SINGAPORE – A sheltered pedestrian linkway at Bukit Batok was damaged by a crane on Wednesday (July 20), according to eyewitnesses.
The incident is said to have occurred at 2.45pm at Bukit Batok Street 52, between blocks 504 and 506. A lorry driver apparently…
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Another sheltered linkway at Bukit Batok damaged by crane
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OCBC offers free WiFi at over 700 hotspots
SINGAPORE – Not enough mobile data? Fret not, starting Wednesday (July 20), there will be free WiFi access at multiple public locations, OCBC announced in a press statement.
These OCBC free WiFi zones are at selected locations on Orchard Road as well as at OCBC Centre, the Singapore Sports Hub and 33 OCBC Bank branches.
There are five hotspots at bus stops in the Orchard Road area. Wi-Fi coverage extends up to a 100-metre radius from each of these hotspots outside the Royal Thai Embassy, Tangs, Far East Plaza, Royal Plaza at Scotts and The Heeren.
Singapore Sports Hub alone is installed with 684 WiFi zone hotspots, allowing visitors to surf the Internet for free at the Singapore National Stadium, Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang Wave Mall and OCBC Arena to OCBC Aquatic Centre, Water Sports Centre, Sports Hub Library and Sports Hub Museum.
The 33 OCBC branches which now offer free WiFi access for visitors include ION Orchard, Causeway Point, Ang Mo Kio.
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COE premiums rise across all categories in latest bidding exercise
SINGAPORE – Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums rose across all categories at the end of the latest bidding exercise on Wednesday (July 20).
Motorcycle COE prices recorded the largest increase of 4.8 per cent, to reach S$6,302, from S$6,012.
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From fake Govt websites to online sex scams, S’pore sees rising cybercrime
SINGAPORE – Singapore has been hit by a spate of online scams of late. Here is a look at the rapidly growing number of ways in which online users here have been cheated.
FAKE GOVERNMENT WEBSITES
• http://ica-sg.com, fake Immigration & Checkpoints…
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Movie Review: Terraformars (PG13)
For a sci-fi fantasy epic directed by Takashi Miike, one of Japan’s most critically acclaimed directors, Terraformars is disappointing.
Adapted from a manga series, the film is set in the 26th century, where Earth is…
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Movie Review: Star Trek Beyond (PG13)
Justin Lin sure knows how to make an action movie.
The director, best known for his Fast & Furious franchise, takes over Star Trek from J.J. Abrams and delivers many dazzling sequences, making it one pretty fun summer…
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14 carparks in Singapore you didn't know had free parking (2016 edition)
If I had to nominate one cliche that rings all-too-true in Singapore, it would be “there’s no such thing as a free lunch”.
Sure, we know you’re annoyed by the recent news that car park charges are going to rise, but after offering our condolences we’d like to reassure you that there are still some car parks where parking is free-if only for a little while.
Plaza Singapura
Free parking from Monday to Friday (excluding PH and eve of PH) for first hour between 10am to 5:59pm. $0.32 per subsequent 15 min or part thereof.
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The Plaza Sing carpark is one of the cheaper ones on the Orchard stretch, which is why you always see a long line of cars stuck on the slope queuing for dear life. Just note that the ERP gantries will be on in full force after 12pm so you might end up paying more than if you were to just park on the Prinsep side.
Mustafa Centre
First hour free daily, $1 per subsequent 30 minutes or part thereof.
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Not only does Mustafa Centre offer cheap groceries and some of the best money changing rates in town, you also get free parking for an hour. Yay. Great if you just want to stop by for a quick prata meal nearby. The only thing you want to avoid doing is actually shopping at Mustafa, since that’s going to take at least 10 years.
Far East Plaza
Free parking daily for first hour from 8 to 5pm. $2.14 for next hour and $0.70 for subsequent 30 minutes
Almost nobody knows that Far East Plaza offers an hour of free parking. Looks like they’re getting really desperate ever since the ah lians started shopping on ASOS instead.
IKEA Tampines
Free parking daily.
Photo: The Straits Times
While the Alexandra branch requires you to spend money at IKEA in exchange for free parking hours, Tampines is still ulu enough to offer parking space completely free.
