The penalty was derived based on the unnamed motorist's wealth of 22.7 million swiss francs ($31m), and because it was a repeat offence. This doubles Switzerland's previous record speeding fine, which was handed to a Porsche driver in Zurich in 2008. "The accused ignored elementary traffic rules with a powerful vehicle out of a pure desire for speed," the cantonal court in St Gallen, eastern Switzerland said in its judgement. Chelsea footballer Ashley Cole has been found guilty of driving at over twice the speed limit in south-west London. The player was caught speeding at 167kmh in his Lamborghini in a 80kmh zone on 17 Nov 2008. Cole, who did not attend court, had denied the charge and claimed he was being pursued by paparazzi. But the court heard that, when stopped, Cole told the traffic officer he was aware it was a 80kmh zone and thought he was driving at 130kmh. He then complained about a photographer trailing him. "He pointed out that there was a man with a camera some distance further down the road. "I saw him (the photographer) at that time, but I had no idea when he turned up. He was certainly not in evidence when I first saw the Lamborghini," said the traffic officer John Wills. Kingston Magistrates' chairwoman Judith Jewell found him guilty and warned he may be banned from driving when sentenced on 29 Jan, reported BBC. This article was first published in The New Paper.

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money vs safety, which one is more important ? the answer speaks for itself. renault admit fault + steward believe they had knowingly commit the mistake = which potentially cause an accident and risk a life = slap on the wrist with $50K fine = less than a peanut the hidden message = alonso can race in home grown = increase popularity & tix sales = more $$$$$ Renault have had their suspension from this weekend

I know SMRT is now starting a crackdown on commuters eating on the trains... if only because of the extra 'pressure' from the news exposure that forced them to take action. But imposing fines for eating a sweet???? Must've been some big sweet. ST - Fined $30 for eating sweet Eating burgers and slurping drinks from cups is a bit too much, I know, but sweets? The person should've just swallowed and feign innocence... save $30.

SINGAPORE: Tay Kien Chuan, a 33-year-old Singaporean, was fined S$10.8m or in default, 354 weeks' jail for evasion of customs duties and GST on car imports from Japan. The court also sentenced the car dealer to 42 months' imprisonment for furnishing false information to Customs officers on car imports from UK. The charges involved a total of 2,556 cars. Tay pleaded guilty to 327 charges and the remaining 1,668 charges were taken into consideration. The total duties and GST involved amounted to over S$2.5m. Tay set up a sole proprietorship, 8th Gear, in March 2006 to import cars for local sale. Most of the cars came from suppliers in Japan and were subsequently sold to local car dealers. Investigations by the Singapore Customs revealed that Tay used skype and MSN messenger to instruct Japanese suppliers to under-declare the values of the cars on the invoices. He would then pay for the shortfall of about S$3,000 per car in cash in subsequent face-to-face meetings. Tay set up another company in November 2006 with a similar modus operandi, and in mid-2008 also plotted with another dealer to under-declare 10 cars from the UK by about half their true value. - CNA/ir

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Recently, I just kena a $50 fine for parking at season parking lot in a HDB carpark. Only weird thing is, I DO have season parking for this carpark! But the parking ticket stated that I committed the offence in another carpark just a few blocks away. I haven't even parked at the other carpark for at least 2 years. Car had just been parked at my season carpark for the entire day. My carpark is Q30, the other is Q31 so my guess is that the parking officer keyed in the wrong carpark when he scanned my RFID lah. Anyone appealed against such a fine before and successful? It's theoretically my word against the parking officer right? I'm quite confident of a successful appeal but wow, if it can happen to me, then I wonder what if it happens to someone who doesn't know how to appeal? And I just found out I had another friend who kena this before.

crooked a$$holes in mediacorpse ================= AN EXECUTIVE at MediaCorp Enterprises was fined $8,000 yesterday for helping to rig a lucky draw the company had been hired to organise. David Quek Siak Yeong, 43, an assistant vice-president, admitted that he agreed to accept a $2,500 bribe from a contestant in a daily draw giving out $5,000 in Shell petrol vouchers. In return, he asked a subordinate to 'pick' the man as a winner on Oct 17 last year. Quek is the most senior MediaCorp official to be implicated in the rigging of the 'free fuel for a year' promotion. Teh Gim Leng, 29, who was in charge of the daily draws, was convicted in July. He was sentenced to three months' jail and ordered to pay a penalty of nearly $6,000. Quek yesterday pleaded guilty to asking for $2,500 in fuel vouchers from 'winner' Chan Chor Meng. A second charge of asking another contestant for the same sum was taken into consideration. His lawyer, Mr Adrian Wee , said Quek had suggested 'in jest' to Teh to let some of his friends win the contest. Teh agreed as he had been doing precisely that, Mr Wee added. Asking the court not to impose a jail term, Mr Wee said MediaCorp was standing by Quek. Later, in the same district court, Long Say Chong, 34, an engineer with Rami Technology, was fined $5,000 for agreeing to accept $300 in Shell vouchers from another 'winner'. Quek and Long were among the five people charged yesterday for their role in fixing the lucky draw, but they were the only ones to plead guilty. The cases against the other three will be heard later this month - bringing the total brought to court to 18. Of the 12 'winners' charged on Nov 12, 10 admitted to the offences and were fined $5,000 or $6,000. The other two will be attending court on Dec 15 to discuss arrangements for their trials. The maximum penalty for corruption is a $100,000 fine and five years' jail

