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  • Singaporean Tourist Ignores Locals’ Warnings, Ended Up Bitten By Komodo Dragon

    Singaporean Tourist Ignores Locals’ Warnings, Ended Up Bitten By Komodo Dragon

    A 50-year-old tourist from Singapore was attacked by a Komodo dragon in West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara, on Wednesday morning.

    Lon Lee Alle, who was in the area to visit the Komodo National Park, was severely injured by a bite on his left leg.

    According to the park’s head, Sudiyono, Alle was initially watching several Komodos eating pigs and goats belonging to villagers. He approached the animals to take pictures, ignoring locals’ warning that he should not go too close.

    “He must have been too close. A Komodo doesn’t like to be disturbed when eating,” Sudiyono told The Jakarta  Post.

    Locals immediately helped pull Alle away from the crowd of Komodos and rushed him to the nearby medical center where he got first aid. Alle was then taken to the Siloam General Hospital using a military speed boat.

    “This is the first incident of human being bitten by a Komodo dragon in the past five years,” Sudiyono said.

    He added that the Singaporean had stayed with locals for three days to save costs.

    “The incident took place away from the area set by us where tourists are allowed to observe Komodos. I also appeal to all tourists to take guides with you when wandering around to see Komodo dragons. Never risk your safety by staying with locals and watching Komodos without an official guide only for the sake of your budget,” Sudiyono said.

     

    Source: www.thejakartapost.com

  • Pasir Ris Neighbour Disputes Account, Provides Own Version Of Story

    Pasir Ris Neighbour Disputes Account, Provides Own Version Of Story

    STOMP today published a story of an ongoing dispute between two neighbours in Pasir Ris titled, ‘Who needs enemies… when you have neighbours from hell like these?‘. The article quotes a STOMPER living on the 5th floor of Block 628 Pasir Ris saying she has been terrorised by a family living on the same floor.

    The neighbour claimed: “They always shout vulgarities, stand outside the corridor, attack/push/hit their neighbours next door.”

    Several readers who responded to STOMP’s video on the dispute in their Facebook, pointed out that the video was very one-sided. Facebook user David Lim, who claimed to be the neighbour  described as ‘from hell’ in the article, also responded to the post to tell his side of the story.

    Source: www.theindependent.sg

  • Malaysian Foodpanda Rider Stealing Singaporeans’ Rice Bowl, So Citizens Should Steal Each Others’ To Survive

    Malaysian Foodpanda Rider Stealing Singaporeans’ Rice Bowl, So Citizens Should Steal Each Others’ To Survive

    However shocking it is to hear our Prime Minister lecturing our own working citizens to “steal other people’s lunch boxes” in this year May Day celebration, it is apparently clear that that has to be done. Look, even Malaysians are taking up food delivery jobs using Msia-plate motorbikes.

    More riders, more competition, means more effort and hard work. Malaysian with msia-plate motorbikes has more advantage compared to Singaporeans using Singapore registered bikes right? How do one work hard enough to become abang Foodpanda that earns 4k then?

    And what is the norm in Singapore nowadays?

    PAP stealing from citizens, PAP keep inviting foreigners here to steal jobs from citizens, and now citizens have to start stealing from other citizens to survive?

    Ownself protect interest of ownself ke? Lie, cheat and steal too? Haramjah betol.

     

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  • Alamak! Gordon Ramsey Gives His Comment On “Fish & Chips”

    Alamak! Gordon Ramsey Gives His Comment On “Fish & Chips”

    Much has been said about the “Fish & Chips” at a restaurant located at the top of Marina Bay Financial Centre (MBFC).

    The common one being renamed to Ikan Billis & Chips instead.

    There was quite a big difference between expectation and reality for this “Fish & Chips” dish priced at $17.50, which has resulted in an uproar of both hilarious and sarcastic reactions.

    For the fun of it, someone took to Twitter to ask the opinion of Celebrity Chef Gordon Ramsey and this is what he said:

     

    To be fair, someone did respond to Ramsay’s criticism by saying that the food description for “Fish & Chips” dish clearly stated whitebait.

    So much kecoh over this “Fish & Chips” siol!

     

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  • Singapore Airlines Launches Biofuel-Powered Lights

    Singapore Airlines Launches Biofuel-Powered Lights

    Flag carrier Singapore Airlines (SIA) has launched its first flight powered by sustainable biofuels, the airline said in a joint press release with the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) on Wednesday (May 3).

    Flight SQ31 departed San Francisco on Monday at 11.21am (Tuesday, 2.21am, Singapore time) and arrived in Singapore on Tuesday at 7.10pm (Singapore time) with 206 passengers on board.

    It is the first of 12 “green package” flights the airline is operating over a three-month period on its nonstop San Francisco-Singapore route. The flights are the first in the world to combine the use of biofuels, optimised flights operations and fuel-efficient aircraft, SIA said.

    The flights will be powered by a combination of hydro-processed esters and fatty acids, a sustainable biofuel produced from used cooking oils, and conventional jet fuel. The biofuel, produced by AltAir Fuels, will be supplied and delivered to San Francisco by SkyNRG in collaboration with North American Fuel Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of China Aviation Oil (Singapore), and EPIC Fuels.

    The International Air Transport Association has said that sustainable biofuel is a promising technological solution which will reduce the airline industry’s carbon emissions. It has been certified safe for use in commercial aviation since 2011, and has been used by airlines such as Lufthansa, Finnair, Jetstar and KLM.

    All 12 flights will use the Airbus A350-900, SIA’s most fuel-efficient aircraft. CAAS will facilitate the use of optimised flight operations and air traffic management best practices, which reduce fuel burn and carbon emissions for the flights.

    The initiative supports efforts under the Sustainable Singapore Blueprint 2015 to encourage businesses to reduce their resource and environmental impact. The flights will also raise awareness of sustainable biofuels for aviation and provide the industry with insight on the economics, logistical requirements and performance of biofuels, SIA said.

    “Singapore Airlines’ fleet is already among the most modern and fuel-efficient in the world. We now want to push ourselves further and are embarking on this initiative to help promote the use of sustainable biofuel in an operationally and commercially viable manner. This is in line with our long-term commitment to further reduce carbon emissions while improving the efficiency of our operations,” said the airline’s CEO Goh Choon Phong.

     

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    Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/