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The victims handed at least $269,992.82 to Ong Siok Yong, and the remainder to the two companies. - ST
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): While working for a weight-loss firm and a skincare company, a woman invented beauty packages which the two businesses did not offer and cheated 24 victims of more than S$630,000.
Of the total amount cheated, the victims handed at least $269,992.82 to Ong Siok Yong, and the remainder to the two companies.
Ong, 35, who was in remand, was sentenced on Wednesday (March 17) to four years jail after pleading guilty to two cheating charges. The court heard that the Malaysian committed the offences from 2016 to 2019.
The policy will include Indonesian domestic workers. -ST FILE
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): A new policy that exempts Indonesian migrant workers in 10 job sectors from hefty placement fees which keep them in debt for months, and which was supposed to come into effect on Jan 15, will now be enacted on July 15 by the Indonesian government.
This will cover, among others, Indonesian domestic workers, of whom around 127,000 work in Singapore, accounting for roughly half of all foreign domestic workers here.
Freddy Panggabean, acting deputy for placement and protection in Asia and Africa regions at BP2MI - the state agency in charge of migrant worker protection - told The Straits times on Tuesday (March 16) that many provincial governments were not prepared to cover the training costs of the workers, which form part of placement fees, hence the delay in enacting the policy.
Even without a live audience, the stars were on fire.
The night kicked off with a one-two punch of shirtless Harry Styles living his best 1970s glam rock life, singing smash hit
Watermelon Sugar in a feather boa; followed by Billie Eilish whispering through a haunting rendition of
Everything I Wanted atop a partially submerged car.
Here are some of the most memorable performers from the show that was broadcast live from downtown Los Angeles.
1. Trevor Noah
Comedian Trevor Noah took on his hosting gig with aplomb, delivering a joke a minute and managing to keep the almost four hour-long ceremony interesting.
Prive s Tindle katsu curry. - TINDLE
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Shortly after making headlines for raising US$10 million (S$13.4 million) in a recent financing round, Singapore-based food tech company Next Gen Foods will launch its plant-based chicken brand Tindle on March 18 across 11 restaurant brands.
Its first product - an alternative to chicken thigh called Tindle Thy - is made with nine ingredients such as water, soy, coconut fat and the company s trademarked magic ingredient Lipi, a blend of plant-based fats and flavour and sunflower oil.
It is antibiotic- and hormone-free, and has been certified by the Health Promotion Board as a Healthier Choice option, containing less saturated fat and sodium than other plant-based alternatives.