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  • Mardan Mamat Wins Philippines’ Resorts World Manila Masters Tournament

    Mardan Mamat Wins Philippines’ Resorts World Manila Masters Tournament

    MANILA: Singapore’s Mardan Mamat overcame strong winds on Sunday (Nov 23) to secure a commanding six-shot win for his fourth Asian Tour victory at the Philippines’ Resorts World Manila Masters tournament.

    “It means a lot to me,” said the 47-year-old veteran who fell to his knees, kissing the ground after tapping in for par at the last hole. “When I was on the range, the wind was pretty strong and I knew the scores won’t be low,” he said.

    “Walking up on the 18th hole… anything can still happen. I knew I had a six-shot lead and I didn’t want to make any stupid mistakes and just kept the ball in play. I didn’t feel comfortable until after I hit my second shot,” he recalled.

    The winner of the 2004 Indian Open, 2006 Singapore Masters and the 2012 Philippine Open ends a two-year title drought with this victory. Thailand’s Kiradech Aphibarnrat initially looked to overtake the Singaporean, but the wind caused his second shot on the fourth hole to go into the hazard.

    “I thought I would use a five-wood to hit it on the fourth hole. If it gets into the bunker, I will just get up and down there for a birdie. But with the windy condition today, I couldn’t strike it good,” the 25-year-old said, as he closed with a three-over-par 75 to finish tied for fourth.

    Leading scores after the fourth round at the par-72 Manila Southwoods course:

    268 – Mardan Mamat (SIN) 65-68-66-69

    274 – Lionel Weber (FRA) 70-70-64-70

    276 – Prom Meeswat (THA) 73-72-63-68

    278 – Sam Brazel (AUS) 67-75-67-69, Hung Chien-yao (TPE) 67-71-69-71, Paul Peterson (USA) 68-70-69-75, Kiradech Aphibarnrat (THA) 66-69-68-75

    279 – Nicholas Fung (MAS) 69-69-68-73

    280 – Thaworn Wiratchant (THA) 75-70-68-67, Akinori Tan (JPN) 72-69-70-69, Scott Hend (AUS) 73-69-69-69, Wang Jeung-hun (KOR) 68-65-77-70, Chiragh Kumar (IND) 72-71-67-70, Thitiphun Chuayprakong (THA) 71-68-70-71, Arie Irawan (MAS) 71-71-67-71, Danny Chia (MAS) 66-71-71-72, Daisuke Kataoka (JPN) 65-73-70-72, Jbe Kruger (RSA) 70-73-64-73, Berry Henson (USA) 74-68-64-74

     

    Source: www.channelnewsasia.com

  • Cannabis Worth $33,000 Found In Car Engine Compartment At Woodlands Checkpoint

    Cannabis Worth $33,000 Found In Car Engine Compartment At Woodlands Checkpoint

    SINGAPORE – About 1kg of cannabis was seized by immigration officials, and a suspected smuggler arrested at the Woodlands checkpoint on Saturday, Nov 22.

    A routine check on a Malaysia-registered car had turned up a block of the suspected cannabis in the engine compartment.

    The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) was alerted at 1.05pm on Saturday.

    The driver of the car, a 37-year-old Malaysian man, was arrested, CNB said in a statement on Sunday.

     

    Source: www.straitstimes.com

  • Refinancing Your Home Loan To Meet CPF Minimum Sum

    Refinancing Your Home Loan To Meet CPF Minimum Sum

    Home for Danny Tay is an HDB four-room flat in Simei that he and his wife Lynette bought for S$401,000. They’ve been living there for the last three-and-a-half years and it’s also home to their young children, Thaddeus and Judah.

    Like many Singaporeans, Danny initially took up an HDB Concessionary Loan, which had an interest rate of 2.6 per cent per annum. But when the 37-year-old engineer heard about the POSB HDB loan over a year ago, he felt he would be in a position to enjoy greater savings.

    An easy decision, thanks to lower interest rates

    He decided to refinance and signed up for the POSB HDB loan, as it offered him significantly lower interest rates.

    Said Danny: “In terms of interest per year, I am saving S$1,960, thanks to the reduced interest rate of 1.8 per cent per annum from 2.6 per cent per annum^.

    “I was attracted by the guaranteed interest rate of not more than 2.6 per cent per annum for the first 10 years of the loan.”

    For Danny, refinancing with the POSB HDB Loan was a straightforward decision.

    The lower interest rates mean that Danny’s monthly repayments were reduced greatly.

    He was able to reduce the tenure of his home loan from 30 to 20 years while paying a similar amount each month.

    “I kept part of the extra savings (from the reduced monthly payments) in my CPF account to help me meet the CPF minimum sum amount.”

    Doing so also allowed him to take advantage of the higher interest rates offered by the CPF Ordinary 
Account.

    Said Danny: “If I can save S$1,960 a year, I will be saving S$19,600 over the first 10 years of the loan^^. After 10 years, about half of my housing loan should be paid up.

    “Even in a worst-case scenario in which interest rates increase significantly after 10 years, my loan amount would still be reduced tremendously.”

    Too good to pass up

    Danny was so satisfied with the savings he’s enjoying that he has shared his story with his friends.

    “I’ve recommended the POSB HDB Loan to six friends and three have signed up so far. I am glad I took up the loan early to enjoy the benefits while interest rates were low.”

    This is the eighth story in a 10-part collab­oration between TODAY and POSB. Visit 
www.todayonline.com/voices/posb to read this story online.

    ^The HDB Concessionary Loan rate is 2.6 per cent per annum at the time of publication.

