SingaporeSurfNews, opinions, and ramblingsYour Profile Has Broken Rules Of Use- July 8, 2008 by Liew Hanqing, New Paperhttp://tnp.sg/news/story/0,4136,170181,00.html 7Th Storey: No Other Choice- July 8, 2008 by Geoffrey Lim, Land Transport Authority, and Andrew David Fassam, Urban Redevelopment Authority, TodayThe tunnels of Downtown Line 1 (DTL1) have to swing clear of the Rochor Flyover foundations. Second, the current Bugis Station is built on a diaphragm-walled foundation comprising deep and heavily-reinforced concrete walls. This limits the locations the DTL1 tunnels can pass below without compromising the existing station's foundations.http://www.todayonline.com/articles/263777.asp Singapore, Democracy Or Dictatorship- July 7, 2008 by Buzz AsiaWhy is all this oppression necessary in a peaceful and prosperous country like Singapore where citizens otherwise enjoy so many freedoms Mr Chee has his own theory that the answer lies with strongman Lee Kuan Yew himself.http://www.post.12buzz.com/singapore-democracy-or-dictatorship.htm Temasek Seeks Bids For Senoko, Its Second Utility Sale In 2008- July 7, 2008 by Nesa Subrahmaniyan and Dinakar Sethuraman, BloombergTemasek Holdings Pte, Singapore's government-owned investment company, put the city-state's largest utility up for sale after an auction of a smaller generator this year drew bids from groups that include banks.http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aUAJYfH4nQ3A&refer=asia Iras Sorry For Service Lapse- July 7, 2008 by Deanna Choo, Inland Revenue Authority Of Singapore, Straits TimesIras will not hesitate to apologse for lapse and did so in Madam Cheah's case.http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_255324.html Pre- Or Post-Paid Still Not Free To Port- July 7, 2008 by Ng Sook Fun, Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore, Straits TimesFull mobile number portability is offered only within those respective service offerings.Why does it seem that the IDA is being pulled by the nose by the telcos Why is full number portability so hard that after more than a decade, there are still so many gotchas for the customershttp://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_255316.html Expect To See More Of These Gantries In Coming Months- July 7, 2008 by Christopher Tan, Straits TimesBesides the half dozen announced for spots along roads such as Commonwealth Aveneue, Alexandra Road and Serangoon Road, 16 more are planned for the new Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE), which will run 12km from East Coast Parkway in the south to Tampines Expressway in the north. According to a Land Transport Authority (LTA) spokesman, however, they will not all be switched on at the same time, unless the average speed dips below 45kmh in the tunnels.http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_255258.html Fresh Call For Qantas To Share Lucrative LA Route- July 7, 2008 by Scott Rochfort, Sydney Morning HeraldThe stranglehold of Qantas on the Australia-US route faces a fresh challenge after the Victorian government called on its federal counterpart to grant Singapore Airlines and other "third country" airlines access on the lucrative route.http://business.smh.com.au/fresh-call-for-qantas-to-share-lucrative-la-route-20080706-32lq... Of Complacency And Leading By Example- July 7, 2008 by Leong Sze Hian, The Online CitizenAre we being complacent in shouldering our responsibiity by not leading by examplehttp://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/07/of-complacency-and-leading-by-example/ Market-Based Pricing Has Cost Buyers Dearly- July 7, 2008 by See Leong Kit, Straits TimesThis market-based pricing approach caused new flat prices and resale flat prices to chase each other in an upward spiral, affecting buyers of both new and resale flats.Has the government lost its sense of serving the poeple, and is now just running like a commercial entity Should we just rename the PAP government to Temasek governmenthttp://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_255323.html |