Monday, December 1, 2008
Street Prostitution Pimps Terrorising Neighbourhood
Unfortunately, the presence of Sri Lankan pimps and syndicates have continue to
cause the increase street prostitution activities when new batches of young women and sometimes underages are brought into Singapore despite arrests of the women.
Photos depict one of the pimps who have been operating for more than a year. The presence of these pimps not only intimidating as they gathered in groups in the neighbourhood, are attracting crimes into the area as the area is perceived as lawless by the intended criminals.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Photos of Sri Lankan pimps and watchouts
Photos of Sri Lankan pimps and lookouts of the Sri Lankan prostitutes at Lorong 15, Geylang Road. These pimps (usually act as lookouts ) brought in new girls under social visitor passes each time when the girls are arrested and sent homes. The arrested girls will usually keep mum that they are under the pimps/lookouts.
Monday, September 8, 2008
Murder of a 21 years old Sri Lankan female
A recent news about the murder of a Sri Lankan female in a hotel at Lorong 18, Geylang.
See url (Yahoo news source from Channel News Asia )
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/cna/20080906/tap-969-police-arrest-20-year-old-man-su-231650b.html
Police arrest foreigner suspected of involvement in Geylang murder
Channel NewsAsia - Sunday, September 7
"SINGAPORE: Police have arrested a 20—year—old foreigner in connection with the death of a 21—year—old Sri Lankan woman in a hotel at Lorong 18 Geylang on Thursday.
The victim’s naked body was found under a bed in a pool of blood by hotel staff on Thursday.
After round—the—clock enquiries and extensive probes, police said the ethnic Indian man was tracked down and arrested at about 9.30am on Friday at Ama Keng Road.
A man will be charged in court on Saturday with murder. If found guilty, he faces the death penalty. — CNA/vm "
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Another update from the Singapore Police Force website, see url :-
http://www.spf.gov.sg/mic/2008/080905_geylangmurderupdate.htm
Update to Dead Woman Under Bed in Hotel – Man Arrested
"A 20-year-old Indian man was arrested today in connection with the death of a 21-year-old female Sri Lankan national which occurred in a hotel along Lorong 18 Geylang on 4 Sep 08.
After round-the-clock enquiries and extensive probes following the discovery of the death, officers tracked down the man who was arrested at about 9.30am at Ama Keng Road. He will be charged in court on 6 Sep 08 for Murder under Sec 302 of the Penal Code, Cap 224.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
05 September 2008 @ 6.00pm"
See url (Yahoo news source from Channel News Asia )
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/cna/20080906/tap-969-police-arrest-20-year-old-man-su-231650b.html
Police arrest foreigner suspected of involvement in Geylang murder
Channel NewsAsia - Sunday, September 7
"SINGAPORE: Police have arrested a 20—year—old foreigner in connection with the death of a 21—year—old Sri Lankan woman in a hotel at Lorong 18 Geylang on Thursday.
The victim’s naked body was found under a bed in a pool of blood by hotel staff on Thursday.
After round—the—clock enquiries and extensive probes, police said the ethnic Indian man was tracked down and arrested at about 9.30am on Friday at Ama Keng Road.
A man will be charged in court on Saturday with murder. If found guilty, he faces the death penalty. — CNA/vm "
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Another update from the Singapore Police Force website, see url :-
http://www.spf.gov.sg/mic/2008/080905_geylangmurderupdate.htm
Update to Dead Woman Under Bed in Hotel – Man Arrested
"A 20-year-old Indian man was arrested today in connection with the death of a 21-year-old female Sri Lankan national which occurred in a hotel along Lorong 18 Geylang on 4 Sep 08.
After round-the-clock enquiries and extensive probes following the discovery of the death, officers tracked down the man who was arrested at about 9.30am at Ama Keng Road. He will be charged in court on 6 Sep 08 for Murder under Sec 302 of the Penal Code, Cap 224.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
05 September 2008 @ 6.00pm"
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Women trafficked to Singapore lured into prostitution
Information from url http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gmnM4mWGQx52EtIAnioroCZ5u4_Q
Women trafficked to Singapore lured into prostitution
SINGAPORE (AFP) — Three weeks after having her appendix removed last year, Filipina bar girl Camille was forced by her pimp back to work as a prostitute in Singapore.
