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Singapore's hidden history
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Very impressed bro. You are right, truly a legend. Sad that he went the other way. Thanks, not aware that he became a snakehead.
I think you are right. The mother was seems to be central to this. Even when William and the wife gets into trouble, the mum will be in the centre of things. The kids were used to carry contraband.
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Hidden History: the missing lions of Merdeka Bridge
These lions once graced Merdeka Bridge...... you can't miss it if you cross the bridge. Today our kids do not even know we have a Merdeka Bridge. And the lions still stand guard......but not at the Bridge..... Our kids still see them.....if they are observant !
These lions once graced Merdeka Bridge...... you can't miss it if you cross the bridge. Today our kids do not even know we have a Merdeka Bridge. And the lions still stand guard......but not at the Bridge..... Our kids still see them.....if they are observant !
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Hidden History - The attempted murder of Mona Koh
ON OCT 15 in 1994, at 7.30'pm, on her way to her hairdresser's at the Katong People's Complex (now known as Katong Mall), Singapore's top nightclub mamasan Mona Koh was shot twice by an unknown gunman at the ground floor lift lobby. One bullet hit her face, another her back. A police detective was NEAR the scene of the shooting, but even then the gunman was never caught.....
Mona was to spent six months in hospitals, first in the Singapore General Hospital, then Mount Elizabeth Hospital.
The bullet in her face was removed, but not the one lodged in her spine. She was reduced to be wheelchair-bound.
The gunman could have been a hired hitman, and till today, she maintains that she does not know who wanted her out of the way so badly.
""People say I know who it was, but I really don't know. Sometimes, I wish the answer would come to me in a dream. But I certainly would like to know who did it before I die.''
In spite of the fact that top police officers, businessmen and even politicians were her close friends, no one could help her find the answer.....
CAN YOU? :p
ON OCT 15 in 1994, at 7.30'pm, on her way to her hairdresser's at the Katong People's Complex (now known as Katong Mall), Singapore's top nightclub mamasan Mona Koh was shot twice by an unknown gunman at the ground floor lift lobby. One bullet hit her face, another her back. A police detective was NEAR the scene of the shooting, but even then the gunman was never caught.....
Mona was to spent six months in hospitals, first in the Singapore General Hospital, then Mount Elizabeth Hospital.
The bullet in her face was removed, but not the one lodged in her spine. She was reduced to be wheelchair-bound.
The gunman could have been a hired hitman, and till today, she maintains that she does not know who wanted her out of the way so badly.
""People say I know who it was, but I really don't know. Sometimes, I wish the answer would come to me in a dream. But I certainly would like to know who did it before I die.''
In spite of the fact that top police officers, businessmen and even politicians were her close friends, no one could help her find the answer.....
CAN YOU? :p
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Hidden History - The attempted murder of Mona Koh
ON OCT 15 in 1994, at 7.30'pm, on her way to her hairdresser's at the Katong People's Complex (now known as Katong Mall), Singapore's top nightclub mamasan Mona Koh was shot twice by an unknown gunman at the ground floor lift lobby. One bullet hit her face, another her back. A police detective was NEAR the scene of the shooting, but even then the gunman was never caught.....
Mona was to spent six months in hospitals, first in the Singapore General Hospital, then Mount Elizabeth Hospital.
The bullet in her face was removed, but not the one lodged in her spine. She was reduced to be wheelchair-bound.
The gunman could have been a hired hitman, and till today, she maintains that she does not know who wanted her out of the way so badly.
""People say I know who it was, but I really don't know. Sometimes, I wish the answer would come to me in a dream. But I certainly would like to know who did it before I die.''
In spite of the fact that top police officers, businessmen and even politicians were her close friends, no one could help her find the answer.....
CAN YOU? :p
Mona had a loyal Indon customer at Lido. Out of greed, she enticed this Indon to the cruise ships to gamble. Mona collaborated with a syndicate to cheat this Indon lots of $$$.
