Monday #sgroundup: City Harvest church leader John Lam in spotlight for S$1.2 million ‘error’

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City Harvest church leader John Lam in spotlight for S$1.2 million 'error'
 Former City Harvest treasurer John Lam arrived at court for trial.
Former City Harvest treasurer and board member John Lam Leng Hung, on Monday, battled prosecution claims that he had "mistakenly" pumped S$1.2 million into a church-building fund, which was was later withdrawn and channeled into funds to develop the musical career of co-founder Pastor Kong Hee's wife, Sun Ho.
 
During court proceedings, prosecutor Mavis Chionh produced a 2002 email suggesting that Lam's "error" was part of a deliberate plan to muddy the paperwork trail before the eventual channeling of funds into the Crossover Project.
 
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/city-harvest-church-leader-john-lam-in-spotlight-for-s-1-2-million--error--100459301.html

Singapore Airlines jet minutes away when MH17 shot down
 The left wing of a Singapore Airlines passenger plane touches an aerobridge at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport …
A Singapore Airlines (SIA) plane was just minutes away when Flight MH17 was blown out of the sky in eastern Ukraine, Singapore's government confirmed Monday.

Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew told parliament that Flight SQ351, which was headed to Singapore from Copenhagen, was just 90km (56 miles) from the Malaysian plane -- a distance covered within minutes by passenger jets.

https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/singapore-airlines-jet-minutes-away-103550055.html
 
Electronics giant Panasonic wants Singaporeans to eat its veg
 Panasonic's indoor vegetable farm in Singapore
Japan's Panasonic Corp, best known for its television sets and home theater systems, wants to feed Singaporeans its radishes and lettuce.

A unit of the electronics conglomerate last week started selling to a chain of Japanese restaurants in Singapore fresh produce grown in what it says is the first licensed indoor vegetable farm in the island state.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/electronics-giant-panasonic-wants-singaporeans-eat-veg-211353351--finance.html
 
Singapore's Great Sale wasn't great: Bloomberg
 If you are a shopaholic in Singapore, you would definitely know that we are in the midst of the Great Singapore …
Singapore's Chinese tourists are getting more disappointed with the country, with retail sales continuing to dwindle as they discover that Hong Kong has better offerings after all.

A report by Bloomberg reveals that Singapore has three reasons for the high mark-up: a strengthening exchange rate, rising labor costs and a sales tax. These are all things that tourists do not encounter in nearby Hong Kong.

https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/singapore-great-sale-wasn-t-032100684.html
 
Police initiate investigation on Johor checkpoint chaos, 100 summons issued
 Kenaikan tol 480% di CIQ Johor burukkan nama Najib, kata DAP
Malaysia police have initiated investigations against those responsible for blocking traffic at Johor's Sultan Iskandar Building's Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) Complex on August 1, the day the toll hike launched.

Deputy police chief II Mohd Nadzir Ghulam Kadir said police issued more than 100 summons for obstructing traffic.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/police-initiate-investigation-ciq-chaos-062612733.html
 

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