Top 5 stories on Yahoo! 2 August 2013
If you haven’t had the time to read the news, here is today’s round up of top stories.
Singaporeans slam St Margaret Secondary School principal for imposing wig rule on bald students
Singaporeans slam St Margaret Secondary School's principal for making two students wear wigs after having their heads shaved for a fundraising event called Hair for Hope.
COMMENT: St Margaret’s principal, listen to the girls who helped Hair for Hope
Blogger Benjamin Chiang gives his take on the wig issue involving two students and the principal of St Margaret Secondary School. He noted that the students had gone bald to show support for cancer patients and not for fashion.
COC defers removal proceedings of City Harvest church leaders
The Commissioner of Charities (COC) on Thursday deferred removal proceedings of eight City Harvest Church (CHC) leaders, six of whom are currently standing trial for alleged criminal breach of trust through misuse of church funds. They have all promised to avoid taking up management and executive roles.
Big fight erupts in Taiwan parliament ahead of nuclear plant bill vote
A big fight erupted between two Taiwan political parties in parliament over a vote on a nuclear plant bill. The Democratic Progressive Party opposes allowing nuclear generation due to safety and environmental issues whereas the Kuomintang party believes that doing away with a nuclear facility will lead to insufficient power supply and affect the economy.
It’s not the ‘virgin floating hand’, in Korea, it’s the ‘manner hand’
The strict rules regarding touching the opposite sex in Korea has boosted the popularity of the hand gesture called “the manner hand”, which is basically hovering your hand over a lady’s shoulder’s or waist. Korean men get respected and praised for doing this.
