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| 13-Jul-2010 11:02 |
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MRT Train rOOf bUs rOOf MRT StatiOn rOOf and wAlls shOuld iNstall such sOlar panels |
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| 13-Jul-2010 10:59 |
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Test runs for solar panels to be carried out in six more HDB precincts The long-term goal of making solar power a part of sustainable public housing across the island here has reached its next milestone — with the Housing and Development Board’s largest single purchase of solar panels. The HDB announced yesterday it has purchased $2.3-million-worth of solar photovoltaic panels from Norwegian firm Renewable Energy Corporation. Some 3,000 homes will have solar panels installed by year-end. The panels will be installed in six precincts across the island. Jurong, Aljunied and Bishan, Ang Mo Kio Jalan Besar and Telok Blangah were selected for their geographic spread and the ability to collect varied data. This initiative comes under the second phase of HDB’s solar capability building programme, and will extend the presence of solar energy testing from the four existing towns of Tampines, Bukit Panjang, Marine Parade and Tanjong Pagar. HDB CEO Tay Kim Poh said the future expansion of such solar panels across Singapore will depend on the results of these tests and on the cost. This purchase decision follows a drop in the price of solar technology. The solar panels will generate sufficient energy to power all the common areas in a residential block — such as corridor lighting, lifts and pumps. It is estimated the total savings would be about $40,000 per year per precinct. Mr Tay said using solar energy will help to offset energy consumption in the common areas and that will save money for the town councils, which will eventually translate to savings for the residents as well. Surekha A Yadav |
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| 13-Jul-2010 10:54 |
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| 13-Jul-2010 10:48 |
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iN 2010, SiNGAPORE PRiMARY SCHOOL's CHiNESE Language Syllabus for PRiMARY 6 had bEEn rEducEd by mOre than 50% tO Only 11 Chapters. Previously, the full syllabus text book had 28 Chapters. Many parents and CHiNESE language teachers WeRe VeRY SaD SaD SaD SaD . . . . Parents from the MAiNLAND CHiNA were furIous . . . . SiNGAPORE CHiNESE language standard is really low low low low no class . . . . CHiNESE Language TUiTiON centres bOOmz bOOMZ BOOMZ
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| 13-Jul-2010 10:33 |
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OVERHEARD in the RWS monotrain two men were sayIng: gOrment tOld care of all the prOfitable busInesses iN SiNGAPORE. Whatever remaIns are UNprofitable . . . . |
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| 13-Jul-2010 10:29 |
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The PM also met some of the 400 Singapore personnel and their families. And toured a Mandarin tuition centre set up for Singaporean students. The centre is run by a teacher seconded by the Education Ministry. Each child, aged six to 13, undergoes about three hours of Chinese lessons a week. Thirty-year-old Sylvia Siah, whose sixyear- old daughter Megan attends the centre, said: “It is useful because it is stressful for us to teach Chinese on our own. We want Megan to continue to keep up with the language and be able to keep up when she goes back to mainstream school.” The Siahs will return to Singapore next year where Megan will enrol in Primary One. The bonding continued over lunch, with visitors including Idaho Governor C L “Butch” Otter joining in to watch the World Cup finals. |
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| 13-Jul-2010 10:22 |
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gOOd envIrOnment fOr BiLLiONAiRES tO TERMiNATE MiLLiONAiRES
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| 13-Jul-2010 10:19 |
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| 13-Jul-2010 10:15 |
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COE prices may gradually go up Lynda Hong lyndahong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE And it may mean that COE prices will rise at a more gradual pace. After the first full half-yearly COE supply was announced yesterday, following the change in the quota formula in April, motor dealers said it was largely within expectations. Between August and next January, the number of COEs available for bidding will drop by about 9 per cent per month — compared to a 30-per-cent drop when the April to- July quota this year was announced. The new quota — which is based on actual vehicle deregistrations in the preceding period rather than LTA’s projections — will be 3,844 per month, which is about 400 fewer COEs than the current monthly quota. Mr Ron Lim, general manager of sales and marketing at Tan Cheong Motors, said the new formula has become “more transparent”, making it easier to forecast deregistration numbers. And after more than a year of shrinking COE supply, the quota cuts — which include LTA’s adjustments for its over-projections — are not as steep as before. Still, the new six-month total of 23,063 COEs is the lowest in 15 years, according to Mr Lim. While one Japanese car dealer whom MediaCorp spoke to expects prices to hit as much as $60,000 in the category for bigger cars, with Open category premiums following suit, Hybrid Motors CEO Eddie Lo is more optimistic. — The number of Certificates of Entitlement is set to continue falling, but the jolts to the system now seem to be a thing of the past. |
