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Monday #sgroundup: Govt to empower HDB to enter flats for repair works

Kerene Ng

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Govt to empower HDB to enter flats for repair works

Singapore HDB apartment block at night
Singapore HDB apartment block at night

The Ministry of National Development (MND) is considering giving the housing board more authority to enter a flat for the purpose of investigating and repairing leaks in ceilings.

This comes after several cases of lengthy disputes involving uncooperative neighbours have inconvenienced residents.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/govt-empower-hdb-enter-flats-repair-works-053633934--sector.html?linkId=11281882

Medical tourism booms in Asia

Bangladeshi woman Nusrat Hussein Kiwan sits at the International Patients Centre reception area, at a private hospital in Kuala Lumpur, on December 9, 2014
Bangladeshi woman Nusrat Hussein Kiwan sits at the International Patients Centre reception area, at a private hospital in Kuala Lumpur, on December 9, 2014

The lines snaking into Bangladesh's overwhelmed hospitals are often so long, says Nusrat Hussein Kiwan, that they extend into the street outside -- too many patients seeking too few quality doctors.

So, through a Google search, the wife of a Bangladeshi construction executive chose a Malaysian hospital for her heart bypass surgery.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/seeing-doctor-overseas-medical-tourism-booms-asia-080438764.html

Hong Kong tycoon and former senior official face jail for graft

Property tycoon Thomas Kwok, seen outside the High Court, in Hong Kong, on May 8, 2014
Property tycoon Thomas Kwok, seen outside the High Court, in Hong Kong, on May 8, 2014

Lawyers for Hong Kong property tycoon Thomas Kwok and the government's former deputy leader Rafael Hui pressed for leniency on Monday as their clients faced seven years in prison after being convicted of corruption.

Kwok, 63, and Hui, 66, were found guilty Friday in a trial which has shocked the city known for clean governance.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/hong-kong-tycoon-former-senior-official-face-jail-071059357.html

Court orders partner of Sydney hostage-taker jailed

Three unidentified relatives (3rd R-R) of Sydney cafe siege victim, lawyer Katrina Dawson, gather after laying a floral tribute to her in Martin Place December 18, 2014. REUTERS/Jason Reed
Three unidentified relatives (3rd R-R) of Sydney cafe siege victim, lawyer Katrina Dawson, gather after laying a floral tribute to her in Martin Place December 18, 2014. REUTERS/Jason Reed

An Australian court on Monday ordered bail revoked for the partner of a self-styled Sheikh who last week stormed a Sydney cafe at gunpoint, sparking a 16-hour hostage crisis that left three people dead, including the gunman.

Amirah Droudis, on bail after being charged with the murder of hostage-taker Man Haron Monis' wife, was ordered by a Sydney court returned to jail to await trial.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/court-orders-partner-sydney-hostage-taker-jailed-055354933.html

KL hotel worker finds naked woman's body tied with towel

Police tape
Police tape

A hotel worker made a gruesome discovery when he found a body of a naked woman with hands and legs tied with towels in a room of a budget hotel in Jalan Ipoh, Malaysia, yesterday.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/hotel-worker-finds-naked-woman-005956282.html