The Grandstand
Free parking daily.
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We’re noticing a pattern here. The more ulu or inaccessible a place is, the more likely you are to enjoy free parking.
West Coast Park
Free parking daily from 6:30am to 8:30am, then $0.0167 per minute
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Parking at East Coast Park may no longer be free, but there’s still West Coast Park… although this applies only if you’re the disciplined type who can haul yourself out of bed early in the morning to exercise.
Clarke Quay
Free parking from 12:30pm to 1:30pm, $2.14 for first two hours afterwards.
To make people feel better about the fact that they’re about to get ripped off, Clarke Quay tries to lure the lunchtime crowds by offering free parking. We just hope that helps subsidise the cost of your $20 beer.
Gillman Barracks
Free parking on Saturdays from 11pm to 7pm, then $2 per entry.
If you’ve never even stepped into the Gillman Barracks (who cares about art, right?), you might be interested in the fact there are some restaurants there… and that parking is free on Saturdays.
Sim Lim Square
Free parking daily for first hour from 6 to 10pm, then $2 per entry.
Since you’re almost certainly going to be ripped off by the computer / handphone shop, it’s only fair that Sim Lim Square offer free parking.
IMM
Free 2-hour parking daily for first entry only, $0.30 per subsequent 15 minutes.
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IMM’s got a lot of competition from the other Jurong East malls these days, which is probably why they’re the only ones who still offer free parking after JCube decided to withdraw the privilege.
Jurong Point
Free parking from Monday to Thursday (excluding PH) for two hours between 12pm to 2pm, $1.07 per subsequent hour or part thereof.
Photo: The Straits Times
Each time I enter Jurong Point (which is, admittedly, not often), I feel like I’m Mufasa falling into that wildebeest stampede. But with a rather generous two hours of free parking, Jurong West dwellers might be encouraged to brave the crowds and head there for lunch.
Big Splash
Free parking on Mondays to Fridays from 12am to 5pm, $1.50 per hour thereafter
Just when you’d lost all hope because parking at East Coast Park stopped being free, big Splash stepped in and saved the day. If you’re going for a seafood lunch or a run at ECP on your day off, park here.
Singapore Flyer
Free parking from 12pm to 2pm on Monday to Friday (no PH), subsequently $2 per hour or part thereof
Office workers in the area can park for free at the Singapore Flyer during lunchtime. Even if the only time you bother to venture that close to the giant ferris wheel is during Beerfest, this is a pretty attractive incentive to try out the restaurants in the area.
Chinese Gardens
Free parking daily for first hour between 6am to 6pm, then $1 per subsequent hour
This place is like Haw Par Villa minus the ten courts of hell and uh, all the other bizarre statues. Exotically oriental, cheap to visit and filled with mosquitoes.
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Cops to keep watchful eye during Selena Gomez concert
SHAH ALAM – The police are ready to keep the peace during Selena Gomez’s The Revival Tour concert, scheduled to be held at the Stadium Melawati here on July 25.
Selangor deputy chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mohd Fuad Abdul Latiff said that it was not up to the police to approve or cancel the concert.
“Our main priority is security. Whatever the decision, the police will be there to ensure public safety and prevent untoward incidents.
“We will be keeping watch even if the concert is cancelled,” he explained.
In another development, Shah Alam OCPD Asst Comm Shafien Mamat said the Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) “does not support” the concert.
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ACP Shafien, however, echoed DCP Fuad, and said that the duty of the police is first and foremost to ensure safety.
PAS Youth had earlier voiced its disapproval over the concert.
Its dakwah committee chairman Hafez Sabri claimed that Gomez’s sexy appearance would tarnish the sanctity of the month of Syawal and called on the Selangor Islamic religious council to issue an official letter prohibiting Gomez’s concert.
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Govt spells out four-pronged plan to fight cybercrime
SINGAPORE – To bolster the Republic’s fight against cybercrime, a national plan to tackle it has been unveiled, one that will see the authorities step up efforts to educate the public – especially the elderly and children – and strengthen laws to deal with…
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