Penniless and deeply in debt in a foreign land, 24-year-old Camille, not her real name, had no choice.
She says she had sex with men in hotel trysts arranged by her pimp, who took most of the money, until she sought shelter at the Philippine embassy.
"My wounds barely healed and I was being forced to have sex," she told AFP, breaking into sobs during an interview before flying home earlier this year.
"The pimp had no pity. The men had no mercy. I should have listened to my parents not to come here."
Philippine embassy officials said Camille, a single mother, is among a growing number of Filipina women lured by human trafficking syndicates to Singapore, Southeast Asia's wealthiest economy.
Promised jobs as "entertainers" in pubs and restaurants, many instead find themselves virtually indentured as prostitutes, working to pay back the cost of getting here.
Women interviewed by AFP said they were locked in cramped apartments, given one meal a day and told they owed between 1,000 and 4,000 Singapore dollars (736-2,945 US) to their pimps for bringing them to the city-state.
The sex industry in Singapore -- where prostitution is legal but pimping and public solicitation are not -- is dominated by women from the Philippines, Thailand, China and Vietnam, industry sources said.
The Philippine embassy in Singapore said there were 212 cases of human trafficking involving Filipinas in 2007, up from 125 in 2006 and from 59 cases in 2005.
Of those 212, nearly 30 percent admitted to having engaged in prostitution or said they were coerced into sexual acts, it said.
Filipino consul Neal Imperial described the numbers as the "tip of the iceberg" as they reflected only women who turned to the embassy for help.
The US State Department, in its 2008 Trafficking in Persons report, put Singapore on its list of countries not doing enough to combat the problem. Cambodia and Sierra Leone were among others named.
The report urged Singapore, which has yet to ratify the 2000 UN Trafficking in Persons Protocol, to "vigorously investigate and prosecute both labour and sex trafficking cases".
Responding to the US report, Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs said reported cases of forced prostitution fell to 28 in 2007 from 33 in 2006 and 35 in 2005.
Police investigated all 28 cases and found evidence in only one, the ministry said.
Human trafficking experts said Singapore's figures differ from the US report because the police do not consider women as trafficking victims if they arrive voluntarily.
In contrast, the United Nations counts women as victims if they are lured by false promises about working conditions, and if they are exploited.
Singapore should accept there is a problem, said Sallie Yea, an Australian consultant who has researched sex trafficking in Asia. "Singapore is still in the denial mode.".........
Women trafficked to Singapore lured into prostitution
SINGAPORE (AFP) — Three weeks after having her appendix removed last year, Filipina bar girl Camille was forced by her pimp back to work as a prostitute in Singapore.
Penniless and deeply in debt in a foreign land, 24-year-old Camille, not her real name, had no choice.
She says she had sex with men in hotel trysts arranged by her pimp, who took most of the money, until she sought shelter at the Philippine embassy.
"My wounds barely healed and I was being forced to have sex," she told AFP, breaking into sobs during an interview before flying home earlier this year.
"The pimp had no pity. The men had no mercy. I should have listened to my parents not to come here."
Philippine embassy officials said Camille, a single mother, is among a growing number of Filipina women lured by human trafficking syndicates to Singapore, Southeast Asia's wealthiest economy.
Promised jobs as "entertainers" in pubs and restaurants, many instead find themselves virtually indentured as prostitutes, working to pay back the cost of getting here.
Women interviewed by AFP said they were locked in cramped apartments, given one meal a day and told they owed between 1,000 and 4,000 Singapore dollars (736-2,945 US) to their pimps for bringing them to the city-state.
The sex industry in Singapore -- where prostitution is legal but pimping and public solicitation are not -- is dominated by women from the Philippines, Thailand, China and Vietnam, industry sources said.
