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| 13-Aug-2010 14:49 |
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Friday: 13th AUGUST 2010 prIce actIon 14:11:42 USD0.270 2,048,000 14:32:37 USD0.275 3,000,000 |
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| 13-Aug-2010 14:43 |
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Walking, waiting time considered Letter from Corrine Ng Vice President, Corporate Communications Transit Link Pte LtdWE REFER to the letter, “Tripped up by route planner”, by Mr David Soh Poh Huat (July 30). We have corrected the fares displayed in the Public Transport Journey Planner for journeys from Marymount Station to Esplanade and Bras Basah stations via the Circle Line, and apologise for any inconvenience caused. Today, the route displayed between a pair of stations is based on the fastest route of travel. This takes into account the walking and waiting time required if a switch to another rail line is involved. Nonetheless, we note Mr Soh’s suggestion on listing the journey options between different train stations, and will consider it as a possible improvement when we next review the system. We thank Mr Soh for his feedback.
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| 13-Aug-2010 14:30 |
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When a right answer is wrong Marking rigidity stumps creativity Letter from Jenny Ang I REFER to the letter by Chan Wai Piew on the rigidity of schools’ marking criteria, “Incomprehensible comprehension” (Aug 11), and wish to share my similar experience. My son is appearing for the PSLE exams this year and last month, I attended his school’s briefing for parents. During the Science session, the teacher highlighted that, in answering short questions, students can only give their explanation in relation to their selected answer. So for example, in an experiment showing two kettles with same volume of water, where kettle A is placed on a bigger flame surface than kettle B, the question asked would be: Which kettle of water will boil first, and why? The answer most students would give would be kettle A. But the explanation would be considered correct and marks awarded only if the students say that kettle A was subject to a bigger burning surface. Students who explain that kettle B was subject to a smaller burning surface area would not be given marks. In the English session, the teacher in-charge told us that when the students transform a sentence which contains the word “yesterday”, the term to use in its place must be “the previous day”. A phrase that’s typical used, “the day before”, would no longer be accepted, we were told. Despite seeking clarification from the teacher, I am still not able to comprehend the rigid rationale of the marking system. Why should we hinder the creativity of young minds when they are still answering to the point and giving the correct analysis? White sheets, glass houses Letter from Chin Kee Thou I AM neither puzzled nor amused by the letter “Incomprehensible comprehension” (Aug 11), on how English is being taught in our schools. I recall once when my daughter, who was then in Primary 3, used the simile “as pale as a grub” in her composition. She had picked it up from story books. The teacher corrected it to “as pale as a sheet”, to my child’s bewilderment. I had to explain to her that the word “sheet” referred to a white bedsheet which is often used in hospitals. She told me she has not seen white bedsheets sold at department stores. In another incident, my son was chided by his teacher for being mischievous when he gave his own twist to a familiar proverb — he wrote, “People living in glass houses should not undress.” How can we produce students to be creative and think out of the box, when they are being forced into the same mold on the production belt of education? |
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| 13-Aug-2010 14:19 |
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| 13-Aug-2010 14:06 |
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Meet the new Civil Service head Peter Ong to take over from Peter Ho on Sept 1 SINGAPORE Mr Ong will also be appointed Permanent Secretary (Special Duties) in the Prime Minister’s Office and Permanent Secretary for National Security and Intelligence Coordination. A statement from the Public Service Division says current civil service head Peter Ho will be retiring from the Administrative Service after 34 years in the public sector. But, 56-year-old Mr Ho will continue to contribute to the public sector in various capacities after his retirement. He has already accepted an invitation to serve as Senior Adviser to the Centre for Strategic Futures that he was instrumental in setting up to strengthen the capacity of the Singapore Public Service to prepare for the future. He will also be a Senior Fellow at the Civil Service College. Thanking Mr Ho for his contributions to the public sector, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister in charge of the Civil Service and Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean said as head of the Civil Service, he had steeredthe public service with visionary leadership and