Thursday's #sgroundup: Hello Kitty is not a cat
Here are today's top trending stories in case you missed them:
What Mrow? Hello Kitty Is Not a Cat
Think Hello Kitty is a kitty? She is anything but.
The LA Times reported Wednesday that University of Hawaii anthropologist Christine R. Yano was corrected firmly. She was told, “Hello Kitty is not a cat. She’s a cartoon character. She is a little girl. She is a friend. But she is not a cat. She’s never depicted on all fours. She walks and sits like a two-legged creature.”
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/mrow-hello-kitty-not-cat-200700589.html
Singaporeans, animal welfare groups react in anger to HDB debarking notice
Dog welfare groups in Singapore are responding in anger to a notice issued by a government board advising dog owners to “debark” their pets if they are having difficulty keeping them quiet.
“We strongly condemn debarking, even as a last resort, to stop a dog from barking,” wrote nonprofit Exclusively Mongrels Limited in a post on its page.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/singaporeans--animal-welfare-groups-react-in-anger-to-hdb-de-barking-notice-051315264.html
Singaporean football fixer who blew millions has 'no regrets'
Singapore's Wilson Perumal attends his match-fixing trial at the Lapland district court in Rovaniemi, on June 22, 2011
Notorious Singaporean football match-fixer Wilson Raj Perumal has said he has "no regrets" despite gambling away the millions he earned through rigging nearly 100 games worldwide over two decades.
In a wide-ranging interview with CNN, Perumal said he earned "five to six million dollars" from influencing "80-100" matches in his two-decade fixing career.
https://sg.sports.yahoo.com/news/singaporean-football-fixer-blew-millions-no-regrets-073639450--spt.html
Australia deports Malaysian surgeon linked to death of 2 prostitutes
A Malaysian-born neurosurgeon in Sydney linked to the deaths of two prostitutes has been deported to Malaysia, Australia’s Daily Telegraph reported today.
Dr Suresh Nair, who worked at the Nepean Private Hospital in Sydney's western suburbs left Australia on Tuesday, the paper said.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/australia-deports-malaysian-surgeon-linked-death-2-prostitutes-015831155.html
Six nudists jailed one month, fined S$2,000 each over Penang nude games
Six men were sentenced today to one month’s jail and S$2,000 fine each for committing obscene acts during the controversial “Penang Nude Sports Game” held in May.
Magistrate Mohd Najib Ismail ordered the six to serve their sentences from today after listening to their individual pleas for a lenient sentence.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/six-nudists-jailed-one-month-fined-rm5k-over-050300189.html
