Name: Vera
Title of the article: 8 face casino-linked offences
Author of the article: Elena Chong
Source of the article: Straits Times
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_491327.html
Summary:
EIGHT people have landed in trouble within the first three days of the Resorts World Sentosa casino opening.
Two Mongolians were arrested on Monday at the casino entrance at Resorts World Sentosa for cheating by impersonation.
Meanwhile, five others, including Singaporeans and permanent residents, have been caught for trying to sneak into the casino without paying the $100 levy on Sunday - the first day the casino was opened to the public.
Separately, an Indonesian gambler who claimed he lost all his money at the RWS casino, stole a mobile phone from an undergraduate at Changi Airport.
My view:
On the first day of Chinese New Year, people flood into Sentosa to experience the thrilling adventure of the newly opened casino: Resorts World Sentosa. This sensational event has aroused numerous responses, including appraisals and criticisms. After reading this piece of news about the casino related crimes, I can clearly feel the social concerns towards the casino. Some people are anxious about the new casino because it is a potential threat to local security. However, the 8 persons who face casino-related offenses may never expect that their misbehaviors would be taken so seriously and publicly. In a different perspective, it is beneficial for the public to pay great attention to the casino-related affairs. Thus, crimes can be prevented since people are fully aware of the disastrous consequences.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
news reflection by wendy
Name: Wendy
Title of the article:Work smart to lift output
Author of the article: Zakir Hussain
Source of the article: Straits Times
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_490839.html
summary
it seems to improve the productivity is an important policy for Singapore. Because this is the key for Singapore to manage its dependence on foreign workers. MP Lee believes that they can raise workers' efficiency and effectiveness through the right investment, training and organization. He told that the productivity will be a major focus in the Budget ,and also predicted the achievement of the target of 2 to 3 per cent annual productivity growth over the next decade .MP Lee and labor leaders visited workers on the first day of the Chinese New Year to thank them for keeping things running . This year MP Lee also visited a hotel to see what has been done to improve service quality, upgrade skills and promote tourism. He shows his support and thank to all the labor.
own views
Singapore is said to be one of the most high efficient country in the world. However after I came, I found even though people here seem quite pressed, their personal efficiencies are not as high as we hoped. However how can Singapore make a good productivity? I think the answer is the good policy and operation system. Market of Singapore are rather mature and developed, so the officers and engineers can just focus on their job and every part of the production system goes well. The Singapore government is quite honest and tidy, each one follows the manual and principle to finish their task and the society runs well. Now we are focusing on the productivity of personal worker, I think it is very wise and Singapore can come up with some policies to improve the efficiency and will gain a lot from this action.
Title of the article:Work smart to lift output
Author of the article: Zakir Hussain
Source of the article: Straits Times
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_490839.html
summary
it seems to improve the productivity is an important policy for Singapore. Because this is the key for Singapore to manage its dependence on foreign workers. MP Lee believes that they can raise workers' efficiency and effectiveness through the right investment, training and organization. He told that the productivity will be a major focus in the Budget ,and also predicted the achievement of the target of 2 to 3 per cent annual productivity growth over the next decade .MP Lee and labor leaders visited workers on the first day of the Chinese New Year to thank them for keeping things running . This year MP Lee also visited a hotel to see what has been done to improve service quality, upgrade skills and promote tourism. He shows his support and thank to all the labor.
own views
Singapore is said to be one of the most high efficient country in the world. However after I came, I found even though people here seem quite pressed, their personal efficiencies are not as high as we hoped. However how can Singapore make a good productivity? I think the answer is the good policy and operation system. Market of Singapore are rather mature and developed, so the officers and engineers can just focus on their job and every part of the production system goes well. The Singapore government is quite honest and tidy, each one follows the manual and principle to finish their task and the society runs well. Now we are focusing on the productivity of personal worker, I think it is very wise and Singapore can come up with some policies to improve the efficiency and will gain a lot from this action.
Local News Reflection by Alex
Name: Alex
Title of the article: Ride on China growth: SM
Author of the article: Cassandra Chew
Source of the article: Straits Times
(http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_490960.html)
This article briefly narrates an experience that a 26-year-old Singaporean accepted an offer to work in China as a management trainee. He was looking forward to this opportunity desperately and even wanted to start his own business there after a six-month internship. Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong spoke highly of this internship. He considered that the economy of China was keeping booming all the time and there were much more chances for people to set up their own business. Senior Minister also thought that this was a perfect occasion for Singapore to 'spread their wings in China’.
