Category: Singapuraku

  • RM20 Road Charge For Foreign Vehicles Entering Johor From November

    RM20 Road Charge For Foreign Vehicles Entering Johor From November

    Foreign private-registered vehicles entering Malaysia via Johor will be subjected to an RM20 (S$6.60) charge from Nov 1, the Ministry of Transport (MOT) announced on Friday (Oct 28).

    The road charge (RC) will be collected each time motorists enter Malaysia via Touch n’ Go cards, according to the statement. The RC system has been activated at the two land entry points in Johor – the Causeway and the Second Link – and will be extended to the 10 other entrances into the country in stages.

    “Initial collection exercise will only involve foreign private-registered vehicles excluding foreign registered motorcycles,” MOT added.

    The ministry said the RC is not to be confused with the Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP).

    It described the VEP, which requires foreign vehicles entering Malaysia to be registered via an online portal for an RFID tag costing RM10, as “part of ongoing efforts by the Government of Malaysia to improve border control and monitoring”.

    The VEP tracking system is not yet in force, but MOT said the vehicles should go through the registration as required “nevertheless” to ensure “smooth entry” once it is implemented. The VEP will also initially only apply to the two entry points, before being introduced at others.

    On Friday evening, Singapore’s Ministry of Transport issued a statement to say that it has “noted” Malaysia’s plans. “If it discriminates against Singapore-registered vehicles, we will match it in some form,” said a spokesperson.

    At the moment, Singapore imposes a S$35 VEP fee on foreign cars entering the island, though each vehicle is given 10 free days per year and there are no charges during the weekends. VEP is also exempt on cars entering Singapore between 5pm and 2am from Monday to Friday.

     

    Source: ChannelNewsAsia

  • The Decline Of True Singaporeans In Our Local Workforce

    The Decline Of True Singaporeans In Our Local Workforce

    Singapore’s business model is now in such a mismatch and the impact of this is that it will eventually impact Singaporeans in a bad way.

    Back in the 80s and 90s, Singapore tried to encourage MNCs from setting up businesses here in Singapore by promising them quality workers at a reasonable cost. The model worked for awhile but as our wages rose, MNCs then complained and asked for cheaper labour.

    What Trump is shouting about is true: Corporate leaders (about 5 percent in any population) out of sheer greed move their businesses to other countries, manipulate to outwit escape local tax laws and continually looking to exploit and take advantage of cheap labour anywhere.

    The government then responded with an open policy that was implemented without much publicity. LKY started to say that they are necessary whether we like it or not but things were not as upsetting as they are today because the rate of inflow was much slower. MNC employers are happy to have Pinoys, Indians, and Ah Tiongs to fill the vacancies at a lower cost.

    It is only a half-truth that there are lots of job vacancies since the PAP does not qualify what jobs are these. Some jobs pay so low that even you want to take up the job, you are barely surviving. $8 an hour as an admin staff? $1200 a month as a hawker assistant? These may be attractive to foreign workers but not viable to locals.

    Slowly but surely, Singaporeans are edged out because of higher salary expectation, CPF contributions and their NS obligations. The Employer credits your CPF every month but the next day, monies in the OA are channeled to HDB to service the mortgage loan. How much is left at 55? Everyone ‘bochap’, because the HDB repayments do not come from their take home pay.

    No impact. Life as usual until they are replaced and made redundant. This is our new Singapore brand that the PAP team created after the old guards left.

    *Comments first appeared on TRE and have been merged and edited for clarity’

     

    Source: www.tremeritus.com

  • Halimah Yacob: Kemajuan Lembaga Yang Pelbagai Perlu Lebih Pantas

    Halimah Yacob: Kemajuan Lembaga Yang Pelbagai Perlu Lebih Pantas

    Meskipun kepelbagaian dalam lembaga menunjukkan “tanda-tanda yang menggalakkan” sejak beberapa tahun lalu, rentak kemajuannya perlu lebih meluas dan pantas.

    Demikian ditekankan oleh Speaker Parlimen Halimah Yacob di satu acara yang membincangkan tentang kewujudan had bagi kaum wanita di tempat kerja.

    Sebagai menjawab pertanyaan Mediacorp, Cik Halimah yang sudah bertahun-tahun memperjuangkan lebih ramai kaum wanita menyandang jawatan sebagai lembaga eksekutif dalam pertubuhan-pertubuhan, menyedari bahawa rentak kemajuan tidak seperti yang beliau harapkan.

