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Man charged with 3 counts of loan shark harassment by fire

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SINGAPORE - A man allegedly turned up at three Housing Board flats over two days, but these were not friendly visits. Muhammad Nafis Mohd Nazri, who is said to have acted on behalf of an unlicensed moneylender known only as "Boss", is accused of setting fires at their main doors. On Friday (Oct 1), he was charged in a district court with three counts of loan shark harassment by fire. Nafis, 21, went to a block of flats in Jurong West Avenue 1 at around 2am on Monday (Sept 27) and allegedly used a marker to deface a wall outside a residential unit. The Singaporean is also accused of setting a fire at its main door. He allegedly went to another block of flats in Boon Lay Avenue about 45 minutes later to target a second unit. Nafis is said to have defaced a wall outside the flat and started a fire at its main door. He is accused of similar acts at a third household in Joo Seng Road, near Upper Aljunied Road, at around 1am on Tuesday. The police said in an earlier statement that they were alerted to the incidents on Monday and Tuesday. Officers viewed images from closed-circuit television and police cameras. The Criminal Investigation Department, as well as Jurong and Tanglin police di...

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New S’pore court dedicated to harassment cases to be established on June 1

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SINGAPORE - A new court dedicated to dealing with harassment cases, such as those involving doxxing - the publishing of an individual's private personal information online - and threatening behaviour, will be established here on Tuesday (June 1). The Protection from Harassment Court will hear all criminal and civil harassment claims, said the Ministry of Law and the State Courts in a joint press release on Monday. But the court may not deal with claims related to other civil or family proceedings that it thinks would be more "justly, expeditiously and economically disposed of in another court". Simplified court processes will be adopted in the new court for certain types of applications - including those for protection orders (POs) and orders relating to falsehoods - if the claims meet certain criteria. Hearings will also be conducted by the new court more quickly, so that victims can obtain timely relief. It will aim to conduct hearings for expedited protection orders (EPOs) within 48 to 72 hours of application, or within 24 hours when actual violence or a risk of violence is involved. It will also aim to hear PO applications within four weeks of their submission. Various changes ...

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Lawyers handling more stalking, harassment cases in S’pore

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SINGAPORE - Lawyers The Sunday Times spoke to said they have seen an increase in stalking and harassment cases their firms handle in recent years. Head lawyer Gloria James of law firm Gloria James-Civetta & Co said the firm has handled about 10 such cases as at last month, compared with 14 in total last year, and eight in 2019. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month Latest headlines and exclusive stories In-depth analyses and award-winning multimedia content Get access to all with our no-contract promotional package at only $0.99/month for the first 3 months* Subscribe now *Terms and conditions apply.

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US tech workers say they’re overworked and stressed amid Covid-19 shift to remote work

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NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) - The Covid-19 pandemic-related shift to remote work exacerbated an already difficult year for many women and minorities in technology, a new survey shows. The workers said they felt increased pressure to be online outside of work hours and faced increased harassment through online tools. The survey, published on Tuesday (March 30), aims to help leaders understand the subtle but pervasive ways the pandemic has made work more difficult. For example, 85 per cent of respondents said their anxiety increased in the last year. Two-thirds said they were working longer hours. "There is a broad range of what we consider bad behaviour" on the part of employers, said Caroline Sinders, a researcher with Convocation Design and Research who is one of the authors of the report, published by Project Include, an organisation that advocates for inclusion in the tech industry. "Some of the stuff doesn't technically break rules, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be captured." One goal of the research, Ms Sinders said, was to assess whether employees felt supported during a year of political upheaval, protests against racism, financial uncertainty and hundreds of thousands of deat...