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Monday #sgroundup : City Harvest leaders back in court as high-profile trial resumes

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13 January 2014 at 5:22 am

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Serina Wee, Kong Hee, arrive in court as City Harvest trial resumes

The third tranche of the City Harvest Church leaders' funds mismanagement case commenced on Monday, 13 January. (Yahoo photo)

The third tranche of the City Harvest Church leaders' funds mismanagement case commenced on Monday, 13 January, with the six accused , including current finance manager Serina Wee and founder Kong Hee, arriving in court to attend the proceedings, expected to last till 10 February.
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/photos/third-tranche-of-city-harvest-trial-commences-slideshow/serina-wee-exits-the-subordinate-courts-at-lunchtime-on-13-january-2014-at-lunchtime-on-the-first-photo-1389602257576.html

COE prices set to rise further?

Certificate of Entitlement (COE) quotas will be announced every three months instead of six, said the Land Transport Authority on Monday. (Yahoo photo)

Certificate of Entitlement (COE) quotas will be announced every three months instead of six, said the Land Transport Authority on Monday. A shorter recycling period will enable better and more prompt matching of the number of new COEs to be issued to replace de-registered vehicles. It also cut the number of COEs for the next window, sparking fears over COE prices – currently in the S$70,000 to $80,000 range – even further.
http://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/lta-refines-coe-system-3-035100901.html

Thai opposition protesters launch ‘Bangkok shutdown’

Tens of thousands of Thai opposition protesters occupied major streets in central Bangkok in an attempted "shutdown" of the capital, escalating a campaign to unseat Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. The demonstrators want the prime minister to resign to make way for an appointed government that would oversee electoral reforms.
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/protesters-mobilise-ahead-planned-thai-capital-39-shutdown-080714347.html

'American Hustle', '12 Years' win big at Golden Globe Awards

The cast of "12 Years a Slave" at the Golden Globe Awards. The movie won best film drama. (Getty Images)

Here are some of the highlights from this year’s Golden Globe Awards: Amy Poehler made out with Bono, Tina Fey mocked George Clooney's taste in women and Matt Damon emerged, bizarrely, as the night's theme. Also, "American Hustle" won three awards, including best film comedy, while “12 Years a Slave” concluded the night as best film drama despite missing out on six other categories it was nominated in.
http://sg.entertainment.yahoo.com/news/39-hustle-39-leads-globes-39-12-years-044600469.html

Click here for the full winners’ list: http://sg.entertainment.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-news/golden-globes--complete-winners-list-012243812.html

Israel buries controversial hero and former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon

Israel buries former Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, who was celebrated as a military hero at home but loathed by Palestinians as a bloodthirsty criminal. Sharon will be laid to rest in a ceremony at his family's Sycamore Ranch, next to his second wife, Lily. The former general had been in coma since January 4, 2006, following a massive stroke which felled him at the height of his political career. He was 85.
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ex-israel-pm-sharon-dies-003620699.html

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