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Friday July 4, 9:27 AMPRESS DIGEST - Singapore newspapers - July 4SINGAPORE, July 4 (Reuters) - The following are stories from Singapore newspapers on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories.THE STRAITS TIMES - A Singapore court jailed and fined two Indonesian men for agreeing to sell their kidneys to people in Singapore. Toni, whose kidney was removed, got 14 weeks jail and a S$2,000 ($1,468) fine; while Sulaiman Damanik, who did not go through with the kidney transfer, was jailed two weeks and fined S$1,000. A 53-year-old Singapore housewife was sentenced to 20 months' jail for getting her dog to bite her Indonesian maid's thigh and finger three years ago. Prosecutors said the woman also pulled her maid's hair, slapped her on the face, and grabbed and squeezed her breasts. BUSINESS TIMES The slowdown in the aviation industry will have a "minimal" impact on Singapore Technologies Engineering , its chief executive Tan Pheng Hock said in an interview with the newspaper. He said the current downturn may also result in acquisition opportunities for the Singapore defense contractor. - ($1=1.356 Singapore Dollar) |
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