Admittedly, Singapore government and companies really put an emphasis on the development of China and its market. From Suzhou Industrial Park to Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City, we can see the efforts which they have made to enhance their significance to the economy of China. As this 26-year-old Singaporean has mentioned in the article, everyone knows it is booming. However, another fact is that the economy of China is still not mature enough and full of potential. Some parts are relatively new for pioneers to open up. In short, the country that influences China more right now will get the largest share of profit from China in the future. For example, in Singapore and most parts of world, it seems that KFC is hardly comparable with McDonald’s. In contrast, in many parts of China, KFC entered the market earlier than McDonald’s and changed its recipe more to cater to the appetite of Chinese. As a result, it has taken up more market share than McDonald’s and this is quite a spectacular success of the KFC Company. So, I applaud for the decision which Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong has made to support Singaporean to ride on the growth of china.
Title of the article: Ride on China growth: SM
Author of the article: Cassandra Chew
Source of the article: Straits Times
(http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_490960.html)
This article briefly narrates an experience that a 26-year-old Singaporean accepted an offer to work in China as a management trainee. He was looking forward to this opportunity desperately and even wanted to start his own business there after a six-month internship. Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong spoke highly of this internship. He considered that the economy of China was keeping booming all the time and there were much more chances for people to set up their own business. Senior Minister also thought that this was a perfect occasion for Singapore to 'spread their wings in China’.
Admittedly, Singapore government and companies really put an emphasis on the development of China and its market. From Suzhou Industrial Park to Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City, we can see the efforts which they have made to enhance their significance to the economy of China. As this 26-year-old Singaporean has mentioned in the article, everyone knows it is booming. However, another fact is that the economy of China is still not mature enough and full of potential. Some parts are relatively new for pioneers to open up. In short, the country that influences China more right now will get the largest share of profit from China in the future. For example, in Singapore and most parts of world, it seems that KFC is hardly comparable with McDonald’s. In contrast, in many parts of China, KFC entered the market earlier than McDonald’s and changed its recipe more to cater to the appetite of Chinese. As a result, it has taken up more market share than McDonald’s and this is quite a spectacular success of the KFC Company. So, I applaud for the decision which Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong has made to support Singaporean to ride on the growth of china.
Monday, February 15, 2010
News reflection on "S'pore rolls the dice" by Jason
Name: Sun Jiangbin
Article title: Singapore Rolls the Dice
Source of article: Straits Times (http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_490510.html)
Name of writer: AFP
Date of article: Feb 15, 2010
Summary:
Singapore’s first casino opened on Sunday, the first day of the Year of Tiger. The opening followed by the Southeast Asia’s first Universal Studio is a milestone for Resorts World Sentosa. The second casino is going to be completed within months, and the casinos will help Singapore’s tourism and generate more than $21 billion by 2015.
Reflection:
For the opening, I cannot think of a better time other than the Chinese New Year. During the CNY, all Chinese people are in very high mood and they all have free time to enjoy the challenging and excitement of the casino. So the opening period will be very successful. In long term, the casinos and Universal Studio will be the new symbol for Singapore, which will attract millions of tourists and raise the employment rate of Singapore. The entertainment industry is also going to contribute to the growth of transportation and hotel industries. However, the casinos will certainly have some effect on Singapore’s international image. Singapore is a country, but not a city like Macau or Las Vegas. It cannot be a totally dice city, so how the casinos is going to influence Singapore is really a problem.
Article title: Singapore Rolls the Dice
Source of article: Straits Times (http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_490510.html)
Name of writer: AFP
Date of article: Feb 15, 2010
Summary:
Singapore’s first casino opened on Sunday, the first day of the Year of Tiger. The opening followed by the Southeast Asia’s first Universal Studio is a milestone for Resorts World Sentosa. The second casino is going to be completed within months, and the casinos will help Singapore’s tourism and generate more than $21 billion by 2015.
Reflection:
For the opening, I cannot think of a better time other than the Chinese New Year. During the CNY, all Chinese people are in very high mood and they all have free time to enjoy the challenging and excitement of the casino. So the opening period will be very successful. In long term, the casinos and Universal Studio will be the new symbol for Singapore, which will attract millions of tourists and raise the employment rate of Singapore. The entertainment industry is also going to contribute to the growth of transportation and hotel industries. However, the casinos will certainly have some effect on Singapore’s international image. Singapore is a country, but not a city like Macau or Las Vegas. It cannot be a totally dice city, so how the casinos is going to influence Singapore is really a problem.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Don't take our role in national security for granted -By Vera
*I remember posting this entry yesterday. However, Jason told me that it was not on this blog. I checked again this evening and I found that I mistakenly posted my entry on another blog of mine...sorry for the delay^_^
article title: Don't take our role in national security for granted
source from : http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/OnlineStory/STIStory_483955.html
author: Yeo Jin Pheng
date of article: Jan 31, 2010
I WAS shopping at Ikea in Alexandra on Thursday night when I noticed an overstuffed laptop-size bag on the first floor. I asked shoppers nearby if the bag belonged to anyone, but received only negative responses and bewildered looks.