strategic thinking. And as a strong proponent for a networked Government, he galvanised agencies to work together to tackle national issues. There have also been other changes to appointments of Permanent Secretaries. From Sept 1, Mr Bilahari Kausikan, currently Second Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will be appointed its Permanent Secretary. Brigadier-General Chee Wee Kiong, currently Director, Security and Intelligence Division, in the Ministry of Defence will be appointed the Ministry’s Second Permanent Secretary. Ms Chan Lai Fung will relinquish her appointment as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Law and remain as Permanent Secretary (Finance)(Performance). The present Director of the Internal Security Department, Mr Pang Kin Keong, will be the Law Ministry’s new Permanent Secretary. — Singapore will have a new Head of Civil Service from Sept 1. He is Mr Peter Ong, who is currently Permanent Secretary in the Finance Ministry, a post that he will continue to hold. |
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| 13-Aug-2010 13:54 |
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More than 300 train trips added for the Games SINGAPORE For the opening ceremony on Saturday, close to 200 train trips will be added along the North-South, East-West and Circle Lines after 10pm to shorten waiting time, SMRT said. Train services will also be extended that day, with the last north-bound, eastbound and west-bound trains leaving City Hall MRT Station at 1.30am. The last trains towards Dhoby Ghaut and Marymount on the Circle Line will be adjusted accordingly, to allow commuters to make their transfers at Bishan interchange station. Likewise, the last Bukit Panjang LRT trains will be adjusted to allow commuters to make their transfers from Choa Chu Kang MRT Station. For the closing ceremony on Aug 26, more than 100 train trips will be added on the North-South, East-West and Circle Lines after 9.30pm. — More than 300 train trips will be added on Aug 14 and Aug 26 — the opening and closing ceremonies of the Youth Olympic Games — for spectators and participants to get home after the events. Disruptions for NTU students, staffStudents and staff at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) are seeing disruptions to their daily routine, as their campus houses the Youth Olympic Village. Security is tight — only vehicles with labels are allowed in, and the entrance along Jalan Bahar and the nearby round-about have been cordoned off. Bus services have also been affected. But staff and students have taken this in their stride. With some car parks closed, they now park off-campus, and use shuttle buses to reach NTU. Staff also start work later at about 10.30am or work from home. As it is still vacation time, NTU expects disruptions to be minimal. Chairman of the NTU-YOG steering committee Anthony Teo said: “This is not a custom built facility, we are running a university. Although it is a privilege for us to have the Village, it is within the constraints of existing facilities.” The next academic year has also been pushed back by a week and will start on Aug 30. Hetty Musfirah |
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| 13-Aug-2010 13:45 |
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Wilmar SAD ? CONFUSED sUgar with PaLM ? nOt cOnfident in own business ? bUy here bUy there ? bUy thIs bUy THaT ? hIgh debT nO CaSH ?
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| 13-Aug-2010 13:04 |
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Circle Line fare anomalies?
Rates set to benefit most commuters: Public Transport Council
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| 13-Aug-2010 13:01 |
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Circle Line fare anomalies? Rates set to benefit most commuters: Public Transport Council Neo Chai Chin and Leong Wee Keat chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE For instance, the Circle Line fare from Bishan to Paya Lebar is $1.45, which is the cost of travelling via the longer North-South and East-West lines. Measured on Government website Other commuters have noticed similar anomalies on the North East Line. The fare from Kembangan to Chinatown, for instance, is based on the 11.9km travelled from Kembangan to Outram Park on the East-West line, then onward to Chinatown. But commuter H J Tan, 38, said it should be based on the shorter 11-km Kembangan-City Hall-Dhoby Ghaut-Chinatown route. Responding to MediaCorp’s queries, the Public Transport Council (PTC) revealed yesterday that travelling time — and not just distance — is also used to charge train commuters under Singapore’s distance-based fares system. “The general fare-setting principle for MRT lines is to charge for the distance travelled based on the fastest route,” a council spokesman said. “This takes into account the walking and waiting time required if a switch to another rail line is involved.” So, the North East Line anomaly is because the fare is based on the “fastest travel route via a transfer at Outram Park”, which requires a single transfer compared to the shorter route, which requires two transfers. The Circle Line situation is