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| 13-Jul-2010 09:59 |
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Baltic Dry Index also tumbles In London yesterday, the Baltic Dry Index, which measures the cost of shipping commodities, also saw a tumble – falling 3.3%. Cosco Corp, the China-based shipbuilder that also operates bulk carriers, had risen 0.7% to close at $1.52 yesterday. |
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| 13-Jul-2010 09:49 |
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Crude oil breaks technical support Last night, NYMEX crude oil futures dropped for the first time in four days on the strengthening dollar and extended losses after breaking technical support at US$75.40. It dropped US$1.14 to settle at US$74.95/barrel, taking its loss year-to-date to 5.6%. Last week, crude oil had enjoyed its biggest rally in six weeks, gaining 5.5%. (Bloomberg) Last week was also a good week for the world’s largest oil rig builder Keppel Corp, which advanced 4.4%. The stock fell 0.1% yesterday to close at $8.77. |
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| 13-Jul-2010 09:34 |
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Mermaid Maritime plans to sell its 25% stake in Worldclass Inspiration Sdn Bhd for RM75.54m. | ||||
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| 12-Jul-2010 14:13 |
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PRiCE EXTREMiSM in cOst of LiViNG is an ECONOMiC TERRORISM ? ? ? ?
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| 12-Jul-2010 14:09 |
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We must find a way to insulate ourselves from extremist influences
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| 12-Jul-2010 14:01 |
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iNstead Of resOlving the rOOt issue, it becOme anOther gOOd eXcuse tO iNcrease the cOst Of LiViNG AGAiN ? ? ? ? |
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| 12-Jul-2010 13:57 |
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���������������������������������������������������������� ������������������������������������������������������������ SINGAPORE This possibility was raised by Parliamentary Secretary for National Development, Dr Maliki Osman, when he launched an antilitter initiative in Admiralty yesterday. The number of complaints about highrise littering islandwide has been increasing over the last few years. In 2008, there were about 2,499 complaints. This jumped to about 3,474 last year. In the first half of this year, there have been about 1,965 complaints. The Sembawang Town Council said increasing high-rise litter cases have meant a jump in the cleaning costs in its eight housing estates. Between last October and September this year, $9 million will have been spent on cleaning contracts, an increase of 12 per cent. Dr Maliki said: “When we have a littering problem and we have a cleanliness problem, the conservancy costs will go up because the workers will have to come in more regularly. “That would increase the cost because from a normal cleaning situation where you just clean the common corridors and the lift lobbies, now you have to go into the individual households to try and clean it. “This is unnecessary for the residents because the higher the cost — it will be transferred to the residents. We don’t want that to happen.” Dr Maliki said they wanted residents to try and minimise the need for them to pay more just because of the irresponsible behaviour of a minority. He said they have not raised the conservancy charges so far as they have been able to manage the situation. — Residents may end up paying more in service and conservancy charges if the problem of high-rise littering gets worse.�������������������������� |
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| 12-Jul-2010 13:46 |