Being security-conscious, I took this as a potential bomb threat and hastily alerted an Ikea employee who was manning that section of the store, informing her that there was an unattended bulky bag lying nearby, and led her to it.
I expected her to contact a member of the security staff who should be well drilled to handle such situations. To my surprise, she simply walked to the bag, picked it up nonchalantly, and headed towards the 'lost and found' section.
I do not know if her behaviour or the lack of action from other shoppers nearby is indicative of the attitude of most Singaporeans towards potential hazards and bomb threats. If so, it is worrying that Singaporeans take national security for granted.
I do not believe we need a wake-up call in terms of a terrorism-related disaster in a neighbouring country or even our own before we change our attitude towards national security.
My response
I REFER to the recent letter by Yeo Jin Pheng about Singaporeans’ attitudes towards national security (Don't take our role in national security for granted).
I cannot agree more with his point of view. Singapore enjoys a good reputation of national safety, with an extremely low crime rate. However, as mentioned in the ubiquitous advertisement, “LOW crime does not mean NO crime”, people living in Singapore should always keep alert about the hidden dangers. If we act like an ostrich which buries one’s head into the earth and refuses to face the reality, gradually we will lose the sense of vigilance.
Tired of listening to those “suspicious looking person or article” security reminds in MRT, Singaporeans are inclined to ignore the potential threats. Habitually, people in Singapore are taking security for granted. When it came to a lost luggage in the shop, passer-by would rather leave it alone than report it to security guard. Even if it was reported, the luggage was simply treated as something common without any check. In the letter, Mr Yeo called for our attention to prevent the lack of social vigilance, which indirectly gives rise to terrorism mishap. As I see it, it is of vital importance to raise Singaporeans’ awareness concerning public safety.
Stay alert so as to stay safe.
article title: Don't take our role in national security for granted
source from : http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/OnlineStory/STIStory_483955.html
author: Yeo Jin Pheng
date of article: Jan 31, 2010
I WAS shopping at Ikea in Alexandra on Thursday night when I noticed an overstuffed laptop-size bag on the first floor. I asked shoppers nearby if the bag belonged to anyone, but received only negative responses and bewildered looks.
Being security-conscious, I took this as a potential bomb threat and hastily alerted an Ikea employee who was manning that section of the store, informing her that there was an unattended bulky bag lying nearby, and led her to it.
I expected her to contact a member of the security staff who should be well drilled to handle such situations. To my surprise, she simply walked to the bag, picked it up nonchalantly, and headed towards the 'lost and found' section.
I do not know if her behaviour or the lack of action from other shoppers nearby is indicative of the attitude of most Singaporeans towards potential hazards and bomb threats. If so, it is worrying that Singaporeans take national security for granted.
I do not believe we need a wake-up call in terms of a terrorism-related disaster in a neighbouring country or even our own before we change our attitude towards national security.
My response
I REFER to the recent letter by Yeo Jin Pheng about Singaporeans’ attitudes towards national security (Don't take our role in national security for granted).
I cannot agree more with his point of view. Singapore enjoys a good reputation of national safety, with an extremely low crime rate. However, as mentioned in the ubiquitous advertisement, “LOW crime does not mean NO crime”, people living in Singapore should always keep alert about the hidden dangers. If we act like an ostrich which buries one’s head into the earth and refuses to face the reality, gradually we will lose the sense of vigilance.
Tired of listening to those “suspicious looking person or article” security reminds in MRT, Singaporeans are inclined to ignore the potential threats. Habitually, people in Singapore are taking security for granted. When it came to a lost luggage in the shop, passer-by would rather leave it alone than report it to security guard. Even if it was reported, the luggage was simply treated as something common without any check. In the letter, Mr Yeo called for our attention to prevent the lack of social vigilance, which indirectly gives rise to terrorism mishap. As I see it, it is of vital importance to raise Singaporeans’ awareness concerning public safety.
Stay alert so as to stay safe.
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