Granny on trial for maid abuse
Granny on trial for maid abuse
SINGAPORE: A 68-year-old grandmother on trial for maid abuse in
Singapore has been accused of forcing an Indonesian domestic
servant to eat human feces, among other offenses, a report said
on Friday.
Wong Mei Lin faces 10 counts of abusing her son's 26-year-old
Indonesian maid, Lestari Riyanto, shortly after she started
working for the man in July 2001, the Straits Times said.
The grandmother is accused of using a heated iron and a hot
ladle to burn the maid on various parts of her body. She also
allegedly splashed hot water on the woman's back and hands.
Wong is also accused of stepping on the maid's right hand
while wearing clogs, throwing cat food at her and threatening to
kill her family in Indonesia. --AFP
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Malaysia seals $368 million Polish tank deal
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KL seals $368m Polish tank deal
MALAYSIA: Malaysia will take delivery of its first main battle
tanks from Poland in 2006 in a deal valued at US$368 million,
defense ministers from the two countries said on Friday.
Malaysia has pledged to buy 48 tanks and 14 support vehicles
from Poland's Foreign Trade Enterprise Bumar Ltd., with payment
spread out until 2010, Malaysian Defense Minister Najib Razak
said at a signing ceremony.
A source close to the deal said 30 percent of the price would
be covered by countertrades involving Malaysian palm oil sales.
In March 2002, Malaysia agreed in principle to buy Polish PT-
91 battle tanks, a modified version of Russia's T-72, which was
the most sophisticated tank in Iraq's destroyed army. --Reuters
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Thailand, Cambodia agree to resume full relations
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Thailand, Cambodia to resume full ties
CAMBODIA: Cambodia and Thailand agreed on Friday to resume full
diplomatic relations, suspended after unprecedented anti-Thai
riots in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh in January.
The decision was reached during a meeting between the foreign
ministers of the two countries in the tourist town of Siem Riep
in Cambodia, on the sidelines of their meeting to discuss
tensions in North Korea.
An official said the move was "a gift" for both countries as
Thais and Cambodians celebrate the Songkran New Year festival on
Saturday and Sunday.
Thailand cut diplomatic and economic relations with Cambodia
after mobs vandalized its embassy and destroyed Thai-owned
businesses in Phnom Penh on Jan. 29.
In response, Thailand shut border crossings, withdrew its
ambassador and ordered Cambodia's envoy in Bangkok to leave.
Cambodia later paid US$5.9 million in compensation for damage to
the Thai Embassy. --AP