Parkway Parade
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Sunday, June 30, 2013
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Friday, June 28, 2013
GST Vouchers
Two million adult Singaporeans will receive letters from the Government in the first week of July, informing them of the benefits they will receive as part of Budget 2013.
Foong Tuck Cheong
Curtin University in Australia has taken immediate steps to review its student assessment process after its lecturer, Foong Tuck Cheong, admitted to taking bribes to raise students' marks.
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Universal Optical
Why is the oldest female service staff always so hostile? She is not the boss at this outlet in Century Square at all.
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Hailing
There were hailstones in Jurong, Choa Chu Kang, Bukit Batok, Bishan and Toa Payoh this afternoon.
Did you experience it?
Did you experience it?
Free MRT Rides
Yesterday was the first day of the Land Transport Authority's one-year trial of free pre-peak period MRT rides.
Under the trial, commuters exiting 16 MRT stations in the city area before 7.45am travel for free.
Are you enjoying the free rides?
Different Prices
The same N95 mask is sold at different prices in different outlets.
Giant - $3.95
NTUC - $2.25
Giant - $3.95
NTUC - $2.25
Scaremongering
A screengrab of a PSI figure that was supposedly replaced by the National Environment Agency and an online article alleging that the severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) virus is back made the rounds on the Internet.
They were false.
Did you know the spreading of both articles could be considered scaremongering and could run afoul of the law?
Economic Costs
Singapore could face a bigger economic impact than from our worst air pollution crisis 16 years ago if slash-and-burn fires in Indonesia continue, turning off tourists and raising business costs.
The Oasis
Changi City Point
Level 1
Choose from 4 exciting al fresco spots offering late-night dining, live band and more!
Level 1
Choose from 4 exciting al fresco spots offering late-night dining, live band and more!
Monday, June 24, 2013
Smog Hurts Singapore Economy
The severe smog over Singapore caused by forest fires in Indonesia could hurt the Singapore's economy if it persists for weeks, economists said Friday.
Tourist spots are shutting down, companies are allowing staff to work from home and a VIP airport has suspended operations.
Sunday, June 23, 2013
Chew Eng Han
Chew Eng Han, 52, the church's former investment manager, issued a lengthy statement on a blog yesterday which alluded to the fact that he could not see eye to eye with the leadership of the church.
When will the young members follow too?
When will the young members follow too?
Saturday, June 22, 2013
Haze Until August
Based on the pattern in previous years, the haze is expected to last until August, according to the assessment of Indonesia's largest environmental NGO.
Unity WhiteSands
Will the N95 masks be available as promised to the 100 customers who had queued up at least four hours for them last night?
Friday, June 21, 2013
N95 Masks
Nationally, Singapore has close to 9 million N95 masks in its armoury, said director of medical services K. Satku at a joint briefing by MOH and the National Environment Agency on Thursday evening.
Where are the masks being sold?
Where are the masks being sold?
Pasar Malam
It is just beside Pasir Ris mrt station.
The fair will be held until the last day of this month.
The fair will be held until the last day of this month.
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Work From Home
As the haze blanket thickens in Singapore, an increasing number of locally-based companies are beginning to take preventive measures aimed at safeguarding the health of their employees.
While PSI levels remained in the unhealthy range for most of the week, air quality worsened drastically to a high of PSI 321 on Wednesday night, and then peaked at PSI 371 at 1pm on Thursday. Since late last week, the city-state has been plagued by a haze caused by forest fires on Indonesia's Sumatra island.
Singapore Flyer
"The health risks posed by the haze have led us to close the Singapore Flyer for the time being to protect staff members, many of whom work outdoors," said Mr Tim Reid of Ferrier Hodgson. "We will reassess the situation tomorrow morning, and the Flyer will reopen as soon as pollution levels drop to a safe level."
Home Delivery Orders
Latest update: So far, 5 fast-food joints have temporarily suspended their delivery orders until further notice. They are Pizza Hut, Pastamania, McDonald's, KFC and Popeye's.
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
#FreeShakirHamzah
"The only way that I can show I am a changed man is through my actions. Just by saying is not enough." ~ Shakir Hamzah
"Youngsters make mistakes but he will have my full support to learn from that. He should be fined for what he did - that's it." ~ Bernd Stange, Singapore coach
"Youngsters make mistakes but he will have my full support to learn from that. He should be fined for what he did - that's it." ~ Bernd Stange, Singapore coach
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Bonus
Companies are expected to pay variable bonuses of 2.1 months of base pay during the April to December period. The financial services sector is projected to be the most generous, giving 3.6 months of base pay.
Are you working in the financial services sector?
Are you working in the financial services sector?
Free MRT Rides
Commuters who are catching Singapore's first free MRT train rides from June 24 onwards won't just get free rides, they will also receive free drinks.
250,000 cans of Red Bull Less Sugar will be given out by Red Bull Singapore at Chevron House, outside Raffles Place MRT from June 24 to 26.
Commuters can collect the drinks between 7am and 8am, as well as between 12 noon and 2pm on these dates.
Cheaper Tickets to Singapore Zoo
The Singapore Zoo will turn 40 this year on June 27, and to mark the occasion, tickets to the zoo will be priced at 40 per cent off on that day.
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Mustafa's Condo
The managing director of Mustafa Centre built an $11 million, 10-storey apartment building for his family.