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In a recent MediaCorp report, commuters groused that they were paying more now with hikes from a few cents to as much as 40 cents. Others also reflected that senior citizens who no longer had an income needed to pay more now (bE MERCiFUL dOn't make mOney frOm these people's "blOOd" ? ? ? ?) and hoped that some tweaks could be made to alleviate their burden. Besides fare issues, overcrowded trains (Just like with the cars, iNcreasing prices but did not resOlve the cOngestion ? ? ? ? one SiDED BiAS ? ? ? ?) during peak hours was also highlighted during the session. A resident said that she had to wait for the third train before being able to board one at Bukit Gombak MRT station. (HEARD: students at BiSHAN station had to WAiT for the eighth Train) Mrs Lim said that more train trips have been added during peak hours since March and infrastructure improvements include a new platform being built at Jurong East MRT station. Also, 22 new trains will be added to SMRT service, increasing capacity by 15 per cent, she said. Mrs Lim added that this would allow for a faster turnaround time where trains would come at about 2.6 minutes apart instead of more than three minutes. “(We will) now have more capacity because more trains are available ... I’d like to assure you that we are trying to approach the issue from many fronts, and adding on a lot more capacity as well.” |
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| 12-Jul-2010 13:03 |
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SIN GAPORE Mrs Lim, who is also Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, made this point at a dialogue session with several hundred Bukit Gombak residents yesterday. A resident told Mrs Limthat since the new fare regime kicked in on July 3, those who took short trips were now paying more and it was not feasible (dO transport Ministers know their transport Work and what they are saying about transport ? ? ? ?) for commuters to make transferswithin just two hours. In response, Mrs Lim said that the overall objective of the distance-based fare is to provide more flexibility and choices (HONESTLY, is LEAST TRANSPORT COST a REAL and TRUE CHOiCE for ALL cOmmuters ? ? ? ?) for all commuters. Mrs Lim added: “At the same time, because we are building more and more rail lines ... (and) changing (Asians and especially sIngaporeas are mOnOgamy and dOn't LiKE to kEEping CHANGiNG buses and traIns LiKE DAiLY AFFAiRS ? ? ? ?) bus routes to better serve people,we don’t want people to be constrained by the fact (nOw peOple are CONSTRAiNED by the FACT and nO lOnger by the SYSTEM) that they have to make transfers and therefore take the longer routes just to save on fares.” As for the minority who were not benefiting from the new fare system, Mrs Lim said: “There would be a group who currently, the ones who are travelling single trips and shorter trips who are not benefiting,but we hope that if (gOOd thIngs have nO IFs and bUts) theyreview it say on a weekly travelpattern basis instead of lookingat it on a per-trip basis ... lookat it as a weekly travel pattern and sometimes also in terms of what is to come later on, more choices ... in due course, I am sure they will benefit as well.” The Public Transport Council (PTC) first announced in April the distance-based fare system where transfer penalties are removed. Bus and train fares were reduced by 2.5 per cent from July 3 and the PTC had said that at least 60 per cent of commuterswho made transfers would save 48 cents per week or have their weekly public transport expenditure remain unchanged. However, the PTC also said that one-third of commuters who took longer single-leg journeys would have to fork out $16 more every year. (WHY nOt S$16 less ? ? ? ? is there just IQ and nO EQ in the approach ? ? ? ?) When the new system started, commuters complained about the quantum of increase in their daily fares. — It may not seem like it now, but the new distance-based fare system will also eventually benefit those who make single and shorter trips, says Mrs Lim Hwee Hua, Second Minister for Transport and Finance. |
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| 12-Jul-2010 12:03 |
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Last wEEk, SMRT CEO tOld the PUBLiC and ALL cOmmuters that the SiNGAPORE MRT SYSTEM reached its CAPACITY LiMiTs and it is CONTRAiNED by the system CAPACiTY. Today is Monday, SecOnd Minister in Transport says there is no Capacity Constraints ? ? ? ? WHY Last wEEk, 1st Minister in Transport cOuld nOt clarify the System Constraints ? ? ? ? Here, WHO is the Real EXPERT in TRANSPORT ? ? ? ? Please dOn't just TRY TRY AGAiN AGAiN cOmmuters are SCARED of OFF-guarding in System Capacity and System Constrains tOO HONESTLY with INTERITY, Is there a TRANSPORT EXPERT iN sIngapore at ALL ? ? ? ? One WHOM ALL cOmmuters ACCEPT as EXPERT, nOt the SELF-prOclaiMED One PLEASE LAH . . . .
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| 12-Jul-2010 11:54 |
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(We will) now have capacity because more trains are available ... I’d like to assure you that we are trying to approach the issue from many fronts, and adding on a lot more capacity as well. Mrs Lim Hwee Hua, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister for Transport and Finance |
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