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  • Government To Set Up CPF Advisory Panel In Feedback Exercise

    Government To Set Up CPF Advisory Panel In Feedback Exercise

    The government is setting up a CPF Advisory Panel to ask the public about what they feel about the CPF System.

    In a media release, the Ministry of Manpower explained that they want to hold Focus Groups to gather feedback on four main issues. These issues are:

    How the Minimum Sum should be adjusted after 2015, whether members should be allowed to withdraw a lump sum, how to increase the choices of the amount of cash payouts and how to give members more flexibility to get higher returns.

    The CPF Panel will be holding the discussions over the next few months and members can get more information and sign up at www.cpfpanel.sg.

    It seems that the government is finally listening and taking feedback from the public after much public discussion and dissatisfaction.

    The public have organised their own gatherings, spoken up on many occasions at Hong Lim Park through the monthly CPF protests and one activist, blogger Roy Ngerng, is even being sued by the PM for writing about CPF.

    Why is it that now, the government wants to listen but fails to acknowledge that they have only finally decided to do so after citizens made so much noise about it?

    Is this the way the government “gathers feedback” in Singapore – Ignore the people when they speak up and even try to silence them by revoking permits and issuing legal threats only to turn around and open up public dialogues months later and pretend that it is their idea to listen to the public?

     

    Source: wwww.therealsingapore.com

  • About 800 Local Unsecured IP-Webcams Broadcast LIVE Online

    About 800 Local Unsecured IP-Webcams Broadcast LIVE Online

    Direct, online, LIVE access to 785 private security cameras in Singapore has been made available through insecam.com in an apparent attempt to highlight the “security flaws” of such cameras.

    More than 73,000 security cameras world-wide where users have not changed the default password are displayed on the web.

    785 Singaporean surveillance and web cameras can be freely accessed from the web, and is on display at an American website called insecam.com where prying eyes and perverts can spy in on their neighbors and anyone around the world through web cameras that have been set up with only the default password.

    The security flaws affects Internet connected IP Cameras where users have failed to change the default admin passwords from the ones that come with the products such as admin or admin12345.

    This particular website exposes IP cameras. These are external devices typically bought to keep an eye on valuables, act as a baby monitor, or make up a home or business security system. Some of these devices come with a default password that many users do not change, which is how this site is able to access them.

    Because of that it is therefore possible for anyone with internet access to directly access the cameras and watch live images from people’s houses, living rooms or even worse bedrooms.

    The website Administrator of insecam.com informed Vice that the collection of open cameras were done automatically by scanning IP addresses and in that way found more than 73,000 cameras that are available from more than 100 countries.

    So if you got an IP web camera in your home and you have never changed the original passwords, then change your password now!

    Some of the feeds have since been removed from the site after the security flaw was revealed and while there may be concerns with the creator of the website having breached people’s privacy this is also a good reminder for anyone who may be have an internet webcam to be aware of the danger of leaving the default passwords on their devices.

    More details on the security flaws can be found at Vice.

     

    Source: www.therealsingapore.com

  • Jover’s Chew Wife Urges Husband to Issue Public Apology

    Jover’s Chew Wife Urges Husband to Issue Public Apology

    Jover Chew’s wife, Ms Winnie Koh, 31, has been trying relentlessly to urge her husband to close down his shop and do a public apology.

    Mobile Air owner Jover Chew has been the subject of intense internet scrutiny the past few days.

    Jover Chew’s shop became infamous after two recent incidents — recently refunding a woman $1,010 in coins, which included one-cents and five-cents, and leaving a Vietnamese tourist in tears while kneeling and begging for a refund after buying an iPhone 6.

    Like Jover, Ms Koh, 31, also runs a mobile phone business — J2 Mobile. As a result, Ms Koh was also at the receiving end of the public backlash.

    However, she had earlier stated that her shop is not linked to Mobile Air.

    According to Shin Min Daily News, Ms Koh expressed that Jover Chew has not been home for many days.

    She hopes that he will reflect on his mistakes and start a new life by winding business.

    She said:

    “I really hope my husband will come out and do a public apology, but I don’t know if he will.

    “I really hope he can turn over a new leaf, because this time he has gone too far.”

