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by Jane Ng, Straits Times
For the first time, the five polytechnics in Singapore will reveal the cut-off scores for each of their courses so that students aiming for a place in a popular course will be able to guage their chances of getting in.
Er, the headline of this article doesn't match the actual content.
by Hasnita A. Majid, Channel NewsAsia
If you have an innovative idea, you can make use of government's assets. But you need to be the first one to come up with the idea.
Great idea, except that the two example quoted in the article are, in my opinion, no where near innovative at all.
by Cowboy Caleb
Here is the sorry state of the Singapore blogosphere in 2008.
And one more recommendation: read Dave Winer's blog too.
by Loh Kim Chin, Channel NewsAsia
This is depite revenue growing 7 percent to S$202 million due to higher ridership.
by Reuters
by Reuters
by Christopher Tan, Straits Times
In what could well be Singapore's most aggressive public transport infrastructure plans ever, the govenment is spending $40 billion to doulbe the MRT network by 2020. Transport minister Raymond Lim said two new lines will be built - barely nine months after he gave the go-ahead to the $12 billion 40km Downtown Line.
One, the Thomson Line, runs to the left of and almost parallel to the North-east Line. To be completeed in 2018, it will have 18 stations and links Marina Bay in the south to Woodlands in the north.
The other is the Eastern Region Line, which is a southern loop of the Downtown Line's eastern wing, and link sMarina Bay to Changi. It is scheduled for completion in 2020.
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Speech By Mr Raymond Lim, Minister For Transport, At The Visit To Kim Chuan Depot, 25 January 2008, 9.00AM, by Singapore Government.
by Looking For LaLaLand
We are ready to stand on our own. And I dare say also that we of the new generation will do even much better than he did. Only thing is, the government under his tutelage seems to think not — in spite of all its exhortations to get us to be creative, daring, entrepreneurial and all.
by New Straits Times
Low-cost air services with Singapore could be extended to several cities in Malaysia besides Kuala Lumpur. Transport minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy said discussions under the bilateral air services agreeemntw ill be held soon. Ipoh would be one of the destinations.
by Danny Fortson, The Independent
For Western politicians and executives, the worry is that opaque funds from the likes of China, Qatar and Libya may buy strategically sensitive companeis, or be motivated by political or other less than commercial reasons. Temasek is desperate not to be tarred with the same brush.
by Reuters
Singapore has freed five Islamic militants belonging to the al Qaeda-linked group Jemaah Islamiah (JI) and on emember of the Philippines' separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), the government said on Thursday.
The Ministry of Home Affairs said in a statement that is has also detained two "self-radicalised" men and has placed another on restriction orders, under which his movements would be monitored for posing "potential terrorist threat".
by Heng-Cheong Leong, MyAppleMenu
What is a world-class education? I believe it is defiitley not one that is build solely on KPIs and 100% pass rate.
I don't know what is truly a world-class educatoin, but here's an inspiration from Bill Strickland who "founded Manchester Bidwell, a world-class institute in his native Pittsburgh devoted to vocational instruction in partnership with big business."
by Tan May Ping, New Paper
Why would someone fly into Singapore's airspace without filing a flight plan? The Tuesday incident, in which a civilian Cessna 208 had to be escorted by fighter jets to land at Changi Airport, had several pilots puzzled.
by Juliana Thay Hui Cheng, Straits Times
We need to have teachers who nurture and encourage our children. The key to learning is motivation, and teachers play a very important role in inspiring that precious spirit. No child should ever be labelled a 'failure' or denied help.
by Ansley Ng, Today
It was a figure that raised eyebrows and drew incredulous reactions from some taxi drivers as well as commuters — leading ComfortDelGro to yesterday clarify a mistaken impression: $318 in daily average takings accounts for a taxi's takings over two shifts.
With most taxis shared between two drivers, to defray costs and working hours, the average daily takings for each cabbie — before deducting rent and petrol costs — wold work out to $159. Minus expenses, this would mean the average driver pockets about $85 a day.
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