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Ng Kim Heng
On 28 January 1989, 26-year-old Lim Lee Tin (林丽珍 Lín Lìzhēn), a Chinese Singaporean woman who was often dressed like a male, was found murdered at a Chinese cemetery in Choa Chu Kang, Singapore. She was initially mistaken as a man before the autopsy revealed her true gender. The perpetrators of her murder were Lim's gambling partner and married housewife Chin Seow Noi (秦秀莲 Qín Xiùlián), Chin's brother Chin Yaw Kim (秦耀金 Qín Yàojīn) and the siblings' friend Ng Kim Heng (黄金兴 Huáng Jīnxīng). The three suspects, who were all Malaysians, were said to have plotted the murder in order to get rid of Lim, who often harassed Chin Seow Noi for money. Between February 1989 and July 1991, the three suspects were arrested in both Singapore and Malaysia. Despite confessing to their roles in the crime, the three killers denied in the court proceedings that they were involved in killing Lim, and chose to remain silent during the defence phase of their trial. On 9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south, the South China Sea to the east, and the Straits of Johor to the north. The country's territory is composed of one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet; the combined area of these has increased by 25% since the country's independence as a result of extensive land reclamation projects. It has the third highest population density in the world. With a multicultural population and recognising the need to respect cultural identities of the major ethnic groups within the nation, Singapore has four official languages: English, Malay, Mandarin, and Tamil. English is the lingua franca and numerous public services are available only in Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |