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can she lead by example ? clearly is not working for her
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- In a video posted on social media platform TikTok on Tuesday (May 7), user “The Singaporean Son” said that Singaporeans seem to have a strong disdain to being referred to as Chinese
- The user, who implied he hails from mainland China, shared the observations he had made after moving to Singapore
- Several netizens have since weighed in to offer different views, with some defending the original poster
- Others disagreed, highlighting the difference between one’s nationality and ethnicity, and saying it thus made sense that these Singaporeans preferred to be associated with their own local culture
SINGAPORE — In multi-national, multi-racial Singapore, what does melding one’s nationality with one’s ethnicity look like?
In a video posted on social media platform TikTok on Tuesday (May 7), user “The Singaporean Son” said that Singaporeans seem to have a strong disdain to being referred to as Chinese.
In the 36-second clip, the user, who implied he hails from mainland China, shared the observations he had made after moving to Singapore.
In a voice-over narration in Mandarin with English subtitles, the user said: “When I first came to Singapore, I thought Singaporeans and I share the same ancestry. I then said to a Singaporean: ‘Aren’t we all compatriots?’
“Little did I know, the Singaporean’s face turned black: ‘Since when are we compatriots? I’m Singaporean, not Chinese!’”
The user added that he was “stunned” by the strong response that Singaporeans disliked being identified as Chinese from China, so he decided to stop making such statements.
“They prefer to be called Singaporeans. With the passing of time, they have forgotten their culture and also their roots!”
As of Thursday, the video had garnered more than 130,000 views on TikTok and attracted more than 1,500 comments, with several netizens weighing in to offer different views.
DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN ONE’S NATIONALITY AND ETHNICITY
Some defended the original poster, saying it was a “fact” that Singaporeans who are ethnically Chinese do share the same ethnic ancestry as mainland Chinese after all.
User “Chee Keong Ng27” said: “It is the same, Singapore Chinese is originally come from China. There is a fact.”
Others disagreed, highlighting the difference between one’s nationality and ethnicity, and saying it thus made sense that these Singaporeans preferred to be associated with their own local culture.
TikTok user “username5838483” wrote: “This entire video is so.... dense? Why wld (sic) Singaporean Chinese be glad to be called Chinese when they’re Singaporeans? We have our own culture, lifestyle, experiences etc.”
Some also denied the video’s claim that Singaporeans even disliked being referred to as Chinese, but said that some may prefer a more nuanced approach to differentiating between one’s nationality and one’s ethnicity.
TikTok user “Peterttc” said: “Malaysian Chinese, Singaporean Chinese, Indonesian Chinese, Thai Chinese are all descendant(s) of China Chinese, generally southern China. So yes we are Hua Ren. If call Tong Bau or bro also can.”
He used the Chinese term “tong bao” for compatriots, referring to a fellow citizen or national of a country.
One user, “BellyShiok”, said: “Singapore is a country, and all that is born in Singapore are Singaporean, if we are of ethnic (sic) Chinese, Malay, Indian or Eurasian, U (sic) can call us Singaporean Chinese, Malay, Indian or Eurasian.”
Another user, “2808Rtay”, agreed: “Perfectly ok to be called Singaporean Chinese, we are from different races living harmoniously next to each other.”
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People pass an OCBC Bank sign in Singapore, Jul 11, 2023. (File photo: Reuters/Edgar Su)
10 May 2024 08:19AM (Updated: 10 May 2024 10:08AM)
SINGAPORE: Singapore's second-biggest lender, OCBC, unveiled a S$1.4 billion (US$1.04 billion) offer on Friday (May 10) to buy the remaining stake in insurer Great Eastern Holdings and delist the company.
OCBC, Great Eastern's biggest shareholder, said it would acquire the 11.56 per cent stake in the insurer that it does not currently own. If it goes through, the deal will give the lender full ownership of the firm.
The offer price of S$25.60 per share, a premium of 37 per cent, values Great Eastern at S$12.12 billion.
OCBC said it intends to delist Great Eastern from Singapore markets after acquiring it.
The move is aimed at strengthening its business pillars of banking, wealth management and insurance, said OCBC.
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"In a fast-growing region that has seen rising demand for products and solutions to enhance and preserve wealth, bringing Great Eastern even closer to OCBC reinforces its long-term vision of becoming the leading wealth management player," it added.
Great Eastern contributed an average of about S$700 million annually in net profit to OCBC over the past 10 years, which translates to an average of about 15 per cent of OCBC’s annual net profit over this period.-
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first time see the elbow pipe so big. he say should get 40mm next time.
is it 30mm? it look thick?
