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Thursday #sgroundup: S'pore defends use of South Asians in mock riot

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Singapore defends use of South Asian workers in mock riot


Joint exercise with Police, SCDF & foreign worker ambassadors. Source: Khaw Boon Wan's Facebook page
Joint exercise with Police, SCDF & foreign worker ambassadors. Source: Khaw Boon Wan's Facebook page



Singapore officials under attack by rights groups for using South Asian workers in a mock riot defended the exercise on Thursday and said similar operations will be carried out to preserve law and order.

The drill took place in a migrant workers' dormitory on October 26, less than a year after South Asian workers staged the worst riot in the city-state since the 1960s.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/singapore-defends-south-asian-workers-mock-riot-083027071.html

South Korea falls silent for high-pressure exam

Students sit the Scolastic Aptitude Test at Poongmun high school in Seoul, November 13, 2014. The college entrance exam will play a large part in defining their adult lives
Students sit the Scolastic Aptitude Test at Poongmun high school in Seoul, November 13, 2014. The college entrance exam will play a large part in defining their adult lives



South Korea went into "hush" mode Thursday, as nearly 650,000 students sat the annual college entrance exam that will play a large part in defining their adult lives in the ultra-competitive society.

Preparation for the crucial exam starts from primary school, and so does the relentless pressure that has been blamed for everything from early burnout to teenage depression and suicide.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/korea-falls-silent-high-pressure-exam-005009712.html

Surgeon held over botched Indian sterilisations

An Indian woman has died and 15 others are in hospital after being sterilised at a state-run camp in the state of Chhattisgarh on Monday.
An Indian woman has died and 15 others are in hospital after being sterilised at a state-run camp in the state of Chhattisgarh on Monday.



Indian police announced Thursday they had detained the doctor behind botched mass sterilisation surgeries that left 13 women dead, as campaigners called for urgent reform of the government's family planning programme.

R.K Gupta was seized for questioning amid mounting anger over the tragedy in central Chhattisgarh state where women were paid to undergo a procedure that also left dozens in hospital, senior police officers said.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/india-police-detain-doctor-over-sterilisations-13-women-041444878.html

Dangling workers rescued from World Trade Center

Two window washers were rescued at the new World Trade Center in New York November 12, 2014, after the cable secured to their platform snapped and left them dangling 69 floors up for nearly two hours
Two window washers were rescued at the new World Trade Center in New York November 12, 2014, after the cable secured to their platform snapped and left them dangling 69 floors up for nearly two hours



Two window washers were trapped on a dangling scaffold nearly 70 stories up the new 1 World Trade Center tower for nearly two hours on Wednesday before firefighters sawed through a thick double-layered window to reach them.

The dramatic rescue, coming a little more than a week after the nation's tallest building officially opened, was followed by throngs of New Yorkers on the ground and many more around the world watching on live TV.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/scaffolding-stuck-world-trade-center-181236173.html

Government spent more than RM33m for MH370 and MH17 search operations

A member of the recovery team works at the site where the downed flight MH17 plane crashed near the village of Rozsypne as an armed security representing the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic stands guard near a cross erected by local residents in
A member of the recovery team works at the site where the downed flight MH17 plane crashed near the village of Rozsypne as an armed security representing the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic stands guard near a cross erected by local residents in



The government has so far spent more than RM33 million on the search and rescue operations for both MH370 and MH17, Parliament was told today.

Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said in a written reply to Tanjong MP Ng Wei Aik that 3,732 civil servants were also roped in to assist with the massive operations.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/government-spent-more-rm33m-mh370-mh17-search-operations-081900011.html