Briefs, December 4, 2012
A Chinese immigrant bus driver was sentenced to six weeks in prison for his involvement in Singapore's first labour strike in 26 years. Pushing for the jail term as a deterrent, the prosecution argued that although Bao Feng Shan, 38, was not an instigator of the strike, he was "far from a mere passive participant".
SINGAPORE - A Chinese immigrant bus driver was sentenced to six weeks in prison for his involvement in Singapore's first labour strike in 26 years. Pushing for the jail term as a deterrent, the prosecution argued that although Bao Feng Shan, 38, was not an instigator of the strike, he was "far from a mere passive participant". A total of 171 Chinese bus drivers went on strike last Monday in protest at being paid nearly a quarter less than Malaysian drivers who work for the same company. More than half continued to protest on Tuesday. AP
TOKYO - Two people died after separate lift incidents in Japan, with a restaurant worker trapped in a dumb waiter and an office worker caught halfway through the doors when an elevator suddenly dropped. In Nagoya, a 28-year-old woman died after getting trapped in the dumb waiter, reportedly just 70cm high by 60cm wide. In Himeji, a 64-year-old man was standing with one foot in the lift when the machinery made a sudden lethal move, NHK said. AFP