more complex: Basing fares on North-South-East-West rates results in some commuters paying more, but “the majority of affected customers paying lower fare”, said PTC. Bishan and Paya Lebar stations are interchange stations, and how fares are set between these two stations affect any travel along this stretch. When travelling from Ang Mo Kio to Aljunied, for instance, the fastest route is via a transfer at City Hall. In this case, the North-South-East-West fares are also cheaper. But PTC did not give the estimated proportion of commuters who benefit from lower fares. Commuter Mr Tan wondered, though, if the current system is “rather arbitrary since transfer times fluctuate”. PTC said it would continue to “harmonise fares” as new rail lines are opened. A first step could be to have uniform fares across all rail lines, suggested Government Parliamentary Committee (Transport) chairman Lim Wee Kiak. Currently, North East Line and Circle Line fares are higher than for the North-South-East-West lines. Dr Lim has filed a question for Parliament’s session on Monday on whether any study has been done to see if two-thirds of commuters benefit from distancebased fares, which kicked in July 3. “It seems there are a lot more people complaining about their fares going up,” he said. But he believes a distance-based system is equitable. “The issue is how you execute it,” he said. — It is a fare conundrum that has caused some train commuters to wonder if they are being overcharged: Why are Circle Line fares not based on distance travelled?onemap.sg, the distance via the Circle Line is about 7.4km, which should cost $1.40.Making sense of the numbers Actual train fares versus how much they would cost via the Circle Line.ORIGIN DESTINATION ADULT FARE VIA CITY HALL Bishan Paya Lebar $1.45 ($1.40 via CCL ) Bishan Aljunied $1.37 ($1.46 via CCL ) Source: PTC |
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| 13-Aug-2010 12:47 |
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Genting Singapore shares + 10.9% Genting Warrent 2012 +18.2% Genting Warrent 2013 +27.3%
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| 13-Aug-2010 12:44 |
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In a TRUE BREAKOUT it takes SEVERAL WHITE CANDLE STICKS tO COMPLETE |
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| 13-Aug-2010 12:30 |
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| 13-Aug-2010 11:56 |
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This COPY CAT ? ? ? ? uSe dAy hIgh S$1.45 tO add S$0.10 ? ? ? ? WHY type Of ANALYST is thIs ? ? ? ?
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| 13-Aug-2010 11:24 |
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| 13-Aug-2010 11:15 |
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| 13-Aug-2010 11:11 |
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“My LUCK was accentuated by my living in a market system that sometimes produces distorted results, though overall it serves our country well. I’ve worked in a economy that rewards someone who saves the lives of others on the battlefield with a medal, rewards a great teacher with thankyou notes from parents but rewards those who can DETECT the MISpricing of securities with sums reaching into the billions. “In short, fate’s distribution of long straws is wildly capricious.” |
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| 13-Aug-2010 11:03 |
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“My LUCK was accentuated by my living in a market system that sometimes produces distorted results, though overall it serves our country well. I’ve worked in a economy that rewards someone who saves the lives of others on the battlefield with a medal, rewards a great teacher with thankyou notes from parents but rewards those who can DETECT the MISpricing of securities with sums reaching into the billions. “In short, fate’s distribution of long straws is wildly capricious.” |
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| 13-Aug-2010 11:01 |
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“My LUCK was accentuated by my living in a market system that sometimes produces distorted results, though overall it serves our country well. I’ve worked in a economy that rewards someone who saves the lives of others on the battlefield with a medal, rewards a great teacher with thankyou notes from parents but rewards those who can DETECT the MISpricing of securities with sums reaching into the billions. “In short, fate’s distribution of long straws is wildly capricious.” |
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| 13-Aug-2010 10:56 |
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“My LUCK was accentuated by my living in a market system that sometimes produces distorted results, though overall it serves our country well. I’ve worked in a economy that rewards someone who saves the lives of others on the battlefield with a medal, rewards a great teacher with thankyou notes from parents but rewards those who can DETECT the MISpricing of securities with sums reaching into the billions. “In short, fate’s distribution of long straws is wildly capricious.” |
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