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A man was trapped for over an hour after the lift he was in suddenly plunged from the 17th storey and got stuck between the ninth and 10th floor.
His friend, surnamed Sun, told Shin Min Daily News that the man was leaving his workplace at Oxley Tower in Robinson Road at around 7pm on Monday (May 6) when the lift malfunctioned.
"My friend said he felt what seemed like the lift wire rope breaking, and then the lift plummeted quickly. At the same time, the alarm was triggered," said Sun, who is in her 30s.
She added that her friend was stuck inside with no mobile signal. About 45 minutes later, he managed to send a voice message to their mobile group chat for help.
"I quickly called 995 after hearing his message. He was panicked and said he was almost out of oxygen," Sun recounted.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) told AsiaOne they received a call for assistance at around 7.50pm that day.
Firefighters found the man trapped inside a lift carriage that was stalled between the ninth and tenth floor of the building. They pried open the lift doors, creating a gap to speak to the man and update him of their progress in releasing the stalled lift.
They also ensured that he was not injured and did not require medical attention.
A lift technician, who was activated by the SCDF, managed to bring the lift safely down to the first floor. There were no reported injuries.
The management of the 32-storey Oxley Tower told Shin Min that its preliminary investigations found that the lift maintenance team received a report of the malfunction at about 7.40pm and arrived at the scene at 8.20pm.
The man was rescued at about 8.35pm.
The management added that the building's elevators are regularly maintained in accordance with the authorities' regulations, and the last routine maintenance was done on April 29.
"We are investigating further to verify the exact time the lift malfunctioned. We will also be working closely with the lift maintenance team to ensure the lift's reliability, which has always been our top priority."
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SINGAPORE - With 24 treehouses set among the foliage and 338 rooms in total, the upcoming eco-resort in Mandai will be called Mandai Rainforest Resort and is set to open in the first half of 2025.
Operated by home-grown luxury hotel chain Banyan Tree, the resort will be located in the midst of five wildlife parks. These are the Singapore Zoo, Night Safari, River Wonders, Bird Paradise and the upcoming Rainforest Wild, the Mandai Wildlife Group said on May 9.
The resort was initially set to open in 2023, but delays brought about by Covid-19’s impact on the construction sector pushed back the opening date. Other areas of the Mandai precinct such as Bird Paradise, which opened in May 2023, were also affected.
The new resort overlooking Upper Seletar Reservoir sits on a 4.6ha site, comprising a four-storey building with standard and family rooms, as well as facilities such as a ballroom and meeting rooms, a gym and a rooftop swimming pool. Besides all-day dining, it will also house a speciality restaurant highlighting sustainably sourced ingredients.
It will also have 24 elevated seed pod-shaped treehouses nestled within the existing vegetation, treelines and natural topography of the area, some with a view of the reservoir.
An opening date has not yet been announced for the 12.6ha Rainforest Wild, which is modelled after the rainforests of South-east Asia and Africa.
At Rainforest Wild Asia, visitors will be able to navigate the various layers of the rainforest ecosystem, via wheelchair-friendly boardwalks and forest trails closer to the ground, or higher up near the canopy where they can climb, jump and abseil in safety harnesses.
Another layer houses a 220m-long cavern experience, inspired by Sarawak’s limestone Mulu Caves, which will have cave racer snakes, scorpions, hissing cockroaches, and a variety of other reptiles and invertebrates.
A Francois’ langur – a species that is being exhibited in Singapore for the first time – will join the likes of a Malayan tiger and Malayan sun bear, among the animal sightings at the wildlife park.
An artist’s impression of the cavern at Rainforest Wild Asia. PHOTO: MANDAI WILDLIFE GROUP
Rainforest Wild Africa will debut the okapi alongside animals such as the pygmy hippo in an Afro-Tropical and Madagascar-inspired landscape.
From later in 2024, the public will also be able to enjoy a freely accessible 3.3km boardwalk, built along the edge of the Upper Seletar Reservoir and skirting the perimeter of River Wonders and Singapore Zoo.
Also on the cards for the precinct are indoor, nature-based experiences and an outdoor activity centre for children, all located near the eco-resort.
Family-friendly spaces like Curiosity Cove house an interactive playscape of hypernatural landscapes, designed for children to nurture a love for nature and wildlife through play and imagination. Meanwhile, the ZooSchool will introduce children to nature-based outdoor adventure programmes, said Mandai Wildlife Group.
Mr Mike Barclay, Mandai Wildlife Group chief executive, said: “While we continue to focus on expanding our positive impact in the fields of nature conservation, animal wildlife and zoological research, we are excited by the prospect of immersing our guests in a wide array of nature and wildlife experiences at the fully opened Mandai Wildlife Reserve.
