The recent worksite collapse at Ayer Rajah killed two men (a Bangladeshi worker and a Singaporean supervisor) and injured 29 others. While in itself not really a tragic calamity of epic proportions, it was however, still quite horrific due to the fact that it occurred only a week after the nicoll highway collapse. The authorities were quick to point out that these two events were isolated incidents to allay fears of the public concerning the viability of the Circle Line. A friend of the deceased foreman, told reporters, "He (the deceased) was supposed to have left at noon. The collapse occurred at about 12.35pm. If he had left on time, he would have been alive."
The what-ifs of life...
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Last saturday, seventeen year old Kelvin Yang was stabbed to death while on the job as a sales assistant at West Mall shopping centre's Sports Link branch. His 18-year old assailant, who wielded a 16-cm long kitchen knife, was detained by security officers while still at the scene. Kelvin was found dead by the side of the payment counter. According to three other store assistants who witnessed the attack, Kelvin and the assailant knew each other. Sports Link was re-opened for normal business on sunday.
Life goes on...