    ^^POSB HDB Loan interest rates are capped at prevailing CPF Ordinary Account (OA) 
rate which is at 2.5 per cent per annum at the time of publication. Details on CPF OA rate are available on the CPF Board website.

    Deposit Insurance Scheme

    Singapore dollar deposits of non-bank depositors and monies and deposits denominated in Singapore dollars under the Supplementary Retirement Scheme are insured by the Singapore Deposit Insurance Corporation, for up to S$50,000 in aggregate per depositor per Scheme member by law.

     

    Source: www.todayonline.com

     

  • 2 Germans Charged With Trespassing And Vandalism at SMRT Bishan Depot

    2 Germans Charged With Trespassing And Vandalism at SMRT Bishan Depot

    Two German men were charged this morning (Nov 22) with trespassing and vandalism at SMRT Bishan Depot earlier this month.

    Andreas Von Knorre and Elton Hinz, both 21, appeared before the State Courts and had their charges read in German through an interpreter.

    The Court heard that both men had on Nov 8, at about 2.48am, entered the Bishan SMRT Depot at Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 without authorisation and vandalised the left exterior cabin of an SMRT train using indelible spray paint.

    If convicted, both men may get up to S$2,000 fine, three years’ jail and eight strokes of the cane for the vandalism charge, and fined up to S$1,000 and imprisoned two years for the trespassing charge.

    Both men will be remanded at Tanglin Police Division for one week to assist in investigations and reenact the scene. They will next appear in court on Nov 26 and 10am.

    Source: www.allsingaporestuff.com

  • Prestasi Cemerlang Aisyah Nurul Izza Menjalani PSLE

    Prestasi Cemerlang Aisyah Nurul Izza Menjalani PSLE

    SEDANG murid darjah enam lain bersuka ria selepas Peperiksaan Tamat Sekolah Rendah (PSLE) September lalu, Aisyah Nurul Izza dan rakan-rakannya di Madrasah Al-Irsyad Al-Islamiah kembali menelaah pelajaran ukhrawi yang mereka ketepikan buat sementara.

    Ini kerana sebulan selepas PSLE, mereka perlu menduduki Peperiksaan Penyaluran Pengajian Islam (ISPE) merangkumi lima mata pelajaran iaitu Bahasa Arab; Bacaan dan Pengajian Quran; Sirah dan Hadis; Akidah, Fiqah dan Akhlak; serta Pengajian Sosial Islam.

    Anak sulung pasangan jurutera dan suri rumah dari Indonesia itu jatuh sakit semasa ISPE. Namun, murid warga Indonesia itu tetap cemerlang dalam kedua-dua peperiksaan.

    Aisyah mendapat agregat 269 dalam PSLE dengan kelulusan gred A* dalam keempat-empat mata pelajaran, dan gred keseluruhan A* dalam ISPE.

    Dia menjadi murid madrasah terbaik tahun ini dan yang terbaik sejak pelajar madrasah diwajibkan mengambil PSLE pada 2008.

    Aisyah juga muncul sebagai antara 10 murid terbaik dalam ISPE tahun ini. Peperiksaan itu hanya diduduki murid Madrasah Al-Irsyad, satu-satunya madrasah di bawah Sistem Madrasah Bersama (JMS) yang menawarkan pendidikan rendah.

    Ditemui selepas menerima keputusan semalam, Aisyah, 12 tahun, berkata dia bukan jenis yang belajar berbulan-bulan sebelum peperiksaan.

    “Saya seperti kebanyakan pelajar, belajar pada saat akhir sebelum peperiksaan. Namun, saya memastikan saya memberi perhatian penuh di dalam kelas dan membuat tugasan yang diberi guru dengan teliti dan bersungguh-sungguh,” kata anggota jawatankuasa eksekutif pemimpin pelajar Madrasah Al-Irsyad itu.

    Dengan keputusan itu, Aisyah boleh melanjutkan pendidikan ukhrawi peringkat menengah di bawah JMS di Madrasah Aljunied atau pendidikan sekular di Madrasah Al-Arabiah.

    Dia juga boleh memohon melanjutkan pelajaran di sekolah menengah nasional termasuk sekolah perdana seperti Sekolah Perempuan Raffles (RGS).

    Aisyah belum membuat keputusan sama ada ingin meneruskan pelajaran di madrasah atau sekolah menengah nasional tetapi berhasrat menceburi aliran sekular kerana meminati kimia dan matematik.

    Seorang lagi murid madrasah cemerlang ialah Siti Nur Sarah Ashri, dari Madrasah Al-Maarif, yang mendapat agregat 242 mata.

    Dia meraih gred ‘A*’ bagi Bahasa Melayu, ‘A’ bagi Bahasa Inggeris, dan ‘B’ bagi Matematik serta Sains.

    Seorang murid Madrasah Wak Tanjong, Asiyah Begam Yusuff, dan Madrasah Al-Irsyad, Syarif Rahman Roslan, pula mendapat agregat 232, dengan kelulusan gred ‘A’ dalam keempat- empat mata pelajaran.

    “Anak-anak ini selama enam tahun, kami telah terapkan strategi yang sangat menyeluruh. Sokongan ibu ayah pun memainkan peranan yang amat penting. Semuanya akhirnya membuahkan hasil yang sangat menyenangkan hati.”

    – Pengetua Madrasah Al-Irsyad, Encik Nor Isham Sanif, mengenai pencapaian pelajar Madrasah Al-Irsyad.

     

    Source:http://beritaharian.sg