“We are excited to unveil new options for stayovers, with the Mandai Rainforest Resort acting as the perfect launch pad for exploring our wildlife parks and the many other offerings at the Mandai Wildlife Reserve.”
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SINGAPORE - The Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) is investigating a data breach in which the personal details of Citizen Watches customers here were stolen.
On April 30, some customers of Citizen Watches in Singapore received an e-mail notifying them of a breach that had occurred nearly a week earlier.
In that e-mail, the watchmaker told affected customers that their personal information, including name, contact, e-mail address, password, date of birth, country region, occupation and income range could have been compromised by the breach. Citizen Watches added that it discovered the incident on April 25.
“We believe the breach occurred on or about April 24, 2024... and involved an unknown third party who had stolen personal data from our remote server,” Citizen Watches said.
Citizen Watches said that it had taken steps to prevent “any potential harm” to its customers, and had identified the root cause of the breach, without elaborating.
The watchmaker did not announce news of the breach on its social media platforms or its Singapore website.
In response to queries, a Citizen Watches spokesperson said on May 7 that the watchmaker is currently investigating the incident, and that “all our members are being informed together with police and PDPC”.
SPH Media Limited, its related corporations and affiliates as well as their agents and authorised service providers.marketing and promotions.The watchmaker did not respond to The Straits Times’ questions about the number of customers affected, or any demands by those who stole the data.
Responding to queries, the PDPC confirmed on May 8 that it was currently investigating the breach.
ST has contacted the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore for more information.
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SINGAPORE: Instead of paying a noodle stall for his food order, a man transferred money between two of his bank accounts and then pretended that he had paid the stall's operator.
Siew Weng Chuin, 25, said that he would make the payment via PayNow and then changed the payee in the ensuing transaction from the noodle stall's bank account to one that belonged to him.
He repeated this deception at the noodle stall in Hougang about three to five more times.
Siew, who was a police officer then, was fined S$500 (US$369) on Thursday (May 9) after pleading guilty to one count of cheating. Another count of cheating was considered for his sentencing.
Siew paid the fine. He has since resigned from the Singapore Police Force, according to court documents.
The court heard that Siew began patronising the noodle stall in April last year.
On Apr 14, he placed an order for food amounting to S$25.60. He told the stall's operator, a 26-year-old woman, that he would pay via PayNow bank transfer and used his mobile phone to scan the QR code displayed at the stall.
Instead of making the transaction, however, Siew changed the payee and effected the payment to himself.
Siew then showed the victim the transaction, deceiving her into believing that he had paid for his food.
On another occasion, on Apr 17 last year, after placing an order for S$10.90 but failing to pay again, the victim asked Siew if the previous payment of S$25.60 had been made. She said she had not been able to find a record of the transaction in the stall's bank account.
"The accused acted surprised and told (the victim) that the payment had gone through and showed (the victim) his transaction history that reflected a transfer of S$25.60," the prosecution told the court.
The victim assumed the payment was still pending. She asked Siew to provide her with his phone number, but he gave her a number that was no longer in use.
She could not reach Siew when she tried to call him later on to inform him about the unsuccessful payment.
On May 31, 2023, the victim spotted Siew and confronted him. She hurriedly called the police, stating that she had previously made a police report about the non-payments. She said the police had asked her to call again if she saw Siew.
In total, Siew cheated the victim out of S$36.50, court documents said. He made full restitution on Apr 18 this year.
For cheating, Siew could have been jailed for up to three years, fined, or both.
Source: CNA/wt(kg)-
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Napassanun Rungvittayanun, a 12-year-old student from Townsville Primary School, commutes daily to and from school on Bus Service 261. Concerned for her safety, Napassanun’s mother, Madam Surangpimol Treerapongse, 49, who is a homemaker, accompanies her on her journeys. Thanks to the newly-launched “School-Friendly Public Bus Service”, which aims to help young students travel safely, independently, and confidently, Mdm Surangpimol can now be at ease.
Aimed at also helping young students and their parents in addressing their need for school transport arrangements due to the shortage of private bus drivers, this initiative hopes to alleviate the situation by making public buses a viable option for young school-going children.
Early this morning, Mr Gan Thiam Poh, Member of Parliament for Ang Mo Kio GRC, officially launched Bus Service 261 as the first School-friendly Public Bus Service at the Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange. In collaboration with Townsville Primary School, which is located in Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10, this bus service provides children, who can be as young as six years old, with a safe and supportive environment to learn how to travel to and from school safely. Dedicated Bus Ambassadors, acting as trusted guides, accompany students on their journeys to ensure a smooth passage from Ang Mo Kio bus interchange to the bus stop opposite the Townsville Primary School. The Ambassadors, some of whom are the school’s parent volunteers, walk with the children to the school gate, including crossing the road while the bus continues on its regular route. After school, the Ambassadors will also accompany the students on their return journey.
