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  • Knocked Unconscious On MRT Platform, Man Pressing Charges To Bring Hit-And-Run Attacker To Justice

    Knocked Unconscious On MRT Platform, Man Pressing Charges To Bring Hit-And-Run Attacker To Justice

    On boxing day evening, as i was heading home, just about to board the train, i was knocked out unconscious by one of two teens who were running / racing on the platform.

    According to the MRT staff, i collided with the boy, and we both fell. The boy got up and he and his friend ran to board a train, leaving me lying unconscious on the ground. I think i was unconscious before i hit the ground. MRT staff said i was K.O.ed for 30s.

    MRT staff carried me off to a room. I have no recollection of the collision. My face is bruised swollen and i have a bump on my head. I suffered from some memory loss. Somehow i managed to give my gf’s contact to the staff, although i have no recollection of that either. My gf arrived and accompanied me to the hospital.

    I will be pressing charges because

    1. I want to find out who my hit and run assailants are.

    2. I do not want anyone to think they can irresponsibly run away after causing hurt regardless of intention. If a fragile elderly got hit it could have been fatal.

    3. I have important appointments this week and their actions really brought me great inconvenience.

    Incident happened at Hill View station. Between 8.30pm to 8.45pm. Anyone with information is welcomed to contact me. I do have an SMRT staff eye witness and CCTV recording.

    Update: I am discharged with ‘minor head injury’ status, a bump on the right side of my head, swollen lower left cheek, and the left side of my neck has strain supposedly from the whiplash of my fall.

     

    Source: Joe Basara

  • Unable To Find Muslim Workers, Pies & Coffee No Longer Halal-Certified

    Unable To Find Muslim Workers, Pies & Coffee No Longer Halal-Certified

    *** IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ***

    Pies & Coffee have announced that w.e.f. 1st January 2017, they will not be certified Halal until further notice.

    They informed that this was due to the fact that they “were not able to maintain a minimum of 3 Muslim staffs per outlet” which is a requirement for the MUIS certification. They added that their suppliers will remain unchanged and they will work towards meeting the requirements and re-applying for Halal certification in the future.

    We’d like to thank Pies & Coffee for being upfront and giving a clear and detailed explanation (unlike some other places). We look forward to seeing Pies & Coffee being certified again in the near future hopefully.

    Please help spread the word everyone and let’s support again when the time comes again okay!

    #piesncoffee #piesncoffeesg #thehalalfoodblog#welovetoeat

     

    Source: The Halal Food Blog

  • Singaporeans Must Get Out Of Comfort Zone, Explore Dying Trades

    Singaporeans Must Get Out Of Comfort Zone, Explore Dying Trades

    Masonry work is a dying profession in Singapore. I’ve not come across any Singaporeans doing it. Many of the tilers I know are Malaysians and Chinese.

    On good months, I paid my tiler 15-20k (that’s equivalent to a CEO’s salary of a medium size MNC). That’s just projects from my company. He does projects for other companies too.

    For any given masonry work, it’s the main contractor that provides the tiles, cement and other materials for the tiler’s usage.

    So basically the tiler has no other expenses except his tools of the trade and personal cost.

    It’s a wonder why this lucrative paying job is not taken up by Singaporeans. I guess sitting in an air-conditioned office earning $2-3k per month beats having dust and grimes on the face and clothes.

     

    Source: Khan Osman Sulaiman

  • SDP: MOE Must Downsize Class Sizes To Encourage Creativity

    SDP: MOE Must Downsize Class Sizes To Encourage Creativity

    The latest IMD report shows Singapore falling in ‘talent’ ranking. This is partly due to “inadequate investment and development of its own talents” (compared to being tops for attracting foreign talent) – a serious indictment of the PAP’s priorities.

    http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/…/singapore-losing-edge-in-…

    The report also cites the poor pupil-teacher ratio, ranking 41st for primary education and 35th for secondary education. This why the SDP proposes that our pupil-teacher ratio be halved to 20-1.
    http://yoursdp.org/publ/sdp_39_s_alternatives/education/26