The Philippine embassy in Singapore said there were 212 cases of human trafficking involving Filipinas in 2007, up from 125 in 2006 and from 59 cases in 2005.
Of those 212, nearly 30 percent admitted to having engaged in prostitution or said they were coerced into sexual acts, it said.
Filipino consul Neal Imperial described the numbers as the "tip of the iceberg" as they reflected only women who turned to the embassy for help.
The US State Department, in its 2008 Trafficking in Persons report, put Singapore on its list of countries not doing enough to combat the problem. Cambodia and Sierra Leone were among others named.
The report urged Singapore, which has yet to ratify the 2000 UN Trafficking in Persons Protocol, to "vigorously investigate and prosecute both labour and sex trafficking cases".
Responding to the US report, Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs said reported cases of forced prostitution fell to 28 in 2007 from 33 in 2006 and 35 in 2005.
Police investigated all 28 cases and found evidence in only one, the ministry said.
Human trafficking experts said Singapore's figures differ from the US report because the police do not consider women as trafficking victims if they arrive voluntarily.
In contrast, the United Nations counts women as victims if they are lured by false promises about working conditions, and if they are exploited.
Singapore should accept there is a problem, said Sallie Yea, an Australian consultant who has researched sex trafficking in Asia. "Singapore is still in the denial mode.".........
Street prostitution - a threat to the security of Singapore
The increase activities of street prostitution ( nationality PRCs, Sri Lankans, Vietnamese, Indians etc. ) are attracting crimes from gang fights, murders, robberies, cheats in Geylang neighbourhood.
Are these prostitutes act freely on their own independently ? This may be true in the past, however, it is observe more appears to act in groups with pimps, look-outs or some even with private vehicles or taxi to transport them around in Singapore.
Geylang residents ( more than 1,000 residents ) are constantly facing such threats or harassments from street prostitution for the past few years. In recent years, increase budget hotels, pubs/ktvs/nightclubs, uncontrolled shady coffee-shops, bogus health centres with insufficient enforcements or regulations have attracted crimes into Geylang and immediate neighbourhood (Haig Road, Sims Avenue) .
A video posted by a concern person of the the rampant street-walkers at Geylang.
Are these prostitutes act freely on their own independently ? This may be true in the past, however, it is observe more appears to act in groups with pimps, look-outs or some even with private vehicles or taxi to transport them around in Singapore.
Geylang residents ( more than 1,000 residents ) are constantly facing such threats or harassments from street prostitution for the past few years. In recent years, increase budget hotels, pubs/ktvs/nightclubs, uncontrolled shady coffee-shops, bogus health centres with insufficient enforcements or regulations have attracted crimes into Geylang and immediate neighbourhood (Haig Road, Sims Avenue) .
A video posted by a concern person of the the rampant street-walkers at Geylang.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Sri Lankan woman caught with forged immigration stamp imprints
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/357625/1/.htmlhttp://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/357625/1/.html
Sri Lankan woman caught with forged immigration stamp imprints
By Satish Cheney |
Posted: 01 July 2008 2311 hrs
By Satish Cheney |
Posted: 01 July 2008 2311 hrs
"SINGAPORE: A 29-year-old Sri Lankan woman was caught with pieces
of forged immigration rubber stamp imprints at Changi Airport Terminal
1 on Tuesday.
She had hidden them in a pair of pants in her luggage.
The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said such portable
imprints are likely to be used by syndicates offering services to
immigration offenders to prolong or legalise their stay........"
of forged immigration rubber stamp imprints at Changi Airport Terminal
1 on Tuesday.
She had hidden them in a pair of pants in her luggage.
The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said such portable
imprints are likely to be used by syndicates offering services to
immigration offenders to prolong or legalise their stay........"
Monday, January 14, 2008
Happy New Year 2008
As we start a new year, we pray that this year will be marked by prosperity and peacefulness for families and residents.