    Cik Halimah berharap beliau dapat melihat “perubahan besar berlaku lebih pantas” walaupun beliau menyebut tentang “tanda-tanda perubahan yang menggalakkan” seperti saranan Penguasa Kewangan Singapura (MAS) pada bulan lalu bahawa mungkin sekarang adalah masanya untuk menyemak semula kod tadbir urus korporat di negara ini berhubung isu-isu termasuk kepelbagaian lembaga.

    Komen-komen Cik Halimah dikeluarkan setelah Jawatankuasa Tindakan Kepelbagaian (DAC) menyatakan dalam satu laporan yang dibentangkan kepada Menteri Pembangunan Sosial dan Keluarga Tan Chuan-Jin pada awal bulan ini yang menekankan bahawa perubahan dalam lembaga syarikat-syarikat tempatan perlu dilaksanakan dengan lebih pantas.

    JUMLAH WANITA DALAM LEMBAGA MASIH JAUH DI BELAKANG

    Menurut laporan tersebut, perwakilan kaum wanita dalam lembaga eksekutif melonjak dari lapan peratus pada tahun 2012 kepada 9.7 peratus menjelang hujung bulan Jun tahun ini.

    Perangkaan itu bagaimanapun, masih jauh di belakang negara-negara maju yang lain.

    Jawatankuasa tersebut turut memberi amaran, kegagalan untuk terus menerima kepelbagaian lembaga boleh menjejas reputasi Singapura sebagai “hab utama perniagaan dengan tadbir urus yang boleh dicontohi”, sambil menambah keseimbangan jantina dalam lembaga kekal sebagai elemen penting bagi tadbir urus korporat yang lebih baik dan telus.

    Cik Halimah berkata kemajuan dalam dunia korporat “perlu” bagi menggambarkan pembangunan masyarakat.

    “Ada satu tempoh pada tahun 1980an, di mana pada waktu itu langsung tiada kaum wanita dalam Parlimen. Sekarang, keadaannya seperti tidak dapat kita bayangkan jika tiada wanita dalam Parlimen kerana kami tahu mereka boleh mendatangkan usulan-usulan serta soalan yang bernas,” kata beliau.

    “Saya juga gembira bahawa norma-norma masyarakat semakin berubah ke arah memberikan lebih banyak sokongan bagi kaum wanita. Pada awal pelibatan saya dalam politik bertahun-tahun dahulu, soalan yang sering ditanyakan kepada saya ialah ‘siapa yang menjaga anak-anak saya’ dan saya mengingatkan mereka bahawa saya mempunyai seorang suami,” ujar Cik Halimah.

    Walau bagaimanapun, terdapat tanda-tanda positif daripada dunia perniagaan. Ketua-ketua eksekutif, bukan sahaja yang di syarikat-syarikat berbilang negara tetapi juga dalam perusahaan-perusahaan kecil dan sederhana tempatan (SME), menunjukkan kesanggupan mereka memandang serius perkara-perkara seumpama ini, kata beliau.

    “DAC berunding dengan banyak syarikat dan itu adalah percubaan untuk mewujudkan momentum dari bawah ke atas,” kata Cik Halimah.

    “Saya rasa ia berguna bagi meningkatkan kesedaran, membuatkan orang bercakap tentang isu ini dan untuk syarikat-syarikat meneruskannya.”

    MEMECAHKAN BATAS

    Di acara semalam (27 Okt), yang dianjurkan oleh BoardAgender dan syarikat broker dan perunding insurans Willis Towers Watson juga menampilkan satu panel yang terdiri daripada para eksekutif kanan untuk membincangkan tentang kekurangan kepelbagaian dan kewujudan had di tempat kerja.

    Menurut pengerusi dan pengarah bebas bukan eksekutif Keppel REIT, Dr Chin Wei-Li Audrey Marie, sebahagian kecil kaum wanita yang berkhidmat dalam lembaga mungkin “hanya sementara” dengan kenaikan jumlah para pemimpin perniagaan di Singapura seperti CEO Singtel Chua Sock Koong.

    Sekalipun begitu, masih lagi terdapat faktor-faktor seperti norma-norma masyarakat seperti tanggungjawab menjaga anak-anak yang kekal sebagai faktor utama mengapa kaum wanita meninggalkan kerjaya mereka separuh jalan dan gagal sampai ke peringkat tinggi dalam pertubuhan, kata Dr Chin, yang juga berkhidmat sebagai ketua pengarah bebas lembaga Koperatif Insurans NTUC Income Singapore.

