After last November's knife attack on Fr Lee, Fr Cary Chan of the Holy Spirit Church was targeted this time. A 22-year-old young man with mental and physical problems attacked him and hit him in the face. The priest suffered a haematoma, but still wanted to celebrate Mass. The archdiocese: ‘Remain calm and refrain from speculation’.
A study by IPS and OnePeople titled Indicators of Racial and Religious Harmony indicates that racial and religious stereotypes are growing as people become more conscious and honest about diversity. A quarter of the population does not fully trust fellow citizens from other religious or ethnic backgrounds, down from 42 per cent in 2013.
An OECD study highlighting this trend worries Singapore authorities. To remedy the situation, the government is vetting plans to boost education levels. The country’s competitiveness, occupational levels, not to mention workers’ skills, earnings and well-being are under threat.
Law enforcement agencies can block or impose restrictions on the bank accounts of scam victims. The law provides for halting transactions, ATM use and credit. The restriction order is limited to "a maximum of 30 days" extendable up to five times.
Leader of the local Church from 2001 to 2013, he is being remembered for his spirituality and interfaith dialogue. Prime Minister Lawrence Wong called him a “devoted shepherd and steadfast pillar of the Catholic community”. For the imam of the Ba'alwie Mosque, he was “a keen supporter of such inter-faith discourse”. Tomorrow a requiem Mass will be held at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, followed by cremation.
The government in Biškek is looking to Singapore as an avenue to imitate. And the enhancement of agricultural production, one of the most significant chapters of Kyrgyzstan's exports, is an important opportunity for relations with the city-state, where there are no great natural resources.