In Geylang, it is almost difficult for relatives or friends to visit the residents during the holidays over the past 3 to 5 years. The reasons being visitors are concern of the security and embarrassments that of their wives, female siblings, friends or teenage children especially in the evenings. Such street prostitution activities have attracted crimes ( example, recent report of a robbery on 2 prostitutes from China ).
As Brian (johntv.com) has well said - Street Prostitution is not a victimless crime. The victims are the prostitutes, the johns' families, residents, women working in affected areas. In Singapore, Geylang is always viewed as red-light district where in reality there are much more interesting places one can find including popular local restaurants, Muslim schools, mosques, Buddhist temples, clans, trade associations and architectural conservation buildings for locals, families and tourists to visit. Besides, there are affordable accommodation for tourists for the many budget hotels as well as housing with more than 50 residential apartment blocks.
In each of the 44 numbers of lorongs ( i.e. side streets or lanes ), one can find interesting places to visit or view. Beside this, the main Geylang Road is convenient located near to Geylang Serai Market, Joo Chiat area as well as future Paya Lebar second offices and commercial area. It takes about 10 to 20 minutes to walk to these places.
Prostitution is legalised in Singapore ( where you can find some brothels in a few designated even-numbered lorongs in Geylang ); however, street prostitution soliciting are illegal.
In recent years, the increase of street walkers had resulted in more security and environment problems as crimes are attracted alongside such activities including robberies, thefts and even a case of murder linked to a foreign prostitute.
There are children (schools) as well as worshippers (temples, mosques) who frequent Geylang daily, hence, we urge Singapore authorities (i.e. Hotel licensing Board, URA, Public Entertainment Licensing Unit, Anti-Vice Branch,NEA, etc.) to deal with the problems seriously and coordinately because we are concern of the safety of the innocent people accessing this area. Besides, with the recent news about more tourists staying in the budget hotels in Geylang due to tight availability of hotel rooms in the usual hotels; there are urgent needs to increase security in this area to protect the tourists as well.
In Geylang, it is almost difficult for relatives or friends to visit the residents during the holidays over the past 3 to 5 years. The reasons being visitors are concern of the security and embarrassments that of their wives, female siblings, friends or teenage children especially in the evenings. Such street prostitution activities have attracted crimes ( example, recent report of a robbery on 2 prostitutes from China ).
As Brian (johntv.com) has well said - Street Prostitution is not a victimless crime. The victims are the prostitutes, the johns' families, residents, women working in affected areas. In Singapore, Geylang is always viewed as red-light district where in reality there are much more interesting places one can find including popular local restaurants, Muslim schools, mosques, Buddhist temples, clans, trade associations and architectural conservation buildings for locals, families and tourists to visit. Besides, there are affordable accommodation for tourists for the many budget hotels as well as housing with more than 50 residential apartment blocks.
In each of the 44 numbers of lorongs ( i.e. side streets or lanes ), one can find interesting places to visit or view. Beside this, the main Geylang Road is convenient located near to Geylang Serai Market, Joo Chiat area as well as future Paya Lebar second offices and commercial area. It takes about 10 to 20 minutes to walk to these places.
Prostitution is legalised in Singapore ( where you can find some brothels in a few designated even-numbered lorongs in Geylang ); however, street prostitution soliciting are illegal.
In recent years, the increase of street walkers had resulted in more security and environment problems as crimes are attracted alongside such activities including robberies, thefts and even a case of murder linked to a foreign prostitute.
There are children (schools) as well as worshippers (temples, mosques) who frequent Geylang daily, hence, we urge Singapore authorities (i.e. Hotel licensing Board, URA, Public Entertainment Licensing Unit, Anti-Vice Branch,NEA, etc.) to deal with the problems seriously and coordinately because we are concern of the safety of the innocent people accessing this area. Besides, with the recent news about more tourists staying in the budget hotels in Geylang due to tight availability of hotel rooms in the usual hotels; there are urgent needs to increase security in this area to protect the tourists as well.
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