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Woman threatens to set herself on fire outside Istana
By Liyana Low | SingaporeScene – 3 hours ago
Woman threatens suicide outside Istana. (Yahoo! photo/Ion Danker)
A woman from China threatened to set herself on fire outside the Istana yesterday afternoon.
According to a Shin Min Daily report, the woman, known only as Madam Zhang, was unable to get a refund of her daughter's school fees from a private school.
In an act of desperation and wanting to ask help from officials, she stood outside the Istana, threw a can of lighter fluid on her head and waved a lighter about, threatening to set herself ablaze.
The guards outside the Istana immediately called the police who arrested and brought Zhang to Tanglin Police Station for questioning. The 43-year-old is currently out on bail.
By Liyana Low | SingaporeScene – 3 hours ago

Woman threatens suicide outside Istana. (Yahoo! photo/Ion Danker)
A woman from China threatened to set herself on fire outside the Istana yesterday afternoon.
According to a Shin Min Daily report, the woman, known only as Madam Zhang, was unable to get a refund of her daughter's school fees from a private school.
In an act of desperation and wanting to ask help from officials, she stood outside the Istana, threw a can of lighter fluid on her head and waved a lighter about, threatening to set herself ablaze.
The guards outside the Istana immediately called the police who arrested and brought Zhang to Tanglin Police Station for questioning. The 43-year-old is currently out on bail.