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Police probing Ngee Ann Polytechnic students who urinated on others in suspected hazing ritual

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SINGAPORE - Another video involving students harassing one another is making the rounds, this time involving students believed to be from Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP). In the video clip, which was e-mailed to The Straits Times on Monday (March 22), a group of men clad in black T-shirts can be seen urinating on two naked men in a shower cubicle on the school grounds. The two men were made to squat and face the wall. Police said they were alerted to the alleged incident at 535 Clementi Road on Monday at about 9.50pm. In the video, which was also posted on various social media platforms, one of the men dressed in black shouted "No showering!" when a victim tried to clean himself. The men were allegedly involved in a hazing ritual during a recent orientation camp. It is not clear when the video was posted on the social media platforms, but one of the participants had a surgical mask dangling from one ear. The video had garnered more than 100 likes on Monday night before it was removed. ST has contacted NP for comments regarding the incident. More on this topic Related Story ITE student expelled after bullying video spreads online Related Story Bullying in schools wrong and cannot be toler...

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Company briefs: KKR & Co; Credit Suisse; Shopee

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KKR & Co Mr Terence Lee, KKR & Co's managing director for the Asia-Pacific, has resigned from the buyout firm after 10 years, according to sources with knowledge of the matter. Mr Lee, who is based in Singapore, led the firm's technology, media and telecommunications private equity and growth equity investments in South-east Asia. Following his departure, he has also stepped down from the boards of companies where he represented KKR, said one of the sources, who asked not to be named as the information is private. BLOOMBERG Credit Suisse Credit Suisse yesterday posted a 22 per cent fall in 2020 net profit as a 757 million Swiss franc (S$1.12 billion) hit from legal charges placed Switzerland's second-largest lender in the red for the final three months of the year. The bank posted a 353 million franc net loss for the fourth quarter. Factoring out one-off gains that boosted results in 2019 and set it back last year, the bank said it would have seen a 6 per cent pre-tax profit gain for the year. REUTERS Shopee Indonesia's Financial Services Authority (OJK) said yesterday that Sea Group's e-commerce arm Shopee has acquired local lender Bank Kesejahteraan Ekonomi (Bank BKE) with the ai...

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Secondary 1 posting results to be released at 9am on Dec 22

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SINGAPORE - Secondary 1 posting results will be released on Dec 22 at 9am, said the Ministry of Education (MOE) on Tuesday (Dec 15). The posting results will be accessible through the following channels: - Short Message Service (SMS) text messaging (if a local number was provided by the applicant during the application process) - S1-Internet System using the student's birth certificate number or FIN and the S1 PIN - At the student's primary school Due to the Covid-19 situation, students do not need to report to their new schools in person the day after receiving their results, said the MOE in Tuesday's press release. Instead, students should refer to their posted schools' websites from Dec 22 onward for information regarding the purchase of books and uniforms, booklists, as well as the reporting details. Parents of the incoming Secondary 1 cohort who are on Parents Gateway (PG) will also receive instructions from the posted schools from the afternoon of Dec 22. If students are unable to report to their posted secondary school on the first day of school on Jan 4 for valid reasons, they may contact their posted secondary school directly to confirm that they are taking up the place. T...