    “Jika anda tidak ada ramai wanita sebagai CEO, anda tidak akan dapat ramai wanita sebagai anggota lembaga. Isu ini disebabkan oleh kaum wanita yang meninggalkan kerjaya separuh jalan berdasarkan norma-norma masyarakat dan tanggungjawab, namun saya berasa ini hanyalah sementara dengan adanya lebih ramai CEO wanita sekarang,” beliau memberitahu Mediacorp.

    Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg

  • M Ravi Barred From Applying For Certificate To Practice For 2 Years

    M Ravi Barred From Applying For Certificate To Practice For 2 Years

    The Court of Three Judges has decided that lawyer M Ravi who was ordered to stop practising in Feb 2015 should be prohibited from applying for a practicing certificate for a period of 2 years. In its judgment released today (27 Oct), the Court said that this was necessary to safeguard the interests of the public and to uphold public confidence in the integrity of the legal profession.

    Mr Ravi’s case was brought before the Court of Three Judges after he pleaded guilty to four charges of misconduct before a disciplinary tribunal last year. The tribunal, in its report released in December 2015 said that a prima facie case had been established against Mr Ravi since he had “pleaded guilty to the four charges and his mental condition as per the evidence of Dr (Tommy) Tan (a psychiatrist) does not exculpate him for his various acts of misconduct but are mitigating factors only”.

    Mr Ravi had earlier pleaded guilty to four charges of misconduct, which include creating a ruckus at the Law Society premises on 10 Feb 2015 and another charge of making inappropriate statements against the Law Society president and his family members in a Facebook post. He was also found guilty of  making false allegations against two lawyers in Feb 2015.

    The tribunal referred Mr Ravi’s case to the Court of Three Judges as it had no power to penalise a non-practising lawyer.

    On 6 Sep, Mr Ravi’s lawyer Eugene Thuraisingam sought an overall fine of $10,000 ($2,500 per offence) and pleaded for the Court to take his client’s mental illness into account.

    The Law Society’s lawyer, Mr Sean La’Brooy, did not object to a fine. He however, in arguing that Mr Ravi’s condition should not “exonerate” him, sought a higher quantum of at least $5,000 for one of the offences.

    The three judges that heard the case — CJ Menon and Judges of Appeal Andrew Phang and Tay Yong Kwang – described Mr Ravi’s conduct as “reprehensible” and “disturbing”.

    CJ Menon had then asked: “(Are we) not going to hold a solicitor to the standards expected of him? … The whole thing may have been avoided if (Mr Ravi) had taken the doctor’s advice … Should we say because he has a medical condition, we punish him differently?”

    The Court had other sentencing options besides prohibiting Mr Ravi from practicing. Among these options are to censure him, to order him to pay a penalty of not more than $20,000, or to strike his name off the roll of lawyers.

    In delivering the verdict today, CJ Menon said that the Court was presented with a situation where Mr Ravi has a mental condition which has in the past caused him to act in a manner unbecoming of a lawyer. He said that there is a possibility that this may happen again in the future.

    “In this circumstances, we consider that anything short of prohibiting the respondent for a substantial period of time from applying for a practicing certificate would be inadequate,” the verdict read.

    Commenting on the verdict Mr Ravi said the following in his Facebook:

    “The Court of Appeal handed out a judgement today prohibiting me from practising law for a period of two years. I have already been out of practice for more than 18 months. My doctor had certified me fit to practice since December last year.The Law Society had approved my application for Practising Certificate in August 2016. However the Attorney General objected to my Practising Certificate. During the hearing before the Court of Appeal the Law Society had agreed that a fine is an appropriate penalty in line with the recommendation made by the Disciplinary Tribunal below.

    I accept that I did not behave appropriately when I was unwell. However, the Court of Appeal’s Judgment is acutely disproportionate in view of the Disciplinary Tribunals recommendation of a fine. The effect of the Court of Appeal’s judgment means I am put (out) of Practice of Law for close to 4 years.

    However in as much I am devastated, this will not deter me from continuing my work in the field of international human rights and constitutional law and contribute to society where I can. To this extent, I will continue my work by assisting the firm of Eugene Thuraisingam LLP in my current role as a Head of Knowledge Management and Strategic Alliance Division.”

     

    Source: http://theindependent.sg

  • Accident At BKE Involving 2 Motorbikes And 1 Car – Witnesses Needed

    Accident At BKE Involving 2 Motorbikes And 1 Car – Witnesses Needed

    Appealing for witness for BKE accident at 2145hours on 24/10/2016.

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    RTA involving 2 motorbike and a car. Anyone know of a duke rider who was at the scene pls help to contact me.

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    Pls help to share. Appreciate the help!

     

    Source: Adon Flashboybambam

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