Mona certainly knows who ordered the hit and considers herself lucky to be alive not dead.
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Wow. I was first told about the Pink panther syndicate by my supermarket ops clients. Apparently they knew the workings of the retail system very well and always hit on the same type of goods on several locations in a single day. And we're talking about brazen high volume hits. By the time the cops faxed the alerts out it would already be too late. Damn professional.
I was also under the impression this guy got his name because he liked to wear pink when pulling off jobs. That's his signature.
Unlike the Man from UNCLE, the Saint was actually written by a Singapore boy...
Leslie Charteris (12 May 1907, born Singapore– 15 April 1993), born Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin, was a half-Chinese, half English author of primarily mystery fiction, as well as a screenwriter. He was from St Andrew's school, I think.....
Roger Moore played the Saint for many years:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFaIhXEt6hg&feature=related
His half bro, a canon in the local Anglican church just passed away a couple of weeks ago in Spore...
Victor did work for Shell in Singapore but left to start up one of the first MLM outfits here known as Holiday Magic which initially made big bucks for him....he was a smooth operator and great talker too!
I believe you are referring to the murder of one Frankie Tan ( or Lim ) who was put through his university education by his Thai wife who was not well educated, graduated then worked in DBS and later Amex Bank. He abandoned his wife and fooled around with some bar girls, wife got angry and hired two Thai thugs to kill him at his Laguna HUDC flat. She and both the killers were later caught and hanged
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Thanks for the confirmation. Victor was the smartest one of all the siblings and was the odd one out, seldom around during family get-togethers. Takes more after the father apparently, being the quiet one.
Yes he received a scholarship from Shell and if my memory serves me right, read chemical engineering at Imperial College, London.
Rather sad, isnt it? These are icons deserving of preservation. Where are they now? I remember seeing them but I can't recall because they must be at some ignominious spot.
Hidden History: the missing lions of Merdeka Bridge
These lions once graced Merdeka Bridge...... you can't miss it if you cross the bridge. Today our kids do not even know we have a Merdeka Bridge. And the lions still stand guard......but not at the Bridge..... Our kids still see them.....if they are observant !
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This brings back scary memories. I lived near to the crime scene and was actually quite close by when the crime was committed. For a few days I wasn't allowed out of the house other than to go to school. My parents still had memories of the Konfrontasi which had ended not too long before.
I recall news reports saying she was shot by a .22 calibre weapon - it did not say if it was a rifle round (with a higher powder load) or a pistol type round. In fact, I do not know of any high powered .22 rifle. The closest to that calibre is of course the NATO 5.56.
I recall news reports saying she was shot by a .22 calibre weapon - it did not say if it was a rifle round (with a higher powder load) or a pistol type round. In fact, I do not know of any high powered .22 rifle. The closest to that calibre is of course the NATO 5.56.
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Balestier Rd Food Court?
SAFTI MI Parade Square?
SAFTI MI Parade Square?
Hidden History: the missing lions of Merdeka Bridge
These lions once graced Merdeka Bridge...... you can't miss it if you cross the bridge. Today our kids do not even know we have a Merdeka Bridge. And the lions still stand guard......but not at the Bridge..... Our kids still see them.....if they are observant !
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Hidden History - 1984-Muthu was chopped up and cooked as curry
Muthu in the Curry
Muthu chopped up in the Church kitchen
Mr Ayakannu Marithamuthu was murdered on 12 December 1984 at the Orchard Road Presbyterian Church and his body cooked in curry before being disposed of. The case became popularly known as the "Curry Murder".
An unrepentant wife-beater, Ayakannu was a father of three who worked as a live-in caretaker of holiday chalets in Changi. His wife Naragatha worked at the Orchard Road Presbyterian Church.
On the day of the murder, Ayakannu was repeatedly bludgeoned to death. To destroy all traces of evidence, his body was chopped up into pieces. The body parts were then cooked into curry and disposed all over the island.
