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Lim Hwee Huang
On 2 November 1984, 19-year-old interior designer Lim Hwee Huang () was thrown off a tenth storey HDB flat at Kallang Bahru, after she was raped by 27-year-old Eurasian Singaporean Hensley Anthony Neville, who fled to the neighbouring country Malaysia. He was on the run for more than two years before he was finally arrested by Malaysian police, who sent him back to Singapore in March 1987 for the charge of murdering Lim. Neville, who was caught in the Malaysian state of Selangor, was also a suspect behind two unsolved killings in Malaysia. Despite facing a capital murder charge and the death penalty, Neville refused to be assigned a lawyer in his case and elected to represent himself in court. He became the first person to stand trial for murder without a lawyer in Singapore. Six years after he first committed the crime, Neville was found guilty of the murder of Lim Hwee Huang, and he was sentenced to death by the High Court on 22 November 1990, and he was hanged on 28 August 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kallang Bahru
Kallang Bahru is a subzone within the planning area of Kallang, Singapore, as defined by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). This subzone is bounded by Bendemeer Road and Sungei Whampoa in the north; the Kallang River in the east; Kallang Road and Sims Avenue in the south; and Lavender Street in the west. "Kallang Bahru" is also the name of a two-way road in the area. This road connects the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) in the northeast with Lavender Street in the southwest, with major junctions located at Geylang Bahru and Boon Keng Road. This road is unique as it is one of the few roads in Singapore to have a Road names in Singapore, name without any generic element. The name of the subzone was derived from this road. The subzone of Kallang Bahru consists mostly of industrial and office developments. Notable places include the Kallang Delivery Base of Singapore Post, Aperia Mall and Victoria Wholesale Centre. Bendemeer MRT station along the Downtown MRT Line, Downtown Line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hensley Anthony Neville
On 2 November 1984, 19-year-old interior designer Lim Hwee Huang () was thrown off a tenth storey Housing Development Board, HDB flat at Kallang Bahru, after she was raped by 27-year-old Eurasian Singaporeans, Eurasian Singaporean Hensley Anthony Neville, who fled to the neighbouring country Malaysia. He was on the run for more than two years before he was finally arrested by Malaysian police, who sent him back to Singapore in March 1987 for the charge of murdering Lim. Neville, who was caught in the Malaysian state of Selangor, was also a suspect behind two unsolved killings in Malaysia. Despite facing a capital murder charge and the capital punishment in Singapore, death penalty, Neville refused to be assigned a lawyer in his case and elected to represent himself in court. He became the first person to stand trial for murder without a lawyer in Singapore. Six years after he first committed the crime, Neville was found guilty of the murder of Lim Hwee Huang, and he was capital pun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south, the South China Sea to the east, and the Straits of Johor to the north. The country's territory is composed of one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet; the combined area of these has increased by 25% since the country's independence as a result of extensive land reclamation projects. It has the third highest population density in the world. With a multicultural population and recognising the need to respect cultural identities of the major ethnic groups within the nation, Singapore has four official languages: English, Malay, Mandarin, and Tamil. English is the lingua franca and numerous public services are available only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bomoh
A ''bomoh'' ( sou, โต๊ะบอมอ; ) is a Malay shaman and traditional medicine practitioner. The term is used mainly in Malaysia and parts of Sumatra, whereas most Indonesians use the word '' dukun''. It is often mistranslated into English as medicine man or witch doctor. In colloquial usage, the term ''bomoh'' is often interchangeable with another type of shaman or dukun, the pawang, but they generally serve different functions. The ''bomoh'' is primarily a healer, herbalist, geomancer, and sorcerer. The ''pawang'' on the other hand usually specialises in rituals involving weather, nature, animals, and a good harvest. Their roles do overlap however, and both act as an intermediary for the spirits and gods. Etymology The word ''bomoh'' (at times spelled ''bomo'' or ''bomor'') has been in common usage since at least classical times. It is a cognate of the Thai term ''maw'' or ''mohr'' ( th, หมอ; , "doctor"). This word can mean either doctor or a sorcerer, as i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tan Teow Yeow
Tan Teow Yeow () (1946 – 6 August 2008) was a Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court of Singapore and a former President of the Industrial Arbitration Court. Early life and education Tan graduated from the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law in 1967. Career Tan served in the legal sector for 40 years. He started his career first as a Deputy Public Prosecutor and then as a Magistrate. In 1973, he was appointed as the head of the Crime Division of the Attorney-General's Chambers. He was then appointed as the President of the Industrial Arbitration Court from 1988 to 1991. He was elevated to the bench in 1989 and served a two-year term as Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court of Singapore from 1989 to 1991. During his two-year term as Judicial Commissioner, one of the cases presided over by Tan was the case of Hensley Anthony Neville (1957 - 1992), a Singaporean who was wanted by Singaporean authorities for the 1984 rape and murder of Lim Hwee Huang, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lai Kew Chai Lai Kew Chai (; 7 February 1941 – 27 February 2006) was a Malaysian-born Singaporean judge and the longest-serving member of the Supreme Court Bench, having served for almost 25 years as a Judge. Biography Early life and education Born in Tanjung Malim, Perak, he received his early education at Methodist English School at his hometown in 1950, and at the Methodist Boys' School, Kuala Lumpur in 1955. Lai was an exceptional student in school, excelling as a school captain and in his studies. He received a School Book Prize for best HSC results for his final year examinations in 1961, and from there went on to read law at the University of Singapore in March 1962, with a University Entrance Scholarship. He continued to shine in his academic results, received a Book Prize for his first-year results in March 1963 and graduated with Honours in 1966.'Appointment of High Court Judge', ''Singapore Government Press Release'' (Document No. 1246-1981-06-15; dated 15 June 1981) Legal care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] |