     

    Source:  www.singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg

  • SMRT Train At Bishan Bus Depot Vandalised

    SMRT Train At Bishan Bus Depot Vandalised

    SINGAPORE: Bishan train depot has been hit by its third case of vandalism.

    The Land Transport Authority said graffiti was discovered on the exterior of an SMRT train early Saturday morning (Nov 8). It is the second incident to take place at the depot, in just over six months.

    Staff discovered that a train was spray-painted with graffiti, before it was put into service. Police said they were alerted to the incident at about 6.40am. LTA said it takes a serious view of the matter and is working with the police and SMRT on the investigations.

    The latest incident comes on the back of a similar case in May this year. Back then, a red scrawl with traces of white – measuring three metres long and one metre high – was found on a train’s middle carriage. In August 2011, a train at the depot was also vandalised.

    “I feel quite annoyed. I think security at train depots must be tightened up. This is not the first time, it has happened so we need to understand why – despite the increase in security, the vandalism still took place,” said Lim Biow Chuan, member of the Government Parliamentary Committee for Transport. “What actually is of concern is that people can break in and we do not know whether there can be sabotage of trains or not. So we are not just talking about vandalism, but potential breach in security.”

    “I think SMRT should be able to react fast enough to make sure the culprits are apprehended from doing more than what they have done,” he added. “And I do hope the culprits are caught because I do not agree with this kind of behaviour. Vandalism is absolutely not acceptable.”

    The latest incident marks the fourth vandalism case involving the train operator. SMRT has stepped up its security measures at its depots since the first case of vandalism in May 2010, in which vandals cut through a fence and left their mark on the trains at the depot in Changi.

    Since then, the number of security personnel and frequency of patrols were increased. The train operator has already been fined a total of S$250,000 for the first two breaches in 2010 and 2011.

    The Land Transport Authority said following earlier incidents of security breach, the public transport operators have taken steps to enhance the security at the train depots. These include increasing the number of security personnel and frequency of security patrols at the depot, as well as installation of concertina wires to reinforce certain stretches of the perimeter fencing.

    LTA added that the latest incident shows that security threats continue to evolve and agencies will continue to work to address security challenges faced.

     

    Source:  www.channelnewsasia.com

  • Private Toilet For PM Lee At Clean And Green Singapore Week

    Private Toilet For PM Lee At Clean And Green Singapore Week

    Dear The Real Singapore,

    I am a member of public who attended the Clean & Green Singapore 2015 event at CCK Lot1 on 8/11/14, organised by NEA. The event was graced by none other than our own PM Lee, as well as various other ministers and MPs. PM Lee then left the area after launching the event and taking a short tour around.

    After browsing the exhibits and games, I met up with my friend who was headed to the bus waiting area to wait for her transport. Now, after having had a long day walking and with a hip injury, she wanted to go to the nearest toilet. My friend headed to a small tentage area with a purple portable toilet inside, but was told by workers that they were locking up that toilet. It was meant for PM’s use only, and not for the public.

    She was then directed to the bunch of public toilets on the opposite end, which were further away. She managed to snap a picture of the toilet in question, and it was far better than the one she ended up using.

    From the photo, you can see that there is a beautiful potted plant, a mini-fan, full length mirror, air freshener, elevated seat as well as brand new toilet paper in the portable toilet cubicle.

    So I would like to pose a few questions here:

    1) Why does PM Lee require a special personal toilet all for himself when the other ministers, MPs and the public do not have personal toilets? You could say it is for his security, but then why is his toilet specially decorated and more spacious in contrast with the public’s?

    2) Why is this toilet not opened up for public use as it is in a more convenient location when waiting for the bus? PM has already left and there is no reason to lock it up to prevent others from using.

    3) Where is the funding for this personal toilet coming from? Is it worth the money to order a specially outfitted toilet for a single use? PM might not even use it at all!

    Of course, the worker in question might have had some miscommunication and misunderstanding, and not being there to see it first hand I cannot confirm that this is really the case as well. However, the fact remains that there was a special toilet which was not opened up to the public at the event site.

     

    Daniel L

    TRS reader

     

    Source: www.therealsingapore.com