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Source: http://byultras.blogspot.sg

November 30, 2014
Singapore Sports Hub Pitch Fiasco: The Untold Story

Michael Y.P. Ang is a Singaporean freelance journalist. He worked at the former Singapore Sports Council before covering local and international sports for Channel NewsAsia for several years. Like his Facebook page Michael Ang Sports for commentaries on sports issues that matter to Singaporeans.

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By Michael Y.P. Ang

What’s happened in Singapore football, off the pitch, the past few days was more intriguing than even the most fiercely contested S-League match.

Few would have expected another football flip-flop, just days after last Saturday’s S-League announcement about the reversal of a recently introduced age-discriminatory policy.

But the TODAY newspaper, with its Nov 26 front-page headline “National Stadium to switch to artificial turf”, reported that SportsHub Pte Ltd (SHPL), the company managing the Singapore Sports Hub, was about to re-lay Singapore’s most famous football ground with an artificial turf.

The paper found itself making a U-turn 24 hours later (links to its original story have also been removed), carrying a correction in its Voices section to announce that its artificial-turf report was wrong, or at least premature.

Thanks to the hard work of stadium ground staff, the Kallang turf is less sandy now than during the Brazil-Japan match last month, but SHPL has yet to fully resolve the pitch problem. An artificial turf is among different options being considered and discussions are still ongoing, according to a spokesperson.

But the glaring issue remains, after years of planning and construction and billions thrown into the project, why and how has it come to this?

Three lingering issues

A Nov 27 Straits Times report shows that SHPL will bear the cost of providing an ideal pitch, but who will foot the bill for the $1.5 million spent on new lighting equipment for enhancing the quality of the problematic pitch?

Under the public-private partnership between the government and SHPL, Singaporean taxpayers are on the hook for the Sports Hub’s construction and operational costs. Would taxpayer money be required to fund the cost of rectifying a problem SHPL should have prevented in the first place?

Secondly, why was SHPL CEO Philippe Collin Delavaud’s subordinate, COO Oon Jin Teik, the one facing the media and making apologies last month? Isn’t it unfair to the former Singapore Olympic swimmer, who joined SHPL only a month before the stadium’s June reopening?

It would have been more appropriate for the Frenchman, who’s been at the helm since 2010, to be in the public eye during a crisis.

Thirdly, why was SHPL’s senior director of stadia Greg Gillin, the person overseeing the pitch installation, working on a major overseas project during the crucial final months of construction at the Sports Hub?

Within three months of joining SHPL in April 2013, Gillin was hired as a pitch consultant for the Indian Super League (ISL). The Australian soon became a frequent flyer to India, visiting ten sports centres, eight of which were eventually selected as ISL stadiums.

This year, from May to October alone, Gillin “made around 120 visits to the eight venues”to ensure that they met international standards.

To be fair, there’s nothing wrong with engaging in external work. But puzzlingly, Gillin was spending time away from Singapore when he himself had expected “teething problems” at the rebuilt National Stadium.

The ISL kicked off on Oct 12, and there’s been no pitch fiasco reported in India. Why was Gillin able to do so much and so well for eight stadiums overseas but not for the only stadium he is responsible for in his full-time job?

The Straits Times reported on Oct 14 that “The Sports Hub have flown in overseas consultants such as Alex Garbea, who was responsible for … the best field at the recent World Cup in Brazil”.

Is it logical that the Sports Hub’s own pitch chief was consulting overseas while the Sports Hub was forced to hire foreign consultants to find solutions to its own pitch problem?

Such a fiasco would have been unlikely had Sport Singapore been chosen to manage the National Stadium. After all, it has an outstanding record of running Singapore’s largest sporting arena for 37 consecutive years.

Ultimately, the question should be: “Is a public-private partnership like the one at the Sports Hub the best way to build and operate a cluster of highly important, public sports facilities?”.

We should find an answer quickly, because like it or not, we’re stuck with the arrangement for the next quarter-century.

Source: https://sg.sports.yahoo.com

November 29, 2014
Lee Hsien Loong: Singapore Must Build A Fair And Just Society

The Republic must build a fair and just society which values every individual – regardless of their circumstances, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a speech at the 50th anniversary gala dinner of SPD on Thursday evening (Nov 27).

SPD looks after the interests of those with physical disabilities and provides them social support and employment opportunities.