Complete with a swimming pool and gymnasium, the building houses nine units which Mr Mustaq Ahmad (above), his wife Ishret Jahan, their four children and six grandchildren share.
Mr Mustaq said: "A home is the most important necessity for any person."
Monday, June 17, 2013
Sunday, June 16, 2013
JEM
The JEM shopping centre opened its doors Saturday morning, with more than 10,000 shoppers showing up within the first hour.
But new problems surfaced - a couple of shops had water leakages, and had to close temporarily, barely hours after their opening.
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Friday, June 14, 2013
Wendi Deng's Divorce
News Corp chief Rupert Murdoch filed papers to divorce his third wife Wendi Deng on Thursday, citing an "irretrievably" broken marriage to a woman 38 years his junior.
Wong Li-lin and Allan Wu
In a media statement, it said that the pair have reached a mutual decision to get divorced. The pair were married in 2004 & have 2 children, Sage and Jonas, aged 8 & 5 respectively.
Volatile Global Financial Markets
The world economy appears to be moving into a phase of "more stable, but slower growth", the World Bank said yesterday in a report whose cautious overall tone provided a backdrop to the volatility and nervousness that are afflicting global financial markets.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Beerfest Asia 2013
From today until 16 June 2013
Tent@Marina Promenade
(F1 tracks behind Singapore Flyer)
Tent@Marina Promenade
(F1 tracks behind Singapore Flyer)
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Monday, June 10, 2013
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Friday, June 7, 2013
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Euro
The euro hit a four-week high against the dollar on Thursday as investors positioned for the European Central Bank to leave rates unchanged, but uncertainty over the US Federal Reserve's next move kept equity markets on edge.
Bonus
Civil servants will receive a mid-year bonus of 0.4 month of their salary in July, slightly higher than last year's figure of 0.3 month.
Siow Hui Min
After a night of drinking games at a friend’s hen night in a hotel suite, Malaysian presenter and television host Siow Hui Min, 30, was tired and went to bed around midnight.
At about 4am, she felt the bed covers being taken off her.
Then, to her shock, she felt someone touching her breasts, she told a Kuala Lumpur court on Tuesday.
Ting Yan Jing
Ken Low, 28, a Malaysian with Singapore PR, is on trial for molesting Ms Siow Hui Min, 30, and Ms Ting Yan Jing, 31, on July 22 last year at the hen party which he attended with his wife, Malaysian radio DJ May Lau, 31.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Gold and Silver
All that glitters currently is neither gold nor silver, as both precious metals have sunk to their lowest levels in nearly three years.
The chief culprit has been the impending slowing down of the United States Federal Reserve's massive money-printing programme.
The chief culprit has been the impending slowing down of the United States Federal Reserve's massive money-printing programme.
Monday, June 3, 2013
Sunday, June 2, 2013
SOTA
Graduating O-level students interested in studying film now have another option open to them.
Starting next year, the School of the Arts (Sota) will offer film as an international baccalaureate (IB) subject to outside students.
SIM-RMIT
Some 2,000 degree students at RMIT University did not get their exam results on Thursday amid a dispute with Australia's National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU).
The union has banned the release of the results, which had been scheduled for yesterday, after failing to come to an agreement with the university about academic pay and employment.
There are about 6,000 students in the three- year Singapore Institute of Management-RMIT programme. RMIT believes around 2,000 students are missing at least one result.
Boy, 9, murdered in West Coast.
A 31-year-old woman has been arrested by the police in connection with the murder of a 9-year-old boy on Saturday night.
According to the police, they received a call for assistance at Block 704, West Coast Road at about 6.08pm last night.
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Peeping Tom from Temasek Polytechnic
The teen wore a blonde female wig and sneaked into a women's toilet at Temasek Polytechnic (TP), allegedly taking pictures of the girls there.
But as he tried to leave the toilet, he was confronted by a group of seven girls, two of whom subdued him and pinned him to the wall.
Security was alerted and the teen apprehended. The incident happened on Friday.
The New Paper understands that he is an 18-year-old first-year student from the business process and systems engineering course at TP.
Bicycle Sharing in Moscow
One of the world's least cycle-friendly cities, Moscow, will on Saturday launch its first bicycle sharing scheme allowing residents to pedal around for free and escape the traffic gridlock.
The scheme, similar to those already in place in cities such as London and Paris, will start on a modest scale with 1,000 bicycles placed at 50 stands around the city centre.
Asteroid
An asteroid nearly two miles (three kilometers) wide is set to pass by Earth Friday with no risk of impact, offering scientists a rare chance to study a massive flying object with its own moon.
Asteroid 1998 QE2 will make its closest approach to Earth at 4.59pm (20.59 GMT), at a distance of 3.6 million miles (5.8 million kilometers), or about 15 times the distance between Earth and the moon, the US space agency said.
"This is the closest approach the asteroid will make to Earth for at least the next two centuries," NASA said.
Friends
"Don't care what you earn,
where you live,
what you drive,
where you studied,
whether you are fat or slim,
tall or short,
old or young,
beautiful or average,
rich or poor,
smart or not.
If you are my friend, you are my friend.
I accept you for who you are,
and that is ALL that matters."
~ Author Unknown
where you live,
what you drive,
where you studied,
whether you are fat or slim,
tall or short,
old or young,
beautiful or average,
rich or poor,
smart or not.
If you are my friend, you are my friend.
I accept you for who you are,
and that is ALL that matters."
~ Author Unknown
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