This is ridiculous !!! Has our GOVT lost so much money in the subprime that they have to recover money from us peasants this way ?? http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNew...ory_290308.html Costly park bench nap Nappers can be fined $200 for misuse of park facility. WHAT was supposed to be a free 15-minute nap on a park bench turned into a costly snooze for one Singaporean. The New Paper on Tuesday reported that a 62-year-old, who only wanted to be known as Mr Kassim, was fined $200 when he dozed off on a Sun Plaza Park bench while taking shelter from the rain. The National Parks Board (NParks) fined the private bus driver for having misused the park facility by sleeping on the bench. The incident happened on Sept 1 at a park in Tampines. Mr Kassim had dozed off on one of the wooden benches while seeking shelter from a heavy downpour. He woke up about 15 minutes later to see two men, who would later identify themselves as NParks rangers, walking towards him. They asked for his identity card, told him he had 'abused park facilities by sleeping on the park bench', and issued him a ticket. Mr Kassim accepted the ticket despite not knowing it was an offence to sleep on a park bench. Five days later, he received an NParks letter detailing his offence and asking him to pay the $200 fine. When he went to the NParks office to make payment, he claimed he was told by a staff member that he could appeal. But he decided against it, citing it would be a hassle. According to an NParks spokesman, more than 10 people have been fined for misusing the facilities in the parks. The spokesman did not say if these specifically involved sleeping on park benches. He told TNP: 'We try to create the conditions that make visitors feel at ease... When people abuse our parks by overstaying or squatting, they make genuine park users feel uncomfortable. Others sleep on benches or in shelters in an inconsiderate manner and deny park users from these facilities.' Of eight regular park-goers surveyed by The New Paper, none knew that sleeping on park benches was an offence. On the NParks website, there is a list of 'Dos' and 'Don'ts' for visiting parks. Sleeping on a park bench was not among the 'Don'ts', but there was a disclaimer which said the list was 'not exhaustive or intended to be a complete list of the prohibitions or regulations governing our parks'.

Hi Guys, I left my car outside my house while i was overseas. The car is parked legally(i.e broken white line), however, it was facing the wrong direction. So i was fined for parking in a way opposing the traffice. Got 2 tickets for the same offence on different days by URA. Any chances of writing in? Comments pse ;)

http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNew...ory_271723.html Fined for not paying workers The bosses of two firms admitted not paying 67 workers wages. THE directors of two cleaning firms have been fined for not paying salaries to their workers for up to six weeks. In the first case, the managing director of Home and Industrial Maintenance Services Pte Ltd, Ang Ser Hock, pleaded guilty on Aug 8 to 53 counts of failure to pay salaries totalling $31,268.22 to 53 employees between October 2006 and February 2007. Another 22 counts were taken into consideration during sentencing. The workers were owed wages ranging from a few days to six weeks. Their salary claims were adjudicated by the Labour Court and orders were made for the company to pay the arrears, said the Ministry of Manpower in a statement on Monday. But the orders were not compiled with. A total of 75 charges were then brought against the company and Ang. Ang admitted the offences on Aug 8. As he was unable to pay his fine, he has to serve four months in jail. In the second case, IMM & IMM Cleaning Services Pte Ltd was convicted on Aug 13 on two charges and fined $1,500. Another 12 charges were taken into consideration. Its managing director, Andrew Sivanesan Balakrishnan, was also fined $1,500. The firm failed to pay salaries ranging from one to three weeks to 14 cleaners after terminating their contracts. The salary arrears amounted to $5,573. MOM has prosecuted four cleaning companies since last year for violation of the Employment Act. Another five firms will face similar action soon. Mr Quek Jen Juan, MOM's Senior Assistant Director of Labour Relations and Workplaces Division, said: 'The Ministry is stepping up on our education and enforcement efforts on employment conditions of workers, especially lower salaried workers in sectors such as cleaning. The Ministry has also intensified outreach efforts with partner agencies to raise employers' awareness of their statutory obligations under the employment laws.' -------- Dun buwee toylet janitors hor... we surf net, we surf pawn but most imprt we know our rights and the nos to call MOM to comprain!