Investigations revealed that the victim was chopped and then cooked in a large aluminium pot.
Naragatha and her 3 brothers were charged in 1987 with murder. However, as there was insufficient evidence against them, they were acquitted. The brothers were re-arrested on the same day and detained without trial under the Criminal Law Act. They were released in June 1991.
Apart from what investigations revealed, the prosecution was unable to prove that it was indeed the family members who caused Ayakannu's death. The cooking pot in which Ayakannu's body parts were allegedly cooked could not be found, leaving no traces of the cooking or Muthu in the curry....
Personally, I think the Civil service Demsey Road curry is better than Muthu's at Race Course Road.
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The Best curry was"OUR MARKAN SHOP", but they seemed to have closed /moved? Can anyone tell me where I can find them? I need my curry fix badly......
Muthu in the Curry
Muthu chopped up in the Church kitchen
Mr Ayakannu Marithamuthu was murdered on 12 December 1984 at the Orchard Road Presbyterian Church and his body cooked in curry before being disposed of. The case became popularly known as the "Curry Murder".
An unrepentant wife-beater, Ayakannu was a father of three who worked as a live-in caretaker of holiday chalets in Changi. His wife Naragatha worked at the Orchard Road Presbyterian Church.
On the day of the murder, Ayakannu was repeatedly bludgeoned to death. To destroy all traces of evidence, his body was chopped up into pieces. The body parts were then cooked into curry and disposed all over the island.
Investigations revealed that the victim was chopped and then cooked in a large aluminium pot.
Naragatha and her 3 brothers were charged in 1987 with murder. However, as there was insufficient evidence against them, they were acquitted. The brothers were re-arrested on the same day and detained without trial under the Criminal Law Act. They were released in June 1991.
Apart from what investigations revealed, the prosecution was unable to prove that it was indeed the family members who caused Ayakannu's death. The cooking pot in which Ayakannu's body parts were allegedly cooked could not be found, leaving no traces of the cooking or Muthu in the curry....
Personally, I think the Civil service Demsey Road curry is better than Muthu's at Race Course Road.
.The Best curry was"OUR MARKAN SHOP", but they seemed to have closed /moved? Can anyone tell me where I can find them? I need my curry fix badly......
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Hidden History - 1984-Muthu was chopped up and cooked as curry
Personally, I think the Civil service Demsey Road curry is better than Muthu's at Race Course Road.
The Best curry was"OUR MARKAN SHOP", but they seemed to have closed /moved? Can anyone tell me where I can find them? I need my curry fix badly......
You want the best curry in town? Forget about Muthu's or the one at Dempsey Rd. "Our Markan Shop" never heard of leh.
If you can afford, and the place and ambience is world class, try the curry at the Istana. One look at the chef, you sure impressed. But be prepared to pay. It doesn't come cheap. Costs alot more if husband of chef dine with you.
This is an usual case for a number of reasons. There was not a single witness. All incriminating evidence came from the Brothers. The Brothers actually gave a true account of the incident in their statements. They murdered the guy as he was beating up the sister. In fact the info that led to the arrest came from the one of the brothers.
The Church had been renovated and there was zilch. It would have been hilarious if the case went to court as the entire prosecution witnesses were the accused themselves. No first officer at the scene, no pathologist as no no body was found and therefore no autopsy, no nothing. In fact, it was believed that the brothers were prepared to give an actual account. Something a state will never do.
The absence of a body is not an issue as the Sunny Ang case established.
The Church had been renovated and there was zilch. It would have been hilarious if the case went to court as the entire prosecution witnesses were the accused themselves. No first officer at the scene, no pathologist as no no body was found and therefore no autopsy, no nothing. In fact, it was believed that the brothers were prepared to give an actual account. Something a state will never do.
The absence of a body is not an issue as the Sunny Ang case established.
I too liked the curry that was done by Our Makan shop. It was the one and only curry that was done by a non indian and was better than the Indian version. The fish was fresh and the spices blended well.
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