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  • Sabah Quake: National Day Commendation Awards For Guides And Teachers

    Sabah Quake: National Day Commendation Awards For Guides And Teachers

    He believes the awards are a step forward to help everyone affected by the Sabah tragedy heal.

    Mr James Ho, 45, a banker, lost his daughter Rachel, 12, when the 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Sabah on June 5.

    The tragedy claimed the lives of 10 people from Singapore – seven pupils and two teachers from Tanjong Katong Primary School (TKPS), and the adventure guide who accompanied them on their trip to Mount Kinabalu.

    When told that the guides and teachers would be honoured with Commendation Medals at the National Day Awards, Mr Ho said the recipients deserved to be recognised.

    “Every gesture has helped in the healing process. The award is another gesture, a step which will help us all to heal over time,” he said.

    “The award is a testament of the country showing its appreciation. It is the least we can do to commend their sacrifice. They risked their lives and we are eternally grateful.”

    Eleven teachers, guides and instructors who survived the quake were given the award and commended for their devotion to duty and exemplary conduct during the quake.

    The two TKPS teachers, the adventure guide and the two mountain guides who were with the team from Singapore were awarded the commendation medal posthumously.

    Mr Alec Wing, who is in the technology business, said he was very touched that the recipients have been recognised. His son, Tristan, is a survivor of the earthquake.

    “They are being recognised for their bravery and courage. They died helping our children,” he said.

    “Some of the teachers and guides were safe when the earthquake hit but they went back up to get the other children. They put themselves in harm’s way and were killed.”

    SURPRISE

    Ms Quek I-Gek, 43, the director of Mountain Torq and spokesman for the trainers, said: “The awards came as a surprise as all my guys felt that they were just doing their jobs to look after as many people as they can.

    “Now, they just want to continue their normal lives and reconnect with the mountain as it is their home and around which their lives revolve.”

    She added that the trainers who lost their lives in the tragedy will be fondly remembered.

    Mountain Torq trainers Ricky Masirin, 28, and Valerian Joannes, 27, were awarded the commendation medal posthumously.

    “Valerian and Ricky gave their lives to protect and safeguard the students, teacher and tour guide. It was their act of valour in the line of duty,” said Ms Quek.

    Mr Mohamed Faizal, 28, who has been a TKPS teacher for three years, said he was very appreciative of the gesture.

    “I think I speak for all of us when I say it’s nice that we are recognised,” he said.

    “We didn’t do anything in the hope of winning an award. We did what we were supposed to do and we just did it to the best of our ability.”

    He added that he was appreciative of the support that has been given after the tragedy.

    “I want to thank my friends and colleagues, everyone including the Ministry of Education, who has provided us with support,” he said.

    “As teachers, we have always taken pride in our job and will continue to do so.”

     

    Source: www.tnp.sg

  • Financial Times Claims Singapore Better Than Malaysia Despite Authoritarian Government

    Financial Times Claims Singapore Better Than Malaysia Despite Authoritarian Government

    A hard-hitting opinion piece by international business daily Financial Times (FT) has compared Singapore’s achievements with Malaysia’s, saying that despite the city-state’s tightly controlled society, its ruling party is largely appreciated by Singaporeans due to the success of its socio-economic policies.

    In comments on Singapore’s Golden Jubilee celebrations yesterday, which marked 50 years since it separation from Malaysia, FT said the difficulties faced by Singapore “paled in comparison with those in Malaysia”.

    “Not only is Malaysia going through its worst political crisis in years after hundreds of millions of dollars found their way into the bank accounts of (Datuk Seri) Najib Razak, the prime minister,” said FT, referring to allegations surrounding Najib in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) saga.

    “More critically, Malaysia has been undergoing a long-term meltdown in which the political, religious and ethnic compact that has underpinned the country since independence groans under its own rotten contradictions,” said the paper, noting that Singapore’s per capita gross domestic product is five times that of Malaysia’s.

    FT said Malaysia could learn from Singapore, adding that its fight against corruption should start with Najib coming clean on the 1MDB affair, or stepping down.

    Drawing comparisons between PAP and Umno, the two political parties which have dominated Singapore and Malaysia respectively since independence, FT said Singaporeans still regarded PAP as “honest and competent”, despite recent inroads by opposition parties in the republic.

    On the other hand, it said the Malaysian public “senses” that Umno has long fronted a corrupt system.

    But the paper acknowledged that both countries are vastly different in terms of demography, and that Singapore’s micromanagement style might not work for Malaysia.

    “Still, both countries have potentially combustible ethnic mixes. Singapore has done better at forging a sense of fairness and national unity, through language, meritocracy and incorruptibility.

    “Malaysia, in the name of protecting Malays through positive discrimination, has by contrast created a crony capitalist state,” said FT, calling for the dismantling of religion and race-based policies.

     

    Source: www.themalaysianinsider.com

  • NDP Smashes Record For Most Number Of Tweets For One Event In Singapore

    NDP Smashes Record For Most Number Of Tweets For One Event In Singapore

    Twitter users have smashed the record for tweets related to a one-day event in Singapore, sending out more than 230,000 tweets about yesterday’s (Aug 9) National Day Parade (NDP) including those with the hashtag #NDP2015.

    Tweets also included other terms related to the Parade, such as #SG50, Majulah Singapura, and Golden Jubilee as well as Lee Kuan Yew, Lee Hsien Loong, and NDP performers Kit Chan and JJ Lin.

    This was twice the previous record held by the One Direction concert on March 11, where there were more than 100,000 tweets about the event.

