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  • “Shit Bombs” Keep Falling Out From The Sky In Jurong East

    “Shit Bombs” Keep Falling Out From The Sky In Jurong East

    Remember that old phrase, “Money doesn’t fall from the sky”?

    Apparently, shit does – at one HDB block in Jurong East.

    Residents of Block 283 Toh Guan Rd report that for the past 2 months, “shit bombs” have been thrown from one of the units on a higher floor, up to 2 times a day!

    These “shit bombs” have stained clothes, sullied windows, and left a disgusting stench during dinner time for some of the residents.

    So far, no one has reported being hit by one of the “shit bombs”.

    Besides the “shit bombs”, used tampons have also been found, and some residents believe the same culprit is tossing them.

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    Even with CCTV cameras installed, Jurong Town Council has so far been unable to identify the culprit.

    The town council and the National Environmental Agency are investigating the matter.

     

    Source: http://redwiretimes.com

  • Malaysia’s Transport Agency Says CEO Misquoted On High-Speed Rail

    Malaysia’s Transport Agency Says CEO Misquoted On High-Speed Rail

    The Malaysian transport agency said that it was misquoted in media reports that it wanted the proposed high-speed railway to end in Johor Baru rather than in Jurong East in Singapore.

    Instead, it actually prefers to have the Singapore-Kuala Lumpur line end in Singapore’s central business district, said Malaysia’s Land Public Transport Commision (SPAD) chief executive Mohamad Nur Ismal Kamal in a press release late last night.

    Earlier on Friday, Singapore’s Transport Ministry had issued a strongly worded statement to say that it was surprised that the SPAD had stated in media reports that it wanted the HSR to end in Johor rather than in Singapore.

    Mr Mohamad Nur had said in a The Edge Malaysia on Monday that “we would prefer to terminate the line at the existing CIQ (customs, immigration and quarantine) complex. However, Singapore wants it to terminate in Jurong East and understandably so.”

    The MOT said that terminating the HSR in Johor would undermine the objectives of the link.

    “Our understanding is that Malaysia views the commercial premise of the KL-Singapore HSR project, and with which we agree, as being based on a direct connection between the two city centres.

    “Terminating the HSR in Johor Baru will not achieve this objective,” it said.

    In a statement released in response to media queries, MOT reiterated that last year, Malaysia had chosen its terminus to be in Bandar Malaysia.

    But late on Friday, the SPAD chief said that he was “regrettably misquoted” in the report.

    “We would have preferred to terminate the line at the CBD area. This will be closer to Orchard Road than Jurong East. However this is a joint project for the benefit of both countries and hence there has to be give and take,” he said.

    Last month, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak announced that Singapore’s terminus would be in Jurong East after their annual retreat.

    MOT said both countries are also in discussions over the HSR’s commercial and operating models.

    Singapore has proposed that the domestic transit HSR service, which will stop at the six stations in between Singapore and KL, be operated separately from the express non-stop HSR services between KL and Singapore, MOT said. This will give Malaysia autonomy over the domestic transit services to serve its domestic needs, it added.

     

    Source: www.straitstimes.com

  • Saladworks In JEM Flooded

    Saladworks In JEM Flooded

    A salad shop in Jem mall in Jurong was flooded on Thursday evening.

    An employee of Saladworks, which is on the second floor of the Jurong East mall, said that the flood occurred at about 4.40pm, and that “water just started coming from the pipe”. She said she believed that units directly below the shop were also affected.

    When The Straits Times visited the shopping mall at 8.30pm, workers were seen mopping the floor outside the shop. The eatery was closed, and a section of its storefront blocked off from public access. Sandbags were placed near the entrance of the Paris Baguette cafe next door, which was still open for business.

    One floor below, an upriding escalator was out of service, and water was seen dripping from the ceiling.

    An employee working at PrettyFIT shoes store, which is two units away from Saladworks, said it was not the first time the eatery was flooded.

    The employee, who wanted to be known only as Yolanda, said: “A few months ago, near Christmas time, there was another flood. That was bad, it affected Paris Baguette and PrettyFIT.”

    Ms Yolanda added that a friend who works at the salad shop told her that the first flooding occurred because of a clogged pipe.

    Several incidents have been reported at the shopping mall which opened in June 2013, including at least two small fires, flooding when sprinklers came on unexpectedly and a ceiling collapse due to a burst water pipe.

     

    Source: www.straitstimes.com

  • Dormitory To Be Constructed In Jurong East

    Dormitory To Be Constructed In Jurong East

    Listed construction firm Lian Beng Group is teaming up with listed dormitory provider Centurion Corp to build a 7,900 bed dormitory for foreign workers in Jurong East, not far from major industrial plants on Jurong Island.

    The two companies said the proposed facility, which will also include a training centre, will provide better quality accommodation for Singapore’s foreign workers.

    They were selected to build the centre, in Jalan Papan, in the vicinity of Jurong East MRT station, by an entity set up by the Association of Process Industry.

    Lian Beng will take a 49 per cent stake in the joint venture, while Centurion will hold the other 51 per cent. In their filings with the Singapore Exchange on Tuesday, the two firms did not disclose the cost of the project.

    The process industry encompasses plants involved in the manufacturing of petroleum, petrochemicals, specialty chemicals and pharmaceutical products, and companies providing process construction and maintenance works to the plants.

    The self-contained community with extensive recreational facilities and amenities will sit on about 1.5 ha, with a lease tenure of 23 years.

    The development is scheduled to be completed by mid-2016 and is will have easy access to Jurong Island where most of its workers are expected to commute to for work.

     

    Source: www.straitstimes.com