Mr Jeffrey Sim, Group Chief Executive Officer of SBS Transit, said: “As Singapore's largest public bus operator, we came up with this innovative approach not just for the interim but as a sustainable solution for the long run so that parents can get their young children to school conveniently. We would be keen to roll out this service to more schools if there is good uptake for it. For us at SBS Transit, this is an opportunity to serve our community and we remain committed to providing safe, reliable and delightful journeys."
Mr Eddie Foo, Principal of Townsville Primary School, said: “We are delighted to partner SBS Transit in piloting the School-Friendly Public Bus Service initiative. This initiative will not only encourage our students to safely utilise public transportation for their daily commute to school but also promote sustainable transportation habits and enhance the overall commuting experience for our students.”
Madam Surangpimol, who is a Bus Ambassador, said: “With the help of Bus Ambassadors, I will feel more at ease to let my daughter travel to and from school by public bus on her own as I know that there is someone onboard to guide and assist her. This is a good idea and I support it as I know it will help other children and their parents too.”
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SINGAPORE: A woman was charged on Thursday (May 9) with the murder of a 56-year-old man at a condominium along Beach Road.
Li Ye, a 37-year-old Chinese national, is accused of causing the death of Lim Lai Guan in a unit at City Gate Residences at about 1.40am on May 8.
The charge sheet did not specify the relationship between Li and Lim, although CNA understands that she was his girlfriend.
Appearing in court via video-link and speaking through a Mandarin interpreter, Li said: "It's actually manslaughter I did not intend to murder this person."
The prosecution replied that this was not the forum to discuss the case and asked for Li to be remanded.
A District Judge ordered that Li be remanded for a week for investigations. She will return to court on May 16.
The police said in an earlier press release that the victim was found lying unconscious in the unit and died in hospital.
Li was arrested at the scene and a knife was seized.
The offence of murder carries the death penalty.
Source: CNA/wt-
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Among the facts TikTok’s lawsuit against the US government surfaced: billionaire ByteDance Ltd. founder Zhang Yiming is living in Singapore while keeping Chinese citizenship.
Zhang joins a raft of corporate chieftains who’ve relocated to the island state after years of regulatory tightening and Covid restrictions hammered China’s once free-wheeling tech sector. Fellow entrepreneurs with close ties to the Asian financial hub include Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Eddie Wu — who is a naturalized Singaporean citizen — and crypto pioneer Wu Jihan.
Zhang is a Chinese national residing in Singapore who now owns roughly 21% of TikTok’s parent, ByteDance said in its lawsuit challenging the TikTok divest-or-ban law. Global investors and ByteDance employees own the rest.
ByteDance’s Structure, Per the Lawsuit Zhang Yiming 21% Global institutions (e.g. BlackRock, General Atlantic, SIG) 58% ByteDance employees (including 7,000 Americans) 21% The billionaire spent much of 2022 overseas, using Singapore as a primary base, the Information reported at the time, fueling speculation he has applied for foreign citizenship. TikTok included Zhang’s status in a section outlining influential figures at the company.
Like many of China’s corporate elite, several of ByteDance’s honchos have shown a predilection for the prosperous city state in past years.
Zhang years ago handed leadership at ByteDance to fellow co-founder and college roommate Liang Rubo, who’s now also based there. TikTok CEO Shou Chew himself is Singaporean. Other senior executives for ByteDance’s Chinese operations, including commercialization chief Zhang Lidong, remain in their home country.
Zhang’s 21% slice of ByteDance is worth more than $40 billion, based on the company’s $268 billion valuation during a recent share buyback program. The filing also shows Zhang has held onto his shares over the past year, since TikTok’s CEO revealed his boss’s stake of around 20% during a Congressional hearing.
Zhang’s current status emerged after TikTok filed a lawsuit against legislation requiring ByteDance to hive off its most successful global invention. The bill sailed through Congress and President Joe Biden signed into law in April, beginning a 270-day countdown for a sale or a US prohibition of the popular video-sharing platform.
The lawsuit affirms expectations that ByteDance doesn’t intend to find a buyer for TikTok as the deadline approaches. Instead, the Chinese firm wants the law declared unconstitutional, saying it violates the First Amendment.
