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
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
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
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 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
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