    According to data released by Twitter today, there were 570 tweets sent per minute as it neared the 8.30pm mark yesterday, just as the Parade culminated in a massive fireworks display.

    Yesterday’s Golden Jubilee celebrations saw more than 26,000 people gathered at the Padang, where the first National Day Parade took place in 1966. Thousands more packed areas such as the Marina Barrage and Marina Bay.

    Here are some of the most shared tweets from Singapore’s Golden Jubilee celebrations

    Source: www.todayonline.com

  • 10-Hour Wait For Free Cable Car Rides To Sentosa And Mount Faber

    10-Hour Wait For Free Cable Car Rides To Sentosa And Mount Faber

    Snaking queues wrapped around HarbourFront Centre Tower Two for free cable car rides on Monday (10 August) in commemoration of this year’s Golden Jubilee celebrations. The free rides were available for all Singaporeans and Permanent Residents of Singapore from 9am to 9pm on both the Sentosa and Mount Faber lines.

    So popular was the demand that some lined up since 7am, said those in the queue who spoke to Channel NewsAsia at about 4pm on Monday. Waiting time by then had stretched into the 10-hour mark, according to the Singapore Cable Car on Facebook and signposts prominently displayed around the location.

    Queues for free cable car rides at the HarbourFront Centre have not let up despite the Singapore Cable Car’s note that the wait may take about 10 hours. http://bit.ly/1KdeGzR(Video: Loke Kok Fai)

    Posted by Channel NewsAsia Singapore on Monday, 10 August 2015

    “We will not be able to accept more guests on the cable cars today. Please do not join the queue at mount Faber, Harbourfront and Sentosa stations,” the attraction wrote in its online post at about 1.15pm.

    However, apart from some heated moments earlier in the day, queues were generally orderly and the mood on the ground was mildly upbeat. Many had good words to say about the management, while some said the demand should have been anticipated.

    Staff from Singapore Cable Car were on the ground to manage the situation. Apart from stopping new arrivals, they had also been informing whatever new arrivals of the situation. They also said that a separate queue was in place from the beginning of the day for paying customers, but they might also have been affected by the heavy demand.

    Singapore Cable Car also conducted free shuttle bus services at its Mount Faber Station, which saw sizeable numbers queueing up despite the fact that rides from that station were not free.

    A Facebook user, Ronald, who was at the Mount Faber station, had sent photos to Channel NewsAsia early on Monday, saying the queue he was in “was not moving at all”.

    Long queue for cable car rides early on Monday (Aug 10). (Photo: Ronald/Facebook)

    Merely two hours before the free rides were scheduled to end, Singapore Cable Car wrote again on its Facebook page to remind the public not to join the queues at the HarbourFront, Mount Faber and Sentosa stations as it was unable to accept anymore guests.

    “Free rides for Singaporeans and PRs for the Mount Faber line have received overwhelming response … (We) thank all who patiently waited and offer our apology to those who did not get to ride today,” it said.

    Source: www.channelnewsasia.com

  • PRC Launched Into Unprovoked Assaults Of Singaporean Lady And Screams Racist Vulgarities

    PRC Launched Into Unprovoked Assaults Of Singaporean Lady And Screams Racist Vulgarities

    Freaking mad woman.

    I was jogging as usual along the school near my place when this mad Chinese woman pounced out of nowhere and slapped me twice. She claimed that I scolded her previously. Madness. I have never set eyes on her before. And I am not even in Singapore most of this and last year.And since she spoke in mandarin with a mainland accent, I told her I do not know any cuss words in mandarin to have said to her. Then she called me a racist name. Stupid. If I am not Chinese, would I understand the filth pouring out of her mouth??

    Then she started screaming at me on and on about how Singaporeans are crazy. She wanted to hit me again and I started shrieking at the top of my voice for help for a whole good few minutes. Of course, this whole deserted area around the construction site has to be surrounded by her sort of Chinese.Nobody appeared until finally, a China man came to try to separate us. And he pulled me back from grabbing her. I was incensed. I don’t give two hoots if you both came from the same country.

    Then she tried to walk away as I told her I was going to call the police. And she was still cussing Singaporeans as we both waited for the police to arrived.

    I have no idea what she has against Singaporeans. Maybe somebody insulted her?

    Madness. I will see her in court. I don’t give a crap about whether it’s a case of mistaken identity, racism or whatever.

    My ear is still ringing, my cheek is swollen and left eye is still seeing stars. And my glasses are bent out of shape.

    I stayed in Australia for one year, and nothing happened. I stayed out late there, and nothing bad happened.

    I come back home to Singapore, and was minding my own business and this happened. I think Singapore is not safe anymore. How can it be when there are all these hooligans around?

    Now I finally understand why a number of Singaporeans are against the influx of these sort of people. I didn’t use to be. Now, I really don’t feel safe with this sort of people.

    And Singapore is not China, by the way. Don’t bring your uncouth ways here. You can come here and think that the Chinese here is your kind of Chinese. Some are, some are not. You should just stick with your sort. Violent, crazy person. Lunatic that think it’s ok to go around bashing people like it’s China.

    I have friends from China, and they don’t behave like this person, People like that sure contaminates the broth.

    I really feel unsafe. Not intimidated, just unsafe. The policeman sent me home and told me to carry my phone whenever I’m around the area. What has become of this country? What do I need to carry around to protect myself next time here?

    Lisa Ng
    A.S.S. Reader

    Source: www.allsingaporestuff.com

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