    The Problem

    Our education system puts too much emphasis on exams and rote learning which kill creative impulses in our children. Also, these statistics paint a depressing picture of what the education system is doing to our children:

    • 20% of our children exhibit signs of anxiety and mood disorders. (The Straits Times, 2012)
    • One in three students say they sometimes think that life is not worth living because they fear exams. “That’s scary. What kind of life are we putting our kids through if they’re so frightened of examinations?” a psychiatrist said. (Far Eastern Economic Review, 2001). Children actually commit suicide because of the pressure they feel to perform.
    • The number of youths seeking psychiatric help increased by 16% from 2005, reaching 3,126 in 2010. More than half of these were primary school children. (The Sunday Times, 2010)
    • The number of children warded for “aggressive, suicidal or hallucination tendencies” at IMH jumped by 35% between 2005 to 2010. Mental health professionals attribute these problems to academic stress. (The Sunday Times, 2010)
    • Psychiatrists found that 12.5% of primary school children show signs of emotional problems including anxiety and depression. Researchers say that this might be an underestimation of the prevalence of mental health problems among children. (Singapore Medical Journal, 2007)

    1. Remove PSLE and delay streaming

    The stress of exams inflicts psychological trauma on children. It is not an intelligent approach to assess the abilities of primary-school students on a single examination.

    2. Cultivate creative minds

    Build confidence in children by helping them develop independent thinking, willingness to make mistakes, and perseverance in the face of failed attempts.

    3. Broaden curricula, reduce syllabi

    Subjects such as music appreciation, speech and drama, literature, etc. as well as periods for students to collaborate and interact to develop their creativity will be introduced to al schools.

    4. Reduce class size

    The SDP will reduce class size in our schools to 20 pupils per class from the current 40 to provide students with the necessary individual attention to help them develop academically.

    5. Introduce dedicated-teacher system


    One teacher will be assigned to each class from Primary 1 and follow them through Primary 3; another will take them through from Primary 4 to 6. This will allow students to bond with their teachers and give parents and teachers time to develop trust and cooperation.

    6. Scrap school and class rankings

    Comparing examination results and ranking students and classes detracts from the real purpose of education, which is self-improvement and self-actualisation.

    7. Encourage reading

    Reducing the current syllabus will free up students and allow them time to read for pleasure. A love of reading encourages life-long learning and cultivates a creative mind.

    8. Convert all schools to single-session ones

    School hours will be from 8 am to 4 pm during which time will be put aside for students to complete their assignments. This will allow teachers to help students with their work thereby ruling out the need for private tuition.

     

     

    Source: Chee Soon Juan 徐顺全

  • Former WP NCMP Concerned That Singaporeans Lack Ability To Cope In New Economy

    Former WP NCMP Concerned That Singaporeans Lack Ability To Cope In New Economy

    In telling the story his daughter had with a cleaner former Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) Yee Jenn Jong pointed out that the government’s aim to create many pathways to success beyond exam grades remains challenging.

    The cleaner at a preschool lamented that her son who is a student at a polytechnic was working part-time and hence not concentrating properly in his studies. Mr Yee’s daughter had to convince the cleaner that her son was picking up valuable skills which a classroom education will not be able to give him. Mr Yee said that the cleaner’s concern is typical of the average Singaporean parents.

    “We have been conditioned that the pathway to success in life is to score in exams. When you are studying, do not waste time on other things, even if these are useful skills to have or can help one to develop their character. If you are a student, just study. In many parents’ minds, grades are what matters.”

    The ex-NCMP also recounted the conversation he had with a “former high-flying government servant turned entrepreneur”, about Singaporeans being exams-smart but lacking the ability to cope in the new economy – an economy which requires innovation, creativity, resilience and many skills that one cannot train through the books.

    “When I mentioned about us consistently scoring tops in PISA assessments, he remarked that our education advantage like those measured through PISA often disappear in tertiary studies when one has to go beyond knowledge.”

    Mr Yee said that his former civil servant friend also shared his concern about high-flyers taking very safe paths. His friend worries that if Singapore continues to head this way, it will end up doing very safe things to meet short term KPIs, and not do things that are necessary for essential disruptive changes.

     

    Source: www.theindependent.sg

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