Mr Lee said organisations like SPD serve as a reminder of what Singapore aspires to be as a society. “Our society should value every person, no matter who he is, what he was born with or without, because every person matters to us. And these are the basic principles that should guide us as we build a fair and just society,” he said.

Prime Minister Lee said the Government has been shifting its approach to social support. For instance, it is developing new policies which offer more social support for elderly, low-income and disadvantaged groups.

But even as the Government steps up its efforts, Mr Lee said groups like the SPD continue to play a critical role. Mr Lee noted how the organisation has aided 4,700 beneficiaries each year. This includes helping youths with disabilities pursue their studies and training people with disabilities for jobs.

At the gala dinner, several organisations were honoured for their support of SPD. Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation, Loyang Tua Pek Kong, NatSteel Holdings, Presto Expat Motoring Services and San Wang Wu Ti Religious Society received the inaugural SPD Patron Awards, given to donors who contributed at least S$100,000 thrice or more.

Microsoft Singapore, StarHub Ltd and Far East Organization received the SPD Distinguished Patron Awards for their donation of over S$1 million to SPD.

Source: www.channelnewsasia.com

November 28, 2014
Baey Yam Keng Is Not An Extrovert

SINGAPORE: He has earned the nickname “Selfie King” because of his penchant for taking photos of himself at various events, from community runs to official visits overseas, and he has also been active on social media, posting frequently on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

But Tampines GRC Member of Parliament (MP) Baey Yam Keng says he is actually an introvert, and doesn’t exactly lead an exciting life, unlike what his social media posts suggest.

“I think I give people the impression that I’m a very active, sociable person… doing a lot of things. But I’m actually quite an introvert. Really! It’s just that I’m active online so there are certain posts people remember and they form certain impressions about me,” said Mr Baey with a chuckle, ahead of a recent rehearsal for his upcoming play Like Me. I Like, which marks the first time he’s starring in a stage production.

Mr Baey revealed that there are quite a few similarities between him and the character he plays in Like Me. I Like, a Mandarin production staged by The ETCeteras, a theatre company he formed with his wife and a few friends back in 1996.

In the theatre production, Mr Baey plays the shy artistic director Wen Yao, who is in love with his feisty colleague Zi Fen (played by radio veteran Foong Wai See).

“Like Me. I Like is about two colleagues who have feelings for each other but do not dare to express it. The play centres on how our relationship develops,” said Mr Baey.

“My character has a very active social media life, takes a lot of pictures, selfies and things like that. But in real life, he is a very shy person, an introvert who is unable to express himself clearly. It shows how people have different personae online.”

However, unlike Wen Yao, whom he describes as a “quietly romantic” man, the father of three said he is not romantic at all. But his wife Lim Hai Yen, who is also the play’s writer and director, says otherwise.

MR ROMANTIC

Ms Lim revealed that her husband actually surprises her from time to time with flowers, though the flowers she receives are often ‘secondhand’ bouquets.

“He does give me flowers, but it’s flowers that people give him, like when he attends some ceremony! I’m used to that. Some bouquets are very nice, even nicer than those he bought!” said Ms Lim, smiling sweetly, adding that she feels her husband is actually quite the romantic.

“Every week, we try to spend a day together and every day we also find some time to talk. Sometimes he would ask me out for breakfast, or dinner. Even if it is at a hawker centre, it’s time spent together.

“I think the most romantic thing he has done so far is to keep me company in theatre. Theatre is my passion. To be able to do it together with him is a different feeling,” said Ms Lim, pointing out that it hasn’t been easy for Mr Baey to find time to attend rehearsals while juggling his other responsibilities as an MP.

“I think the good thing about him being in our play is that I also get to see a different side of him. As a father, an MP or a husband, he is a bit more serious. In theatre, I get to see a different side of him – one where he is more relaxed, more at play.”

PLEASE ‘CLOSE ONE EYE‘

Apart from commemorating the 40^th anniversary of Hwa Chong Junior College, Like Me. I Like, also aims to raise funds for the Tampines North CCC Community Development and Welfare Fund and Hwa Chong Junior College Alumni Students Bursary Fund.

Mr Baey, who met his wife while they were studying at Hwa Chong Junior College, said he found it “challenging” to star in a play for the first time, and that it is not exactly what he signed up for in the beginning.

