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David Widjaja’s senior Zhou Zheng hanged himself; he was seen praying and burning incense papers after Widjaja’s suicide
Translated from Lianhe Wanbao 5 days after NTU student David Widjaja plunged to his death after allegedly stabbing his professor, his senior from the same Division of Electrical and Electronic Engineering was found hanging in the balcony in his apartment at Block 101C Nanyang Heights, where staff and graduate students reside. Zhou, from Hubei, China, graduated with a Second Class Upper Honours from the NTU’s Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department in July last year. He started work with a company right after graduation but was laid off two months later. After looking for a job for several months, he joined NTU as an infocomm project officer at the university’s School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering on March 2. The police was alerted last night at 10.42pm by a flatmate... [Read more]
BREAKING: David Widjaja & second suicide victim Zhou Zheng were from the same lab!!!
By Eugene Yeo and Shawn Tay They say lightning doesn’t hit twice on the same spot. In less than a week after the unfortunate suicide of Mr David Widjaja, NTU staff and students are put through the same traumatic experience again. 24-year-old Zhou Zheng, a Chinese national, was an Infocomm Project Officer at the university’s School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering. He was found hanging in the balcony in his apartment at Block 101C Nanyang Heights, where staff and graduate students reside. Two suicides occur one after another within a week at the same campus. Is this a mere coincidence or a joke played by heavens? It appears that the lightning did strike on the same spot after all. Both David Widjaja and Zhou Zheng were from the Division of Electrical and Electronics Engineering... [Read more]
Video: NTU officer found hanged and Prof Su Guanning’s email to NTU staff and students
A NANYANG Technological University infocomm project officer was found hanged in a staff apartment at the NTU campus on Friday night. Mr Zhou Zheng, 24, a Chinese national from the Division of Information at the School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE) was pronounced dead in his flat at Block 101C Nanyang Heights at about 10.50 pm. His body, which was found hanging in the balcony of his apartment, was believed to have been taken down by a friend before police arrived. Confirming the death, which comes less than a week after a final year student, also from the School of EEE, fell to his death after stabbing a professor on Monday morning, NTU said the university is providing every assistance to Mr Zhou’s family. ‘Professional counsellors and senior university officers... [Read more]
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MM Lee: what will they say of me after my coffin is closed?
From Straits Times Accepting the award, MM Lee, 85, thanked the Rotary International president and added a wry remark of his own. He quoted a Chinese proverb which says that ‘when the coffin is closed, then you have the final verdict’, and explained that it served as a ‘reality check’... [Read more]
Singapore elderly can only afford $1 porridge a day
Translated from Channel 8 News: Stalls selling economic rice at Toa Payoh Lorong 7 had seen an increase in business lately by slashing the price to $2.20 for 2 meat and 2 vegetables. Their customers are mostly from the lower-income group. One stallholder said: “I feel very sad. Recently there was... [Read more]
Apology to the late David Widjaja, his family and friends
The Wayang Party Club would like to offer our sincere apologies to the late Mr David Widjaja, his family and friends for the articles we have reproduced here from the mainstream media which appeared to give an erroneous impression of the chain of events leading to the unfortunate death of Mr David Widjaja. We... [Read more]
Letter from reader Wendy Halim re: David Widjaja
Dear admin, Now all his friend wants is his name being cleared from all baseless accusations until Police department report their finding in 3 weeks time. Why all media said it is his fault when Media do have any evidence again him. They just hope the late name being cleared first. Most of them are not... [Read more]
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