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3 hours ago, coffeenut said:
Which makes it worse mah .. cos they hired the guy who was managing a 22K tech workforce in the Ping An group as CIO. Not sure what Not like anyone can make drastic changes in banking IT immediately :s If DBS had worked out a 5yr plan before the pandemic, they'd be in a good state now
all CECA 5yr not enough, more like 15yr
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Just now, classyNfabulous said:
seen tis b4 in sg malls
Me la.
I also do this
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5 hours ago, coffeenut said:
Wa one company with 22K people in IT
All lousy cannot make it, they though 22k low skill worker is better then 2.2k highly skilled worker
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How the hell she even see all the tab when it have so many tab
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A woman recently had a troubling experience when the 7,500 tabs she kept open on her Firefox browser for two years suddenly crashed.
The incident left her seeking assistance from others to recover her lost tabs.
A woman's 7,500 open tabs on Firefox crashed after two years, causing her distress. Image Credit: Getty
For many internet users, the practice of keeping numerous tabs open simultaneously is a subject of debate.
Some prefer to browse the internet without too many open tabs, while others collect tabs for later use. But this woman went to the extreme and kept a whopping 7,500 open web pages over two years.
Woman distressed as 7,500 open tabs she saved for two years unexpectedly crashed.
On social media, she expressed her frustration that Firefox had refused to restore her session, leaving her with an overwhelming feeling of losing all her accumulated information.
She lamented Firefox's failure to restore her session and lost information. Image Credit: Getty
The revelation of her extensive tab collection astonished fellow internet users, who could hardly fathom navigating through such a vast array of tabs.
Fortunately, the woman was able to restore her extensive collection of tabs using Firefox's profile cache function.
Within a minute, her 7,470 web pages made a comeback, and she expressed gratitude to online users who provided information on how to restore those tabs.
She managed to recover her vast collection of tabs by utilizing Firefox's profile cache feature. Image Credit: Reddit
Surprisingly, the impact on her laptop's memory was minimal, and the tabs did not significantly slow down her device's speed.
The session file containing tab information only occupied around 70MB, and Firefox loaded tabs into memory only when they were accessed.
This efficient memory management by Firefox allows for a smooth browsing experience, even with an extensive tab collection.
The session file was small, around 70MB, and Firefox only loaded tabs into memory when accessed. Image Credit: Gett
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CECA cannot make it, now change. let see if he keep the CECA or make real change
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DBS has hired Eugene Huang, who was chief executive officer of Ping An’s technology arm, to be the bank’s chief information officer (CIO), it said in a bourse filing on Wednesday (May 8).
Huang, with more than 36 years of technology and banking experience under his belt, will be under pressure to fix several outage issues that have plagued the bank since the beginning of last year. As a result of the disruptions to service, members of the bank’s group management committee, including its chief executive officer Piyush Gupta, have taken pay cuts.
Last Thursday, DBS : D05 0% customers appeared to have issues logging into the bank’s digibank and PayLah! apps. That came on the heels of five outages that happened through 2023.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore had tasked the bank to resolve these outages, which it said was “unacceptable”. The central bank has already penalised DBS by raising its capital requirements twice in over a year.
Huang will take over the role of CIO from Han Kwee Juan from Friday. Han has been double-hatting as acting CIO and Singapore country head since November 2023, when the bank split its technology and operations function into two units under its drive to improve technology resiliency.
With Huang joining the group, Han will return to being Singapore country head full-time from Jun 1.
According to the bourse filing, Huang’s role in Ping An was to take charge of a 22,000-strong team that provided IT services – including those for infrastructure, cybersecurity and customer-facing applications – to all businesses under the umbrella of the Chinese financial services holding company.
Before that, Huang, an American citizen, was chief technology officer and chief operating officer at OneConnect Financial Technology, a technology-services platform for financial institutions launched by Ping An in 2015.
Gupta said that Huang’s immediate focus will be to build on the work the bank has done since last year to strengthen its technology resiliency.
“He will be a strong addition to our leadership bench, and I look forward to his contributions as we continue to deliver on our promise of providing reliable and seamless banking to our customers,” he added.
Shares of DBS fell 0.6 per cent, or S$0.22, to close at S$35.71 on Wednesday.
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A woman's 7,500 open tabs on Firefox crashed after two years, causing her distress. Image Credit: Getty
She lamented Firefox's failure to restore her session and lost information. Image Credit: Getty
She managed to recover her vast collection of tabs by utilizing Firefox's profile cache feature. Image Credit: Reddit
The session file was small, around 70MB, and Firefox only loaded tabs into memory when accessed. Image Credit: Gett
Government is determined to work on Singapore's low fertility rate
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