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CHC leaders accused of doctoring paperwork to back investments

The leaders of City Harvest Church (CHC) had planned to falsify paperwork and deceive auditors that the church had assessed Xtron’s bonds to be a good investment, charged the prosecution as the high-profile trial resumed yesterday. Church founder Kong Hee and his five deputies are being accused of using millions in church funds to buy sham bonds from Xtron and Firna in order to bankroll the secular music career of Kong’s wife, Ms Sun Ho.

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Singaporean ‘naturist’ says Penang nude games to promote health, not sex

A Singaporean who is the self-proclaimed "naturist" behind the controversial nude sports video shot in Penang said the event was not sexual in nature and was meant to promote a healthy lifestyle, a Malaysian paper reported. Mr Albert Yam, a member of a Singaporean naturist group, said he has been living the naturist lifestyle for 25 years and the practice, he stressed, does not prescribe going naked for sexual reasons.

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HONG KONG STAR BOUGHT MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR HOME IN SINGAPORE

As Cecilia has halted her acting career, he has reportedly increased her living expenses and bought a HK$20 million (S$3,296,240) property in Singapore for her and their two boys. However, Cecilia had publicly stated in 2013 that she has never taken a cent of alimony from her ex-husband.

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CULTURAL MEDALLION RECIPIENT MARRIES BRITISH BOYFRIEND

The couple will be heading to Tuscany in Italy for a few days of holiday. He also put up a lengthy post titled "I Am A Happily Married Man". While he had always liked the idea of marriage, he added: "I dared not entertain the hope that marriage could happen for me." Growing up, he explained, there were no positive gay role models to look up to, nor were there happy endings in gay-themed entertainment. With marriage equality now a reality in the United Kingdom, Heng and Trickett decided to tie the knot at a ceremony attended by "our family and our closest friends".

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MORE THAN HALF OF INDIAN CHILDREN ARE COOL WITH WIFE-BEATING

Over half of the Indian adolescent girls, or around 53% think that a husband is justified in beating his wife. In comparison, 41% women in Bangladesh and 54% in Sri Lanka harbour a similar feeling. 57% of adolescent boys in India think a husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife

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THARMAN: GUARANTEED RATES DUE TO GIC POOLING OF FUNDS

If the GIC managed CPF funds as a separate pool, and not together with other government assets, the interest rates that the Government has committed to would be unsustainable, Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam told Tuesday's CPF forum. Mr Tharman was responding to questions from blogger Roy Ngerng, who is being sued by the Prime Minister for defamation. Mr Ngerng fired off four questions and Mr Tharman, who is also Finance Minister, answered them in turn. Here is an edited transcript of the exchange.

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MINISTRY OF MANPOWER SET UP NEW DIVISION TO LOOK INTO “FOREIGN TALENT” BOSSES WHO DISCRIMINATE SINGAPOREANS

The Manpower Ministry (MOM) has set up a new department to probe complaints that bosses prefer foreigners instead of Singaporeans. It made the announcement one day before new rules kick in on Friday, which require firms to consider Singaporeans for PME jobs before hiring foreigners. They are required to advertise in a government-run national jobs bank before they can apply for employment passes for foreigners to fill the vacancies.

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