He explained that when he accepted the role, Like Me. I Like was to be a slightly expanded version of a simple 20-minute production about office romance with two characters, but it had since grown to become a two-hour show with a cast of six. In spite of all this, Mr Baey decided to take the role anyway, as he wanted to do his part for charity and help out his former school.

“I’m usually behind the scenes as the producer. My wife is always the playwright and director. Hopefully people are more forgiving (of his acting) because it’s for charity and ‘close one eye’ (be more accepting of his flaws),” said Baey, flashing a boyish grin.

Would he consider starring in more productions in the future?

“This is just a one-off. I don’t think I have the talent to be an actor!”

Like Me. I Like also stars Y.E.S. 93.3FM radio deejay Kenneth Chung Kun Hua, educator Kyris Ang, as well as teacher Jenny Chua, and opens Dec 4 at the SOTA Studio Theatre.

Source: www.channelnewsasia.com

November 28, 2014
Activists Dismay At Preservation of Sedition Act 1948 In Malaysia

Tasked to draft a replacement to the Sedition Act 1948, two members of the National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC) today expressed surprise and dismay over Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s shock announcement that the controversial law will stay.

Noting that the announcement was made during the on-going Umno General Assembly today, NUCC member Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa also questioned the intent in breaking the pledge that has been made thrice publicly.

“I think this is, unfortunately, just to please the Umno delegates who are now having their yearly meeting,” the Parit Buntar MP said.

“If the intention was to please them, that is most unfortunate, because we are looking at the issue of Sedition Act from a substantive point, because standard of proof for this act is very low and does not address racial and religious incitement.”

The NUCC has been pushing for the law to be eliminated, contending that its ambit is too broad as it criminalises speech with an undefined “seditious tendency” and without need to prove intent.

Sharing his dismay was social activist Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir, who expressed surprise that the Act will not be replaced by the National Harmony Bills proposed by the NUCC.

As part of his administration’s raft of reforms, Najib had in 2012 pledged to do away with the Sedition Act and replace it with laws on national harmony. This was repeated twice more, most recently on September 5.

The NUCC was formed November 30 last year to establish a National Unity Blueprint and was tasked with, among others, to propose new legislation to replace the Sedition Act.

It later proposed three draft bills to replace the Sedition Act: The Racial, Religious and Hate Crimes bill, which outlaws hate speech; the National Harmony and Reconciliation Bill, which prohibits discrimination; and the National Harmony and Reconciliation Commission Bill, which details the functions of the commission that will inquire into complaints of discrimination.

Confusion over the drafts led to vicious attacks against the NUCC and the Bar Council that was roped in to help prepare the legislation, forcing Putrajaya to repeatedly deny that the proposals were the intended replacements for the Sedition Act.

Putrajaya later also began to convey that the repeal of the Act was not certain, hinting that it may be retained if the replacements are inferior.

At the 65th Umno General Assembly today, Najib removed all doubts when he declared that the Sedition Act 1948 will remain, after consultation with party leaders, NGOs and grassroots members.

He also announced that the Act will be strengthened with two extra provisions: One prohibiting insults against all religions, and the other prohibiting talks of Sabah and Sarawak seceding from Malaysia.

“I assumed he had thought long and hard before he said he would abolish it, and I’m hoping he gave the same amount of thought to this reversal of that decision,” Marina told Malay Mail Online.

“As with all laws, they mean nothing no matter what amendments are made if implementation is poor and prosecution is selective.”

Today, Mujahid also wondered aloud about the prime minister’s given reasons for the retention of the criticised law, pointing out that the Federal Constitution contains clear provisions protecting the Malays, Islam and the Malay rulers.

The PAS lawmaker criticised the possibility that the decision was made solely to convince Umno delegates at the convention of the party’s commitment to protect the Malay agenda.

“This is the wrong perception,” said the PAS MP. “The whole idea is, Umno is afraid of its own shadow and now they are trying to drag the whole country because they feel threatened and not the people, Islam or the Malay rulers.”

Up until the announcement today, Putrajaya has repeatedly insisted it will repeal the Sedition Act and sought to justify an accelerated use of the law against opposition politicians, activists, academics and even a journalist.

Defenders of the Sedition Act, primarily pro-establishment conservatives including former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, contend that its removal will open the floodgates of attacks against the Bumiputera, Islam, and the Malay rulers in the absence of another pre-independence law that has since been repealed, the Internal Security Act.

Source: http://www.themalaymailonline.com

November 28, 2014